Dustin Wheelen

Los Angeles

Associate Editor at Common Tread

Associate Editor at Highside / Lowside: Motorcycle Podcast

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Articles

MV Agusta readies new models following split with KTM

1 week ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

Now, nearly six months into its post-KTM era, where does that leave MV Agusta? Baby steps The transfer of ownership from KTM to Art of Mobility, MV’s current parent company, is in its final stages. The brand’s existing dealer network remains operational during this period, but it plans to expand its international reach with new offices in key markets. MV identifies those markets as Europe, Oceania, Asia, and the United States.
Motorcycle industry uses surcharges, other approaches, as first wave of tariffs begins

2 weeks ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

In April, President Trump introduced a range of reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trade partners. What followed was a series of rate escalations, postponements, and negotiations with individual trading partners. All of which led to shifting policies and widespread confusion in the market. Companies began studying ways to handle the increased cost.
Ride to Work Day 2025: Four reasons to take the bike instead of driving

3 weeks ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

Most people who own a motorcycle still drive a car to work. It’s easy to see why. The argument against bikes includes everything from helmet hair to bad weather. A car simply offers more comfort and convenience. It’s the cold hard truth: There are numerous reasons not to ride. However, there are just as many reasons to take two wheels instead. Ride to Work Day reminds motorcyclists of those reasons on an annual basis.
Riding the current: Electric motorcycle brands sink and soar - RevZilla

3 weeks ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

Today’s electric motorcycle segment is a tale of two markets. It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. It’s the age of innovation, it’s the age of insolvency. For many, it’s a period of risk. For a few, it’s a period of reward. Recent developments only magnify the asymmetric state of the industry. Bad news first Bankruptcy among electric motorcycle startups is nothing new. From Alta to Sondors, from CAKE to Energica, electric moto makers are folding at an accelerated rate.
Reshaping speed: BMW reins in aero winglets on the Concept RR

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

By now, I’m used to mustachioed motorcycles, but the M’s stache was less handlebar and more horseshoe. It looked less like a superbike and more like a caricature of one. I’m glad to say I had a less visceral reaction to the aero on BMW’s recently revealed Concept RR. A sign of things to come? The German marque pulled the covers off its latest superbike prototype at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, a classic car show held along Northern Italy’s Lake Como.
2025 Honda NT1100 DCT first ride review

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

When the NT1100 broke cover in 2021, it signalled a new sport-touring era for Honda. North American riders were clamoring for a VFR replacement. Tightening emissions regulations killed the VFR1200F in 2017, leaving American Honda without a proper sport-tourer for four long years. That’s why it was so deflating when the NT1100 launched as a European exclusive in 2022. Success was swift, too. The model became the continent’s highest-selling sport-tourer in 2023.
2026 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RX first look

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

Triumph considers the 2026 Speed Triple 1200 RX the “the ultimate incarnation of the Speed Triple.” There's a few reasons why. Compared to the Speed Triple 1200 RS, the RX has “more aggressive, sportier ergonomics” and “even more state-of-the-art electronics.” The limited-edition variant may be the sharpest Speed Triple in the pack, but it follows a formula established by another model in the Triumph’s naked-bike family.
2025 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Gray Ghost first look: Icon or eyesore?

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

Harley-Davidson introduced the Fat Boy to its cruiser lineup in 1990. Riding on the Softail platform that debuted just six years earlier, the Big Twin cruiser stood out with its beefy Hydra-Glide fork and solid-cast disc wheels. What made the maiden model even more distinctive was its Fine Silver Metallic paint, which Harley applied not just to the tank and fenders, but also to the frame. And so, the Gray Ghost was born.
CFMOTO Ibex 450 long-term review: Modifying a Chinese motorcycle (in the time of tariffs)

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

I’m probably the least mechanically inclined motorcyclist I know (my editor, Lance, may argue otherwise). It wasn’t always that way, though. As a beginner rider, no project seemed too ambitious. I wanted to change my own oil, swap out my exhaust, and mount my own tires. With each project growing more and more complex, I soon discovered that turning a wrench wasn’t my life’s calling. I seldom solved problems. I often caused them. If I wasn’t stripping threads, I was mincing bolt heads.
Volonaut Airbike takes flight: Does anyone really want a flying motorcycle?

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen

Flying motorcycles are the stuff of science fiction. That doesn’t mean they’ve stayed that way. In recent years, flying motorcycles are one part sci-fi, one part reality, and all parts absurdity. The Volonaut Airbike is only the latest example. Created by Polish inventor Tomasz Patan, the Airbike is a VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) vehicle powered by a jet propulsion engine.