Honda Motorcycle Reviews
Honda Motorcycle Reviews and Comparisons from Rider magazine. Check out why we picked a Honda motorcycle as our 2010 Motorcycle of the Year.
National Cycle VStream Motorcycle Windshield Review
Jerry Smith
May 1, 2012
As good as the Honda Gold Wing GL1800 is, there’s always room for improvement. One thing many GL riders want to improve is the stock windshield, which though wide and tall is also a source of wind noise and annoying buffeting. But air is tricky stuff, and just making a windshield bigger and wider doesn’t... Read more »
2012 BMW K 1600 GTL vs. Honda Gold Wing GL1800 ABS Comparison
Greg Drevenstedt
May 1, 2012
by Greg Drevenstedt 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 had built “a shark, not a whale,” a thinly veiled jab at the Honda Gold Wing GL1800. Around the same time we got our first ride... Read more »
Sport Touring Comparison: 2003 BMW K1200GT ABS, 2003 BMW R1150RT, ABS 2003 Honda ST1300 ABS, 2004 Yamaha FJR1300 ABS
Bill Stermer
March 20, 2012
Sport tourers are the gold standard for distance-riding, hybrids that blend the best attributes of dressers and sportbikes. Their comfort level approaches that of dresser tourers, but without over-large fairings, permanently mounted luggage, sound systems and all that weight. Sport tourers also lean... Read more »
2012 Honda CBR1000RR – First Ride
Greg Drevenstedt
January 24, 2012
Liter-bike horsepower wars aren’t over, but they’re past the shock-and-awe phase of the campaign. With peak rear-wheel figures exceeding 150, sometimes by a considerable margin, the name of the game is harnessing all those stallions. Riding modes, traction control and ABS are now found–standard... Read more »
2012 Honda NC700X – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
January 20, 2012
At the New York stop on the International Motorcycle Shows tour, American Honda is unveiling an all-new model, the 2012 Honda NC700X. First seen at the EICMA show in Italy last October, the NC700X features adventure-bike styling, a new engine, and nimble handling. In addition, the NC700X offers the option... Read more »
Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Brake Recall
Rider Magazine
December 2, 2011
According to American Honda, as of today its dealers have ceased selling Gold Wing GL1800 motorcycle models until they can be inspected for the existence of an out-of-tolerance part or parts that can cause the rear brake to drag. Moreover the company has launched an official recall of all GL1800s... Read more »
New Hondas at Italy Show
Rider Magazine
November 17, 2011
Honda revealed production versions of its new Crosstourer, Integra and two new mid-sized machines, the NC700X and NC700S, at the EICMA show in Milan, Italy, last week. No word as yet from American Honda if the bikes will be coming here to join the ranks of updated 2012 motorcycles like the Gold... Read more »
Honda Adds More Street Models to 2012 Lineup
Rider Magazine
November 10, 2011
Five more models have been added to the Honda street lineup for 2012, joining updated bikes like the Gold Wing and CBR1000RR, and returning models like the ST1300, Fury and Shadow 750s. One of the five–or two depending upon how you look at it–is the VFR1200F and VFR1200F DCT, the... Read more »
More 2012 Honda Street Motorcycle Models
Press Release
September 26, 2011
The list of 2012 Honda models is growing as a dozen new additions expand the upcoming season lineup. This latest release includes the substantially revamped CBR1000RR superbike. Sportbike fans will also be glad to see the CBR600RR in 2012, and riders partial to cruisers can welcome back eight... Read more »
2011 Honda CB1000R Road Test
Rider Magazine
August 9, 2011
[This 2011 Honda CB1000R Road Test was originally published in the August 2011 issue of Rider magazine] photography by Kevin Wing Designed and built in Italy, the CB1000R features the angular, aggressive styling of many motorcycles born in that speed-obsessed country. My uncle Lanny is a veteran of AFM... Read more »
