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2024 Motorcycle of the Year

In Rider Rewind, a special section in 2024 issues that celebrates moments in Rider’s 50-year history, we showcased Motorcycles of the Year for 1990-2006...

2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Review | First Ride

Before writing this 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 review, I looked through back issues of Rider magazine to identify some of our favorite ads...

Royal Enfield Borderless Warranty Program Supports Customers Worldwide

The Royal Enfield Borderless Warranty Program is a new initiative by Royal Enfield to encourage riders to explore farther while being able to take...

2025 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Preview 

The new 2025 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is a modern roadster powered by a variant of the liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine also found in the...

Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. at Road America 2024 

Women in motorcycle racing have always been the exception, not the norm. To change that, Royal Enfield’s Build. Train. Race. was created as a...

2024 Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 and INT650 Review | First Look 

In addition to earlier news about the all-new 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650, the company has now released information and pricing on the 2024...

2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Preview

The Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 is a new model built on the brand’s 650 Twin platform that has a unique style and a focus...

2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan Review | First Ride

You can drink a Tecate in Tecate, you can take a bath in Bath, and you can wear a fez in Fez. One of...

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...

Best Motorcycles for Smaller Riders: Seat Height 31-31.9 Inches

Choices for smaller, affordable motorcycles are growing, and that’s good news for riders looking for a fun bike that won’t break the bank. Whether...

2023 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 | First Ride Review 

The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is an urban prowler, designed to explore the concrete jungle with grace and agility. We tested this new roadster...

Best Motorcycles for Smaller Riders: Seat Heights 30-30.9 Inches 

Walking into a dealership as a shorter rider, or as someone who just wants a smaller ride, can feel a little limiting. You stroll...

2023 Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 | Video Review

Built on the 650 Twin platform, the new Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 cruiser joins the INT650 roadster and Continental GT cafe racer in...

2023 Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 Review | First Ride

There are many definitions for the word “cruise,” but one of them is to travel “without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.” Another is...

Royal Enfield Opens New CKD Assembly Facility in Brazil

With the growing popularity of Royal Enfield motorcycles in Brazil, which is predicted to soon be the second largest market for the bikes after...

Living with an ‘Iron Barrel’ Royal Enfield Bullet 500

Why on earth did I recently pick up a 2006 “iron barrel” Royal Enfield Bullet 500? In a word, nostalgia. The last bike I had...

2023 Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 | First Look Review 

At the EICMA show this week in Milan, Italy, Royal Enfield unveiled a new tourer: The Super Meteor 650. Following in the tradition of...

2022 Motorcycle of the Year

For the past 32 years, Rider has selected a Motorcycle of the Year. With the exception of two years when we made a People’s...

2023 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2023 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. We will continually update the guide as new...

2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 | First Ride Review

Anytime you have a hit on your hands the way Royal Enfield does with its Himalayan adventure bike, you capitalize on it. A few...

2022 Royal Enfield Classic 350 Review

Few motorcycle manufacturers can hold claim to the word “classic” with as much legitimacy as Royal Enfield. Having launched its first motorcycle at the...

2022 Royal Enfield Scram 411 | First Look Review

Royal Enfield, which claims to be the global leader in the 250cc-750cc segment, has unveiled the new Scram 411, which it calls an “ADV...

Royal Enfield Himalayans Reach the South Pole

Royal Enfield, the world’s oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production since 1901, has tested the endurance of man and machine time and again. Recently,...

Royal Enfield 120th Anniversary Edition Twins Announced

In November 1901, Royal Enfield launched its first motorcycle at the Stanley Cycle Show in London, kickstarting the journey of what would become the...

Royal Enfield SG650 Concept | First Look Review

In recent years, Royal Enfield has deftly toed the line between modern and retro. The all-new Meteor 350 calls back to brand’s mid-century cruisers...

2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan | First Ride Review

Updating a popular and successful motorcycle model can be tricky for any brand’s design team. Mess with the components that enthusiasts consider off-limits, and...

2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan | First Look Review

Royal Enfield made a big splash in 2018 when it launched the Himalayan, a lightweight adventure bike powered by an air-cooled 411cc Single. Built...

Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year

Our first Motorcycle of the Year was awarded to the 1990 BMW K1, and for the past 31 years we’ve limited contenders to current...

2022 Royal Enfield Classic 350 Preview

Inspired by the 1948 Model G2, the Royal Enfield Classic 500 that was launched in 2008 brought post-WW2 styling to a contemporary audience. Over...

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