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2010 Ducati Hypermotard 796 | Road Test Review

Ducatis tend to come in two sizes: small and large. You select the one that suits your appetite, like lunch- and dinner-sized entrées. Not...

2009 Yamaha R1 – Road Test Review

Whizbang technology from Yamaha’s M1 MotoGP racebike trickled down to the masses in 2009 when the R1 sportbike became the first production motorcycle to...

2009 Aprilia SMV750 Dorsoduro | Road Test Review

When running late or feeling lazy, instead of my Wheaties I grab a chorizo-and-egg breakfast burrito from a popular Ventura eatery on my way...

2009 Kawasaki ER-6n | Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing The first question that popped into my head when I heard the name of Kawasaki’s newest Candy Plasma Blue sportbike is,...

2009 Ducati Monster 696 – Road Test Review

Ducati's Monsters, or Mostri, are the Italian maker's naked sport-standards with L-twin engines. In the USA for 2008, they range from the air-cooled 695...

2009 Suzuki Gladius 650 | Road Test Review

If you've been around motorcycling for a few years, you no doubt recall the heyday of the Suzuki Katanas. Introduced in the early '80s...

2009 BMW K 1300 S – Road Test Review

As cool as it is to ride a sportbike on the track, all decked out in leathers and doing my damnedest to grind down...

2009 Honda CBR600RR ABS | Road Test Review

I did ride the 2009 Honda CBR600RR ABS, but only for an hour...in the rain. Hardly enough seat time or suitable conditions to evaluate...

2009 Yamaha FZ6R – Road Test Review

Looks can be deceiving. The 2009 Yamaha FZ6R is styled like a supersport, and is even classified as such on Yamaha's website, but its...

2009 Ducati GT1000 Touring – Road Test Review

"Whew! That was close...." As soon as my mind punctuated that thought, the Ducati GT1000 and I were on our sides skidding down the road. It...

2009 Triumph Daytona 675 – Road Test Review

Middleweight sportbike development has been a fiercely competitive game of one-upmanship among the Japanese Big Four. Dictated in part by the rules of supersport...

2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R – Road Test Review

As time passes, people tend to get slower and heavier, and their mass becomes less centralized. In contrast, sportbikes slim down, firm up and...

2009 Ducati Monster 1100 – Road Test Review

In April 2008 Ducati held its collective breath as it released the new Monster 696 to the press in Barcelona. This was the first...

2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650R – Road Test Review

photography by Scott Hirko Test motorcycles come and go here frequently, except certain models we have trouble letting go. Our shop will only hold so...

2009 Aprilia Mana 850 | Road Test Review

If you judge this book by its cover, it is clearly a winner. Red, Italian and stylish, with a rumbling V-twin engine. Factor in...

2008 Kawasaki Z1000, Triumph Speed Triple and Yamaha FZ1 – Comparison Review

In my past life I was a scientist-specifically, a demographer who studied trends in human mortality (depressing, I know). Although my number-crunching days are...

2008 Aprilia SL 750 Shiver Twin | Road Test Review

The Aprilia Shiver is Aprilia's first middleweight sportbike, a product of its plant in Noale, Italy. This factory has already served as the birthplace...

2008 BMW R 1200 HP2 Megamoto – Road Test Review

We all know First Adopters, folks who stay on the bleeding-edge of the latest and greatest. They are willing to endure remarkable levels of...

2008 Triumph Speed Triple – Road Test Review

At the tender age of six, I went on my first motorcycle camping trip. Dad took my big brother and me on a 200-mile...

2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R – Road Test Review

Motorcycles are amazing. Can you imagine, in the highly competitive world of automobiles, that a company could bring out a particular model and continue...

2008 KTM LC4 Singles | Road Test Review

On the afternoon flight home from Spain via London, you head west over Greenland. The effect is that of an endless sunset, as the...

2008 Honda CBR1000RR – Road Test Review

A little bit faster, a little bit lighter, a little bit more compact than before...so goes the well-proven formula that's marked the progress of...

2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R – Road Test Review

If there's one thing Kawasaki isn't suffering from, it's an identity crisis, especially in the sportbike segment. But that wasn't always the case. A...

2008 Buell 1125R – Road Test Review

I like to root for the underdog. There's something about watching a team beat the odds that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy...

Rider Magazine’s 2008 Motorcycle of the Year and Best of Class

The new bikes for the 2008 model year have all been revealed, and it's time once again to name our three Best-of-Class winners. From...

2009 Buell 1125CR | Road Test Review

Los Angeles has the Rock Store; Berlin has Spinner-Brücke, a biergarten that has been a motorcycle hangout for 50 years. Harley traditionalists in America...

2008 Suzuki Hayabusa vs. Kawasaki ZX-14 – Comparison Review

You're riding along on one of these new 2008 supersports, and suddenly slow down to contemplate the moment you've been waiting for. The road...

2008 Suzuki GSX650F – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing If you're going to commute on a motorcycle in 38-degree temperatures, it may as well be on a bike you really...

2008 Suzuki B-King – Road Test Review

TOKYO, Japan, October 2001: At the annual motorcycle show here this month, among the parade of exotic concept bikes, one neo hot-rod spoke to...

2008 Moto Guzzi Breva 1200 Sport – Road Test Review

It has been said that Moto Guzzi is rather like Italian politics: Every year there is a new government, but nothing really changes. For...

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