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2024 KTM 790 Adventure Review | First Look

Adding to KTM’s list of recent announcements, including the reintroduction of the SMT line with the 2024 KTM 890 SMT and a new generation...

2024 KTM 890 SMT Review | First Look

KTM has announced the reintroduction of the SMT line with the 2024 KTM 890 SMT. Last seen in the U.S. a decade ago with...

2024 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S and Super Adventure R Review | First Look

KTM has announced the return of the KTM 1290 Super Adventure S and Super Adventure R for 2024, high-performance ADV bikes tailored to the...

2024 KTM 390 Duke and 250 Duke Review | First Look 

KTM has announced two small-displacement naked-bike models – the 390 Duke and 250 Duke – that brings what the company says is “more punching...

2024 KTM 990 Duke Review | First Look 

KTM has significantly upgraded its popular middleweight naked bike for 2024. Replacing the 2023 890 Duke R is the 2024 KTM 990 Duke, with...

2024 KTM 890 Adventure R Rally Review | First Look

Since its class-disrupting debut in 2019, which earned Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year award for the 790 Adventure and 790 Adventure R, KTM’s middleweight...

2023 Motorcycle of the Year

If Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year, now in its 34th year, were a person, it would have graduated from college or completed military service,...

2024 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2024 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. As with previous buyers guides, we will also...

KTM SX-E 3 Electric Dirtbike | First Ride Review

Willa on the KTM SX-E 3 leads August on the Volcon Testing the KTM SX-E 3 youth electric dirtbike at Hungry Valley’s mini track in Gorman,...

KTM Announces Details for 2023 KTM Adventure Rider Rally

Fall is a great time for riding in some of the amazing wide-open spaces of the Southwest U.S., especially on a dual-sport or ADV...

2023 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT | Road Test Review

Riding new and unfamiliar motorcycles is one of the best aspects of working for a motorcycle magazine. But what I enjoy even more is...

KTM North America and Pierer Mobility Open New North American Headquarters

On March 28, just 15 months after breaking ground on the development, KTM North America and parent company Pierer Mobility celebrated the grand opening...

2023 KTM Ride Orange Street Demo Tour

We test a lot of KTM motorcycles here at Rider, along with those from nearly 20 other manufacturers, and we realize it's a privilege...

2023 KTM 890 Adventure | Video Review

We review the 2023 KTM 890 Adventure, which has new styling and was made more off-road capable with revised suspension, new tires, updated electronics,...

2023 KTM 390 Adventure | First Look Review

KTM has announced details of the 2023 KTM 390 Adventure, which will be available in dealerships in March. The 390 Adventure has been given...

2023 KTM 890 Adventure | First Ride Review

To stay current with the latest technology and ahead of the competition, KTM has been on a two-year development cycle with its middleweight Adventure...

2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S | First Look Review

In addition to the recent announcement of the 2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, KTM has released details on the 2023 KTM 1290 Super...

2023 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R | First Look Review

KTM has announced the release of the updated KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, which the company says is oriented for “hardcore offroad adventurers who...

2023 KTM 890 Adventure | First Look Review

KTM has announced that joining the recently unveiled 2023 KTM 890 Adventure R is the new KTM 890 Adventure, a bike the company called...

White Rim Trail on KTM 690 Enduros | Favorite Ride

White Rim Trail – or White Rim Road in national park parlance – is a 100-mile unpaved route that loops around the Island in...

2023 KTM 790 Duke and 1290 Super Duke GT | First Look Review

KTM North America Inc. has announced the 2023 Duke and Super Duke Duke range. After a brief hiatus, the 790 Duke and 1290 Super...

2023 KTM 690 Enduro R and 690 SMC R | First Look Review

KTM has announced updates to the aesthetics of the KTM 690 Enduro R and KTM 690 SMC R for 2023. See all of Rider’s KTM...

2023 KTM RC 8C | First Look Review

Following the success of the competition-only KTM RC 8C, which was released just two years ago, KTM has announced that it has “reset the...

2023 KTM 890 Adventure R | First Look Review

The 2023 KTM 890 Adventure R was launched at KTM’s 2022 Adventure Rider Rally in Idaho this month, a fitting event for a bike...

2022 Motorcycle of the Year

For the past 32 years, Rider has selected a Motorcycle of the Year. With the exception of two years when we made a People’s...

2023 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2023 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. We will continually update the guide as new...

2023 KTM SX-E 3 | First Look Review

KTM proves it has the next generation of riders and racers in mind with the addition of the new SX-E 3 electric motorcycle. Ideal...

2023 KTM 450 SMR | First Look Review

Sporting many of the familiar features that riders love, as well as upgrades that will take the experience up a notch, the updated-for-2023 KTM...

2022 KTM 1290 Super Duke R Evo | Road Test Review

Some motorcycles are like Buddha, such as a Gold Wing gliding down the road in near silence, its deep bucket seat cradling your fundament...

2022 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R | Review

Sometimes there is a recognizable moment when you click with a motorcycle. That moment didn’t happen right away on the 2022 KTM 1290 Super...

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