What’s New

Total Motorcycle’s 2018 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Models

Feb 6, 2018 Michael Le Pard

For 2018, Harley-Davidson spares no quarry and brings down the hammer on the competition! New Milwaukee-Eight 107, Milwaukee-Eight 114 and Milwaukee-Eight 117 engines, new designs, new chassis. Over 45 new 2018 Harley-Davidson models. More big […]

'Maiden Voyage - The Prequel to the Adventure of a Lifetime'

Maiden Voyage takes us on Tim Notier’s journey

Feb 1, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Exclusive Review by Total Motorcycle Reviewer Aaron Heinrich. Writing a book of any sort is hard work. It’s more than just placing words together into sentences, paragraphs and pages. It’s doing so in a way that […]

Total Motorcycle Cool Wall 2018: This or That

Jan 25, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Welcome to our 8th year of the Total Motorcycle Cool Wall! This year, thanks to reader feedback we are trying something different, unique and fun called THIS OR THAT! Ask yourself: If you won first prize […]

The Motorcycle Shows: Calgary Review – New Model Fever!

Jan 10, 2018 Michael Le Pard

It is the Motorcycle Show Season! This past weekend the Canadian Motorcycle show season kicked off with a large and well represented show in Calgary Alberta. Calgary is historically the first stop on the Canadian […]

2017 - Readers Choice Award - 2018 Kawasaski Z900RS

Reader’s Choice Awards Results: Top 10 Bikes 2017

Jan 5, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Our 7th Annual Readers Choice Awards for the Coolest Motorcycle of the Year… Voting! YOU VOTED. YOU DEBATED. AND NOW THE AWARDS. What a great two weeks of voting! With over 50 bikes to vote […]

See the toughest ever 2018 Dakar route

Dec 25, 2017 Michael Le Pard

In recent years the Rally Dakar has found its home in South America. But, as the name suggests, that’s not always been the case. The Rally Dakar was born in 1978, taking competitors from Paris, […]

Vote Reader’s Choice Awards: Top 10 Bikes 2017

Dec 22, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Our 7th Annual Readers Choice Awards for the Coolest Motorcycle of the Year… Voting Open! YOU VOTED. YOU DEBATED. AND NOW THE AWARDS. Hard to imagine this is our 7th Annual Cool Wall Awards show. […]

Rider Inspiration: Lea Rieck 90,000km world motorcycle tour

Dec 20, 2017 Michael Le Pard

There were occasions during her round-the-world ride when Lea Rieck happily admits she returned to her hotel room and sobbed. The third and final leg of Lea’s tour took her from Australia – where her […]

Ice Racing in 1935 – Spills, Thrills and Chills

Dec 15, 2017 Michael Le Pard

In the 1930s, Husqvarna dominated the Swedish ice-racing scene. Riders such as Ragnar Sunnqvist, Ivar Skeppstedt and Martin Strömberg took to the frozen lakes on Husky 350cc and 500cc machines equipped with lethal-looking spiked tyres. […]

Total Motorcycle’s 2018 MV Agusta Motorcycle Lineup

Dec 11, 2017 Michael Le Pard

There are motorcycle brands, then there are super premium motorcycle brands. MV Agusta is the latter, but, and here is the catch, you don’t pay extra for the name, you only pay for the extra […]

Kevin Schwantz 1989 RGV500 Complete Restoration

Dec 6, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Kevin Schwantz’s 1989 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 received a full strip-down and rebuild at last month’s Motorcycle Live Show in Birmingham, England as part of the Suzuki GB presence at the annual nine-day event. The iconic […]

George Clarke: TV Architect to Passionate Motorcycle Collector

Dec 2, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Fine lines and aesthetics are recurring themes in the TV architect’s life away from the small screen as he customizes a growing collection of bikes, including his ‘game-changing’ Thruxton R. “Look and design are everything […]

Leonce: Life and Times as a KTM MotoGP mechanic

Nov 29, 2017 Michael Le Pard

We’ve come to learn a lot about the demands of MotoGP thanks to Red Bull KTM’s exploits through a 2016 of testing and now a maiden season in the Grand Prix paddock but we decided to […]

Inspiration: Himalayas on a Triumph, How high can you go?

Nov 26, 2017 Michael Le Pard

A life or death race against time. Hitting the roof of the world, almost as high as a passenger jet, on a motorcycle means several things. Spectacular horizons, endless views and altitude sickness. FTR chatted […]

Total Motorcycle’s 2018 KTM Motorcycle Lineup

Nov 21, 2017 Michael Le Pard

BOOM, did you hear that? That was you on a new 2018 KTM motorcycle blowing past other riders. 28 great new bikes, KTM has your bases covered! From the headline grabbing new Duke 790 to […]