Honda Motorcycle Road Tests
& Reviews
Honda Motorcycle Guide
Honda, the biggest of the Japanese Big Four, began manufacturing motorcycles in 1955. Honda motorcycle road tests reflect the company's history as the world's largest manufacturer of both motorcycles and internal combustion engines by volume. Honda's Super Cub, having been in continuous production since 1958 and surpassing 60 million units in 2008, is the world's most produced motor vehicle. The Super Cub's U.S. advertising campaign, "You meet the nicest people on a Honda," had a positive, enduring impact on Honda motorcycles, their image, and American attitudes about motorcycling.
2010 Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Road Test
Rider Magazine
June 21, 2011
photography by Rich Cox [This 2010 Honda Gold Wing GL1800 Road Test was originally published as a Ridden & Rated in the June 2011 issue of Rider magazine] The bridge of the GL1800 mothership is chock-a-block with gauges, displays, buttons and controls. Our Audio Comfort Navi XM ABS test bike was... Read more »
2012 Honda Gold Wing GL1800 ABS Road Test
Rider Magazine
June 16, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing and the author [This 2012 Honda Gold Wing GL1800 ABS Road Test was originally published as a Rider Test in the August 2011 issue of Rider magazine] 2012 Honda Gold Wing GL1800 ABS The typical day ride, especially on a luxury-touring motorcycle such as the new 2012 Honda Gold... Read more »
2011 Honda CBR250R vs. Kawasaki Ninja 250R Road Test Comparison
Arden Kysely
June 13, 2011
photography by Rich Cox [This 2011 Honda CBR250R vs. Kawasaki Ninja 250R Road Test Comparison was originally published in the May 2011 issue of Rider magazine] The Ninja (left) reigns in the canyons, the CBR rules in town, but their capabilities overlap so much that we're still flipping a coin. Reading... Read more »
2011 Honda CBR250R Road Test
Arden Kysely
June 13, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2011 Honda CBR250R Road Test was originally published in the May 2011 issue of Rider magazine] Forget everything you thought you knew about 250 singles. Honda’s 2011 CBR250R has shredded the rulebook, packing brainloads of fresh thinking into a small motorcycle with... Read more »
Fifteenth Annual Honda Hoot and 2008 Gold Wing GL1800
Greg Drevenstedt
May 5, 2011
by Greg Drevenstedt photography by the author and courtesy American Honda The Honda Hoot celebrated its Crystal Anniversary this year, and Old Man Weather gave the rally his blessing. Held in Knoxville for eight of the rally’s 15 years, eastern Tennessee in June has a reputation for muggy heat and... Read more »
The Fourth Colorado Honda VTX Ride
Dr. Gregory W. Frazier
May 5, 2011
story and photography by Dr. Gregory W. Frazier [This Fourth Colorado Honda VTX Ride was originally published in the July 2007 issue of Rider magazine] Fun. That was the word most often used when VTX Rally Riders were asked to describe their annual rumblings in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. When you... Read more »
2010 Honda Shadow RS Road Test
Rider Magazine
March 27, 2011
photography by Brian J. Nelson [This 2010 Honda Shadow RS Road Test was originally published in the September 2010 issue of Rider magazine] The 2010-Honda-Shadow-RS in action. Remember when a 750 was one of the big boys, a hefty handful that you had to work up to? These days 1,600cc is the new 750.... Read more »
EXCLUSIVE! Scrambler RS750 Project Bike
Rider Contributor
December 20, 2010
Story by David Edwards; Photography by Mark Clifford; Action photography by Kevin Wing This beautiful homage to the Scrambler by Denny Berg and Cobra began life as a 2010 Honda Shadow RS750. Nice restoration, right, a classic old Honda Scrambler. Oops, hold on a second—isn’t that a surprisingly... Read more »
Comparison: 2011 Harley-Davidson XL883L Sportster SuperLow vs. 2010 HONDA VT750RS Shadow RS
Arden Kysely
November 28, 2010
Afraid of heights? Set your worries aside with these two customs. The 2011 Harley-Davidson Sportster SuperLow puts your derriere a mere 25.5 inches above terra firma when you settle into the solo saddle. And though it towers next to the Sporty, the 2010 Honda Shadow RS model’s 29.4-inch seat height... Read more »
Honda Announces Four 2011 Cruiser Motorcycles
Rider Contributor
September 3, 2010
2011 Honda Shadow RS Torrance, California (September 3, 2010) – American Honda’s Powersports Division has announced another release of motorcycles for the 2011 model year. Honda Fury Long, lean and full of mean, the Honda VT13VX Fury rolled onto the scene last year. Powered by a 1,312cc liquid-cooled,... Read more »
