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With its competition hard on the gas and more stringent Euro 5 emissions, noise and durability regulations looming on the 2020 horizon, for the...

2021 Aprilia RS 660 | First Ride Review

Those with a finger on the sportbike category's pulse have had their gaze fixated on the Aprilia RS 660 ever since a concept of...

2020 Kawasaki Z900 ABS | Video Review

We review the 2020 Kawasaki Z900 ABS! First launched in 2017, the Z900 platform was the budget sport rider's go-to choice due to its...

2020 KTM 890 Duke R | Road Test Review

One short year after the 790 Duke’s release, the 2020 KTM 890 Duke R took everyone by surprise when it was unveiled at the...

2021 Triumph Trident Teased During Final Testing

Hot on the heels of the 2021 Triumph Trident's design prototype reveal at the London Design Museum, Triumph has released official images of the...

2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R | Road Test Review

For 2020 KTM’s “Beast” offers more monster power but is actually less beastly in the handling department thanks to an all-new frame, wheels, tires...

2020 Ducati Hypermotard 950 RVE | First Look Review

Ducati has just pulled the covers off the latest addition to the Hypermotard family, the 2020 Ducati Hypermotard 950 RVE. Equipped with an up/down...

2020 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 | Road Test Review

Some bikes prize form over function, and that’s OK. I mean, come on, the star-spangled chopper ridden by Peter Fonda in “Easy Rider” was...

2020 Yamaha MT-03 | Video Review

Take a ride with us on the new-for-2020 Yamaha MT-03 "hyper naked" sportbike in this brief riding review. Yamaha's highly anticipated MT-03 is the...

Retrospective: 1999-2002 Buell X1 Lightning

In addition to the weather phenomenon, the word lightning means fast, as in the speed of light or 186,000 miles per second. This motorcycle is...

2019 Honda CB1000R vs 2020 Kawasaki Z900RS vs 2020 Suzuki Katana | Comparison Test Review

Remember UJMs? If you were a motorcyclist in the ’70s, or have a soft spot for bikes from that era, then you remember them...

Honda Releases Info on CB-F Concept

This darn coronavirus is just mucking everything up. Virtual unveilings and press releases just don't have quite the same impact as dramatically pulling a...

2020 KTM 890 Duke R | First Look Review

We needed some good news, and KTM North America has delivered, announcing the early availability of the brand new 890 Duke R, unveiled in...

2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR | Road Test Review

Since the launch of the BMW F 800 model family with the F 800 S and F 800 ST in 2006, these middleweight, parallel...

2020 Yamaha MT-03 | First Ride Review

"Though she be but little, she be fierce!" -- William Shakespeare Consider for a moment that the best-selling Yamaha motorcycles for the past several years...

2020 Ducati Superleggera V4 | First Look Review

Last fall Ducati announced updates to its Panigale V4 and Panigale V4 S superbikes, including a new aerodynamics package and revised electronics, suspension and...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 | Road Test Review

What a difference a few years make. When we pitted the Ninja 650 against two rivals back in November 2016, we came away unimpressed...

2019 Honda CB650R vs. Kawasaki W800 Cafe vs. Suzuki SV650X | Comparison Review

Three riders walk into a dealership.... (I know it sounds like the start of a bad joke but bear with me.) All three are...

2019 Husqvarna Svartpilen 701 | Road Test Review

Different is good. What would our world be like if the only ice cream flavors were chocolate and vanilla? A life without Denali Mint...

2020 Arch KRGT-1 | First Ride Review

I’m going to be brutally honest. I showed up in Pasadena, where Rider Magazine was being given the opportunity to ride the new Arch...

2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR | First Look Review

BMW surprised us with two new mid-range models, the 2020 F 900 R and the F 900 XR, both based around a slightly enlarged...

2020 and 2021 KTMs: 1290 Super Duke R, 790 Adventure R Rally, 890 Duke

In addition to the new 390 Adventure, KTM revealed several new and updated machines at the EICMA show in Milan, Italy this week that...

2020 Kawasaki Z650 and Z900 | First Look Review

Kawasaki is updating its Z650 and Z900 naked sport bikes for 2020, with the Z900 receiving the most significant changes that bring it up-to-date...

Harley Releases Details on Liquid-Cooled Revolution Max Engine Powering Pan America and Bronx Models

Harley-Davidson made some waves at EICMA this week, showing off two models it teased in 2018, the Pan America adventure tourer and the Bronx...

2021 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP | First Look Preview

The subtle HRC logo and the SP appended to the end of its name are clues to this all-new Fireblade's mission: to bring a...

2020 Ducatis: Streetfighter V4, Panigale V2, Multistrada 1260 S Grand Tour | First Look Review

Ducati has announced its entire 2020 motorcycle lineup, which includes new models such as the Streetfighter V4 and V4 S and the Panigale V2,...

2020 Kawasaki Z H2 | First Look Preview

Hold on tight. Kawasaki has announced it's bringing its balanced supercharged 998cc inline four to its Z lineup of naked motorcycles with a new...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 | First Look Review

It's no secret that supersports aren't selling particularly well right now, at least here in the States. What are selling well, however, are bikes...

2020 Yamaha MT-03 | First Look Review

Yamaha’s MT line of naked sportbikes—the MT-07, MT-09 and MT-10—have earned heaps of praise from Rider staffers since the MT-09 (formerly FZ-09) debuted for...

Suzuki Announces New and Returning 2020 Motorcycles

Suzuki has announced new and returning models for its 2020 motorcycle lineup. New models include the modern interpretation of the iconic Katana sportbike, which...

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