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Inspiration Friday: Top 10 Hot Picks for 2021

November 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

November 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 […]

Inspiration Friday: Better than Sony PS5

November 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 […]

Weird illuminati Artwork Erected at Pyramids of Giza in Egypt

November 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Cairo/Munich. Already since it’s second edition in 2018, BMW Group is partnering with Art D’Egypte. The fourth edition has recently been announced and will run under the topic “Forever Is Now”. It is set to be […]

Inspiration Friday: Speed Danger Adrenaline & Femmes Fatales!

November 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Grab a martini, shaken, not stirred as Total Motorcycle brings you another blockbuster Inspiration Friday: Speed Danger Adrenaline & Femmes Fatales! No Netflix subscription required. Mr. Nogues is “Back in Black” with a vengeance in […]

Inspiration Friday: MotoGP Extreme Bagger Racing!

October 30, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Inspiration Friday, MotoGP Extreme Bagger Racing: Mix Harley-Davidson and Indian 13 full-sized 700lb baggers with professional WorldSBK and Superbike racers and pour onto the MotoGP Laguna Seca Raceway track and what do you have? The […]

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 […]

Inspiration Friday: Start a Touring Business!

October 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

This week’s Inspiration Friday: Start a Touring Business is a great way to think about “What could be better in life than doing what you love and making it your job?” Rob and Zayne in […]

Inspiration Friday: Harley-Davidson’s Long Way Up

October 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Be Inspired! Our Inspiration Friday: Harley-Davidson‘s Long Way Up goes above and beyond and unlocks motorcycle adventures wherever they may lead. From shred dirt roads, single track, and desert trails we highlight Harley-Davidson’s over 13,000 miles […]

Inspiration Friday: Custom Built Motorcycles

September 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Sure custom built motorcycles are amazing, but they are expensive and take forever to build. What if you could build your own custom for free? Now you can without waiting! Harley-Davidson, Indian Motorcycles, Yamaha and […]

Inspiration Friday: Win a Trip to Anywhere

September 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

With our Inspiration Friday: Win a Trip to Anywhere contest by Moto Guzzi, where would you go? New York? London? Paris? Toronto? Maybe somewhere exotic like Bangkok or Morocco? With the opportunity to take a […]

Inspiration Friday: Harley-Davidson’s New World Records

September 11, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Harley-Davidson‘s New World Records, Total Motorcycle and the Guinness Book of World Records share the same results: Purpose, Vision, Mission and Values. From parades, drag racing, riding, auctions and one weird award, Harley-Davidson and Total […]

Inspiration Friday: Stunt Bike Urban Freestyle

September 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Tricks, stunts, wheelies, stoppies, and burnouts. Welcome to stunt bike urban freestyle baby! If heart stopping, fast paced adrenaline rush action is what you seek, you found it. Watch French stunt champion Thibaut Nogues on […]

Inspiration Friday: Top 10 Harley-Davidson Engines

August 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Get Your Motor Running for our top 10 Harley-Davidson engines Inspiration Friday! With Harley-Davidson’s release of their biggest and most powerful V-Twin engine to date (more on that) we count down the 9 other big […]

Inspiration Friday: Movember & Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

August 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

$6,000,000 raised and 116,000 riders participating across 104 countries Movember & Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride are breaking down health barriers that exist in men. From research against prostatic cancer and mental health support it is important […]

Inspiration Friday: The Death of Manual Transmission?

August 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The death of manual transmission is a question now facing our industry. As consumers we vote with our dollars. Are you an automatic transmission rider or manual one? Do you like to shift or want […]

Inspiration Friday: 0-60 Quarter Mile Living

August 7, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Acceleration. Adrenaline. Torque. Power. Smoke. Noise. Introducing the 2021 BMW R18 Dragster, Triumph Rocket 3 and Yamaha VMax. The legendary film star Vin Diesel once said “I live my life a 1/4 mile at a […]

Inspiration Friday: The Best of Times & The Worst of Times

Inspiration Friday: It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times

July 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Chinese Curse, “May you Live in Interesting Times” and “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” (A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens) seem to sum up 2020 […]

Inspiration Friday: Harley-Davidson No Show 3 hours of Acts, Builders, Bikes & Entertainment

July 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Looking for good free shows? You found it at Total Motorcycle with the Harley-Davidson No Show 3 hours of Acts, Builders, Bikes & Entertainment! Yes, hours of live music, passionate custom bike builders, community acts […]

