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Video Review | 2017 Triumph Bonneville Bobber

While most manufacturers simply take an existing model, shorten the fenders, put a new handlebar and a solo seat on it, and maybe give...

Re-Cycling: 1986-2006 Kawasaki Concours ZG1000

You wouldn’t be alone if you argued that BMW invented sport touring, but it’s hard to deny Kawasaki brought it to the masses. In...

2017 BMW R nineT Pure | Road Test Review

You don’t need a touring bike to travel. Robert M. Pirsig did his legendary 17-day, Minnesota-to-California journey, carrying his son and an inordinate amount...

Retrospective: 1958-1960 Ariel 650 Cyclone

In the 1950s, the Brits realized that giving their products exciting names could enhance sales. And stormy allusions were popular, perhaps starting with the AJS...

Retrospective: 1994-1998 Ducati 916 Strada

When Ducati announces a new model, the world of motorcycling sits up and pays attention. In the factory in the back streets of Bologna,...

Retrospective: 1983-1985 Honda CB650SC Nighthawk

This Nighthawk was truly a marvel of good looks and efficiency when it appeared in 1983. Good lines, good paint, cast alloy wheels, megaphone-styled...

Retrospective: 1982-1983 Kawasaki KZ750N Spectre

In 1982, this was the latest version of the well-known KZ750, its main differences being a fine paint job and a few other modifications. Gone...

2017 Ducati Scrambler Café Racer | First Ride Review

Some bikes are built for a purpose, whether it’s turning fast laps, touring, cruising, adventure or flying 40 feet in the air over a...

1983-1992 Harley FXRT Sport Glide: Retrospective

In 1981, a dozen Harley execs bought the company back from American Machine and Foundry (AMF), an oddly variegated company that built both bowling alleys...

2017 Triumph Street Cup | First Ride Review

You may have heard, but retro styled, classic bikes are “in” right now, and few, if any, manufacturers do retro better than Triumph. The...

2017 Triumph Street Scrambler | First Ride Review

Scramblers were born in the 1960s, and were essentially street bikes that had been modified for dirt racing and general off-road hooliganism. As the...

Retrospective: 1993-2000 Harley-Davidson MT350E

An unusual bike for the Harley brand, but this was back in its heyday when the Milwaukee company was booming and expanding in every direction....

2017 Triumph Bonneville Bobber | First Ride Review

Bobbers are quite possibly the original performance custom motorcycles. Riders have been stripping extraneous parts and “bobbing” fenders since knickerbockers and straw hats were...

Honda Confirms U.S. Will Get the 2017 CB1100 EX

After bringing the retro-cool CB1100 to the U.S. in 2013, and then whisking it away just as quickly after the 2014 model year, Honda...

2017 Triumph Street Scrambler | First Look Review

It was a Triumph that Steve McQueen so famously rode in the 1964 International Six Days Trial, and for today's scrambler-style enthusiasts, Triumph’s latest...

2017 Moto Guzzi V7 III Lineup | First Look Review

At the EICMA show in Italy, Moto Guzzi announced third-generation updates to its V7 lineup, now called V7 III. The family includes four models,...

2017 BMW R nineT and R nineT Urban G/S | First Look Review

When BMW released the original R nineT in 2014, it represented a major shift in BMW's approach, and proved to be a genre-bending—and very...

2017 Ducati Scrambler Café Racer & Desert Sled | First Look Review

Ducati has announced two new variations in the Scrambler family: the sporty Café Racer and the off-road focused Desert Sled. The new models were...

Town & Country: Riding From The Garden State to The Big Apple on the BMW R nineT Scrambler

If you’ve never been there, New Jersey might not seem like an ideal riding destination. What’s so great about a turnpike, tons of traffic...

2017 BMW R nineT Scrambler | First Ride Review

Simple is Best. That’s an axiom manufacturers are increasingly turning toward, as a counterpoint to the ongoing electronically driven techno-race. “There are lots of...

Comparison Review: 2016 BMW R nineT vs. 2016 Triumph Bonneville T120 Black

Almost as quickly as the technology is developed, motorcycle manufacturers are endowing many of their sport, touring and adventure motorcycles with beneficial but often...

Retrospective: 1967-1971 Kawasaki A7SS Avenger 350

Kawasaki was the last of the Big Four Japanese OEMs to enter the U.S. market, setting up shop in greater Los Angeles in 1966...

2017 Triumph Bonneville T100 Black | First Ride Review

Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards. Cool, cooler, badass, rebel, rock ‘n’ roller. And they all rode Triumph Bonnevilles. Whether these...

2017 Triumph Bonneville Bobber | First Look Review

At the Intermot motorcycle show in Germany earlier this month, Triumph unveiled three new Bonneville models—the Bonneville T100, Bonneville T100 Black and Street Cup—which...

2017 Triumph Street Cup | First Look Review

When Triumph completely redesigned its Bonneville lineup last year, it added liquid cooling its iconic parallel-twin engine platform and offered it in three Euro4-compliant...

2017 BMW R nineT Pure and Racer | First Look Review

A few years ago BMW embraced the growing vintage custom movement in a big way with the introduction of the R nineT. Created to...

2017 Triumph Bonneville T100 and T100 Black | First Look Review

Triumph rolled out an all-new Bonneville lineup for 2016, with five models and three variants of its iconic parallel-twin engine, all of which featured...

2016 Moto Guzzi V7 II Stornello | First Ride Review

No, you're not imagining things. Scrambler-style bikes are everywhere these days. Triumph arguably got there first with its eponymous Scrambler back in 2008, while...

2017 Yamaha SCR950 – First Ride Review

Americans use their motorcycles mostly for recreation, not primary transportation. Sure, there’s a dedicated minority who use their motorcycles for commuting and grocery getting,...

Retrospective: 1970-74 MV Agusta 750S

In the best Italian fashion, this machine was the motoring equivalent of Gina Lollobrigida and Sofia Loren—gorgeous and rare. Only about a thousand of the...

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