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Apple Causing Mission Motors to Close is Total Bullshit
I was surprised yesterday when I saw that respected news service Reuters was pushing a story about how Apple was the reason Mission Motors closed its doors. That very premise couldn't be farther from...
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Racing News Round-Up: No, Ezpeleta Hasn’t Been Fired, Nakamoto Talks About...
The start of a new year, and though there is little going on in the world of motorcycle racing in the first week of January, there is still enough to fill our weekly news round up. Here’s what happened...
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Motorcycle USA Closing Its Doors After 20 Years
After 20 years of service, Motorcycle USA is going to shut its doors at the end of this week. The news is a shock to anyone in the industry, as Motorcycle USA was one of the largest daily news outlets...
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Cycle News Acquired by Powersport Media, LLC
The MAG Retail Group has completely divested itself of its media holdings, as we can now bring you word regarding the sale of Cycle News to the newly formed Powersport Media LLC company, which was...
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Celebrating 10 Years of David Emmett & MotoMatters
I want to take a break from our usual daily slew of news and opinion, to give my dear friend David Emmett a moment in the spotlight (something I’m sure he will hate), as this week will mark 10 years of...
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No, MV Agusta Hasn’t Declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Despite what you may have read, MV Agusta isn’t declaring protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the United States Code. But, we can understand the confusion. Just so we are clear, by definition...
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Ride in Peace, Rob Harris – Founder of Canada Moto Guide
It is again with a heavy heart that we have to report the passing not only of a colleague, but also a friend, as Rob Harris passed away yesterday, while riding dirt bikes in Ontario, Canada. A Brit who...
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RideApart Acquired by Motor1.com
There is more movement in the online two-wheeled space, as RideApart.com has been sold to Motor1.com, the entity behind the popular racing website Motorsport.com, and other online destinations. The...
View ArticleIntroducing A&R Pro Premium Memberships
We are launching something very special today, which is geared towards our most diehard readers. We call it A&R Pro. It is a premium membership that offers more features to the Asphalt & Rubber...
View ArticleMotorcyclist Magazine Moving to Six-Issue per Year Format, As Editor-in-Chief...
Changes are afoot at Motorcyclist magazine, as the monthly publication is set to move to a six-issue per year format starting in Spring 2017. That transition will come from the direction of a new...
View ArticleTwo Enthusiasts Podcast #47 – Adam Waheed
Episode 47 of the Two Enthusiasts Podcast sees us with another special guest in the studio, as Adam Waheed from Riders Domain joins us to talk about some motorbikes. Adam is a stalwart of the...
View ArticleWe’re Going to Try a New Motorcycle Review Format
For a long time, I have been unhappy with how we do motorcycle reviews here at Asphalt & Rubber – and if I am being real honest, I have been unhappy with how the industry as a whole deals with...
View ArticleNo, Royal Enfield Isn’t Buying Ducati
I woke up this morning to a message from a colleague, with a link to a story that linked Royal Enfield to buying Ducati Motor Holding. The story was from a fairly reliable news publication, but the...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly About Motorcycle Patents
I am really excited about the Suzuki brand right now. Out of the four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, the recession affected Suzuki the most, probably more than many people realize, but the...
View ArticleNo, Honda Didn’t Just Patent a New V4 Supersport
I thought when I wrote this piece – “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly About Motorcycle Patents” – that we would see a more sophisticated handling of motorcycle industry patents from the motorcycling...
View ArticleCanada Moto Guide Ending Publication
Canada’s premier motorcycle news website is set to close, as Canada Moto Guide‘s publisher Courtney Hay announced the news this week. Hay took over CMG a little over a year ago, after her husband Rob...
View ArticleCanada Moto Guide Lives On with New Owners
Just two weeks ago, it seemed that Canada Moto Guide was set to close its doors, but the Canadian motorcycle news site will live on, after finding a new owner. Announcing the news this weekend, Canada...
View ArticleTwo Enthusiasts Podcast #68 – Chupachuckwallacabra
Episode 68 of the Two Enthusiasts Podcast is one of our last shows recorded in 2017, and it’s a good one. In this show, we start out with a discussion about the TVS Apache RR 310S – a bike that is very...
View ArticleOnly Four Issues of Cycle World Will Be Produced This Year
The print media landscape continues to change for the motorcycle industry, as Bonnier has just announced that Cycle World will be moving to a quarterly format, starting in 2018. The move is similar to...
View ArticleMotorcycle.com’s #1 and #2 Are Out
The motorcycle media landscape is rapidly changing, and those changes have hit another publication: Motorcycle.com. The original gangster of online motorcycle news, Motorcycle.com has seen its two...
View ArticleUK Publication MotoFire Is For Sale
It seems every couple months we have to report on the changing landscape in the moto-journalism realm, as the motorcycle industry continues a heavy churn with its constant state of flux and...
View ArticleWhat We Are Reading – The Money Racing Edition
It has been a busy month since our inaugural edition of “What We’re Reading” column, so there is plenty to catch-up on reading-wise. Again, our reading list spans stories that go between the motorcycle...
View ArticleAnswering the Question: “Does the Yamaha Niken Wheelie?”
Some loyal A&R readers may already disappointingly know that Yamaha Motor USA has blacklisted Asphalt & Rubber from Yamaha events, which is a dumb decision in its own right, but when it comes...
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Bonnier Shuts Down Hot Bike Magazine
Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this? Are you hanging on the edge of your seat? Out of the doorway the bullets rip, to the sound of the beat. The post Bonnier Shuts Down <em>Hot...
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Motorcycle Consumer News Shuts Its Doors after 50 Years
We are sad to report that Motorcycle Consumer News is shutting down its publication, after 50 years of hard-hitting journalism. The post Motorcycle Consumer News Shuts Its Doors after 50 Years appeared...
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