2022 Motorcycle of the Year to be Announced Sept. 15

Motorcycle of the Year

Stay tuned! Rider will announce its 2022 Motorcycle of the Year on Thursday, Sept. 15.⁠

Eligible contenders include more than 60 new/updated motorcycles that have been released and were available for testing in the past year since we selected the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT as our 2021 Motorcycle of the Year.⁠

2021 Motorcycle of the Year Yamaha Tracer 9 GT
Yamaha Tracer 9 GT, Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year (Photo by Kevin Wing)

Related Story: 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT Long-Term Review

We’ll announce two MOTY finalists each day over the next week on social media, and we’ll unveil the winner on Thursday, Sept. 15.⁠ You can follow us here:

Check out our 2022 motorcycle buyers guide, which lists most of the contenders (a few early 2023 models were also in the running). See the full list below.⁠

Add your comment to this post about who you think should win!⁠

2022 Motorcycle of the Year Contenders

APRILIA

  • Tuareg 660

BMW

  • CE 04
  • K 1600 B
  • K 1600 Grand America
  • K 1600 GT
  • K 1600 GTL

CFMOTO

  • 300NK
  • 300SS
  • 650NK
  • 650 ADVentura
  • 700CL-X
  • 700CL-X Sport
  • Papio

DUCATI

  • DesertX
  • Multistrada V2 / S
  • Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak
  • Panigale V4 / S
  • Streetfighter V2
  • Streetfighter V4 SP
  • Scrambler 1100 Tribute Pro
  • Scrambler Urban Motard

HARLEY-DAVIDSON

  • Low Rider S
  • Low Rider ST
  • Nightster
  • Road Glide ST
  • Street Glide ST

HONDA

  • CB500F
  • CB500X
  • CBR500R
  • Navi

HUSQVARNA

  • Norden 901

INDIAN

  • Challenger Elite
  • Chieftain Elite
  • Pursuit Limited
  • Pursuit Dark Horse
  • Scout Rogue
  • Scout Rogue Sixty

KAWASAKI

  • Versys 650 / LT
  • Z650RS ABS
  • Z900RS SE

KTM

  • 390 Adventure
  • 890 Duke GP
  • 1290 Super Adventure R
  • 1290 Super Duke R Evo
  • RC 390

ROYAL ENFIELD

  • Classic 350
  • Himalayan
  • Scram 411

SUZUKI

  • GSX-S1000
  • GSX-S1000GT / GT+

TRIUMPH

  • Speed Triple 1200 RR
  • Tiger 1200
  • Tiger Sport 660

YAMAHA

  • MT-10
  • MT-10 SP
  • XSR900

ZERO

  • S
  • DS / DSR
  • SR / SR/S / SR/F

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