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Video: Yamaha Star Eluder Project Bike | Part 3

This is the final video in our three-part series about our Yamaha Star Eluder project bike, a collaboration between Rider magazine and Jeff Palhegyi, owner...

Yamaha Star Eluder Project Bike

For 2018, Yamaha launched two all-new V-twin touring cruisers built on the same platform--the Star Venture luxury tourer and the Star Eluder bagger. Both...

2018 Honda CB1000R | Road Test Review

Since its 2011 debut (read our road test review), the Honda CB1000R has languished. It arrived when American buyers weren't particularly interested in naked...

2018 Triumph Tiger 800 XCA | Road Test Review

In a world flush with outstanding large adventure bikes displacing 1,200cc and more, the Triumph Tiger 800 presents a convincing argument for middleweights. We sampled...

2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE | First Ride Review

Scramblers are hot right now, with well over a dozen models available from five different manufacturers. With rough-and-ready retro styling, the appeal of scramblers--that...

Re-Cycling: 2002-2012 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom 1000

While their rugged, round-the-world styling and expedition-ready features suggest otherwise, some adventure bikes work better on the road--much better--than they do off pavement. As...

2019 Harley-Davidson CVO Limited | First Ride Review

There’s a reason Harley’s top-shelf touring machine has been a staple of its CVO line since 2006. There are thousands of them. Go to...

Video: Yamaha Star Eluder Project Bike | Part 2

We teamed up with Jeff Palhegyi, owner of Palhegyi Design, on a Yamaha Star Eluder project bike. Known for his customized cruisers, vintage race...

Retrospective: 1973-1975 Suzuki GT250 Hustler

Back in the early '70s Suzuki was looking into the inevitable future and concentrating on getting into the four-stroke market, while still making good...

Re-Cycling: 2001-2010 Honda Gold Wing

Nearly concurrent with the birth of the magazine you're reading now was the introduction of a motorcycle that would become virtually synonymous with two-wheel...

2018 Suzuki V-Strom 650XT vs V-Strom 1000XT | Comparison Review

How does one decide on an adventure-touring bike? All of the choices out there can turn your mind into Play-Doh. One way to narrow...

2019 Triumph Street Scrambler | First Ride Review

Triumph's 2017 Street Scrambler, powered by the 900cc "high-torque" parallel twin used in the Street Twin, rolled into the gap left by the departure...

2019 Triumph Street Twin | First Ride Review

Triumph's Bonnie business is booming, but the top seller isn't the sporty Thruxton, the distinguished T120 or the stripped-bare Bobber. Nope, the best-selling Bonneville...

Video: Yamaha Star Eluder Project Bike | Part 1

New for 2018, the Yamaha Star Eluder is a bagger built on the same platform as the Star Venture. Both have bold, modern bodywork wrapped...

2019 Ducati Diavel 1260 | First Look Review

Ducati made a bold move when it launched the Diavel for 2011. It was a power cruiser from a company known for sportbikes, it...

2019 Triumph Speed Twin | First Look Review

Triumph has resurrected a legendary name from its history with the announcement of an all-new model in its Modern Classics lineup: the 2019 Speed...

2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+ | First Look Review

Thanks to their comfortable, sit-up ergonomics, generous suspension travel and do-it-all versatility, adventure tourers have been one of motorcycling’s few growth segments in recent...

2019 Kawasaki Z400 ABS | First Look Review

Kawasaki’s Z family of naked sportbikes has something for everyone, from the Z125 Pro play bike to the modern Z900 and retro Z900RS/Cafe big...

Kawasaki Updates Ninja H2 Models for 2019

Kawasaki blew minds and went on to set records when it released the supercharged 200-horsepower Ninja H2 and 300-horsepower, racetrack-and-experts-only Ninja H2R in 2015....

2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R | First Look Review

Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-6R sportbike is powered by a liquid-cooled, 636cc in-line four-cylinder engine that’s 37cc larger than competing Japanese 600-class bikes, giving it more...

2019 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory | First Look Review

For 2019, Aprilia’s RSV4 superbike will be available in two versions: the RSV4 RR, which returns unchanged from 2018, and the RSV4 1100 Factory,...

2019 Ducati Panigale V4 R | First Look Review

Looking for a street-legal World Superbike? Ducati’s all-new Panigale V4 R may be your ticket to ride. Check out Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles...

2019 Zero DSR | First Ride Review

Sometimes, I can be such a sucker. Apparently, the good folks at Zero Motorcycles know this and jumped on my weakness. While unveiling the...

2019 BMW F 850 GS and F 750 GS | Road Test Review

A decade ago BMW had the bright idea to introduce a middleweight, twin-cylinder adventure tourer that was equally adept at on-road touring and off-road...

Video Review | 2019 Honda Monkey

They say you meet the nicest people on a Honda…and there are few bikes as nice (or as gosh-darn cute) as the Honda Monkey,...

Updates For Ural’s 2019 Lineup | First Look Review

Although the 2019 Ural lineup appears almost identical to the previous models (as a matter of fact, one can say the same thing about...

Indian Releases Four Curated Accessory Collections for the FTR 1200

Hot on the heels of the launch of the highly-anticipated FTR 1200 earlier this year, Indian announced a series of more than 40 accessories...

2019 Kawasaki W800 Cafe | First Look Review

Joining the Z900RS and Z900RS Cafe in Kawasaki’s lineup of retro-styled motorcycles for 2019 is the all-new W800 Cafe. Whereas the Z900RS is a...

2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | First Look Review

Kawasaki has enjoyed unprecedented success in World Superbike, becoming the only manufacturer to win four consecutive championships (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018), with Jonathan...

2019 KTM 690 SMC R and 690 Enduro R | First Look Review

For 2019, KTM has revised the chassis, engine, electronics and styling of the 690 SMC R supermoto. The new Dynamic LC4 690cc liquid-cooled single...

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