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2017 Honda CB500F | First Ride Review

Sitting side-by-side, the Rebel 500 and CB500F don’t appear to be kin, the only potential giveaway being the “surname” (i.e. Honda wing) on each...

2017 Yamaha FZ-10 | Tour Test Review

Right after I tumbled into my forties in 2000, I began to develop an intolerance for low clip-on handlebars and high rearset footpegs on...

Video Review | 2017 Suzuki SV650

While it may not stand out in any one way, the 2017 Suzuki SV650 is simply a great all-around bike. Whether grinding away at...

Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition Makes Its Superlative Debut at Laguna Seca

Ducati has released the definitive version of its superlative 1299 Panigale R superbike, the Final Edition. The 1299 Panigale R Final Edition looks to...

This Is The MV Agusta Brutale 800 America, Because Freedom

Back in the 1970s, Italian marque MV Agusta built a series of bikes called the America. For 2017, MV Agusta is bringing back the...

Retrospective: 1994-1998 Ducati 916 Strada

When Ducati announces a new model, the world of motorcycling sits up and pays attention. In the factory in the back streets of Bologna,...

2017 Kawasaki Z900 vs. 2017 Yamaha FZ-09 | Comparison Review

Fans of “naked” or standard sportbikes are currently spoiled for choice. The Japanese Big Four, as well as European brands like Triumph and Ducati,...

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS | First Ride Review

Let’s jump straight to the bottom line: If you’re hooked hard on all the performance advantages offered by liter-class hyper-sportbikes but your body rebels...

2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 | First Ride Review

Slow way down, lean over and take a wide line to straighten out Turn 11, one of five first-gear hairpins that complicate the 3.4-mile...

Honda CB650F Comes to the U.S.

American Honda has announced that the CB650F will be available in the U.S. as a 2018 model, and is projected to be in dealerships...

2017 KTM 390 Duke | First Ride Review

The light, frisky 390 Duke, which debuted for 2015 and has been updated for 2017, is KTM’s first truly global model. It’s the only...

2017 Ducati Scrambler Café Racer | First Ride Review

Some bikes are built for a purpose, whether it’s turning fast laps, touring, cruising, adventure or flying 40 feet in the air over a...

2017 Kawasaki Z900 ABS | First Ride Review

The Z900 is a storied model in the history of both Kawasaki and motorcycling as a whole. In 1972, the 903cc Z1 was launched...

2017 Triumph Street Triple RS | First Ride Review

Within Triumph’s robust motorcycle lineup, no fewer than eight models have one or more of the following four words in their name: Speed, Street,...

2017 Yamaha FZ-09 | First Ride Review

When the FZ-09 first hit the market in October 2013 (as a 2014 model), it was universally lauded as one of the best “bang-for-the-buck”...

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 650 | First Ride Review

Forty-two pounds. That’s about what a 5-gallon water bottle weighs. Ever hefted one of those when loading a new one atop a water cooler?...

Kawasaki’s Ultra-Exclusive Ninja H2 Carbon

Is owning a "normal" 200-horsepower, supercharged, aerospace-engineered superbike not quite enough? Or, more likely, are you a motorcycle collector? If the answer to either...

2016 Yamaha YZF-R3 | Rider Tour Test

From cliffs high above the Pacific Ocean to the salty mist near the water’s edge, California’s Route 1 along the Big Sur coast seduces...

2017 Triumph Street Triple S, R and RS – First Look

Good things come in threes: the Three Stooges, the Three Little Pigs, the number of times you have to say "Beetlejuice" in order to...

Video Review | 2017 Ducati Monster 1200 S

The 2017 Ducati Monster 1200 S is the best Monster yet, with more power, new electronics, sharper handling and fresh styling. See it in...

2018 BMW G 310 R | First Ride Review

I’ve always enjoyed riding smaller bikes. Part of that comes from not being terribly large, but it’s also because it’s just fun to fling...

2017 Kawasaki Z650 – First Ride Review

In the 1970s, an influx of in-line four cylinder motorcycles from the Japanese “Big Four” quickly took over the market. These quick, reliable and...

BMW’s HP4 RACE Prototype is a Carbon Fiber Work of Art

At the EICMA show in Milan, Italy, earlier this month, Ducati unveiled its new 1299 Superleggera (“super light” in Italian), a MotoGP-caliber sportbike that...

2018 Suzuki GSX250R | First Look Review

In an effort to attract new and young riders into motorcycling, over the past several years manufacturers have introduced a wide variety of small-displacement...

2017 Ducati Monster 1200 S | First Ride Review

When the Ducati Monster M900 was introduced back in 1993, Bill and Hillary Clinton lived in the White House, the Internet was in its...

2017 Kawasaki Z650 ABS | First Look Review

Kawasaki briefly offered a naked Ninja 650 derivative called the ER-6n in the United States (2009-2010), and since then the smallest-displacement naked “Z” bike...

2017 Kawasaki Z900 ABS | First Look Review

Replacing the outgoing Z800 in Kawasaki’s naked “Z” bike lineup is the 2017 Z900. The new Z900 carries Kawasaki’s trademark Sugomi-inspired styling, and is...

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS | First Look Review

When it comes to liter-sized, fully-faired sportbikes, Kawasaki offers two choices. For those interested in cutting-edge, track-ready performance, there’s the Ninja ZX-10R, which won...

2017 Ducati 1299 Superleggera | First Look Review

Have you ever looked at a MotoGP bike and thought to yourself, “Yeah, I could totally ride that!” Well, then, Ducati has the bike...

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 650 ABS | First Look Review

As we noted in our recent middleweight comparison, Kawasaki’s venerable Ninja 650 is ripe for an update, having received its last one in 2012....

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