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Zen Motorcycle Joins the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will be the new home of American author Robert M. Pirsig’s 1966 Honda Super Hawk featured in...

Harley Releases Details on Liquid-Cooled Revolution Max Engine Powering Pan America and Bronx Models

Harley-Davidson made some waves at EICMA this week, showing off two models it teased in 2018, the Pan America adventure tourer and the Bronx...

Group Riding Best Practices

For some, group riding is a quintessential part of the motorcycling experience, a rolling social gathering that happens as naturally as a family party....

Clearing the Air: Air Filters 101

The air filter is the unsung hero of every engine on the road. Without it, dust and debris in the air would wear down...

The Quail Gathering XI

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering has been going on for 11 years now, and I’m happy to say it was just as good the 11th...

Inside Arai Helmets

After spending a few years behind bars and a desk at Rider magazine, I like to think I have some important things figured out....

Indian Unveils Liquid-Cooled PowerPlus 108 V-twin

Indian has unveiled the all-new liquid-cooled PowerPlus 108, a 1,768cc (108ci) V-twin that makes a claimed 128 lb-ft of torque and 122 horsepower and will be...

Before Help Arrives: Being Prepared in the Event of a Motorcycle Accident

Like it or not, accidents happen. Fortunately, they tend to be rare events, and when they do happen they’re often minor, such as a...

Retrospective: 1967-1969 Kawasaki C2TR 120 Road Runner

This was a little cutie, and inexpensive, too. Just $430 ($3,200 today) would get you this minimalist high-piped single in 1967. Not that the...

Enhancing the Honda Africa Twin | Stage 1: Minimal Weight Gain, More Protection

It started innocently enough. At 507 pounds ready to ride, Honda’s CRF1000L Africa Twin is the lightweight among the liter-class ADV machines, and given my...

Favorite Rides and Destinations Issue 8 is Here!

The Spring 2019 issue of Favorite Rides & Destinations is FREE and ready to view! Favorite Rides & Destinations is the online motorcycle touring and adventure magazine...

Honda Celebrates 60 Years in America

With just eight employees and three models, Honda began selling motorcycles in the U.S. 60 years ago, in September 1959. To celebrate the milestone,...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 | First Look Review

It's no secret that supersports aren't selling particularly well right now, at least here in the States. What are selling well, however, are bikes...

The Importance of Hydration on Your Motorcycle

The first step to addressing a problem is to first acknowledge that you have a problem. With that, I openly admit to all of...

Electrical Accessory Installation Best Practices

Adding electrical accessories to your bike is an age-old custom for street and touring riders. Heated grips, fog lights, USB charging ports, GPS systems,...

2020 Yamaha MT-03 | First Look Review

Yamaha’s MT line of naked sportbikes—the MT-07, MT-09 and MT-10—have earned heaps of praise from Rider staffers since the MT-09 (formerly FZ-09) debuted for...

Retrospective: 1971-1977 Healey 1000/4

This has to be one of the least-known motorcycles built since the end of World War II, with an Ariel 4G Mark II Square...

Indian Introduces Thunder Stroke 116, Roadmaster Dark Horse, Updates for 2020

Last week Indian unveiled the limited-edition Scout 100th Anniversary and new Scout Bobber Twenty as part of its mid-sized Scout cruiser lineup for 2020. Indian’s...

Indian Adds New Scout Models to its 2020 Lineup

The legendary Scout, which rivaled the Chief as Indian’s most important model, was introduced for the 1920 model year. The original Scout was powered...

Suzuki Announces New and Returning 2020 Motorcycles

Suzuki has announced new and returning models for its 2020 motorcycle lineup. New models include the modern interpretation of the iconic Katana sportbike, which...

2019 Indian Scout | Tour Test Review

I knew I’d stumbled onto someplace...different...when I pulled into the packed dirt parking lot of the Nipton Trading Post, and it wasn’t just the...

Retrospective: 1983 Suzuki XN85 Turbo

It would be entertaining to find out how much this little turbo cost Suzuki, as in development and manufacturing expenses versus sales. Probably it was...

Tech Q&A: Switching to Tubeless Wheels

Q: I want to purchase a 2004-2006 Honda 750 Aero, with driveshaft and spoked wheels, or a 2004-2006 Yamaha 650 V Star, with driveshaft...

Rider Magazine’s 2019 Motorcycle of the Year

It’s seldom (if ever) easy to pick a Motorcycle of the Year…not that anyone ever feels sorry for us and our “but we had...

Tech Q&A: Magnetic Oil Drain Plugs

Q: Why don’t the manufacturers put magnetic drain plugs in motorcycle crankcases? They are in rear ends on shaft-drive bikes. I know rear ends...

Level Up! Upgrading Your Riding Apparel Armor

Our riding apparel serves two major functions: it protects us from abrasion (sliding along the ground) and impact (hitting the ground or other objects),...

Stayin’ Safe: Countersteering

Conversations about steering a motorcycle inevitably come around to "countersteering." You may have even taken a rider course where they taught, "press left, go...

Tech Q&A: Replacing Riding Boots

Q: This question is short; I hope the response is longer. When is it time to replace riding boots? - David Fulmer, Punta Gorda,...

Retrospective: 1960-1964 Tohatsu CA2 Runpet Sport 50cc

This little charmer was in the first wave of Japanese bikes to enter the U.S. market, thanks to Hap Jones, a motorcycle racer and...

Stayin’ Safe: Fueling Risk

Intersections are the most common sites of motorcycle crashes involving other vehicles. You probably knew that. Oncoming vehicles turning left across the path of...

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