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Harley-Davidson has announced a stripped-down, fundamental version of its Electra Glide touring bagger dubbed the Electra Glide Standard. Powered by the Milwaukee-Eight 107, the...

2019 Indian Roadmaster Elite | First Look Review

When it comes to Indians built on the Chief platform, with its big, heavily chromed, air-cooled Thunder Stroke 111 V-twin and cavernous saddlebags, the...

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...

Video: Yamaha Star Eluder Project Bike | Part 3

This is the final video in our three-part series about our Yamaha Star Eluder project bike, a collaboration between Rider magazine and Jeff Palhegyi, owner...

Yamaha Star Eluder Project Bike

For 2018, Yamaha launched two all-new V-twin touring cruisers built on the same platform--the Star Venture luxury tourer and the Star Eluder bagger. Both...

2019 Harley-Davidson CVO Limited | First Ride Review

There’s a reason Harley’s top-shelf touring machine has been a staple of its CVO line since 2006. There are thousands of them. Go to...

Re-Cycling: 2001-2010 Honda Gold Wing

Nearly concurrent with the birth of the magazine you're reading now was the introduction of a motorcycle that would become virtually synonymous with two-wheel...

Video: Yamaha Star Eluder Project Bike | Part 1

New for 2018, the Yamaha Star Eluder is a bagger built on the same platform as the Star Venture. Both have bold, modern bodywork wrapped...

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...

2018 BMW K 1600 Grand America | Tour Test Review

BMW entered the popular bagger segment for 2018 with the K 1600 B, a long and lowered cruiser based on the K 1600 GT...

2018 Can-Am Spyder F3 Limited | Road Test Review

Touring on three wheels is a totally different experience from that of a two-wheeler, and touring with two of the three wheels in front...

2019 Indian Chieftain Limited | Road Test Review

Just two years after Polaris Industries acquired the brand in 2011, with rightful fanfare Indian Motorcycles launched an all-new line of functional and stylish...

2019 Suzuki Street Model Lineup: Cafe Racer SV650X, V-Strom 1000XT Adventure, Plus 2020 Katana

Suzuki has unveiled its complete 2019 street lineup, featuring a new SV650X cafe racer and adventure- and tour-ready V-Strom XT models, at the Intermot...

2019 BMW R 1250 GS and R 1250 RT | First Look Review

BMW has announced changes to its flat-twin boxer-powered GS and RT models with the unveiling of the new R 1250 GS and R 1250...

Harley-Davidson Goes High-Tech for 2019

Ten years ago if you’d have said Harley-Davidson would be one of the first major manufacturers to launch an electric motorcycle, people would have...

Rider Magazine’s 2018 Motorcycle of the Year

The 2018 motorcycle model year started out strong with the launch of the Yamaha Star Venture in June 2017 at the big Americade rally...

2019 Indian Chieftain Lineup | First Look Review

Following announcements about 2019 updates to its Scout middleweight cruiser lineup and its Chief, Springfield and Roadmaster heavyweight cruiser and touring lineup, Indian has...

Indian Announces 2019 Heavyweight Models

Fresh on the heels of its 2019 Scout lineup announcement, Indian has released new information on the 2019 Chief, Springfield and Roadmaster models. All three...

Harley-Davidson Updates for 2019

Faced with slowing sales and a changing U.S. motorcycle market, Harley-Davidson has announced its plans for 2019 and beyond, including technological updates to its...

2018 Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster | Tour Test Review

Here at Rider, we have an unofficial motto: "Ride to eat, eat to ride." And I contend that the perfect road food is the...

2018 BMW K 1600 GTL vs. Honda Gold Wing Tour | Comparison Review

My, how the luxury touring landscape has changed. Since our last comparison test of these two high-performance, 6-cylinder luxos in 2012 (the year the BMW was introduced and the...

2018 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra vs. Indian Roadmaster vs. Yamaha Star Venture TC | Comparison Review

In our last luxury touring comparison (Rider, August 2015 and on ridermagazine.com), we put the 40th anniversary Honda Gold Wing up against the Harley-Davidson Ultra...

Quick Read: 2018 Yamaha Star Venture TC

Editor's Note: This Quick Read is part of our Luxury Touring Bike Comparison, which you can read here. Our last comparison test with a Star...

Quick Read: 2018 Indian Roadmaster

Editor's Note: This Quick Read is part of our Luxury Touring Bike Comparison, which you can read here. Even though we’re only in the fourth...

Quick Read: 2018 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra

Editor's Note: This Quick Read is part of our Luxury Touring Bike Comparison, which you can read here. As we’ve reported in previous road tests...

2018 Indian Chieftain Elite | First Look Review

Last year Indian rolled out two high-end, factory-custom versions of its hard faired bagger, the Chieftain Elite and Chieftain Limited. They featured custom paint,...

Video Review | 2018 Yamaha Star Eluder

Based on the Star Venture platform, Yamaha's Star Eluder is a bagger that foregoes the trunk and passenger backrest as well as several other...

2018 Harley-Davidson CVO Limited | Road Test Review

Back in 1999, when there was worldwide worry about computers failing because of the Y2K glitch, Harley-Davidson launched the Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) program....

2018 Honda Gold Wing Tour DCT | First U.S. Ride Review

According to the bike’s thermometer it’s a chilly 45 degrees when my wife and I set out from the hotel outside Austin, Texas, on...

2018 Yamaha Star Eluder | First Ride Review

One of the biggest announcements last year in the world of motorcycle touring was the return of Yamaha’s Star Venture, a fully-loaded luxury tourer...

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