Welcome to Total Motorcycle Week Update #327 where I look at the most exciting things that have happened in the TMW rider world in the past 7 days! TMW went viral this week and you’ll never guess where! This week we had hundreds of new members signup from…Japan! Japan offers year-round riding, beautiful scenery, unique motorcycles, great people and culture so it makes sense doesn’t it?
Back to the weekly update in the 2025 motorcycle world! Well, the biggest news is still the unknown increase in prices around the world for new bikes from US tariff’s and counter-tariff’s. But I’m concerned it’s not on riders minds as most of us are not riding yet because our riding season hasn’t started. Let’s hope by the time you read this and are wanting a new motorcycle showroom prices HAVEN’T increased.
Top 5 Motorcycle Week Update: Speedway Racing, Basic Bikes and Wheelies!
This week we got a lot of motorcyclist engagement on our website and over our social media platforms. Our #1 was massive, with 840 likes, 196 re-tweets and an incredible 36,100 views… it was Speedway Racing! Have you ever watched it? Incredible sideways action on a dirt flat track. Watch this one below. 🏍️⭐️
#2 was not too far behind and usually this would be our #1 based on views and likes any other week was another video called “When a wheelie goes bad…a save of the year!”… 12,100 views and 265 likes. You gotta watch this one too below.
#3 As the riding community gets older and motorcycle manufacturers are not seemingly listening to their buyers wants by offered more and more things motorcyclists DO NOT WANT, we asked “Would you pay more for less of what you don’t want on a motorcycle? What was the results from 6,400 riders? You’ll have to see below! 🤔🏍️
1. Nope. Gotta be cheaper!
2. Yes, 1-10% more
2. Yes, 10-20% more
3. Yes 20-33% more
4. Yes, 33% or more, more.
5. Nope, I want MORE tech!
No ABS, No Traction Control, No Ride Modes, Real Analog Gauges, Manual Clutch even carbs?
Have you looked at cars lately? Notice that automatic transmissions are really not an “upcharge” anymore but manuals are? What about “light weight and stripped back” sports cars? 2 seaters and no backseats? Convertibles… Less is more 💲.
#4 was a fun one that not only I but 6,400 others enjoyed too. “When I was a kid, I found “motorcycle like” things in the playground to “race, revv and vroom” on… 🏍️ Did you as well? 😆”
And #5 since #1 worked so well, we ran Extreme Speedway ICE racing! 🧊🏍️🧊 Ok, y’all loved the Speedway racing video yesterday, so let’s kick it up a notch and put it on ICE! That was a lot of fun with 239 likes and 5,500 views.
Inspiration Friday, Interactive Friday and Motorcycle Week will be taking a pause.
Thank you to the hundreds of thousands of readers who have enjoyed our weekly feature. 327 weeks (that’s 6.3 years) is a long time to do anything every Friday. While successful it hasn’t been the hit I was hoping for and until I figure out what our readers would like to see on Friday’s even more I will put it on pause. After all, I’m not here for me, I’m here for you. 🙂
Don’t forget to check out our latest 2025 Motorcycle Models, we added even more of them this week!
What a time over at Interactive Friday: What a week here at Total Motorcycle and over at X! Thanks for making it a success this week!
Join us and enjoy all the interaction this week here and next week too in our community forums and at @totalmotorcycle on X. Thank you for posting at @TotalMotorcycle we have both the range and the charging time to keep you entertains for decades!
Now let’s go through some of the great questions, polls and surveys links below:
Front End Friday!
Post those motorcycle photos boys and girls.
All Photos From @TotalMotorcycle followers!
