Personal Interest

Inspiration Friday: Triumph 120-Years Celebration

May 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

At Total Motorcycle, our tagline is By Riders for Riders and Triumph thinks so too. Welcome to this week’s Inspiration Friday: Triumph 120-Years Celebration! 120 Years of Triumph from the first Triumph motorcycle that went […]

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 […]

Inspiration Friday: Honda Garage Dreams Contest

Feb 18, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Amazing Honda contest you may never have heard about! Introducing the 3rd Edition of the Honda Garage Dreams Contest where 20 dealers go head-to-head customizing either a 2022 Honda Rebel 500 or Rebel 1100 from […]

Inspiration Friday: Industrial Creativity

Jan 28, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Meet Shinya Kimura, one of the most sought-after motorcycle customizers in the world. From making, from feeling. Without sketches or drawings, blueprints or models, that’s passion and our Inspiration Friday: Industrial Creativity story this week. […]

Inspiration Friday: The Great Get-a-way

Jan 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Let the cold winter snow blow as warmer, sunnier riding days are ahead. Today Total Motorcycle shovels away the winter blues with Inspiration Friday The Great Get-a-way! How does riding the jungles of Costa Rica […]

Inspiration Friday: Ride Like Rossi

Nov 26, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Man. The Myth. The #46 MotoGP Legend “The Doctor” retires. Inspiration Friday: Ride Like Rossi bring inspiration to all those who followed Valentino Rossi‘s 26 year championship racing career. Rossi was riding bikes from […]

Inspiration Friday: Once-in-a-lifetime Experience

Nov 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

This morning I was sure I was going to run something about Black Friday, motorcycle deals, gear deals or door buster savings, but then I saw this news story for kids and Black Friday wasn’t […]

Inspiration Friday: Harley-Davidson Hometown Rally

Jun 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Riding weather is back and so is the biggest local biker bash! Ride on into the heart of Milwaukee and get your fill of moto-culture. Harley-Davidson Museum and will host the party of the summer. […]

Inspiration Friday: National Get Outdoors Day

Jun 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Let’s celebrate this weeks Inspiration Friday: National Get Outdoors Day by being outside, enjoying the warmth of sunshine, wide-open greenspaces, our own backyard or our nation’s parks, forests and wildlife refuges. Just 20 minutes will […]

Inspiration Friday: Never Ending Road Trip

May 28, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Memorial Day Weekend and a Never Ending Road Trip. Life is a highway, I want to ride it all night long. If you’re going my way then you won’t hesitate to read this weeks Inspiration […]

Inspiration Friday: LiveWire by Harley-Davidson

May 21, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Age of Electric. Harley-Davidson spins off the LiveWire into its own brand (LiveWire) launching this Spring! H-D claims “the best experience for the urban rider, with personality and soul” and drawing a clear “agile […]

Inspiration Friday: Design Fashion & Style

Apr 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycling brings you this week’s Inspiration Friday: Design Fashion & Style, in style! 1946, quite the year for riding and the history books. First bikini, United Nations, V2 Rockets, UNICEF, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, […]

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 […]

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: 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 […]