Friday Inspiration

Winds of Change: Preserving Human-Made Content in the Age of Hyperscale AI

Aug 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard

UPDATED: Here’s a sobering fact. The human created internet is dying quickly. Human web traffic is the minority at 42.6% Let that sink in. In 2026, 90% of new online content is AI-generated, 57.4% of […]

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A Very Happy New Year 2026 from us at Total Motorcycle!!

Dec 29, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Happy New Year 2026 from Total Motorcycle! As we kick off our 27th year serving the global motorcycle community, we want to thank every rider, enthusiast, and supporter who’s been part of the journey from […]

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Total Motorcycle!

Dec 22, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Like you, I’m sitting here, listening to Christmas music, looking around at classic decorations, an Xmas tree and falling snow outside. While it’s cold, it’s a wonderful time of the year. A time for getting […]

Interactive Friday: It’s All About You Week!

Jan 24, 2025 Michael Le Pard

There is nothing more exciting, more interactive and more interesting than talking about you, how your started riding, the oldest bikes you’ve rode, what age you learned to ride, talking about your bike and your […]

Interactive Friday: Buying Electric in 2025? Slow Speeds & Shocks!

Jan 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Here at Total Motorcycle my heart goes out to those affected by the California wildfires. I wanted to share some incredible imagery you wouldn’t see on the news. What better media to use than motorcycles […]

Interactive Friday: Decades Apart, Scenery and Jackets!

Oct 25, 2024 Michael Le Pard

As the colder weather, darker days and chilly nights start to settle on us riders in the Northern Hemisphere it’s time to start virtual motorcycling at TMW! This week we had over a dozen very […]

Interactive Friday: Your Bikes! Hayabusa at 25 and Pushing the Limits!

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Can you believe it, another week has gone by and another Interactive Friday, our 309th week for Inspiring and Interactive fun for our readers! This week we have some great discussions, polls, surveys and everyone’s […]

Interactive Friday: Motorcycle Movies, Flat Tires and Burt Munro!

Sep 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Another great week asking riders questions, interactive survey’s and polls and asking you about you! Yes, it’s Interactive Friday: Motorcycle Movies, Flat Tires and Burt Munro week #307 over at Total Motorcycle and X @totalmotorcycle. […]

Interactive Friday: Motorcycles, Engines and Your Experiences!

Aug 23, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Another great week of Interactive Friday: Motorcycles, Engines and Your Experiences over here at Total Motorcycle for our forum readers and @totalmotorcycle followers! So many engaging discussions took place this week! Did you post to our […]

Interactive Friday: An Explosive week of Engagement!

Aug 16, 2024 Michael Le Pard

What a crazy week to introduce the new Interactive Friday on Total Motorcycle! It was an Explosive week of Engagement, literally, with Harley-Davidson‘s CEO DEI announcement that might have made customers upset. Customers de-badged their […]

10 thousand enthusiasts came to Misano for Aprilia’s big party

May 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

OVER 10 THOUSAND PEOPLE AT MISANO TO CELEBRATE APRILIA, ITS CHAMPIONS AND ITS GREAT MOTOGP SEASON ALEIX ESPARGARÓ, MAVERICK VIÑALES AND LORENZO SAVADORI PUT ON A SHOW ON THE TRACK TOGETHER WITH CHAMPIONS AND LEGENDS […]

Friday Inspiration: Flat Track Slide School

Apr 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The slide is an art, and once you nail it, it’s hard to get away from that feeling! Slide into this week’s Friday Inspiration: Flat Track Slide School with Royal Enfield‘s new 411cc bike. Flat […]

Friday Inspiration: Daytona Bike Week 2022

Mar 11, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Looking for inspiration away from WWIII news? Then ride to the sandy shores of Florida with over 500,000 bikers! Daytona Bike Week 2022 competes with Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for popularity! TMW’s Guide to Daytona Bike […]

TMW’s Top 10 Tips for Spring Motorcycle Riding

Mar 22, 2021 Eric Leaverton

Welcome to TMW’s Top 10 Tips for Spring Motorcycle Riding. If you’re like us, these recent warm temps and bright sunlight have you ready to get back into the wind! Winter is over and we’re […]

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 […]