Motorcycle Industry News

Ducati and Triumph dealers shut and 18 jobs are lost as Pidcock Motor Cycles enters administration.

New motorcycles in the EU will be quieter in 2025, as UN-ECE Regulation R41.05 comes into force

Completely Motorbikes boasts ten dealerships across the country although is confirmed to be in administration

The world’s leading braking component maker has bought the world’s biggest motorcycle suspension company as Brembo acquires Ohlins

Bajaj made waves earlier this by announcing the first commercially available CNG bike, but now it could be sued because of it

New bike registrations continued to slide in August, although sports bikes and competition machines are both showing signs of growth

The Iwata brand will be working together with Caterham as it plans to use Yamaha-developed powertrains

Suzuki’s iconic Hayabusa will be taking centre stage at Motorcycle Live 2024, as it celebrates 25 years since its introduction

Some positive news for owners, insurers and the wider industry, as thefts continue to decline and are now at their lowest point since 2017

The move is to try and prevent the Chinese government from using data from connected vehicles sold in the USA

The Chinese brand is the premium arm of Zongshen and it’ll be landing in Spain with three new models

Piaggio has released an impressive Autumn promotion offer across many of its brands, including several Moto Guzzi models plus Aprilia’s Tuono and RSV4 range

Ducatisti in the North East of England have a new destination for new bikes, kit and servicing, as Ducati Sunderland officially opens

The Indian electric motorcycle brand has just announced its first bikes, although accusations of plagiarism are already being made

The KTM parent company Pierer Mobility Group has spoken mid-year slump in sales and profitability

The month of August was down compared to last year which means 2024 is 2.1 per cent down on this point in 2023

Some of the initiatives Harley-Davidson execs were working on were branded ‘woke’ by social media commentators

The 200+ people duped into handing over pension pots to Stuart Garner's Norton Company are finally getting money back in their accounts

Honda’s returning RR has proved an unlikely sales success story – here’s why

It’s the result of a journey that began way back in 2016, but Honda and Yamaha are now to begin working together to get more small-capacity electric bikes on the road

New motorcycle registrations have taken a bit slide in July, and the year-to-date number is also down on last year

Yamaha has revealed that it has adopted a new type of recycled steel for use in its  motorcycle packaging

News reports have recently stated that Norton will be taking manufacturing out of the UK, and while that may be true, it’s not quite the full picture

At the Suzuka 8 Hours motorcycle race last weekend, Kawasaki debuted its prototype electric sports bike