Inspiration Friday: Active Motorcycle Cruise Control

July 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

2 years ago BMW introduced the self-driving motorcycle, now motorcycle tech has reached another new level! Move over Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, active motorcycle cruise control is here! Active, as in “self-drive” using […]

Inspiration Friday: Track Day Corner Carving 101

June 26, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Track Day Corner Carving 101. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride a super cool race bike? Racing, sliding, corner carving, cheering crowds, standing on the podium and winning a trophy? […]

Inspiration Friday: Yamaha 65 years of Innovation, Passion & Inspiration

June 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

With the media filled with bad news today it is great to promote the good news. We take a look at Yamaha 65 years of Innovation, Passion & Inspiration on today’s Inspiration Friday! From Iconic […]

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 […]

Inspiration Friday: Dirt to Dakar – Epic Games Dream Comes True

May 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Honda’s Ricky Brabec: A fighter and a man with a dream. To not just compete in the Dakar but win it versus seasoned racing professionals. From “good” to “best” takes more than a dream and […]

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!

April 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

April 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 […]

Inspiration Friday: Zanardi Talks About Staying Positive in Difficult Times

April 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, […]

Inspiration Friday: The Best Form of Self-Isolation

March 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 […]

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

March 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

March 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

March 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

March 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 […]

Inspiration Friday: Royal Enfield North America to race in American Flat Track

February 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Royal Enfield is going to be racing with the big boys in American Flat Track Racing. Let that sink in a bit. While there is no question Royal Enfield will be the underdog in AFT […]

2020 Baikal Mile Ice Speed Festival – Scout Bobber Speed Record Attempt

February 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Appaloosa v2.0 to be unleashed at 2020 Baikal Mile Ice Speed Festival Highly modified Scout Bobber to make its comeback on the deepest lake on Earth BELGIUM (February 28, 2020) – Indian Motorcycle […]

A RETROSPECTIVE – BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020

February 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The seventh BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, the 2020 Oceania edition, came to a close on February 16. After eight grueling days, and over 2500km travelled over both the North and South islands of New […]

74 Builds to Complete in Custom Ducati Scrambler Contest

February 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Custom Rumble: voting is open for the best-looking Ducati Scrambler custom bike 74 Ducati Scrambler based custom motorcycles are taking part in the contest Vote for the best-looking customized Ducati Scrambler until March 15th Prize for […]

10 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Technologies You May Not know About

February 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Rider Inspiration Friday this week takes a different spin with 10 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Technologies You May Not know About. With spring riding on the horizon, these advanced technologies will keep your rubber on the road […]

Build Train Race 2020: Highlighting Women and Motorcycle Culture

January 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Welcome to another Total Motorcycle Inspiration Friday! This week we bring you a very special story about women riders, builders and racers. The Build Train Race program sponsored by Royal Enfield will highlight women and […]

APRILIA ALL STARS 2020 MOTORCYCLE FESTIVAL

January 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

SATURDAY 9 MAY, AT MUGELLO, THE GREAT APRILIA FESTIVAL IS BACK ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CIRCUIT IN THE WORLD, THE PROTAGONISTS WILL BE THE APRILIA MOTOGP TEAM RIDERS, ALONG WITH THE GREAT CHAMPIONS AND BIKES […]

Inspiration Friday: Around the World on a KTM 500 EXC

January 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle brings you this week’s Inspiration Friday with a 125000km trip around the world on a KTM! When Aaron Steinmann got on his KTM 500 EXC to ride from the bottom to the top […]

Mablethorpe Sand Racing Club: Mad Max Wacky Racers & Ben-Hur

December 25, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The front wheel is nudging the start line marker tape. I’m already knackered just from pushing and pulling the stripped down Harley Street Rod in and out of the sand ruts. I’ve dug my toes […]

35 Years of the Harley-Davidson Softail family

December 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

SOFTAIL: A MOTORCYCLE ICON The Softail® family: the timeless look of a classic ‘hardtail’ combine with hidden technology to deliver a full-throttle ride that has been constantly improved over 35 years FOR MANY ADMIRING THE LOOK […]

HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDING TIPS: TAKING IT SLOW

December 22, 2019 Michael Le Pard

YOU’RE IN A LOCATION THAT’S NEW TO YOU, AND THERE ARE BIKES EVERYWHERE. You need to take things slow, but how do you maintain control with limited space and at minimal speeds? Read on for […]

