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This 2025 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. As with previous buyers guides, we will also...

KTM Adventure Rider Rally to Take Place Oct. 10-13

The KTM Adventure Rider Rally invites ADV riders of any brand to come to Deadwood, South Dakota, for four days of adventure riding and...

2025 KTM 990 RC R Prototype Announced

In KTM’s current lineup, the only street-legal, track-focused sportbike is the RC 390. The RC 8C is a track-only, homologation special limited to 100...

2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo Review | First Ride

KTM is celebrating “30 Years of Duke” this year, and we’ve already reviewed two updated models, the 390 Duke and 990 Duke. We’ve saved...

2024 KTM 990 Duke Review | First Ride

What’s the magic number? When the first Duke debuted 30 years ago, it was 602cc, which was packed into a single-cylinder engine that made...

10 Most Significant Motorcycles of the Last 50 Years

The following feature on the 10 most significant motorcycles of the last 50 years first appeared in the March issue of Rider as part...

2024 KTM Street Demo Tour Announces Dates

Continuing on the success of previous years' Ride Orange Street Demo Tours – and this year marking "30 Years of Duke" – KTM has...

2024 KTM 390 Duke Review | First Ride

This is a year of milestones. The AMA is celebrating its 100th anniversary, Rider is celebrating its 50th, and KTM is celebrating “30 Years...

21 Cool New Motorcycles at AIMExpo 2024

We're at the 2024 American International Motorcycle Exposition (AIMExpo) in Las Vegas, where nearly 200 vendors from around the world are displaying the latest...

2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo Preview

In celebration of 30 years of the Duke, KTM has announced an upgrade to the KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo. For 2024, “The...

2024 KTM 790 Adventure Review | First Look

Adding to KTM’s list of recent announcements, including the reintroduction of the SMT line with the 2024 KTM 890 SMT and a new generation...

2024 KTM 890 SMT Preview

KTM has announced the reintroduction of the SMT line with the 2024 KTM 890 SMT. Last seen in the U.S. a decade ago with...

2024 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S and Super Adventure R Review | First Look

KTM has announced the return of the KTM 1290 Super Adventure S and Super Adventure R for 2024, high-performance ADV bikes tailored to the...

2024 KTM 390 Duke and 250 Duke Preview

KTM has announced two small-displacement naked-bike models – the 390 Duke and 250 Duke – that brings what the company says is “more punching...

2024 KTM 990 Duke Preview

KTM has significantly upgraded its popular middleweight naked bike for 2024. Replacing the 2023 890 Duke R is the 2024 KTM 990 Duke, with...

2024 KTM 890 Adventure R Rally Review | First Look

Since its class-disrupting debut in 2019, which earned Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year award for the 790 Adventure and 790 Adventure R, KTM’s middleweight...

2023 Motorcycle of the Year

If Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year, now in its 34th year, were a person, it would have graduated from college or completed military service,...

2024 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2024 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. We will continually update this guide as new...

KTM SX-E 3 Electric Dirtbike | First Ride Review

Willa on the KTM SX-E 3 leads August on the Volcon Testing the KTM SX-E 3 youth electric dirtbike at Hungry Valley’s mini track in Gorman,...

KTM Announces Details for 2023 KTM Adventure Rider Rally

Fall is a great time for riding in some of the amazing wide-open spaces of the Southwest U.S., especially on a dual-sport or ADV...

2023 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT | Road Test Review

Riding new and unfamiliar motorcycles is one of the best aspects of working for a motorcycle magazine. But what I enjoy even more is...

KTM North America and Pierer Mobility Open New North American Headquarters

On March 28, just 15 months after breaking ground on the development, KTM North America and parent company Pierer Mobility celebrated the grand opening...

2023 KTM Ride Orange Street Demo Tour

We test a lot of KTM motorcycles here at Rider, along with those from nearly 20 other manufacturers, and we realize it's a privilege...

2023 KTM 890 Adventure | Video Review

We review the 2023 KTM 890 Adventure, which has new styling and was made more off-road capable with revised suspension, new tires, updated electronics,...

2023 KTM 390 Adventure | First Look Review

KTM has announced details of the 2023 KTM 390 Adventure, which will be available in dealerships in March. The 390 Adventure has been given...

2023 KTM 890 Adventure | First Ride Review

To stay current with the latest technology and ahead of the competition, KTM has been on a two-year development cycle with its middleweight Adventure...

2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S | First Look Review

In addition to the recent announcement of the 2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, KTM has released details on the 2023 KTM 1290 Super...

2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R | First Look Review

KTM has announced the release of the updated KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, which the company says is oriented for “hardcore offroad adventurers who...

2023 KTM 890 Adventure | First Look Review

KTM has announced that joining the recently unveiled 2023 KTM 890 Adventure R is the new KTM 890 Adventure, a bike the company called...

White Rim Trail on KTM 690 Enduros | Favorite Ride

White Rim Trail – or White Rim Road in national park parlance – is a 100-mile unpaved route that loops around the Island in...

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