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When the Shiver was introduced back in 2007, it carried the distinction of being one of the first Aprilia motorcycles to roll out of...

2017 KTM 690 Enduro R | (Off-) Road Test Review

With more buzz than a hive of angry bees and a tall, narrow seat carved from granite, KTM’s 690 Enduro R leaves a lot...

Small Bikes Rule! Honda CRF250L Rally, Suzuki GSX250R and Yamaha TW200 Reviews

One day we happened to look in a darker corner of the Rider shop and realized that a number of smaller new motorcycles were...

Man on a VanVan Without a Plan

Life begins at 70 mpg... Sitting at the end of my driveway, the VanVan’s headlight jiggling in time to the gentle thumping of the bike’s...

Retrospective: 1979-1992 Yamaha QT50 Yamahopper

Looking in Cycle magazine’s “1980 Buyers Guide,” the Motorized Bicycles section has more than 20 bikes listed. Most of them are a hair under...

Long-Term Report: 2017 Honda Africa Twin

When Honda announced that the white/blue/red, gold-rimmed color scheme was going to be available in the U.S. for 2017, we couldn’t resist adding an...

2018 Kawasaki Z900RS | First Ride Review

These days retro bikes are everywhere you look. Instagram is full of millennials with tattoos and trucker hats showing off their old Honda CB-turned-café...

2018 Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black | First Ride Review

The 2017 Triumph Bonneville Bobber was one of the most highly anticipated new models to be released last year, an instant hit that quickly...

2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 S Touring | First Ride Review

Take some of the twistiest roads in the world, wrap them around a 6,400-foot-high volcano on an exotic isle off the coast of northwestern...

Indian Scout Bobber vs. Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber vs. Triumph Bonneville Bobber | Comparo Review

Today’s bobbers, as a style, could be described as less than sensible. They prize form over function, emotion and feel over pure logic. If...

Retrospective: 1998-2001 Honda VFR800Fi Interceptor

This is the so-called fifth generation of the VFR—and it was essentially a new machine. The most obvious change was the slightly bigger V4...

Long-Term Ride: 2017 Zero SR

What’s it like to live with an electric motorcycle long-term? Fully electric vehicles gather more attention than ever nowadays, so we are setting out...

2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA | First Ride Review

Intense competition in the popular adventure-bike category makes life difficult for manufacturers, but the rapid advancement of the breed makes life beautiful for riders....

2018 Kawasaki Z900RS | First Look Review

After weeks of teasing and hinting followed by a global unveil at the EICMA show in Italy earlier this month, U.S. motorcycle enthusiasts will...

2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400 | First Look Review

The leapfrogging continues in the small-displacement sportbike class, and Kawasaki is taking the displacement lead with its new 2018 Ninja 400. Far from a...

2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX | First Look Review

If you looked at Kawasaki’s bombastic Ninja H2 supercharged sportbike back when it was introduced in 2015, and thought to yourself, “Gosh, that’s my...

2018 Yamaha XSR700 | First Ride Review

When Yamaha’s 2014 FZ-09 triple was announced, anticipation of its arrival was so high that eager buyers lined up to put deposits down on...

A Look Back: 1991-2002 Honda ST1100

When Honda introduced the V45 Sabre in 1982, everyone thought the V-4 revolution was at hand. Everyone at Honda, that is. With a few...

Moto Guzzi Unveils Concept 85 Adventure Bike, Teases New V7 III Models

As Moto Guzzi approaches its 100th anniversary in 2021, like an aging favorite uncle it's showing more and more willingness to let its character...

2018 Royal Enfield Continental GT and Interceptor | First Look Review

Royal Enfield is in the midst of a revival. It never really died (read the story here), but like most manufacturers it’s had its...

KTM Announces 2018 Motorcycle Lineup

At the EICMA show in Milan, Italy, KTM North America announced its 2018 street motorcycle lineup. Leading the way is the new 1290 Super...

New 2018 Kawasaki Models Unveiled at EICMA

Under the broad promise of "True Commitment"--to adventure, sport and life in general--Kawasaki unveiled several new models at the EICMA show in Milan, Italy,...

2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen and Svartpilen | First Look Review

At the 2014 EICMA show in Milan, Italy—nearly two years after Austrian KTM bought Swedish-born, Italy-based Husqvarna from German BMW—Husqvarna showed two street-focused concept...

2018 Triumph Tiger 800 and 1200 XR XC | First Look Review

Triumph’s Tiger 3-cylinder adventure-bike lineup has been significantly refined and enhanced for 2018, starting with a claimed 22-pound weight loss for the Tiger 1200s,...

2018 BMW K 1600 Grand America | First Look Review

In late 2017, BWM unveiled a new model that embraced the popularity of baggers. Called the K 1600 B, it was based on the...

2018 BMW F 750 GS and F 850 GS | First Look Review

When it debuted nearly a decade ago, BMW’s F 800 GS seemed like the answers to adventure riders’ prayers. It had the durability and...

2018 Harley-Davidson Sport Glide | First Look Review

Harley-Davidson’s Softail line made a huge leap forward for 2018, getting the Milwaukee-Eight Big Twin that was introduced last year on Touring models, an...

2019 Yamaha Niken Leaning Trike | First Look Review

First there was the Piaggio MP3, a three-wheeled leaning scooter with two wheels in front, a marvel of engineering that provided hellacious front-end grip....

2018 Honda CB1000R | First Look Review

While the Gold Wing is Honda’s flagship motorcycle, the roots of its success in the U.S. and abroad reside in the CB series of...

2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 and Tracer 900 GT | First Look Review

The FJ-09 is dead, long live the Tracer 900. According to Yamaha, “While European-spec Yamaha motorcycles have used the ‘Tracer’ model name since the...

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