Personal Interest

Inspiration Friday: Culture a vehicle for change

Mar 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle invites readers to expand their horizons and minds with our Inspiration Friday: Culture a vehicle for change this week. Culture on a global scale. Get ready to blow your mind with singing, dancing, […]

Collaboration enables robots and machines to follow humans and other machines in industrial applications

Mar 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

MILAN, BOSTON and SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 18, 2021 – Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), a leader in smart following technology and subsidiary of the Piaggio Group (PIA.MI), and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today a proof-of-concept collaboration […]

Inspiration Friday: Spring Riding Season

Mar 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Warmer weather, longer days, cool breezes, more sunshine. What more could you ask for? The feel and sound of a motorcycle rumbling down the road. Your motorcycle. Your ride. Your day is today. Welcome to […]

Inspiration Friday: Honda Garage Dreams Contest

Feb 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle brings you a very special Inspiration Friday: Honda Garage Dreams Contest story this week that unless you live in Spain or Europe you might not have heard about. 40 custom bike shops. 3 […]

Inspiration Friday: Human or Machine Who’s In Control?

Jan 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

This week’s Inspiration Friday: Human or Machine Who’s In Control? TMW examines this touchy subject of who is in control of your bike, you or the computer? With Artificial Intelligence connecting cars and bikes and […]

Inspiration Friday: Explore the Unexpected

Jan 15, 2021 Michael Le Pard

“Explore the unexpected” is the motto of the 8th edition of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, which will take place in late summer 2022 in Albania one of the last still largely untouched off-road […]

Inspiration Friday: World’s Richest Rally

Jan 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos may be the richest men in the world, but they can’t shine a candle to the world’s richest rally; The Dakar Rally. Rich in history, culture, competition and […]

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing talks about 2021 Dakar Rally

Jan 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pablo Quintanilla and Luciano Benavides will today take to the start of the 2021 Dakar Rally. The South American duo have completed their Shakedown tests and all administrative checks and […]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2021

Dec 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

A VERY Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2021 to all our Total Motorcycle readers, supporters, staff and members! May you and your family Christmas this year, no matter where you are in the world, […]

Inspiration Friday: Non-Buyer’s Remorse

Dec 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Love at first sight. Perfect color, perfect looks, your heart pounds, that’s the bike for me you said, but you didn’t buy it… Why? Today I bring you Inspiration Friday: Non-Buyer’s Remorse edition. Motorcycles come […]

Friday Inspiration: 2021 Harley-Davidson Good and Bad News

Dec 11, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Friday Inspiration: 2021 Harley-Davidson Good and Bad News and let’s get the bad news out of the way. Harley-Davidson has announced significant shifts including streamlining its planned product portfolio by 30 percent. The neutral news […]

Inspiration Friday: Top 10 Hot Picks for 2021

Nov 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, Boxing Day… mix in “the crisis” and your head is spinning! Inspiration Friday: Top 10 Hot Picks for 2021 brings you something more relaxing, enjoyable and darn right fun. […]

Inspiration Friday: DUB West Coast vs East Coast Customs

Nov 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle’s takin’ it back to the old school with this week’s Inspiration Friday: DUB West Coast vs East Coast Customs! The Auto Firm vs DUB, Miami vs Los Angeles, East vs West, squaring off […]

Suzuki’s World Champions from 1962 to 2020

Nov 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

A HISTORY OF SUZUKI WORLD CHAMPIONS Team Suzuki Press Office – November 15. Suzuki’s World Champions from 1962 to 2020. Ernst Degner – 1962: Degner designed Suzuki’s new 50cc and 125cc racing machines in 1961, […]

Inspiration Friday: Better than Sony PS5

Nov 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

While shoppers battle Black Friday lineups to order the latest sold out tech gadget the PS5 we ask, “What’s Better than the Sony PS5?”. While Walmart and Best Buy want you to order the PlayStation […]