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Yamaha runs a tight ship. Rather than offering a huge cross-section of new models to fulfill any need or desire, the tuning-fork company’s lineup...

2014 Honda CBR650F – First Ride Review

Photography by Kevin Wing Since 2012, Honda has rolled out more than 30 new or updated models, everything from the playful new Grom 125 to...

2015 Ducati Monster 821 | First Ride Review

It’s hard to believe the Ducati Monster has been with us for over two decades. The Italian manufacturer continues to evolve the machine, creating...

2014 Honda VFR800 Interceptor – Road Test Review

Honda has unleashed so many new motorcycle models recently that one wonders where dealerships are going to put them all. The company is on...

Harley-Davidson Project LiveWire | First Ride Review

Harley-Davidson’s 21st century vision that began with Project Rushmore’s liquid-cooled V-twin and then carried over with the recent introduction of the world-friendly Street 750...

2014 BMW K 1600 GTL Exclusive – Road Test Review

When BMW’s K 1600 GTL streaked onto the scene for 2012, packing a 1,649cc in-line six that sends 135 horsepower and 114 lb-ft of...

Harley-Davidson Street XG750 and XG500 – First Ride Review

Harley-Davidson used the youthful stage of the Summer X Games in the great American city of Austin, Texas, to debut the Street 750, its...

2014 KTM 1190 Adventure R | Road Test Review

Since its introduction in early 2013, KTM’s 1190 Adventure has created a lot of buzz in the burgeoning adventure-touring segment. Its superbike-based, 150-horse V-twin...

Harley-Davidson Unveils an Electric Motorcycle

No, it’s not April Fool’s Day, and as far as we know, hell hasn’t frozen over. That headline is true: Harley-Davidson has unveiled an...

Ducati Announces Scrambler for 2015

Employees at Ducati’s factory in Bologna, Italy, got a sneak peek at the company’s prototype Scrambler, which is slated for launch in early 2015....

2015 Yamaha FZ-07 – First Look Review

Hot on the heels of its popular FZ-09, Yamaha will add a new FZ-07 to its lineup for 2015. Designed to appeal to experienced...

Star Bolt and Bolt R-Spec Return for 2015

Star Motorcycles recently revealed that its popular Bolt cruisers will be among its motorcycles returning for 2015. Both top-selling Bolt and Bolt R-Spec models...

Retrospective: Harley-Davidson FXLR Low Rider Custom: 1987-1994

Low Rider. Catchy name. Some readers might remember the chopped and channeled craze in automobile styling back in the ’50s and ’60s. Willie G....

Honda Unveils 2015 CBR300R

Honda has added another bike to its 2015 lineup and upped the ante in its small-displacement sportbike battle with Kawasaki. Compared to the 2014...

2014 Ural Gear-Up | Road Test Review

The last time we tested a Ural sidecar rig (June 2012), it was like a carny ride from the 1960s. That basic Ural T...

Rocketing Through the Cascades on Triumph’s Rocket III Touring

One day I got a postcard from friends who were up on the North Cascades Scenic Highway (Washington Route 20), showing the hairpin turn...

BMW Unveils Boxer-powered Concept Roadster

At the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2014, held on the edge of Lake Como in Italy, BMW Motorrad unveiled its latest design exercise, the...

2015 Ducati Monster 821 – First Look

Ducati has announced the latest addition to its iconic, best-selling Monster family, the brand new Monster 821. Having delivered over 290,000 Monsters since the...

2014 Honda CTX1300 Deluxe – Road Test Review

Honda, like all motorcycle manufacturers, classifies its models into various categories such as touring, adventure, cruiser and sport. With the 2009 introduction of the...

2015 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R and ZX-10R 30th Anniversary Editions – First Look Review

Kawasaki is celebrating 30 years of its Ninja sportbike line with two special editions for 2015. The commemorative Ninja ZX-6R/ABS and Ninja ZX-10R/ABS models...

2014 Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero ABS SE Review

Introduced as a 2011 model, the Vaquero (which means “cowboy” in Spanish) is one of three dressed versions of the popular Vulcan 1700. Each...

Comparo: 2014 Honda Gold Wing F6B vs. Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero ABS SE

One of the newest trends in motorcycling is the emergence of tourers, a.k.a. baggers, as the dominant individual street bike category. Riders are discovering...

2014 Honda Gold Wing F6B Review

(This review of the 2014 Honda F6B was a sidebar to our comparison test with the 2024 Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero ABS SE.) It’s a great...

Retrospective: Honda CB1000: 1994-1996

Take a casual glance at the motorcycle in the picture and one might mistake it for Honda’s latest retro-bike, the CB1100. Nope, we’re going...

2014 Honda Valkyrie | Road Test Review

As many Gold Wing and F6B riders know, a motorcycle with Honda’s GL1800 flat six at its heart can be ridden smoothly and quietly,...

2015 Aprilia Caponord 1200 ABS Travel Pack – First Ride Review

Photography by Kevin Wing Not that long ago, back when only a select few knew how to get the clock on their VCR to stop...

2014 Kawasaki KLR650 New Edition | First Ride Review

Kawasaki’s KLR650 has secured a place of honor in the pantheon of great motorcycles. Not because it’s the fastest or the most stylish or...

2015 Ducati Diavel Carbon | First Ride Review

“You are the luckiest man in the world.” When those words came over the phone telling me I’d be road testing a new bike...

2014 Kawasaki Z1000 ABS – Road Test Review

Though called a streetfighter, the Kawasaki Z1000 ABS, which has been thoroughly reworked for 2014, is a far cry from battle-scarred sportbikes that have...

Retrospective: Honda VFR750F Interceptor: 1986; VFR750F: 1990-1997

The motorcycling world was immensely impressed when Soichiro Honda introduced the CB750 in-line four in 1969, but by 1980 the copycats had relegated the...

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