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2022 BMW K 1600 Lineup | First Look Review

There are four models in BMW’s K 1600 lineup – the K 1600 GT sport-tourer, the K 1600 GTL luxury sport-tourer, the K 1600...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | Video Review

We test the 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT, which won Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year award. It’s a fully featured sport-tourer powered by...

2022 Triumph Tiger Sport 660 | First Look Review

Triumph has released an exciting new middleweight sport-tourer, the 2022 Tiger Sport 660. The new Tiger Sport will share the engine from the new...

2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT | First Look Review

We took a first look at Suzuki’s aggressively redesigned GSX-S1000 naked sportbike back in April, and rumors of a sport-touring variant have been amplifying...

Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year

Our first Motorcycle of the Year was awarded to the 1990 BMW K1, and for the past 31 years we’ve limited contenders to current...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | Top 10 Review

Over three generations, Yamaha’s middleweight sport-tourer has evolved steadily, and like a shapeshifter, it has morphed between three different model names. First came the...

Moto Guzzi Announces New Factory, Museum, and V100 Mandello

After recently celebrating its centennial and the brand’s rich history, Moto Guzzi has turned its attention to the future with the "Road to 2121."...

Triumph Tiger Sport 660 Prototype Revealed

Last October, Triumph unveiled the Trident 660, a middleweight naked bike designed to compete with stalwarts in the class like the Honda CB650R, Suzuki...

2022 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2022 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes cruisers, sportbikes, retro-styled bikes, scooters, touring...

2021 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2021 motorcycle buyers guide includes new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes bikes in many categories, including adventure,...

2021 Aprilia Tuono V4 / Factory | First Ride Review

It was a glorious morning in Pasadena, California, and the huge windows overlooking historic Colorado Boulevard bathed Aprilia’s Advanced Design Center office in natural light. Miguel...

BMW Announces 2022 Motorcycle Updates

BMW Motorrad USA has released details of the latest updates and changes across the entire model lineup for 2022, and the introduction of the...

2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | First Look Review

Now in its third generation, Yamaha’s middleweight sport-tourer — now called the Tracer 9 GT — is new from the ground up. It has...

2021 Aprilia Tuono 660 | First Ride Review

For the past several years, the middleweight naked sportbike class has kept its party going at a fever pitch. Street-ready motorcycles with sporting blood...

Riding Cross-Country on a BMW K 1600 B

Though California has been my adopted home going on 15 years now, I’m a Southern boy. Born in Nashville. Lived in Charleston, Tampa, Atlanta...

2021 Ducati Multistrada V4 S | First Ride Review

The One Bike Conundrum looms in many motorcyclists’ minds — if there is room for only one steed in the stable, what would it...

2019 Honda NC750X | Long-Term Report

2019 Honda NC750X Mileage: 4,268MSRP: $8,099Accessories: $1,122.83 After years of testing motorcycles, the Honda NC750X is the one I chose to spend my own money on....

2020 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT | Road Test Review

When the current generation of Kawasaki’s Versys 650 LT appeared on the scene in 2015, the motorcycle landscape was a different place. Things like...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | Road Test Review

All right, so you want to go far but you also want go fast, and you need some carrying capacity and comfort while doing...

2020 BMW S 1000 XR | Tour Test Review

California is one of those rare states where you can throw a dart at its map, and the needle’s point is very likely to...

Retrospective: 1937-1940 Matchless Model X Sports Tourist

What was this Model X? Collier & Sons began building bicycles in the 1800s, and then moved on to the motorized version, first budying...

2020 BMW S 1000 XR | Video Review

You've read the story, now watch the video! Check out our video review of the 2020 BMW S 1000 XR! BMW's popular sport-adventure-touring crossover...

2020 BMW F 900 XR vs. Yamaha Tracer 900 GT Comparison Test

Motorcycles that start out as naked or standard models often inspire their manufacturers to build a complementary touring, sport-touring or sport-adventure version before very...

2020 BMW F 900 XR vs Yamaha Tracer 900 GT | Video Review

Get a side-by-side comparison of the 2020 BMW F 900XR and 2020 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT adventure-sport touring bikes. Both of these middleweight sport-touring...

2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR | Road Test Review

Since the launch of the BMW F 800 model family with the F 800 S and F 800 ST in 2006, these middleweight, parallel...

2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+ | Road Test Review

Considering how popular the Versys 650 has become, almost from the moment it was introduced in the U.S. for 2008, we found it decidedly...

2019 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT | First Ride Review

KTM’s 1290 Super Duke GT is a sport tourer that checks all the right boxes. It has a powerful, torque-rich, visceral V-twin, high-tech yet...

2020 BMW S 1000 XR | First Look Review

After BMW announced several changes to the potent in-line four powerplant in its S 1000 RR superbike earlier this year, we figured it was...

2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR | First Look Review

BMW surprised us with two new mid-range models, the 2020 F 900 R and the F 900 XR, both based around a slightly enlarged...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | First Look Review

Kawasaki's Ninja 1000 sport tourer is getting a host of updates for 2020, enough in fact that it's been given a new (sort of)...

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