Ricky Howerton – American Flat Track Harley-Davidson and Indian Rider Bridged the Gap

December 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Ricky Howerton has functioned as an agent of change throughout his tenure in American Flat Track racing. Drawing on the insight first gained while earning a mechanical engineering degree and honed while in pursuit of […]

Inspiration Friday: The Hook Up – Old School Chopper Rally

November 29, 2019 Michael Le Pard

As a motorcyclist, if you don’t have a event or rally that works for you, create your own! That’s what James Bull and his friends did as they wanted to attend and event that didn’t […]

History and Development of Husqvarna 4-stroke Enduro Machine

November 9, 2019 Michael Le Pard

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN 30. October 2019 After a 20-year absence, Husqvarna introduced their 4-stroke big-bore beast. In 1983, it tried establishing the brand as a top player on the bike market. Not only was a […]

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 […]

Happy 20th Anniversary Total Motorcycle!

September 30, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Happy 20th Anniversary Total Motorcycle! 20 great years helping 320 million great riders around the globe. 1 guy and team of great volunteers who each and everyday, unselfishly, pour their passion into TMW so we […]

Inspiration Friday: Heart-Warming Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis

July 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE PARTNERS WITH VETERANS CHARITY RIDE FOR 5th ANNUAL “MOTORCYCLE THERAPY” ADVENTURE TO STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY Veteran Non-Profit Organization Uses “Motorcycle Therapy” to Rehabilitate & Support Veterans Returning from Combat Salt Lake City, Utah […]

1st Japanese winner at the Isle of Man TT in 1963 passes away

July 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 3. Mitsuo Ito, the first Japanese rider to take victory at the Isle of Man TT in 1963, passed away earlier today (July 3rd). As an employee rider of […]

Inspiration Friday: The Art of Motorcycle Passion

June 14, 2019 Michael Le Pard

There was a time, not long ago, when manufacturers offered stunning paint jobs in creative colors, wild patterns and embraced artistic passion. Black, grey, white, silver colors are the rage now, the “safe choices“. Today, […]

Inspiration Friday: Harley-Davidson’s Must-Know 12 Motorcycle Camping Tips

May 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

To help those planning a voyage, we’ve compiled a list of Harley-Davidson’s Must-Know 12 Motorcycle Camping Tips all in one place! Motorcycling and camping both allow us the freedom to explore and to experience the […]

Rider Inspiration – Behind the Helmet: Michael van der Mark

May 17, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle presents, Rider Inspiration – Behind the Helmet: Michael van der Mark. A look into what inspired Michael van der Mark from a kid who didn’t attend classes and the journey from expensive truck […]

Motocross was just so Good Back in the Day – Golden Era of Motocross

May 17, 2019 Michael Le Pard

In Husqvarna’s Golden Era of motocross, Bror Jaurén was the primary person responsible for handling the factory’s tactics in their quest for success. Working as competition manager for the racing department, Jaurén’s leadership led to […]

Rider Inspiration: World’s Rarest Motorcycles Buried in a Forgotten Los Angeles Warehouse

May 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

A treasure trove of incredibly valuable and rare motorcycles hidden away and lost for decades only found after the passing of a reclusive motorcyclist! These are the dreams of many motorcycle owners, collectors and story […]

1972 Road Racing Grand Prix World Champion Honored by Finland

April 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

47-Year-Old Photos Delivered to Their Rightful Home Yamaha Motor paid tribute to Finnish Yamaha racer Jarno Saarinen honouring his legacy with a display at the Feel Finland event celebrating 100 years of diplomatic relations between […]

2019 Honda Garage Dreams Contest Europe Final

April 9, 2019 Michael Le Pard

There is a custom building motorcycle contest in Europe few North Americans know about called Honda Garage Dreams. Take a new Honda CB1000R, a budget of €3,000 and each artist competes to create the ultimate […]

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Rider Inspiration Friday – 315 Million Riders Need You!

