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2015 KTM 1290 Super Duke R – Road Test Review

The Aprilia Tuono and BMW S 1000 R are based on existing superbikes, but the original 990 Super Duke, which debuted for 2007, was...

2015 BMW S 1000 R – Road Test Review

Few motorcycles shattered expectations as much as BMW’s S 1000 RR. Introduced for 2010 amid lots of hype, its 999cc in-line four was said...

2015 Aprilia Tuono V4 R APRC ABS Review

In the early 2000s, Aprilia made a name for itself in the U.S. with a series of bikes powered by a 998cc, 60-degree V-twin...

2016 BMW R 1200 RS – First Ride Review

Photography by Kevin Wing Rider, like many motorcycle magazines, is based in Southern California, where mild temperatures allow year-round riding and a short winter rainy...

2016 BMW S 1000 XR | First Ride Review

Photography by Kevin Wing Thirty-five years ago, BMW created the adventure-touring segment when it introduced the R80G/S (Gelände/Strasse is German for “terrain/road”). Today there are...

Retrospective: Honda CL175 Scrambler: 1968-1973

There certainly were lots of variations of Honda’s 175 twin over its six years on the market, from Super Sport to Motosport, with the...

BMW Concept Path 22

In mid-June, the fourth annual Wheels & Waves Festival was held in Biarritz, on France’s southwest Basque coast. The festival, which celebrates the intersection...

2016 Moto Guzzi Eldorado and Audace – First Ride

Moto Guzzi’s California line will expand to four models in 2016 with the addition of the Eldorado and Audace (pronounced ah-dach-eh), which I recently...

Suzuki Announces First 2016 Models

Suzuki is kicking off the 2016 model year with the launch of the GSX-S1000 family of motorcycles, along with return of the Bandit 1250S...

Video Review | 2015 Star Bolt C-Spec

The 2015 Star Bolt C-Spec offers café racer style in a cruiser package. Check out our video on our YouTube channel here.

2016 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles Early Releases

Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., today introduced the 2016 FZ-07 and FZ-09, the first two models in its 2016 line-up of sportbikes, and Star Motorcycles...

2016 Kawasaki Z800 ABS – First Look Review

Kawasaki has announced its first street model for 2016, the all-new Z800 ABS, a naked sportbike that will compete with BMW's F 800 R,...

Honda Bulldog

Honda Ruckus fans take note—Big Red unveiled a concept bike last March at the Osaka Motorcycle Show that looks like a grown-up version of...

Retrospective: Amazonas 1600: 1977-1989

This motorcycle was a result of economic solutions rather than engineering designs, which may explain its questionable status as one of the worst motorcycles...

Video Review | 2015 Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally

With the new Caponord 1200 Rally, Aprilia introduces a fresh contender into the swelling ranks of adventure bikes. To see more Rider videos, check out...

BMW's Concept 101 is a 6-cylinder Bagger

The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, an elegance competition for vintage cars that has taken place annually on the shores of Lake Como since 1929,...

CFMoto 650TK | First Ride Review

The Chinese motorcycle industry’s long march into the global marketplace with a range of full-size models aimed at Western customers finally got under way...

CFMoto: Affordable But Well Made

CFMoto only began manufacturing motorcycles in 2000, and in 2007 it expanded into its present 1.6 million square-foot plant in Hangzhou, south of Shanghai,...

Death Valley: Hitting the Hot Spots on a Honda F6B

The valley of death is a fascinating place—at least in my estimation. Having been there more than 40 times since my first visit in...

Motus MST & MST-R – First Ride Review

The first American four-cylinder street bike in the 70 years since World War II has now reached production, and the initial examples of the...

Retrospective: Rumi Turismo 125: 1950-1956

After World War II ended, dozens of Italian companies began producing small motorcycles and motor scooters to provide the local folk with some sort...

2015 Yamaha FJ-09 | Road Test Review

(This is a sidebar for a comparison test with the Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT and Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS. To read the full article...

2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS | Road Test Review

(This is a sidebar for a comparison test with the Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT and Yamaha FJ-09. To read the full article and see...

2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT | Road Test Review

(This is a sidebar for a comparison test with the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS and Yamaha FJ-09. To read the full article and see...

Comparison Review: 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT, 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS, 2015 Yamaha FJ-09

Adventure-styled motorcycles have proliferated in recent years, with many new or extensively updated models introduced by European and Japanese manufacturers. Some are true all-terrain...

2015 Suzuki V-Strom 650XT ABS | First Ride Review

The Suzuki V-Strom 650 occupies the middleweight niche between lighter dual-sports and larger adventure tourers, and its sheer versatility and low buy-in are hard...

MV Agusta USA Adds to Dealer Network

MV Agusta has been working together with existing and new dealer owners to expand its regional footprint and better serve consumers, and nine new...

BRP Delivers 100,000th Can-Am Spyder

BRP, based on Valcourt, Québec, saw its 100,000th Can-Am Spyder roll off the assembly line on April 20, 2015. BRP and Pit Bull Powersports, a Can-Am...

2015 MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 – First Ride Review

Photography by Milagro MV Agusta has been making motorcycles in Varese, Italy, on and off since the late 1940s, winning dozens of championships and later...

Rider Comparo: 2015 Ducati Scrambler vs. Triumph Scrambler

Most of the time, an awful lot of brainwork goes into researching the purchase of a new motorcycle. Facts, figures, statistics, capacity, performance, road...

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