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2024 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX+ Review | First Look

The 2024 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX+ is a new “crossover” motorcycle that combines the engine performance and chassis of a sport-tourer with the upright stance and...

2024 Triumph Tiger 900 Review | First Look

Triumph has announced the 2024 Triumph Tiger 900 range, which includes the Tiger 900 GT, Tiger 900 GT Pro, and Tiger 900 Rally Pro,...

2024 BMW M 1000 XR, S 1000 XR Review | First Look

BMW Motorrad has announced the release of two long-distance sportbikes for 2024. The updated 2024 BMW S 1000 XR offers increased engine power, improved...

2023 BMW R 1250 RT Review | Road Test

I love riding and testing motorcycles. However, to do the latter, I have to make a 900-mile roundtrip from my home in southern Utah...

2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Review | Video

Now in its fourth generation since the FJ-09 debuted for 2015, the 2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ sport-tourer has been updated with an eye...

2023 Motorcycle of the Year

If Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year, now in its 34th year, were a person, it would have graduated from college or completed military service,...

More 2024 Suzuki Motorcycles Announced

Suzuki Motor USA has introduced its next group of 2024 sport, sport-touring, and adventure motorcycles, as well the return of a popular scooter. Related: Suzuki...

2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Review | Road Test

When a bike wins Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year award, as the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT did in 2021, it’s a special machine that...

2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ | First Look Review

Just two years after introducing the Tracer 9 GT sport-tourer, which won Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year award, an upgraded version has been...

BMW Announces New Intelligent Emergency Call Feature, 2024 Motorcycle Lineup

BMW Motorrad has announced the first updates for model year 2024. BMW models receive new color options, and BMW has also rearranged some of...

2024 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2024 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. As with previous buyers guides, we will also...

Best Motorcycles for Smaller Riders: Seat Height 31-31.9 Inches

Choices for smaller, affordable motorcycles are growing, and that’s good news for riders looking for a fun bike that won’t break the bank. Whether...

2023 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT | Road Test Review

Riding new and unfamiliar motorcycles is one of the best aspects of working for a motorcycle magazine. But what I enjoy even more is...

Suzuki Announces More Returning 2023 Models

Suzuki has announced additional models to its 2023 product line, including the sport-touring Suzuki GSX-S1000GT/GT+ models, plus three Boulevard models: the M109R B.O.S.S. muscle...

2023 KTM 790 Duke and 1290 Super Duke GT | First Look Review

KTM North America Inc. has announced the 2023 Duke and Super Duke Duke range. After a brief hiatus, the 790 Duke and 1290 Super...

2022 Motorcycle of the Year

For the past 32 years, Rider has selected a Motorcycle of the Year. With the exception of two years when we made a People’s...

2023 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2023 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. We will continually update the guide as new...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | Long-Term Review

Related Story: 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | Road Test Review Mileage: 6,294Base Price: $14,899 (2021); $14,999 (2022)Accessories: $729.95 After a year together, it’s finally time...

Kawasaki Announces More 2023 Returning Models

Kawasaki announced the return of several sport, retro sport, naked, cruiser, adventure touring, and dual-sport models to its motorcycle lineup. These 2023 motorcycles are...

2022 BMW K 1600 GTL | Road Test Review

It has been four decades since BMW introduced the K 100, its first motorcycle powered by a liquid-cooled in-line 4-cylinder engine. Known as the...

BMW Announces Updates to Select 2023 Models

BMW Motorrad USA has announced the first round of updates and changes to its 2023 lineup of motorcycles and scooters, which will begin production...

2022 Kawasaki Versys 650 | First Ride Review

My 2009 Kawasaki Versys 650 was one of the best utilitarian two-wheelers I’ve owned, but since I’m always putting miles on test bikes, I...

2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT | Road Test Review

Suzuki is helping sport-tourers make a comeback. With the rise of adventure bikes over the past decade, sport-tourers got shoved aside, relegated to the...

Suzuki Announces 2023 Returning Models

Last year, Suzuki released several all-new or significantly updated motorcycles, including the third-generation Hayabusa, the new GSX-S1000 naked sportbike, and the new GSX-S1000GT and...

2022 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited | Road Test Review

BRP’s Can-Am three-wheelers have come a long way since the first model was introduced back in 2007. What started out as a single Spyder...

Retrospective: 1990-2002 Honda ST1100

YEAR/MODEL: 2002 Honda ST1100 OWNER: Clement Salvadori HOMETOWN: Atascadero, California Back in the late 1980s, the European market was as important to Honda as the American one....

2022 Triumph Tiger Sport 660 | Video Review

We test the 2022 Triumph Tiger Sport 660, an all-new middleweight sport-tourer based on the Trident 660. With a base price of $9,295, it...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | Road Test Review

Some motorcycles are fantastic right out of the gate. Others take a little time to find their way. They’re diamonds in the rough, requiring...

2022 Triumph Tiger Sport 660 | First Ride Review

When the covers were pulled off the 2022 Triumph Tiger Sport 660, it made sense. Triumph has its adventure bike bases covered with its...

2022 Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello | First Look Review

2021 marked Moto Guzzi’s 100-year anniversary, and the Mandello Del Lario brand celebrated the momentous occasion with special-edition models and a traveling museum exhibit....

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