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2013 Triumph Trophy SE – First Ride Review

Is Triumph still salty about having its Coventry factory destroyed by the German Luftwaffe during World War II? The all-new Trophy, a sport tourer...

2012 BMW R 1200 RT – Road Test Review

My, how time flies. Our last full test of a BMW R 1200 RT was back in August 2005, when you could still get...

2013 Triumph Trophy Pricing Announced

Pricing for the new Triumph Trophy was recently released. The U.S. price for the Trophy SE starts at $18,999. Dealer delivery is scheduled for...

Rider Magazine’s 2012 Motorcycle of the Year

Our 23rd Annual Award! The chilly “New Economy” seems to be thawing slightly at this writing, but it’s been a challenging 12 months since Rider...

2013 Triumph Trophy SE – First Look Review

Triumph is jumping back into the heavyweight sport-touring arena with an all-new motorcycle for 2013 wearing the familiar Trophy model name, but looking nothing...

2012 BMW K 1600 GTL vs. Honda Gold Wing GL1800 ABS | Comparison Test Review

When BMW unveiled the all-new 2012 K 1600 GTL, a high-tech, high-performance replacement for the long-running K 1200 LT, the company declared that it...

Motus Announces Production Plans, Pricing for 2013 MST and MST-R

After a year of extensive testing and development, Motus Motorcycles announced at Daytona Bike Week its 2012 production plans, including pricing, accessories, specifications, availability...

Riding Among Giants, A 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS Tour Test

Our motivations differed, but our destination was the same. Having fallen under the spell of majestic redwoods several years ago at Muir Woods National...

Ducati 1199 Panigale Unveiled in Hollywood

Fashion-forward, image-conscious Ducati has a thing for Hollywood. Its bikes have been in enough movies to earn Screen Actors Guild union cards for every...

2012 BMW K 1600 GT vs. 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14 | Comparison Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing This comparison was inevitable. After the Kawasaki Concours 14 won our last sport-touring comparison (Rider, November 2010), among the new bikes...

2012 Kawasakis – First Look Review

Even though the leaves are turning brown, the season is green…Kawasaki green. The company has pulled the covers off its new-for-2012 street models, which...

2011 Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing Moto Guzzi, one of Italy’s most storied motorcycle brands, turns 90 this year, and an emblem honoring this milestone can be...

First U.S Ride: 2012 BMW K1600GTL – Road Test Review

photography by Rich Cox When upbeat reports started hitting the Interwebs from the very first evening of the BMW K 1600 GT/L world introduction in...

2012 BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL | First Ride Review

  Two years ago, at the press introduction for the 2009 BMW K 1300 GT and K 1300 S, Pieter de Waal, VP of BMW...

California Sport-Touring Loops on the Kawasaki Concours 14

story and photography by Clement Salvadori The road unrolls rapidly before me, the endless ribbon of two-lane blacktop smoothing out the hills and curves, disappearing...

2011 Triumph Sprint GT – Road Test Review

photography by Graeme Brown and Tim Keeton The Highlands of Scotland, land of woolen plaid kilts, smoky single-malt whisky and William Wallace—the painted-face warrior played...

New Six-cylinder BMWs: K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL

Munich, Germany (July 2, 2010) - Since BMW Motorrad presented the six-cylinder Concept 6 last fall, rumors have circulated about what model might receive...

2010 Honda VFR1200F – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing, the author and courtesy of Honda After nearly two decades of being a sleek thoroughbred with racing bloodlines, for 2002 uninspired...

2010 Honda NT700V ABS – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing Competence. Like common sense, it’s all too uncommon. Motorcycles today, while generally reliable and well-engineered, tend to be specialized, designed to...

2010 Kawasaki Concours 14 – Road Test Review

photography by Rich Cox Comparing a fast motorcycle to a rocket ship is a common metaphor. Rockets conjure images of the eyeball-flattening acceleration and yahoo...

2010 KTM Street Bikes – Road Test Review

photography by Kevin Wing and Brian J. Nelson On a hot, bone-dry day in July 2008, I sat on a sandy hill overlooking Laguna Seca...

2009 Yamaha FJR1300A/AE – Road Test Review

photography by the author, Rick Oxton and Paul Drevenstedt FJR Tour, 4:40 a.m.—Blink, blink…up early, picking up Paul, coffee & doughnuts from Russell’s, driving...

2009 Ducati GT1000 Touring – Road Test Review

"Whew! That was close...." As soon as my mind punctuated that thought, the Ducati GT1000 and I were on our sides skidding down the road. It...

2008 Yamaha FJR1300A – Road Test Review

When Yamaha introduced the FJR13000 to the United States for 2003, for sport-touring riders it was a second coming of sorts. Gobs of smooth...

2008 BMW R1200RT vs. Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 – Comparison Review

Any sport-touring motorcycle is going to fit along a sliding scale of sportiness vs. touring capabilities. At one end of the spectrum would be...

2008 Buell Ulysses XB12XT | Road Test Review

When Buell peeled the covers off the new 2006 Ulysses XB12X at its launch in 2005 and officially jumped into the adventure-bike category, it...

Rider Magazine’s 2008 Motorcycle of the Year and Best of Class

The new bikes for the 2008 model year have all been revealed, and it's time once again to name our three Best-of-Class winners. From...

2007 BMW F800ST – Road Test Review

There's a certain feeling of exclusivity you get when you own something expensive. Drive through town in a Ferrari, Mercedes or Porsche, and you...

2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS – Road Test Review

It's finally here! Twenty-one years since its introduction in 1986, Kawasaki has finally seen fit to reinvent the venerable Concours. Sure, it made a...

2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S – Road Test Review

When an existing motorcycle model is revamped, I hold my breath. Who will win in the corporate tug of war: The bean counters or...

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