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2014 BMW R nineT | Road Test Review

It’s hard to imagine, but some riders are only interested in the practical side of a motorcycle—how much it cost, what it can carry...

Moto Guzzi Announces 2015 Griso 1200 8V SE and 2015 V7 Stone

Moto Guzzi has announced that two of its V-twin-powered standards, the Griso 1200 8V SE and the V7 Stone, will return for 2015. The Moto...

Retrospective: Yamaha YG-T Trailmaster 80: 1964-1969

Lest we forget, it was the advent of rather small Japanese motorcycles that affected the two-wheeled revolution in the United States, quadrupling registrations between...

Retrospective: Triumph T140 Bonneville 750: 1973-1988

This 750 Bonneville had a pretty good run—under three entirely different managements. First was the traditional factory at Meriden, followed by the workers’ strike...

Ducati Announces Scrambler for 2015

Employees at Ducati’s factory in Bologna, Italy, got a sneak peek at the company’s prototype Scrambler, which is slated for launch in early 2015....

Retrospective: Harley-Davidson FXLR Low Rider Custom: 1987-1994

Low Rider. Catchy name. Some readers might remember the chopped and channeled craze in automobile styling back in the ’50s and ’60s. Willie G....

Retrospective: Honda CB1000: 1994-1996

Take a casual glance at the motorcycle in the picture and one might mistake it for Honda’s latest retro-bike, the CB1100. Nope, we’re going...

Retrospective: Honda VFR750F Interceptor: 1986; VFR750F: 1990-1997

The motorcycling world was immensely impressed when Soichiro Honda introduced the CB750 in-line four in 1969, but by 1980 the copycats had relegated the...

Retrospective: Velocette Valiant 200: 1957-1963

Nice looking motorcycle, this Valiant, powered by a little OHV boxer engine with a cowling (Velocette preferred to call it a “bonnet”) over the...

Royal Enfield’s Long History in Brief

The first Royal Enfield was manufactured in Redditch, England, in 1901, making it the oldest, continually produced motorcycle in the world. Though the brand...

Retrospective: Bultaco Montadero 360: 1968-1972

This Montadero was an adequate dual-purpose motorcycle, in truth, more focused on the dirt than the pavement, though the handling was a bit on...

Retrospective: Yamaha VMX12 V-Max 1200: 1985-1986 (also 1988-2007)

Too modern for Retrospective? Perhaps not. The V-Max appeared back in 1985, was on the books for ’86 then skipped ’87, only to reappear...

2013 Celebration of the Motorcycle at Del Mar

In September, the Del Mar Fairgrounds near San Diego, California, hosted the 2013 Celebration of the Motorcycle, a three-day event that included a charity...

Retrospective: Suzuki GSX1100G: 1991-1993

It was big at 1,100cc, good for 130-plus mph, and comfortable. You could spend all day on this bike, easily racking up a few...

Retrospective: Cooper 250 Enduro: 1973-1975

Back in those halcyon days of the early 1970s, two-stroke enduro models were the rage. If you wanted a play-bike, you bought Japanese. If you...

New BMW R nineT First Look

Retro is back at BMW with today’s reveal of the R nineT, or nineT for short. Created to mark the 90th anniversary of BMW...

2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT | First Ride Review

Last September Royal Enfield Motors hosted a lavish international press launch in England for its all-new Continental GT café racer bike, which was first...

Retrospective: Kawasaki KLX650: 1993-1996

If you were in the market for a dual-purpose, big-single sort of ride back in 1993, Kawasaki certainly had the market covered. It offered...

Triumph Updates Bonneville, Thruxton and Scrambler for 2014

Triumph has updated its line of modern classics—Bonneville, Thruxton and Scrambler—for 2014 with new color schemes, improved exhaust notes and an even better riding...

Retrospective: Honda PC800 Pacific Coast: 1989-90, 1994-98

What happens when motorcycle designers share a drawing board with automobile types? The answer may be the Honda Pacific Coast. Rumor had it that after...

ART ATTACK: Ian Barry’s Cataclysmic Café Racers

Perhaps some would call it a “crime of passion” to “recycle” classic British bikes into “works of art,” but perhaps there’s significant leeway when...

Retrospective: Suzuki GS750E/ES: 1983

The alphanumeric system that defines many Japanese motorcycles has never been very instructive, and the bike we are writing about here was only a...

Retrospective: BSA A7 Shooting Star 500cc: 1954-1962

That Daytona 200 was a thriller back in ’54, on a cold wind-swept beach. The 4.1-mile oval had one straightaway on the asphalt, then...

2013 Corsa MotoClassica

Coming or going, three days of high-desert vintage racing brought out bikes of all flavors to the 18th annual Corsa MotoClassica. It was the...

Back-to-Back Classics: Honda CBs New and Old

Among the classic Japanese motorcycles that deserve a modern tribute, few come to mind as quickly as Honda’s line of air-cooled, in-line fours, starting...

Retrospective: Harley-Davidson Sportster with Boat-Tail Option: 1970-1971

In the rarified world of new motorcycle models, at least back in 1969, there were two aspects to be considered. One dealt with performance,...

BMW Concept Ninety Celebrates 40 Years of the R 90 S

Ninety years of BMW Motorrad, 90 years of two-wheeled history—few motorcycle manufacturers can boast such a longstanding and successful heritage as BMW. The BMW...

Retrospective: Ducati Sport Desmo 500: 1977-1982

The moral of this story is simple: Do not let non-motorcycling bureaucrats run a motorcycle company. Ducati had a pretty successful run from its inception...

Retrospective: Indian / Royal Enfield Chief 700cc: 1959-1961

The history of the Indian motorcycle name gets a bit convoluted after the demise of the old company in 1953. Its last genuine model...

Retrospective: Silk 700S: 1975-1979

Never heard of a Silk motorcycle? Not surprising. It was an English bike, very few were ever built, and probably less than half a...

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