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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:...

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...

2014 Ducati Diavel Strada vs. 2014 Star Vmax | Comparison Review

Without a doubt, the Ducati Diavel and Star Vmax are two of the meanest, most rambunctious motorcycles in production. Sure, most liter-class sportbikes send...

2014 Triumph Thunderbird LT and Commander | Road Test Review

Triumph’s return has succeeded because the company is producing excellent motorcycles, from eager sportbikes to first-rate dual-sports to an exquisite line of modern classics....

2015 Victory Gunner Unveiled in Chicago

Re-launching Indian Motorcycle was a herculean, 27-month effort that cost Polaris Industries millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours. Bringing three clean-sheet models to...

American Baggers Comparison: Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special vs Indian Chieftain vs Victory Cross Country

Functional, big-inch V-twin baggers are all the rage these days. In addition to lots of style, these bikes offer the comfort of some upper-body...

2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special Review

A four-year effort by Harley-Davidson called Project Rushmore has culminated in a number of features and improvements to the 2014 touring models, including the...

2014 Indian Chieftain Review

This proud, old name in American motorcycling began production in 1901, eventually became the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, and then went bankrupt in 1953....

2014 Victory Cross Country Review

Now in its 15th year, this Medina, Minnesota, based company is (like the newly reborn Indian) a division of Polaris Industries, and the bikes...

2014 Honda Gold Wing Valkyrie – First Look Review

Eight years after Honda shocked the touring crowd by unveiling the first six-cylinder Gold Wing luxury tourer, cruiser riders got their chance to experience...

2014 Hondas First Look Review

As if the more than two dozen all-new or updated models that Honda has introduced since 2012, including the new Gold Wing, F6B, CB1100,...

2014 Honda CTX1300 – First Look Review

Honda has adroitly filled a niche in the entry-level motorcycle genre with its two twin-cylinder CTX models, which are based upon the 670cc parallel...

2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring | Road Test Review

(This road test review of the 2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring was also published in the October 2013 issue of Rider magazine.) Bigger is better....

Moto Guzzi’s California 1400 Touring in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains

Back roads make me happy. Two lanes, little traffic, preferably with lots of curves and undulations, rather like the better parts of California Routes...

Popular Honda Motorcycles Return for 2014: Shadow, 1300 Custom and Rebel Cruisers, XR650L

In addition to the nearly two-dozen all-new or improved models that Honda has released since 2012, Big Red is bringing back other popular bikes...

New for 2014 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles | First Look Review

To date Yamaha’s big news had been the launch of the 2014 FZ-09 triple, which was so well received the company has added a...

2014 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring – Road Test Review

Flashback to 1970. Richard Nixon is in the White House, American troops are in Vietnam and the AMC Gremlin is in dealerships. Little known...

2014 Honda CTX700 – Road Test Review

If you’re an experienced motorcycle enthusiast, you’ve probably pigeonholed these new Honda CTXs as just beginner’s bikes and are about turn the page. Not...

2014 Harley-Davidsons: Project Rushmore | First Ride Review

Like a cavalry charge of the Rough Riders led by Teddy Roosevelt waving his cowboy hat in the air, Harley-Davidson recently launched eight new...

2014 Indian Chief Classic, Chief Vintage and Chieftain | First Ride Review

Everyone loves a good comeback story. Inspirational people, from Abraham Lincoln to Walt Disney to Rocky Balboa, were knocked down but not out, rising...

Victory Motorcycles Announces Its 2014 Lineup

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Victory Motorcycles announced its 2014 lineup at the Polaris Industries dealer meeting in Washington, D.C. Headlining the new model year...

2013 Middleweight Metric Cruiser Comparison Review

My favorite comfort foods, heart-warming and artery-clogging classics like mac-and-cheese, buttermilk biscuits and pulled-pork barbecue, are straightforward and uncomplicated, each prepared with a short...

2013 Honda Shadow Aero – Review

Like Kawasaki’s Vulcan line, Honda has had Shadow cruisers in its lineup since the early 1980s. Over the past three decades, engine displacements have...

2013 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic – Review

In Roman times, Vulcan was the god of fire. In the 1960s, Vulcan came to be known as the home planet of Spock on...

2013 Star V Star 950 – Review

Of the four motorcycles in this comparison, the Star V Star 950 has the most distinctive look. Ever since Yamaha created Star Motorcycles as...

2013 Suzuki Boulevard C50 SE – Review

Japan’s Big Four have been fierce competitors for decades, and they’ve all been making cruisers geared toward the American market since the Reagan era....

2013 Star V Star 1300 Deluxe | Road Test Review

Got your eye on a custom dresser, a “bagger,” eh? Can’t say I blame you. Stripped and slammed cruisers are so five years ago....

2013 Suzuki Boulevard C90T B.O.S.S. – Road Test Review

Long and low, black as night and trimmed with just enough chrome to entertain the eye, Suzuki’s 2013 Boulevard C90T B.O.S.S. (Blacked Out Suzuki...

Suzuki Adds Three to 2014 B.O.S.S. Family

Suzuki has unveiled three additional blacked-out Suzuki Boulevard cruisers—the Boulevard C90 B.O.S.S., the Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S., and Boulevard C50 B.O.S.S. Suzuki stripped away the C90T...

Want to see the 2014 Suzuki Boulevard B.O.S.S.?

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. will be unveiling new 2014 motorcycles on Friday, May 24. Until then, the manufacturer has provided a tease of...

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