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2018 Triumph Tiger 800 and 1200 XR XC | First Look Review

Triumph’s Tiger 3-cylinder adventure-bike lineup has been significantly refined and enhanced for 2018, starting with a claimed 22-pound weight loss for the Tiger 1200s,...

2018 BMW K 1600 Grand America | First Look Review

In late 2017, BWM unveiled a new model that embraced the popularity of baggers. Called the K 1600 B, it was based on the...

2018 BMW F 750 GS and F 850 GS | First Look Review

When it debuted nearly a decade ago, BMW’s F 800 GS seemed like the answers to adventure riders’ prayers. It had the durability and...

2018 Harley-Davidson Sport Glide | First Look Review

Harley-Davidson’s Softail line made a huge leap forward for 2018, getting the Milwaukee-Eight Big Twin that was introduced last year on Touring models, an...

2019 Yamaha Niken Leaning Trike | First Look Review

First there was the Piaggio MP3, a three-wheeled leaning scooter with two wheels in front, a marvel of engineering that provided hellacious front-end grip....

2018 Honda CB1000R | First Look Review

While the Gold Wing is Honda’s flagship motorcycle, the roots of its success in the U.S. and abroad reside in the CB series of...

2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 and Tracer 900 GT | First Look Review

The FJ-09 is dead, long live the Tracer 900. According to Yamaha, “While European-spec Yamaha motorcycles have used the ‘Tracer’ model name since the...

2018 Honda NC750X | First Look Review

The U.S. will finally receive the larger 745cc version of Honda’s midsize crossover adventure tourer for 2018, which gets a number of updates for...

2018 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports | First Look Review

Since its introduction for 2016, Honda’s CRF1000L Africa Twin has been a runaway success. It has been a best seller in the red-hot adventure-touring...

2018 Ducati Panigale V4 and 959 Panigale Corse | First Look Review

2018 Ducati Panigale V4 Our suspicions that the 1299 Panigale would be the last twin-cylinder flagship sportbike to come out of Bologna were confirmed with...

2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 | First Look Review

Perched at the top of the adventure-sport touring heap sits Ducati's Multistrada, which bested its closest competitor, the BMW S 1000 XR, in our...

2018 Ducati Scrambler 1100 | First Look Review

It was only a matter of time until Ducati introduced us to the big brother in the Scrambler family. Meet the 2018 Scrambler 1100,...

2018 Ducati Monster 821 | First Ride Review

As it has been for nearly a century, Ducati’s factory is located in Borgo Panigale, an industrial area on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy....

Retrospective: 1964-1965 BSA Beagle/Starlite

Cute name, BSA Beagle. Dog names for motorcycles were not unusual in England, as with the Triumph Terrier of the early 1950s. But when...

Yamaha Announces 2018 Niken: ‘Leaning Multi-Wheeler (LMW)’

At the 45th Tokyo Motor Show, Yamaha unveiled the Niken, what they are calling a "Leaning Multi-Wheeler," or LMW. Details are sparse, with Yamaha...

2018 Honda Gold Wing | First Ride Review

Honda’s iconic Gold Wing dominated the heavyweight-touring category for many years thanks to its combination of smooth, stump-pulling power, excellent handling for its size,...

Honda Gold Wing Milestone Models 1975-2015

The following is a summary of significant models in the history of the Honda Gold Wing during its first 40 years, from 1975-2015, spanning...

Honda Gold Wing Timeline: 1972-2018

For more than 40 years, the Gold Wing has been Honda's flagship motorcycle. From the M1 "King of Kings" prototype to the introduction of...

2018 Ducati Monster 821 | First Look Review

Over its 25-year history and numerous displacements, variations and colors, the Ducati Monster has been an icon of style and performance. All but launching...

2018 Zero Motorcycles | First Look Review

California-based Zero Motorcycles has announced its 2018 lineup, with faster charging, greater range, increased power and new colors. Read our Road Test Review of the...

2018 Aprilia Dorsoduro 900 | First Ride Review

The last time I rode an Aprilia Dorsoduro, way back in 2009, I got a speeding ticket, so I’m relieved to have avoided paying...

2018 Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic | Road Test Review

It’s fair to say that Harley-Davidson is one of those brands that leans heavily on its heritage, and perhaps no other model exemplifies that...

2018 Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black | First Look Review

When Triumph unveiled the Bonneville Bobber in October 2016, I fell into immediate lust with the “brutal beauty.” Like a twitterpated teenager, I forgave...

2018 Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster | First Look Review

Triumph’s Speedmaster cruiser is one of the last models in the Bonneville family to be upgraded to the new platform. As with other Bonnevilles,...

2017 Ducati Multistrada 950 vs. 2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT vs. 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 | Comparison Review

Summertime is for touring. Long days, warm weather and vacation days that have been squirreled away like acorns mean it’s time to pack the...

Retrospective: 1999-2000 Excelsior-Henderson Super X

Back in the early 1990s the Hanlon brothers, of Belle Plaine, Minnesota, looked at the Harley market and saw that the boom in sales...

Behold, the New Honda Gold Wing! (We Think)

A Dutch website called Oliepeil has spilled the beans: Weinig text, maar veel beeld! Check hier de nieuwe 2018 Honda Goldwing, standaard wel voorzien van...

New Triumph Speedmaster to be Unveiled on October 3

Triumph completely revamped its Bonneville platform for 2016, rolling out five models—Street Twin, Bonneville T120, Bonneville T120 Black, Thruxton and Thruxton R—that successfully combined...

2018 Updates to the Can-Am Spyder Lineup

Since launching its three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder RS roadster a decade ago, Canada’s Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) has steadily improved and expanded the Spyder lineup....

Should Suzuki Bring the V-Strom 250 to the U.S.?

We've seen and ridden the latest versions of Suzuki's V-Strom 650 and V-Strom 1000 "sport adventure tourers," and both won our recent comparison tests....

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