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Rider Magazine’s 2020 Motorcycle of the Year

No doubt the year 2020 is primarily going to be remembered for a nasty pandemic, civil unrest and a tumultuous election (and to think...

2020 Honda Gold Wing Tour | Tour Test Review

As Honda’s flagship model and a luxury touring bike that is near and dear to the hearts of many a Rider reader, we have...

2020 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special vs. Indian Challenger Limited | Comparison Test Review

V-twin baggers are as American as baseball and apple pie. Big, stylish and built for our wide-open highways, they embody the self-expression and freedom...

Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special with Eagle Eye Custom Paint

The new Eagle Eye Special Edition Paint Option is a custom paint scheme only available as installed at the Harley-Davidson factory on the Road Glide Special...

2020 Indian Roadmaster Elite | First Look Review

With a limited production run of just 225 motorcycles, Indian’s Roadmaster Elite returns for 2020 with a larger Thunder Stroke 116 air-cooled V-twin, a full list...

Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide and Fat Boy 30th Anniversary Join 2020 Lineup

Harley-Davidson has announced two mid-year additions to its 2020 lineup: the return of the CVO Road Glide and a limited-edition Fat Boy 30th Anniversary model. 2020 Harley-Davidson...

2019 Honda Gold Wing DCT | Road Test Review

When Honda introduced a pair of radically new Gold Wings for 2018, its strategy was quite clear. After 17 model years, everyone who wanted...

2020 Indian Challenger Limited | Road Test Review

Since its relaunch for 2014, Indian has struck a balance between honoring the past and looking to the future. Its first few models --...

Honda Announces Updates, Pricing and Colors for 2020 Gold Wing Family

Honda has announced the colors and pricing of the 2020 Gold Wing family, which will be available in January. In addition to the new...

Indian Introduces Thunder Stroke 116, Roadmaster Dark Horse, Updates for 2020

Last week Indian unveiled the limited-edition Scout 100th Anniversary and new Scout Bobber Twenty as part of its mid-sized Scout cruiser lineup for 2020. Indian’s...

New Harley-Davidson Models for 2020

The biggest news to come out of Milwaukee for the 2020 model year is the all-new LiveWire electric motorcycle, which we’ve already ridden and...

2019 Indian Scout | Tour Test Review

I knew I’d stumbled onto someplace...different...when I pulled into the packed dirt parking lot of the Nipton Trading Post, and it wasn’t just the...

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 Harley-Davidson FLHT Electra Glide Standard | First Ride Review

Raw and bare, stripped of all the arguably distracting bells and whistles that Bluetooth-connected, GPS-dependent riders have been coddled with, Harley’s new FLHT Electra...

2018 Honda Gold Wing Walkaround | Video Review

Our friends at Honda Powersports North American put together a walk around video of the 2018 Honda Gold Wing. If you're curious about the...

2019 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Standard | First Look Review

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...

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