Personal Interest

Inspiration Friday: The Motorcycle That Inspired Riders to Win 26 WorldSBK Races

May 22, 2020 Michael Le Pard

There is no replacement for displacement and Honda capitalized on this in 1999 with their first big V-Twin 1000cc racer. It had such easy, deliverable power. It was such an easy bike to ride compared […]

May is Here! Let’s Ride: Beginners Guide to Motorcycling

May 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Motorcycling isn’t about transportation alone, it is a life changing event. It is about the feeling you get when you ride. You fill all of your senses with that feeling. May is Here! Let’s Ride: […]

Rider Inspiration: WorldSBK Racer Fitness Tips and Physical Training Program. Stay Fit!

Apr 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Staying Fit is difficult these days with gyms closed, fitness equipment scarcity, parks and tracks closed. So what do you do and how to you inspire yourself? Yamaha’s riders show you what they are doing, […]

Inspiration Friday: Gilead Remdesivir COVID Treatment & Slingshot Nominate a Hero Contest

Apr 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Today we have two inspirational news stories! An exciting potential COVID-19 treatment, Remdesivir by Gilead, is showing promise in clinical trails ( full reports included). Emergency access to Remdesivir outside of clinical trials for individual […]

Happy Easter with Triumph Tiger 1200: Q&A with Head of Engineering

Apr 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The new Tiger 1200 is here and it’s one of the most tech-packed adventure bikes on the market – but how did it get to that point? FTR caught up with Head of Engineering Stuart […]

Inspiration Friday: Easter 2020 Message of Hope in a Time of Crisis

Apr 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

We live in interesting times today don’t we? Lockdowns, flattening the curve, social isolation, social distancing and we fear the unknown. Where does hope, family, friends and even religion fit into this predicament? While we […]

Inspiration Friday: Zanardi Talks About Staying Positive in Difficult Times

Apr 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

This week’s Inspiration Friday brings our readers to the center of the crisis in Italy to a remarkable man and athlete, Alessandro Zanardi, who has overcome life’s challenges, difficult situations, and grief but, like you, […]

MAIDSTONE HONDA PROVIDES NHS VOLUNTEER RESPONDERS WITH 20 SCOOTERS

Apr 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Maidstone Honda supplies 20 Honda PCXs to NHS Volunteer Responders PCXs to facilitate deliveries of medical supplies and prescriptions 20-strong fleet to alleviate limited delivery capacity in area impacting the most vulnerable Maidstone Honda will […]

Inspiration Friday: The Best Form of Self-Isolation

Mar 27, 2020 Michael Le Pard

As big changes tighten its grip on our society, lifestyles, and health, our governments have asked us all to “flatten-the-curve” and do our small part by self-isolating and social distancing. Total Motorcycle riders have the […]

MotoGP Suzuki Joan Mir Reveals All About Covid-19 Crisis

Mar 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 24. We asked Joan Mir to tell us what it’s like to be stuck at home; how does it affect his training and his life in general? How much […]

BILLY BOLT INTERVIEW – LETS TO THE THE 2020 SUPERENDURO WORLD CHAMPION

Mar 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING STAR ON WINNING HIS FIRST INDOOR ENDURO WORLD TITLE Bouncing back from injury in the best possible way, Billy Bolt claimed this year’s FIM SuperEnduro World Championship to deliver Rockstar […]

Amazing 360° Virtual Tour: Honda Collection Hall and Museum Experience

Mar 23, 2020 Michael Le Pard

This week Total Motorcycle brings you an amazing 360° Virtual Tour: Honda Collection Hall and Museum Experience! Virtually tour from the comfort of your own home 3 full floors of Honda’s Museum containing 350 exhibits […]

4 REASONS TO VISIT THE KTM MOTOHALL – Museum, Exhibition, Interaction and Education

Mar 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

KTM’s factory has spread significantly through Mattighofen and into the neighboring Munderfing in recent years but the ribbon-cutting of the KTM Motohall in 2019 marked an aesthetic and necessary reference point for the company in the upper Austrian town and away from the assembly line buildings, engine […]

Spotlight: 10 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recovery Stories

Mar 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Maybe it is just me but I have wondered, why isn’t the general media talking to or sharing stories from those who have had COVID-19 and survived it? Wouldn’t that help us all to understand […]

Inspiration Friday: Breath-Taking 2020 Dakar Rally Images and Scenery

Mar 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The legendary Dakar Rally. The world’s roughest, toughest race across the most inhospitable terrain attempted by the few, won by the brave. Total Motorcycle’s Inspiration Friday takes a look at the heroes of the 2020 […]