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13 Motorcycle Brands Going BANKRUPT in 2026 (Do NOT Buy These)

FoodieMoodieFueling

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The motorcycle industry is cracking… and some brands may not survive 2026.

Behind the scenes, financial filings, falling sales, and massive losses are exposing a harsh reality — several motorcycle companies are closer to bankruptcy than most riders realize.

In this video, we break down 13 motorcycle brands at serious risk, based on real data, debt levels, declining demand, and industry trends. From legacy giants to newer electric startups, the warning signs are already there.

Even iconic names like Harley-Davidson are facing declining global sales and operating losses, with shipments down and profitability under pressure.

At the same time, brands like KTM have faced liquidity crises and massive debt concerns, forcing emergency financial actions just to stay afloat.

And it gets worse…

🔥 Multiple electric motorcycle companies have already gone bankrupt
🔥 Some brands are losing hundreds of millions with almost no sales
🔥 Others are surviving only through loans, restructuring, or buyouts

So which brands are actually in danger?

This video uncovers the full list — and explains exactly why these companies could disappear sooner than you think.

Watch till the end… because if you’re planning to buy a motorcycle, this could save you from a very expensive mistake.

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20 Comments

@Xiaengao 5 months ago

New vehicles of any kind are just expensive scams, traps, and money pits.

@fishwithlungs 5 months ago

This video lists literally every motorcycle brand the AI could think of. Such a load of BS in half an hour.

@wsmith810 5 months ago

I guess there's nobody left. LMAO.

@syntheticbone 5 months ago

The prices are astronomical, they deserve bankruptcy

@theoldman8877 5 months ago

Shipping delays from China to Europe is apropos. My wife was visiting her children in China I sent her some food supplements that she requested and a birthday present all of which was hung up and Customs for 4 months. By the time it arrived at her daughter's address in China she had been back home for 6 weeks .

@ridefitnation 5 months ago (edited)

I was waiting to see if Honda was going to be on this list. I would have quickly called BS on the entire video. So there goes my BS

@OriginaleasyD 5 months ago (edited)

Seeing Honda on this list is most shocking

@jcdova29 5 months ago

This is a doomsday video full of gloom. I have a Triumph tiger and want to get that new Honda CB 750 K5. Honda will never go out of business but Triumph sadly scares me.

@CountCraigula 5 months ago (edited)

Zero is the perfect name.
Thats exactly what I would pay for one, ZERO.

@Karrpilot 5 months ago

Polaris bailed out from Indian after 10 years of trying to make something of them. There was only 3 dealers in my state. Harley Davidson has 20. Here's your sign.

The kids today are saddled with crushing student loan debt. Many are not even bothering to get their drivers license. Relying on ride shares, public transportation, and Uber/Lyft.

Then said kids are forced to work entry level wages. Not much if any money left over for a toy motorcycle. That ship 🚢 has sailed.

Until the motorcycle industry comes to grip with this reality, more stores are going to put up the for sale sign over their establishment.

@guymobbley8324 5 months ago (edited)

I remember these folks at Bonneville, they were trying to get the jetted for altitude , cause they come from sea level. I talked to the crew. I looked at the mechanic. I saw what he was doing, and he was adjusting not the jet the needle, which is a cruise adjustment not a full throttle. I told him leave that alone because you’re out here at wide open throttle the needle never settles down and has nothing to do with your main jet. I told him to drop it 7 to 9 points they did and bam they started hitting their numbers the crew that was there with the cameras and everything never ever asked me what I told their mechanic to get him back on the track. That was I don’t know maybe 10 year a go. I wish them all the luck in the world.

@genekruithoff5795 5 months ago

In hard times they have their motorcycles to expensive to buy.

@RobertHester-q4q 5 months ago

Gimmy a set of points and a carb over computers any day

@ralphcantrell3214 5 months ago

I grew up on mini bikes and small motorcycles and so did all the other kids in my neighborhood, and nobody cared. Today’s kids on small bikes are incessantly harassed by Karens and cops, and they wonder why nobody rides anymore. 😖

@buzzy8982 5 months ago

After watching many of the various motorcycle videos, I really would like you guys to produce a video that could tell us long standing riders what bikes we should buy in all categories? We can, and appreciated, deal on the negative, but lets look at the positive side also.

@Bill-xx2yh 5 months ago

You could see collapse coming for decade’s.

@pierreleroux2441 5 months ago

Honda shocked me quite a bit about the comment about DCT failure, that worries me a lot.

@jimowens8105 5 months ago

It was all down hill in the 1980's when kickstarters were eliminated and turn signals were required. Harley petitioned the US Government to raise tariffs on any foreign bike over 750cc. Now, the kids don't want a bike because they can't doom scroll while riding it.