Nucking Futs @NuckingFuts19
🇬🇧Lone Rider🇯🇵⛩️🗻🏍️ @rider_mie
Richard Harding @richardjharding
Peter Schalck @mrwizard318 pic.twitter.com/iTsOXWj0x6— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 21, 2025
Good Friday Morning @TotalMotorcycle Family! 🌅
Q. Do you travel or would travel with pets on your motorcycle?
Photos: Dogs, Cats, Birds, even Cows love motorcycle travel! Oh my, it’s a ZOO on the roads! 🏍️
🐶🐱🐮🦉 pic.twitter.com/PqgaOqNeQS
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 21, 2025
How much HORSEPOWER does your motorcycle have? 🏍️💨🏇🐎🫏
A. 1-25hp
B. 26-50hp
C. 51-75hp
D. 76-100hp
E. 101-125hp
F. 126-150hp
G. 151-175hp
H. 176hp+
I. Other🏁 If you don’t know, you can check it at TMW here: https://t.co/9tV4NhldMl pic.twitter.com/3IrRTYZi4m
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 20, 2025
Extreme Speedway ICE racing! 🧊🏍️🧊
Ok, y’all loved the Speedway racing video yesterday, so let’s kick it up a notch and put it on ICE!
Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/JVoBStOVBj
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 20, 2025
Rider Survey! Your #1 Choice of Motorcycle Color is…
🏍️ 🔴🔵🟢🟤⚫️⚪️🟠🟡🟣⭕️ 🏍️
A little funny story… I went into a Marble Slab Creamery (Ice Cream Shop) and couldn’t make up my mind on free toppings… they got impatient with me.
So I got all 40 toppings, plus 9 sauces.… pic.twitter.com/mbHs3WnDLZ
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 20, 2025
Good Morning…. It’s Mini-Friday, let’s giv’r the beans!
🏍️💨🫛🫛🫛🫛🫛🫛🫛🤢
Morning Q. Do you have a tattoo? ♠️
(Quirky humor note, every time I type “tattoo” a little midget voice in my head says “Da plane Boss, Da plane!”) pic.twitter.com/dV97Z6uKsC
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 20, 2025
Have a great Wednesday Night all!
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As we SLIDE into Thursday, enjoy the flat track motorcycle racing video. Now that’s drifting! pic.twitter.com/ON2EZBMlQc
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 19, 2025
Motorcycle Headlight Survey!!
Your preferred shape is…
1. Square
2. Round
3. Multi-LED
4. Odd Shaped⭐️Follow @TotalMotorcycle , it’s a bright idea. (get it, headlight topic…) pic.twitter.com/1idNfZCbNR
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 19, 2025
Will a 10%-150% price increase from Tariffs (USA and Counter-USA Tariffs) delay or speed up your new motorcycle buying plans?
1. Delay – Significantly
2. Delay – Some impact
3. No effect.
4. Speed Up BuyingYou have 2 weeks before 10%-150% price increases to into effect (there…
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 19, 2025
Motorcycle Meme Time!
Post your… Biker Sayings, Rider Expressions, Motorbike One-liners, Phrases, Quotes, Proverbs, Adages, Aphorisms, Maxims, Idioms, Witty remarks, Zingers, Catchphrases, Quips, Witticisms, Epigrams, Mottos, Axioms, Bon mots, Taglines, Anecdotes, Words of… pic.twitter.com/0gE1Oy7k0u
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 19, 2025
When I was a kid, I found “motorcycle like” things in the playground to “race, revv and vroom” on… 🛝🏍️
Did you as well? 😆
Good Morning riders! Let’s revv it for Wednesday.
Photo: Whoever created this kid’s playground motorbike out of tires for kids should get an award! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/MPrUIk6ZQn
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 19, 2025
When a wheelie goes bad…
Plull a save of the year! pic.twitter.com/lQXBv089CO
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 18, 2025
Two-Wheel Tuesday Tentin’!
