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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...

2014 Trike Buyers Guide

CAN-AM: Is the Can-Am Spyder a trike? That’s up to you to decide. Before you do, consider the Spyder’s ABS that can monitor and control...

2014 KTM 1190 Adventure | Road Test Review

As liter-class adventure-touring bikes have been getting more and more street oriented, the KTM 990 Adventure clung to its Dakar racing roots right through...

Honda Releases First 2015 Models

Honda’s first release of new and returning models for 2015 includes the futuristic NM4 and PCX150 scooter. Here’s what Honda has to say about...

2015 Victory Gunner | First Ride Review

From its gray matte paint to its straight dual exhaust and solo seat, Victory Motorcycles’ new Gunner is brazenly targeting Harley-Davidson’s Softail Slim. Victory’s...

2014 Harley-Davidson Low Rider and SuperLow 1200T – First Ride Review

Despite the traditional stereotypes, younger riders and women make up a substantial, and ever-increasing, portion of Harley-Davidson’s customers. The Motor Company says that in...

BMW Manufactures 500,000th BMW GS With Boxer Engine

The 500,000th BMW motorcycle of the flat-twin-engined GS model series came off the production line today—a R 1200 GS. Since 1969, motorcycles have been...

2014 Harley-Davidson Low Rider and SuperLow 1200T – First Look Review

On the eve of Daytona Bike Week, an event that traditionally kicks off the riding season, Harley-Davidson has announced two new models for 2014:...

2014 Yamaha Super Ténéré/ES and 2015 Yamaha SR400 – First Look Review

Yamaha entered the burgeoning adventure touring market in a big way in 2012 with its 1,199cc parallel-twin powered Super Ténéré, featuring standard engine modes,...

Exploring Historic Southern Arizona on a Honda CB500X

There is something about the Old West that appeals to romantics—myself included. Shoot-outs on Main Street, brothels with beautiful ladies, stagecoaches rushing along and...

2015 Ducati Diavel | First Look Review

When the Ducati Diavel debuted for 2011, it made a splash. It was the most over-the-top power cruiser since the Yamaha/Star Vmax, making a...

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