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BMW 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...

Advancing 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...

Kawasaki 2023 ZX-4RR Review

This more than adequate street bike really shines on the track. Only a handful of 400-cc fours have trickled into Canada over the last few decades, from Honda (CB400F Super Sport, CB1), Suzuki...

Ton of Fun

Many new components, a willing engine and attention to detail makes the new Super Meteor 650 a pleasure to ride. Royal Enfield has launched the first spinoff models in its best-selling range of 650...

An Adventure Tourer That Deserves Respect

While the Versys 1000 doesn’t have enormous horsepower, it is comfortable and quite capable of long-distance travel, and won’t break the bank. With the horsepower race going on, it’s pretty...

World Class Adventurer

Able to handle the rough stuff with a plusher ride for the long haul. We’ve been blessed with an increasingly broad range of new adventure bikes over the last several years. And they’re...

Race Bred Streetfighter

An improved motorcycle with lessons learned from Moto2. When Triumph signed a deal with Dorna in 2019 to be the exclusive engine supplier to Moto2, it wasn’t only so the British bike maker could...

A Worthy Retro

A thoroughly modern naked bike disguised as a throwback to the ’70s. I am not, with rare exceptions, a fan of retro-styled bikes. Too many — I’m thinking of Honda’s CB1100 here — tend to...

2023 BMW M1000R Review

Add another entry into the elite 200-plus horsepower club. Nothing succeeds like excess – and by concocting the 2023 M1000R (or “MR” as they’d like us to call it), BMW is doing its best to...

2023 Kawasaki KLX230 S Review

Finally, a brand that listens to its vertically challenged riders. I fall most often when I’ve stopped” is a saying I’ve come to use more often than not when I’m riding off-road. On most...

A Most Logical Adventurer

The new 890 Adventure handles pavement as well as it tackles the rough stuff. For the longest time I used to think that, if you wanted a hardcore adventure bike for serious off-roading, KTM’s R...

Adventure on the Horizon

Overall updates and an increased engine size make the new Africa Twin a desirable bike by anybody’s standards. Honda’s CRF1000, when it was originally launched six years ago, was a bit of a...