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Exhilarating New 2025 & 2026 Honda Motorcycles Arrive!

April 21, 2025 Michael Le Pard

2026 Honda: Thrilling performance, head-turning design, exhilarating, maximum enjoyment, nimble, engaging, highly responsive handling and lightweight, these are words do DON’T HEAR in the car world often. But in the motorcycle world, it’s much more […]

2025 Slingshot: Head-Turning Fresh New Style!

March 3, 2025 Michael Le Pard

2025 Slingshot: Looking for something that is one-of-a-kind with head-turning style and offers up open-air, adventurous driving experiences unlike anything else on the road? 10 years ago (where does time go?) Polaris introduced us to […]

Inspiration Friday: Fascinating TransAnatolia Rally

September 1, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Have you ever wanted to do something so inspirational in motorcycling but never had the money resources to do it? For under $3000 now you can! Introducing Inspiration Friday: Fascinating TransAnatolia Rally, from September 2-9th […]

Affordable Motorcycle sales boom as car prices surge for Ducati

July 17, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Ducati Keeps Growing and Registers its Best First Half-Year Sales Figures Ever A record of 34,976 motorcycles were delivered globally in the first half of 2023, 5 percent more than in the same period of […]

MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ARE FUN TO DRIVE AND STILL “IN” WITH MOST CONSUMERS

February 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

While not strictly motorcycle news, this is great news for those riders who are still wanting manual transmission motorcycles from BMW. Thermal, CA – February 9, 2022 – Offering a fun and engaging experience behind the […]

Historic first T3 victory for Yamaha at Dakar Rally 2023!

January 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Historic Day for Yamaha as Ferreira & Palmeiro Claim Stage 8 Victory at Dakar X-raid Yamaha Supported Team’s Dakar Rookie João Ferreira and his co-driver Filipe Palmeiro created history by taking the first T3 victory […]

2023 Polaris Slingshot: Your Next Thrilling Chapter!

January 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Slingshot‘s, a mixture of motorcycle and car, let’s call it an autocycle and it’s for who never settle. Welcome to 2023 Polaris Slingshot: Your Next Thrilling Chapter! 14 newly expanded models featuring new exciting colorways, […]

New head of Honda’s car and motorcycle divisions Akihiro Daido

April 12, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Akihiro Daido has been appointed as the new president of Honda Motor Europe Spain and Portugal, replacing Miu Kato, who had held this position since April 2020. Under this position, Akihiro Daido will be the […]

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Polaris Slingshot R Review & Rating Finale

December 7, 2020 Eric Leaverton

This is TMW’s Polaris Slingshot R Review & Rating Finale! We rate vehicles in eight categories; Comfort, Power, Handling, Range, Versatility, Style, Sound, and Fun! Notice that Oxford comma, we are professional grade here at […]

Exciting & Unique: Slingshot Speaks to You

November 23, 2020 Eric Leaverton

After three weeks and more than 1,000 miles with our 2020 Slingshot R, we got pretty familiar with it. We’d like to share a few impressions about how exciting & unique it is and how […]

Could You Live Day to Day with a Slingshot?

November 16, 2020 Carrie Leaverton

Commuting, traffic, groceries, drive-thru’s even weather sound mundane until you do it in a super car! We’ve taken our Slingshot on long weekend trips and through twisty canyon roads. Until now we haven’t had occasion […]

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Compilation of 13 Slingshot Passenger Reactions

November 9, 2020 Carrie Leaverton

‘When Polaris offered Total Motorcycle the opportunity to review the 2020 Polaris Slingshot R, we couldn’t help but invite some friends to ride along with us! With our Compilation of 13 Slingshot Passenger Reactions see […]

Touring in the Batmobile: The Slingshot Effect

November 2, 2020 Eric Leaverton

Our very first weekend with the 2020 Polaris Slingshot R, we went touring in the Batmobile! It was starting to get cold up north, so we headed into southern Utah for a trip along picturesque […]

Inspiration Friday: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

October 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Social Dilemma. Google, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Huawei, WeChat, Apple AI. Corporation AI. Take a deep dive with TMW into our Inspiration Friday Ethics of Artificial Intelligence special. Artificial Intelligence surrounds us, when you turn […]

