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Ferrari’s Most Underrated Racing Event Is Happening in Austin This Weekend
By Christian Poppert
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Win a VIP Kindred Motorworks Experience in Napa Valley

Dream trip, dream cars, dream location. Enter now.​

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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives
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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives

There are several great options for those wanting to drive emission free—without baggage.

By Xavier Harding
The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025
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The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025

Premium automakers might be paring back their electric ambitions, but these top-tier hybrids and plug-ins have beauty and efficiency to spare. 

By Amos Kwon
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8 Things You Should Check Before Taking Your Motorcycle Out

In the movies, motorcycle riding is effortless. The calm, cool, collected protagonist in his slick, greasy biker getup saunters outside whatever building he’s in—a bar, a single-story rancher, a trailer—walks over to his Hawg and pops his helmet on. Whisking the hair out of his eyes, he leans over the…

By Maxwell Barna
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Tamarit Motorcycles 109 Helios Project

Spanish moto workshop Tamarit Motorcycles is at it again. This time, it's a bike called the 109 Helios Project, and it's oozing vintage cafe racer ethos in the best of ways. The bike begins as a Triumph Thruxton 900, but very little of the original bike remains. The original engine…

By Amos Kwon
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Everything You Need To Know Before Buying a Vintage Motorcycle

So you want to buy a vintage motorcycle. Congrats! Welcome to the club. I’ve owned quite a few old bikes in my day, but I’ll never forget my first. I was 18 years old. Fresh out of high school with an attitude untamable by things like taxes, the law, or…

By Maxwell Barna
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These Airbag Jeans Will Protect the Goods on Your Next Ride

Mo'cycle has created one of the most innovative additions to any motorcyclist's gear: the airbag jean. Riding a motorcycle can be dangerous business, with riders averaging at least one serious crash in their lifetime. While most of these are just bang-ups or the occasional scrape, it can be far worse.…

By Brett Braley
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The Essential Gear You Need To Ride Your Motorcycle in the Rain

Some of the best times I’ve ever had on a motorcycle were spent riding in the rain. That probably sounds crazy, but it’s true. There’s something about the peppering of cool drops of water on sunburnt skin that feels like heaven--as does the relief of finding a gas station canopy…

By Maxwell Barna
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