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Since returning from South Africa in January, where I was among the first wave of journalists at the world launch of BMW’s all-new, air/liquid-cooled...

2013 BMW F 700 GS | Road Test Review

Height-adjustable or optional low seats can drop seat height by an inch or so, but for many riders that isn’t enough, especially on dual-sport/enduro...

2014 KTM 1190 Adventure | First Ride Review

Roaring out of the fourth tight, uphill corner, one of hundreds in our aggressive ascent from sea level to the lava fields surrounding 12,198-foot...

BMW Motorrad USA Announces Pricing for 2013 R 1200 GS

BMW Motorrad USA has announced pricing for the all-new liquid-cooled 2013 R 1200 GS. The next generation flat twin enduro will have a base Manufacturer’s Suggested...

Rider Comparo: 2013 Honda CRF250L vs. 2013 Kawasaki KLX250S vs. 2013 Yamaha WR250R

The last time Rider corralled a herd of 250 dual-sports (April 2008), we chose the thriftiest models available in the face of rising gas...

2013 BMW R 1200 GS | First Ride Review

Redesigning a motorcycle that established and continues to define a robust market segment, one that has been a perennial bestseller, inspires fanatical devotion and...

2013 Honda CRF250L: Ridden & Rated

Conventional wisdom says you can’t please everyone, but that’s not stopping Honda from trying. Its new 2013 CRF250L dual-sport has a liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, single-cylinder...

2013 BMW F 700 GS | First Ride Review

When BMW decided to update the F 650 GS for 2013, it was clearly in a generous mood. The folks in Bavaria gave the...

2012 Honda NC700X DCT ABS Road Test

Motorcycles are not appliances. Even if your main goal in buying one is to accomplish a daily task like commuting with the lowest possible...

Rider Comparo: Honda NC700X vs. Kawasaki Versys vs. Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS

Mid-size bikes make a lot of sense. Not only because they tend to be less expensive and lighter, but also because they have become...

2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring – First Ride Review

Since its 2010 revamp, the Ducati Multistrada 1200 has been busy. It became king of Pikes Peak (spawning an eponymous model version), it helped...

2013 Husqvarna TR650 Terra and Strada

Husqvarna, a formerly Swedish company based in Italy and owned since 2007 by Germans (BMW), has been making motorcycles for 110 years. Best known...

BMW Unveils All-new, Liquid-cooled R 1200 GS

The wait is over. After years of hand-wringing by the Bavarian faithful, months of rampant speculation and numerous leaked spy shots, the all-new BMW...

2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 – First Look Review

Three years after the radical remake of Ducati’s Multistrada adventure tourer, the now-Audi-owned Italian company has given the versatile platform a significant upgrade. The...

Ducati Previews The Release Of Their 2013 Multistrada Models

Ducati has given a preview of its highly-anticipated 2013 range by revealing exciting new Multistrada models that introduce new features such as enhanced aesthetics,...

2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer | Road Test Review

After my exhilarating but brief ride on the all-new Triumph Tiger Explorer at its press launch in Spain (Rider, May 2012, and on ridermag.wpengine.com),...

Comparison Review: 2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer vs. 2012 Yamaha Super Ténéré

The open-class adventure touring segment has grown from a class of one—the BMW R 1200 GS/Adventure—to a class of five in recent years, with...

2012 Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX | Road Test Review

If there are any stretches of paved road left in the U.S. with more than 200 miles between gas stations, I’d sure like to...

Triumph Announces XC Version of Award Winning Tiger Explorer

Triumph Motorcycles increases its range in the Adventure Touring market with the launch of the new Tiger Explorer XC. With a nod to the...

2013 BMW F 700 GS and BMW F 800 GS – First Look Review

BMW’s F-series model family includes four motorcycles powered by the company’s 798cc parallel twin engine: F 800 R, F 800 ST, F 650 GS...

2012 BMW G 650 GS Sertão vs. 2012 Kawasaki KLR650 Comparison Review

What would you do with an extra $2,351? Even at today’s high prices, you could fill your gas tank hundreds of times. You could...

2012 BMW G 650 GS Sertão Road Test Review

Sertão is Portuguese for hinterlands or back country, particularly the arid badlands of northeastern Brazil, the sort of place the new offroad-ready G 650...

2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer | First Ride Review

Leaned over mid-corner, the toe of my boot scraping the tarmac and adrenalin crackling through my veins, rolling on the throttle induces a deep,...

2012 Honda NC700X | First Look Review

At the New York stop on the International Motorcycle Shows tour, American Honda is unveiling an all-new model, the 2012 Honda NC700X. First seen...

2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS | Road Test Review

Remember the SV650? When it debuted in 1999, Suzuki’s small-fry naked bike wowed the press and public alike despite having modest power, budget components...

2011 BMW R1200GS Adventure vs. 2012 Yamaha Super Ténéré | Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing This 2011 BMW R1200GS Adventure vs. 2012 Yamaha Super Ténéré Motorcycle Comparison was originally published in the January 2012 issue of...

2011 BMW G 650 GS Road Test Review

When I started working at Rider a few years ago, a friend of mine asked, “Now that riding is work, what will you do...

2012 KTM Street Bikes – First Look

KTM has streamlined its street bike lineup for 2012, with eight models in four categories. Two high-spec versions of the 1190 superbike, the RC8 R...

2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS First Ride

photography by John Howell & Enrico Pavia Western North Carolina, home to all-consuming kudzu vines, fertile fields full of King Cotton and roads that wind...

2012 BMW G 650 GS Sertão | First Look Review

In much the same way BMW produced a more offroad worthy (and subsequently very popular) F 650 GS twin with its F 650 GS...

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