Q. Have you ever motorcycle camped/tented outdoors?
🏕️🏍️
🌳 Follow @TotalMotorcycle we got your perfect camping spot picked out for you, right here to put your feet up. 🥾⛰️ pic.twitter.com/3b3SE41Ixp
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 18, 2025
Caption This! pic.twitter.com/vbDItjqXkC
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 17, 2025
Q. What motorcycle decade would you go back to if you had a time machine? ⏲️🏍️
From 1900 to 2025, it’s been over 125 years of amazing motorcycles, many are gone forever, rarer than a dodo or sitting in museums. Now is your chance to buy, own, ride one, two or a line of bikes!… pic.twitter.com/DpLrbK3iba
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 17, 2025
Good Monday Morning from @TotalMotorcycle
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Q. Quite the motorcycle coffee maker design here! Would you want something like that in your kitchen?
I hope you all had a great weekend!
Today, we’ll pass the BIG milestone 50,000 following. That’s a lot of follower support! pic.twitter.com/ke7WAqfAp8
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 17, 2025
Sunday Ride Survey! Would you pay more for less of what you don’t want on a motorcycle? 🤔🏍️
1. Nope. Gotta be cheaper!
2. Yes, 1-10% more
2. Yes, 10-20% more
3. Yes 20-33% more
4. Yes, 33% or more, more.
5. Nope, I want MORE tech!No ABS, No Traction Control, No Ride Modes,… pic.twitter.com/ZoNXFna486
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 16, 2025
Good Sunday Morning!!
Q. Is there something on your “bucket list” you haven’t done yet?
Had a great time last night, lots of fun. I’m up (7:50am CT) at at em. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/Srmqf1E49b
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 16, 2025
Q. Which Captures Your Heart More:
1. Epic Motorcycle Photos
2. Stunning Motorbike Artwork?🏍️🖼️♥️📸🏍️
Examples by –
Artwork thanks to @TotalMotorcycle follower @rakugakipierrot
Photo thanks to @TotalMotorcycle follower @NoisyParadise pic.twitter.com/2aIxNabFEC
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 15, 2025
Rider Saturday Survey!
Q. What motorcycle models would you like to see saved for future riders to experience?
😘🏍️
Photo: Yamaha RD250 2-stroke in iconic Yamaha racing yellow/black/white. pic.twitter.com/VqC0sFeP2m
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 15, 2025
Good Saturday Morning @TotalMotorcycle peeps!
👋
Have you owned a RARE bike model?
The Suzuki GSX750Y. My wife had one of these in the UK for the 2001 model, rare and fun birds!
Up early today as it seems my budgie wanted a bath… argh. I guess birds don’t understand… pic.twitter.com/3HcBQfzXe2
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 15, 2025
Total Motorcycle is big in Japan and @TotalMotorcycle went viral last night in Japan!
Welcome to our hundreds of new Japanese riders!
🇯🇵🏍️🗻
Japan looks like an amazingly beautiful country to ride in, doesn’t it?
Total Motorcycle は日本でも人気があり、@TotalMotorcycle… pic.twitter.com/EJZKXlwUda
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 20, 2025
We have the answer to our 1531 car! It’s at a BIKER pub in Scotland! (cool inside photo)
🍺🏍️
“The Wanlockhead Inn where the car is located is a great bar that supports the 🏴 bike scene – Says V Twin Sin @vtwin997
TwoWheels OneLeg @2wheels1leg said “That’s just down the road… pic.twitter.com/f0uKqVWYDc
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 19, 2025
1 min that will 100% Guaranteed to bring a smile to your day. 😄
Future motorcycle stunt man in the works here.
🚕🚗🛻 📐🏍️💨 pic.twitter.com/cxF83RcOeI
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 19, 2025
WE DID IT!
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FIFTY-THOUSAND accounts who love motorcycles supported on X! Thank you for following back.
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🏍️ 50,000 following! Why not follow us? We will get your motor running daily at @TotalMotorcycle pic.twitter.com/lauSQAxR4x
— 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚™ 🇺🇸 26 Years! 🏍 (@TotalMotorcycle) February 17, 2025
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