American Honda Reports Disastrous Sales Collapse in April

May 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

American Honda sales fall 54% in April due to continued impact of the crsis American Honda Total 57,751 -54.1% Cars 25,610 -55.4% Trucks 32,141 -53.0% Total 52,705 -53.8% Cars 24,049 -55.5% Trucks 28,656 -52.3% Total […]

BMW Group Canada Reports Disastrous Q1 2020 Auto Sales but Motorrad Sales a Bright Spot

April 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Richmond Hill, ON. BMW Group Canada (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported sales of 6,006 vehicles for Q1 2020, representing a decrease of -30.6% as compared to the same period last year. “On behalf of all […]

BMW of North America Reports Bad Q1 2020 Sales Results

April 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 1, 2020… BMW of North America announced today Q1 2020 sales results for the BMW and MINI brands in the U.S. For the sales period ending March 31, 2020 BMW brand […]

American Honda Reports March Sales Down a Shocking 51%

April 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

April 1, 2020 After a strong start to 2020, American Honda sales fall 48% in March due to impact. American Honda Q1 Total 298,785 -19.2% Cars 131,845 -22% Trucks 166,940 -16.8% Total 270,253 -18.9% […]

UnipolSai to back up the Ducati Team in the next MotoGP season

January 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Bologna, 27th January 2020 – UnipolSai Assicurazioni is proud to officialise the partnership that will see the company once again next to the Ducati Team in the 2020 MotoGP World Championship, that will start on the […]

Inspiration Friday: 46th Tokyo Motor Show 2019

October 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

There Is Greater Joy Yet to Come! The Tokyo Motor Show is one of the most anticipated events of the year for both motorcycle and car enthusiasts. Riders and drivers get a first look at […]

Van Beveren Climbs To Second Overall After Dakar’s Stage Seven

January 15, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Putting in yet another solid stage performance today in Peru, Yamalube Yamaha Rally team rider Adrien Van Beveren has managed to move up three spots in the provisional overall standings. Currently holding the runner-up spot […]

Beginner’s Guide to Motorcycling: Section Nine

September 21, 2016 Michael Le Pard

Section Nine: Survivability – Cars Versus Motorcycles < Back Beginners Guide to Motorcycling Index Next > Section 1 Section 1.5 Section 2 Section 2.5 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 5.5 Section 6 Section […]

National and Local Gas Price Maps

September 21, 2016 Michael Le Pard

Back to The Total Motorcycle Travel Guide < Back TMW Travel Guide Next > Full Page Worldwide Weather Map Flights Hotels Vacations Cruises Car Rentals Luggage *New* Full Page Gas Prices Map (National and Local) […]

The Total Motorcycle Travel Guide

September 21, 2016 Michael Le Pard

-= Car Rentals =- Book cheap flights, bargin flights, flight deals and discount flights < Back TMW Travel Guide Next > Full Page Worldwide Weather Map Flights Hotels Vacations Cruises Car Rentals Luggage *New* Full […]

Exhilarating New 2025 & 2026 Honda Motorcycles Arrive!

2025 Slingshot: Head-Turning Fresh New Style!

Inspiration Friday: Fascinating TransAnatolia Rally

Affordable Motorcycle sales boom as car prices surge for Ducati

MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ARE FUN TO DRIVE AND STILL “IN” WITH MOST CONSUMERS

Historic first T3 victory for Yamaha at Dakar Rally 2023!

2023 Polaris Slingshot: Your Next Thrilling Chapter!

New head of Honda’s car and motorcycle divisions Akihiro Daido

Polaris Slingshot R Review & Rating Finale

Exciting & Unique: Slingshot Speaks to You

Could You Live Day to Day with a Slingshot?

Compilation of 13 Slingshot Passenger Reactions

Touring in the Batmobile: The Slingshot Effect

American Honda Reports Disastrous Sales Collapse in April

BMW Group Canada Reports Disastrous Q1 2020 Auto Sales but Motorrad Sales a Bright Spot

BMW of North America Reports Bad Q1 2020 Sales Results

American Honda Reports March Sales Down a Shocking 51%

UnipolSai to back up the Ducati Team in the next MotoGP season

Inspiration Friday: 46th Tokyo Motor Show 2019

Van Beveren Climbs To Second Overall After Dakar’s Stage Seven

Beginner’s Guide to Motorcycling: Section Nine

National and Local Gas Price Maps

The Total Motorcycle Travel Guide

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