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Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year

Our first Motorcycle of the Year was awarded to the 1990 BMW K1, and for the past 31 years we’ve limited contenders to current...

2022 Kawasaki KLR650 | Video Review

We test the 2022 Kawasaki KLR650, which got only its second major update since the legendary dual-sport was introduced in 1987. After being...

2022 Kawasaki KLR650 | Top 10 Review

I just spent the last five days riding over 1,000 miles on Kawasaki’s legendary dual-sport icon, the KLR650, newly updated for 2022. Our on-...

2022 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2022 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes cruisers, sportbikes, retro-styled bikes, scooters, touring...

2021 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2021 motorcycle buyers guide includes new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes bikes in many categories, including adventure,...

2021 Kawasaki KLX300 and KLX300SM | Video Review

We test two new models from Kawasaki: the KLX300 dual-sport (MSRP $5,599) and the KLX300SM supermoto (MSRP $5,999). Both are powered by a 292cc...

2021 Kawasaki KLX300SM | First Ride Review

Everyone has that one friend. You know the one — the guy or gal that dismisses societal rules and general decorum as mere suggestions,...

2021 Kawasaki KLX300 | First Ride Review

They say that variety is the spice of life and when it comes to riding motorcycles, truer words have never been spoken. We’d all...

Eddie’s Mean Green Machine: 1982 Kawasaki KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica

Precious few periods in motorcycling’s 120-some-year history have offered more radical change than the early 1980s. You could call the period transformative. Or radical. Or...

2022 Kawasaki KLR650 | First Look Review

As far as dual-sport motorcycles go, the Kawasaki KLR650 is the stuff of legend. We're big fans of the KLR650, and when it was...

2020 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT | Road Test Review

When the current generation of Kawasaki’s Versys 650 LT appeared on the scene in 2015, the motorcycle landscape was a different place. Things like...

2020 Kawasaki Z900 ABS | Video Review

We review the 2020 Kawasaki Z900 ABS! First launched in 2017, the Z900 platform was the budget sport rider's go-to choice due to its...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | Road Test Review

All right, so you want to go far but you also want go fast, and you need some carrying capacity and comfort while doing...

Kawasaki To Reproduce Cylinder Heads for 1970s Z1 Motorcycles

Kawasaki Motor Corp., U.S.A has announced that they will be reproducing cylinder heads for classic Kawasaki Z1, KZ900 and KZ1000 models.

2019 Honda CB1000R vs 2020 Kawasaki Z900RS vs 2020 Suzuki Katana | Comparison Test Review

Remember UJMs? If you were a motorcyclist in the ’70s, or have a soft spot for bikes from that era, then you remember them...

2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+ | Road Test Review

Considering how popular the Versys 650 has become, almost from the moment it was introduced in the U.S. for 2008, we found it decidedly...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 | Road Test Review

What a difference a few years make. When we pitted the Ninja 650 against two rivals back in November 2016, we came away unimpressed...

2019 Honda CB650R vs. Kawasaki W800 Cafe vs. Suzuki SV650X | Comparison Review

Three riders walk into a dealership.... (I know it sounds like the start of a bad joke but bear with me.) All three are...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | First Look Review

Kawasaki's Ninja 1000 sport tourer is getting a host of updates for 2020, enough in fact that it's been given a new (sort of)...

2020 Kawasaki Z650 and Z900 | First Look Review

Kawasaki is updating its Z650 and Z900 naked sport bikes for 2020, with the Z900 receiving the most significant changes that bring it up-to-date...

2020 Kawasaki Z H2 | First Look Preview

Hold on tight. Kawasaki has announced it's bringing its balanced supercharged 998cc inline four to its Z lineup of naked motorcycles with a new...

2020 Kawasaki W800 | First Look Review

When the sharp-looking W800 Cafe was announced for the U.S. market for 2019, reactions were predictably mixed. Yes, the cafe racer look was cool...but...

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...

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...

2020 Guide to New Street Motorcycles

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2020 model year (plus sneak peeks at a few 2021 models)....

Retrospective: 1974-1979 Kawasaki KZ400 Twin

Nice little bike. Great for commuting, but entirely capable of a cross-country trip. This model was an answer to problems in the global economy....

2019 Kawasaki Z400 ABS | First Ride Review

In the 1960s, a term emerged among American motorcyclists: UJM, short for Universal Japanese Motorcycle, a not very enthusiastic characterization of the CB, KZ,...

The Best Bikes for Smaller Riders (and Budgets): 2019 Edition!

Bigger doesn’t always mean better, and fortunately for those of us looking for a fun, affordable motorcycle there are more choices than ever. Nearly...

Requiem for the Kawasaki KLR650 (1987-2018)

Here we are, at the beginning of a new year and the end of an era. After a 32-year run (1987-2018), Kawasaki has ceased...

2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+ | First Look Review

Thanks to their comfortable, sit-up ergonomics, generous suspension travel and do-it-all versatility, adventure tourers have been one of motorcycling’s few growth segments in recent...

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