motorcycle review
Elegant Roadster
The bike that continues to celebrate 100 years of motorcycle production. Recently, in the south of Spain, I rode the newest generation of the R nineT, the R12 nineT, through the Andalusian mountains....
Read MoreMid-Sized Fun
An entry-level sport bike to grow in to. I still remember when I rode my first Ninja. Although it was only a 250 cc, I felt like the next Valentino Rossi...
Read MoreClassic Styling & Affordable
An ideal small-displacement bike that looks good and won’t break the bank. Triumph has introduced two all-new 400 models that are highly desirable, not only for their attractive retro styling, but...
Read MoreThis Hooligan Gets An Upgrade
It can cruise around town, but it prefers to assault back roads with technical aggression. Thirty years ago, KTM introduced the first Duke model. Supermotard, now known as Supermoto, was relatively...
Read MoreBuilt for Real-World Use
Both models of Scrambler 1200 shine no matter where you point the front wheel. The Triumph Scrambler 1200 is in a class of its own. It’s a big street bike that has some serious off-road capability....
Read MoreSetting the New Standard
Competence on the street and the track. The 2024 GSX-8R is the latest model to be built around the new parallel-twin engine that Suzuki introduced last year in the V-Strom 800DE adventure bike and...
Read MorePractical Corner Carver
A superbike for the adventure set. So, you’ve outgrown your CBR600RR. Perhaps it was a GSX-R600. Maybe Team Green’s 636. Hell, it could even have been a R6, though Yamaha hasn’t built a...
Read MoreAustrian Rocket
The “monster” of adventure bikes needs space to stretch its legs. The biggest anomaly about KTM — at least, the biggest anomaly other than “Why orange” — is how they have built a...
Read MoreBavarian Grand Tourer
There’s just something about a six-pack symphony of pistons on the open road. Motorcycling is all about minimalism. Or at least we like to pretend it is. Of course, if that were really true, we’d...
Read MorePrelude to Adventure
The all-new Suzuki V-Strom 800DE heads west. Is there a rider anywhere that did not sit up with interest at the announcement of a new V-Strom Honestly, it is hardly hyperbole to say that since the...
Read MoreBMW R1300GS 2023 Review
BMW once again sets the bar high with the redesigned big GS. I’ve spent more time in the saddle of BMW’s big GS than on any other press motorcycle I’ve ridden. Actually, I have owned one of the...
Read MoreAdvancing Tradition
Could the future of the CVO program be the introduction of heavily revised models You probably don’t know it, but you can tie a link from luxo-tourers like the BMW Grand America, the Honda Gold...
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