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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...

2017 Suzuki SV650 | First Ride Review

Sixteen years ago I walked into a dealership ready to buy my first brand-new bike: a 2000 Suzuki SV650 in Candy Grand Blue. I’d...

2016 CSC RX3 Adventure | Road Test Review

My first “adventure tour” was a three-day ride into the backcountry on a Yamaha 175 Enduro, decades ago. From that brief introduction, I discovered...

2016 Yamaha XSR900 | First Ride Review

Without a doubt, one of the most exciting engines to come along in the last couple of years is Yamaha’s 847cc in-line triple. Churning...

2016 Harley-Davidson Roadster – First Look Review

Joining the Low Rider S and CVO Pro Street Breakout as mid-year additions to Harley-Davidson’s lineup is the latest bike in the Dark Custom...

2017 Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer and V9 Bobber | First Ride Review

Behind the big red gate at its Mandello del Lario factory, which bears the iconic soaring eagle logo, Moto Guzzi is in the midst...

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...

2016 Triumph Thruxton R | First Ride Review

Read our 2016 Triumph Bonneville T120 Black review About the Thruxton: Take everything you just read about the T120, and toss it out the window....

2016 Triumph Bonneville T120 Black – First Ride Review

Hustling the new 2016 Triumph T120 through blustery ocean breezes somewhere east of Cabo da Roca—the westernmost point of continental Europe—I had to admit:...

2016 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S | First Ride Review

Harley-Davidson continues to fill the need for riding individuality by offering standard factory models that provide a major amount of custom features right on...

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...

2017 Kawasaki Z125 Pro – First Look Review

If, when you first looked at the bike above, you asked yourself, Did Honda update the Grom?, it’s understandable. With diminutive 12-wheels shod with...

2016 Indian Springfield – First Ride Review

Engineer Oscar Hedstrom, who would come to be known as the Medicine Man for his mechanical ingenuity, and bicycle manufacturer George Hendee, who became...

2016 Triumph Tiger Explorer XCa | First Ride Review

Today’s adventure-touring segment already offers a dizzying selection, to which Triumph now adds a whole family of next-generation 2016 Tiger Explorers. Three focus on...

2017 Victory Octane – First Look Review

Victory’s new tagline is “Modern American Muscle,” and it’s flexing its biceps with the early-release 2017 Octane, a mid-sized cruiser powered by a liquid-cooled,...

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...

2016 Triumph Speed Triple R | First Ride Review

Triumph’s Speed Triple has always been more Sex Pistols than Rolling Stones, more rebellious punk rock than mainstream rock-’n’-roll, a streetfighter that has been...

2016 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S and CVO Pro Street Breakout – First Look Review

Today at X Games Aspen, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Harley-Davidson unveiled two new cruisers as mid-year additions to its 2016 lineup, the...

2016 KTM Duke 690 | First Ride Review

KTM practically invented the street supermoto class way back in 1994 when it launched its first production street bike, the 620 Duke. Light, nimble...

2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin | First Ride Review

Honda may be late to the adventure-bike party, but it has shown up in a big way for 2016 with two new models, 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...

Moto Guzzi Announces New 2016/2017 Models

Moto Guzzi is rolling out several new models for 2016 and 2017. Joining the Stone, Special and Racer models in the V7 II line...

2016 Triumph Street Twin | First Ride Review

Photography by Alessio Barbanti and Matteo Cavadini At Milan’s EICMA Show last November (2015), Triumph presented five new parallel-twin motorcycles powered by all-new liquid-cooled engines—one...

Victory Motorcycles Reveals 'Combustion' Concept Built Around Newest Production Engine

Victory Motorcycles revealed the final installment in its 1,200cc concept series at the International Motorcycle Show in New York City. The concept, called “Combustion,”...

Triumph Expands Tiger Explorer Line to Six Models for 2016

Triumph’s full-size Tiger Explorer adventure bike line has been updated for 2016, with six models to choose from, three geared toward street riding (XR,...

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...

Ducati Rolls Out 9 More New Bikes for 2016

There have been a lot of late, espresso-fueled nights in Borgo Panigale. In addition to the Monster 1200 R introduced in September (click here...

2017 Suzuki SV650 – First Look Review

The original Suzuki SV650, introduced for 1999, was an unexpected hit. It was an affordable, lightweight standard powered by a liquid-cooled, 645cc, 90-degree V-twin...

2016 Indian Scout Sixty | First Look Review

Since its acquisition by Polaris Industries, Indian Motorcycle has steadily filled out its lineup. It started with three Chief models—Chief Classic, Chief Vintage and...

Honda Unveils 2016 CB500F, Announces Other Returning Models

At a special media event held in Milan ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show, Honda unveiled the updated CB500F naked sportbike, which gets an...

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