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2016 CSC RX3 Adventure | Road Test Review

My first “adventure tour” was a three-day ride into the backcountry on a Yamaha 175 Enduro, decades ago. From that brief introduction, I discovered...

Retrospective: Ariel 4G Square Four 1,000cc: 1937-1959

The magnificent Squariel! This one-liter engine was, in effect, two overhead-valve parallel twins standing vertically, with the two crankshafts geared together and all four...

Ural Unveils Dark Force Model

Dark Force is this year’s limited edition series from Ural, the manufacturer of sidecar motorcycles. Ural Dark Force was inspired by the world of...

Retrospective: Lambretta 150 Li Series I, II, III: 1958-1967

The Italian scooter wars were in full ruckus in the late ’50s, as Lambretta and Vespa fought ferociously for market share. A number of...

Retrospective: Amazonas 1600: 1977-1989

This motorcycle was a result of economic solutions rather than engineering designs, which may explain its questionable status as one of the worst motorcycles...

Motus MST & MST-R – First Ride Review

The first American four-cylinder street bike in the 70 years since World War II has now reached production, and the initial examples of the...

Retrospective: Rumi Turismo 125: 1950-1956

After World War II ended, dozens of Italian companies began producing small motorcycles and motor scooters to provide the local folk with some sort...

MV Agusta USA Adds to Dealer Network

MV Agusta has been working together with existing and new dealer owners to expand its regional footprint and better serve consumers, and nine new...

2015 MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 – First Ride Review

Photography by Milagro MV Agusta has been making motorcycles in Varese, Italy, on and off since the late 1940s, winning dozens of championships and later...

Retrospective: Velocette MAC 350: 1934-1960

The reader may be surprised that this motorcycle is not in more immaculate condition, having a shabby saddle, abbreviated aluminum front fender, chromed oil...

2015 MV Agusta Stradale 800 – First Ride Review

Photography by Milagro MV Agusta will enter the touring segment for the first time for 2015, with two new three-cylinder models quite unlike anything else...

Retrospective: MZ Saxon 500 Country: 1992-1996

Nice half-liter thumper, this MZ Saxon 500 Country, looking like a somewhat dated dual-purpose machine, powered by a dependable Rotax single-cylinder engine. But it...

Energica Ego Electric Motorcycle | First Ride Review

photography by Royce Rumsey & courtesy Energica Over the past several years, electric motorcycle manufacturers have popped up all over the place, like mushrooms on...

Retrospectove: BSA A65S Spitfire Mark II/III/IV Special: 1966-1968

Back in the early 1960s, many British bike companies were cheerfully warring with each other, paying no attention to the threat coming from the...

CSC Motorcycles to Import the RX-3 Cyclone, a 250cc Adventure Bike

CSC Motorcycles, based in Azusa, California, announced today that it is bringing in the first shipment of 250cc RX-3 Cyclone adventure touring motorcycles to...

Erik Buell Racing (EBR) 1190RX and 1190SX | First Look Review

Buell is back! Last October Erik Buell Racing (EBR) unveiled its latest sportbike, the EBR 1190RX, at the American International Motorcycle Exposition (AIMExpo) in...

2014 Ural Gear-Up | Road Test Review

The last time we tested a Ural sidecar rig (June 2012), it was like a carny ride from the 1960s. That basic Ural T...

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...

2014 Ural Motorcycles Lineup | First Look Review

  Ural Motorcycles, a Russian manufacturer of motorcycles with sidecars, is launching its 2014 model lineup. The new Urals feature electronic fuel injection, disc brakes...

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: 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...

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...

2014 Kymco MyRoad 700i | First Ride Review

The Kwang Yang Motor Company, better known as Kymco, is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of small-displacement engines, scooters, motorcycles and ATVs. Now it its 50th...

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...

The 2012 Ural Limited Edition: The Ural Yamal

IMZ-Ural, the Siberian manufacturer of motorcycles with sidecars, has introduced the 2012 limited edition Ural Yamal—the only motorcycle equipped with an oar. Yamal, which translates...

Motor Trike Announces New IRS Conversion for Kawasaki 1700

Motor Trike, Inc. has released an additional Independent Rear Suspension conversion to add to their rapidly expanding product line. The “Challenger” conversion was designed to...

Kymco Unveils 2013 Scooters

Offering four all-new scooters that range from a lightweight and agile 50cc commuter to a quick and comfortable 500cc tourer, Kymco USA’s two-wheeler line...

2012 Ural T Sidecar | Road Test Review

Among all of the ways to ride on three wheels, I think sidecars are the most fun, and challenge your riding skills in the...

2012 Electric Motorcycles from Brammo and Zero

(This article was published in the August 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) “Motorcyclists…will welcome a new type of electric motorcycle which is being introduced, and...

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...

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