April 5, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Happy Friday everyone! This week’s Rider Inspiration Friday is about helping and supporting riders through Total Motorcycle and frankly we could use your help. As TMW approaches 20 years online you have made a big […]

Motorcycle Spring Riding Tips on Getting You and Your Bike Ready

March 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Spring riding. Nothing is more exciting than getting your motorcycle out after winters nap, starting the engine, putting your gear on, shifting it into gear and feeling the wind upon your face. But wait, you […]

Inspiration Friday: Indian Motorcycle and Jack Daniel’s

March 22, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Rider Inspiration Friday can come in many forms for both riders and manufacturers and this week’s Inspiration Friday is thanks to Indian Motorcycle, Jack Daniel’s The two iconic American brands have joined forces with Klock […]

Rider Inspiration: 103 years of BMW Group, 100 years of records and victories

March 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Victories, honors and history are a big part of motorcycling and where would riders be today without the efforts, R&D and dedication of BMW? BMW makes some of the finest motorcycles today for riders, everything […]

Gear Talk 4 – Low Budget Plans for a Weekend Road Trip on 2 wheels

February 20, 2019 Carrie Leaverton

Gear Talk Episode 4 is focused on how to plan rides that anybody could fit into their busy schedule on a budget. Having the budget and freedom to reach a destination away from home on […]

Rider Inspiration: A Dad’s Dream – Becoming a motorcycle man

January 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

As a young kid, my father Tore was not really into school or education. Instead, he dreamt of famous riders and had early passionate thoughts of becoming a motorcycle man. Dad was a true scrambler, […]

The year that changed the world – The Spirit of ’59 lives on with Triumph

December 5, 2018 Michael Le Pard

‘What is this thing?’ a British newspaper’s chief sub editor scrawled on a picture of a swivel-hipped new singer telexing its way around the world, before tossing it to a colleague. A truck driver from […]

What is scrambling? The golden age and the Triumph connection

December 4, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Scrambling is in the DNA for Triumph. Back in the 60s, Triumph-powered machines were taking over the grid in the UK and Europe – and bringing home the gold. FTR catches up with Richard Winn, […]

URAL Motorcycle #sharethechair Award Winners 2018

December 3, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Love this happy pic by @mnnthbx. Our inaugural International Ural Ride Day was a great success and we’re already looking forward to next year! We are grateful for the Ural community who gave rides to […]

From A to B – MotoGP racing, behind the scenes

December 2, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The next time you turn on the TV to watch a MotoGPTM race, take time to appreciate the complex logistics operation that goes on behind the scenes. It’s more than just getting a few motorbikes […]

Dare you ride the Road of Death? 16 reasons why you MUST ride the Andes

November 30, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Don’t stop, keep moving… that’s the single most important piece of advice for anyone considering riding the infamous El Camino de la Muerte or ‘Road of Death’. Climbing to 4,600 metres and riding for long […]

Learning from the Greats – Isle of Man TT Master, Stanley Woods 1934

November 29, 2018 Michael Le Pard

GRAND OLD MASTER There is an old Irish proverb ‘An old broom knows the dirty corners best’. This applies to the legendary Stanley Woods; whose 10 TT victories were unchallenged in the 1930s. In 1935 […]

Learning from the Greats – Sylvain Geboers Husqvarna 1974

November 28, 2018 Michael Le Pard

BRAVE AND STRONG Late in his splendid career Sylvain Geboers switched to Husqvarna, hoping for success. The Belgian had never made it to the top of the podium, forced to be content with runner-up positions […]

Good Old Times Blog – The Silver Arrow – Street Pioneering

November 10, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Husqvarna Silver Arrow – one of the most famous and successful machines the Swedish factory ever produced. 11,300 units of the 175cc 2-stroke were produced and went on to win many victories on both […]

Top 1 Oil And Hunter Sills Racing Add Another Motorcycle World Record Of 226 Mph

September 21, 2018 Michael Le Pard

TOP 1 OIL AND HUNTER SILLS RACING ADD ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE WORLD RECORD OF 226 MPH/ 363 KPH AT THE COOK TOP OF THE WORLD SHOOTOUT ABOARD THEIR BMW S1000 RR Uyuni, Bolivia July 18, […]

Sam Lewitt to create BMW Open Work 2018. Artwork inspired by BMW technology to premiere at Frieze London

September 7, 2018 Michael Le Pard

London/Munich. BMW and Frieze continue theirlong-term partnership with the major artistic initiative BMW Open Workby Frieze. Curated by Attilia Fattori Franchini, the initiative bringstogether art, design and technology in pioneering multi-platformformats. The artist chosen to […]

Glemseck 101 2018. Three days of Rock ‘n’ Roll

August 24, 2018 Michael Le Pard

On August 31st 2018, Glemseck 101 enters the next round. The event has become established as a constant within the European Café Racer scene. Every year, thousands of visitors head to Leonberg near Stuttgart with […]