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BMW Motorrad USA has released details of the latest updates and changes across the entire model lineup for 2022, and the introduction of the...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | First Look Review

Now in its third generation, Yamaha’s middleweight sport-tourer — now called the Tracer 9 GT — is new from the ground up. It has...

2021 Aprilia Tuono 660 | First Ride Review

For the past several years, the middleweight naked sportbike class has kept its party going at a fever pitch. Street-ready motorcycles with sporting blood...

Riding Cross-Country on a BMW K 1600 B

Though California has been my adopted home going on 15 years now, I’m a Southern boy. Born in Nashville. Lived in Charleston, Tampa, Atlanta...

2021 Ducati Multistrada V4 S | First Ride Review

The One Bike Conundrum looms in many motorcyclists’ minds — if there is room for only one steed in the stable, what would it...

2019 Honda NC750X | Long-Term Report

2019 Honda NC750X Mileage: 4,268MSRP: $8,099Accessories: $1,122.83 After years of testing motorcycles, the Honda NC750X is the one I chose to spend my own money on....

2020 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT | Road Test Review

When the current generation of Kawasaki’s Versys 650 LT appeared on the scene in 2015, the motorcycle landscape was a different place. Things like...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | Road Test Review

All right, so you want to go far but you also want go fast, and you need some carrying capacity and comfort while doing...

2020 BMW S 1000 XR | Tour Test Review

California is one of those rare states where you can throw a dart at its map, and the needle’s point is very likely to...

Retrospective: 1937-1940 Matchless Model X Sports Tourist

What was this Model X? Collier & Sons began building bicycles in the 1800s, and then moved on to the motorized version, first budying...

2020 BMW S 1000 XR | Video Review

You've read the story, now watch the video! Check out our video review of the 2020 BMW S 1000 XR! BMW's popular sport-adventure-touring crossover...

2020 BMW F 900 XR vs. Yamaha Tracer 900 GT Comparison Test

Motorcycles that start out as naked or standard models often inspire their manufacturers to build a complementary touring, sport-touring or sport-adventure version before very...

2020 BMW F 900 XR vs Yamaha Tracer 900 GT | Video Review

Get a side-by-side comparison of the 2020 BMW F 900XR and 2020 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT adventure-sport touring bikes. Both of these middleweight sport-touring...

2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR | Road Test Review

Since the launch of the BMW F 800 model family with the F 800 S and F 800 ST in 2006, these middleweight, parallel...

2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+ | Road Test Review

Considering how popular the Versys 650 has become, almost from the moment it was introduced in the U.S. for 2008, we found it decidedly...

2019 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT | First Ride Review

KTM’s 1290 Super Duke GT is a sport tourer that checks all the right boxes. It has a powerful, torque-rich, visceral V-twin, high-tech yet...

2020 BMW S 1000 XR | First Look Review

After BMW announced several changes to the potent in-line four powerplant in its S 1000 RR superbike earlier this year, we figured it was...

2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR | First Look Review

BMW surprised us with two new mid-range models, the 2020 F 900 R and the F 900 XR, both based around a slightly enlarged...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | First Look Review

Kawasaki's Ninja 1000 sport tourer is getting a host of updates for 2020, enough in fact that it's been given a new (sort of)...

2020 Guide to New Street Motorcycles

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2020 model year (plus sneak peeks at a few 2021 models)....

2019 Yamaha Niken GT | Video Review

After the success of the Niken, the world’s first production Leaning Multi-Wheeled motorcycle introduced last year, Yamaha has launched a sport-touring version called the...

2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT | Long-Term Ride Review

MSRP $15,087 (as tested) Mileage: 7,280 Last September I participated in the Three Flags Classic, an endurance ride from Mexico to Canada totaling more than 5,000...

2019 Yamaha Niken GT | First Ride Review

Following our first ride on the 2019 Niken at the press introduction in Europe, Yamaha pre-sold every one of the relatively few examples it...

2019 BMW R 1250 GS/GSA/RT | First Ride Review

The time for big changes to your best-selling motorcycle models is generally not when their sales are on the upswing, and BMW knows this...

The Best Bikes for Smaller Riders (and Budgets): 2019 Edition!

Bigger doesn’t always mean better, and fortunately for those of us looking for a fun, affordable motorcycle there are more choices than ever. Nearly...

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 BMW R 1250 RS and R 1250 R | First Look Review

With the announcement of the 2019 R 1250 RS and R 1250 R, BMW has finalized its update to the entire boxer range, including...

2019 Yamaha Niken GT | First Look Review

When Yamaha released the Niken as a part of its Touring lineup earlier this year, we hoped a road trip-ready GT version would be...

2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE | Road Test Review

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive...OK, maybe those are a stretch, but riding Kawasaki's new Ninja H2 SX SE can...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2019

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2019 model year. Organized in alphabetical order by manufacturer, it includes...

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