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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...

2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 | First Look Review

Perched at the top of the adventure-sport touring heap sits Ducati's Multistrada, which bested its closest competitor, the BMW S 1000 XR, in our...

2018 Honda Gold Wing | First Ride Review

Honda’s iconic Gold Wing dominated the heavyweight-touring category for many years thanks to its combination of smooth, stump-pulling power, excellent handling for its size,...

2017 Ducati Multistrada 950 vs. 2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT vs. 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 | Comparison Review

Summertime is for touring. Long days, warm weather and vacation days that have been squirreled away like acorns mean it’s time to pack the...

2017 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT vs 2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 | Comparison Review

In his Rider Test of the 2017 V-Strom 650, Rider's Senior Editor Drevenstedt mentions The Question: “If you could only own one motorcycle, what would it...

2018 BMW K 1600 B Bagger | Road Test Review

You really get to know a motorcycle when you ride it all day, every day, for an entire week. Long hours in the saddle...

2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 | Road Test Review

Because we test so many different bikes, Rider staffers are often asked, “What’s the best motorcycle?” That’s not an easy question to answer, in...

Re-Cycling: 1986-2006 Kawasaki Concours ZG1000

You wouldn’t be alone if you argued that BMW invented sport touring, but it’s hard to deny Kawasaki brought it to the masses. In...

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...

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 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT | Long-Term Review

Following his first ride on the 2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT in Spain last spring, EIC Tuttle described it as “nearly flawless, the...

Honda NC700X DCT ABS | Tour Test Review

Confession time: It may seem like the result of careful planning, but serendipity often plays a big role in our ability to create good...

Long-Term Rides: 2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES

10,525 miles, MSRP $17,990 Since its U.S. introduction for 2003, Yamaha’s FJR1300 has become a sport-touring icon. With its big, 1,298cc in-line four smoothly generating more than...

2017 BMW F 800 R & F 800 GT | First Look Review

BMW’s F 800 R and F 800 GT have proven popular with smaller riders, and for 2017 both models are receiving updates and new...

2017 BMW K 1600 GT | First Look Review

When the BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL broke cover in 2010, they promised to bring new levels of performance and sophistication...

1993 Yamaha GTS1000 Review: A Brave New World

Note: This article was originally published in the April 1993 issue of Rider. Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the...

2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES | Road Test Review

What do a state park, an international border crossing, a dirt road and a coastal highway have in common? Together they make up the...

Video Review | 2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

The KTM 1290 Super Duke GT is the perfect sport-touring machine for a rider who needs some creature comforts but doesn’t want to give...

2016 Honda VFR1200X | Road Test Review

Shortly after its groundbreaking VFR1200F sport tourer was introduced for 2010, Honda launched an adventure-styled bike for 2012 based on the same smooth and...

2016 Yamaha FJR1300A/FJR1300ES – First Ride Review

“14 years of refinement” doesn’t exactly sound like an earth-shattering tagline, but that’s what Yamaha led with at its press briefing for the new...

2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT Review | First Ride

You have to give KTM credit for building bikes its own way. From their signature orange paint and angular, Transformer-inspired styling to “Ready to...

2016 Triumph Tiger Sport – Not (Yet) for U.S. Consumption

The Tiger name has a long history at Triumph, with early models dating back to the 1930s. In the modern Hinckley era, Tigers have...

Yamaha Announces More 2016 Models and Pricing

Since last fall, Yamaha has announced many new, updated and returning models as part of its 2016 lineup, including cruisers under the Star Motorcycles...

Video Review | 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT

The 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT serves as stark reminder that a well-executed light and compact bike can indeed be a joy all the...

2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT – First Look Review

KTM’s 1290 Super Duke R, aka “The Beast,” is one of the most potent naked sportbikes ever made, with a 1,301cc V-twin that ripped...

2016 Yamaha FJR1300 / FJR1300ES – First Look Review

Yamaha’s smooth, fast, comfortable FJR1300 open-class sport tourer enters its 14th model year in the U.S. and gets a minor update for 2016. Before...

2015 BMW R 1200 R and 2016 R 1200 RS – Road Test Review

The first motorcycle to be badged as a BMW was the R32, a stylish black beauty with white pinstriping that produced all of 8.5...

Long-Term Review: 2015 Yamaha FJ-09

First Report (2,847 miles) // MSRP $10,490 Yamaha's latest sport/adventure crossover bike, the FJ-09, offers a lot of fun and competence at a reasonable price....

Long-Term Review: 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT

6,555 Miles // MSRP: $12,799 Since our last Long-Term Rides report on the Versys 1000 LT in the July issue, we’ve logged another 5,000 miles...

Video Review | Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT

Part adventure bike, part sport tourer, the Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT is the best of both worlds. It’s tall enough for generous legroom and...

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