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A More Refined Hooligan

Advanced electronics and high-tech suspension oozes confidence in all riding conditions. We were just off the southern coast of Portugal to ride the 2025 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS, and the...

Harley’s Sportiest Touring Machine

Reminiscent of the FXRT, this Low Rider ST brings back fond memories. I might be a little biased towards the 2025 Harley-Davidson FXLR Low Rider ST. You see, it reminds me of the 1991 FXRT Sport...

Setting A New Benchmark

A completely redesigned Multistrada V2 for the mid-displacement crossover market is the lightest in its category. Ever since its release in 2003, the Ducati Multistrada has been a mainstay in the...

Contemporary Cool

A confidence-inspiring bike for new riders but entertaining enough for the experienced rider. In 2022, to better align the Street Twin with its bigger, sportier brother, the Speed Twin 1200, Triumph...

Striking A Balance

Spanning the gap between classic styling, and modern performance and handling. In 2019, I went to Mallorca to ride the then newly introduced Speed Twin. It was added to the Bonneville lineup to...

The Evolution of Motorcycle Design

Fifty years later, Can-Am re-enters the motorcycle market. There’s been much anticipation for the new Can-Am Pulse and Origin electric motorcycles, but in an industry where gas-powered machines are...

A Step in the Right Direction

Kawasaki brings Prius-like hybridization to motorcycles. Electrification, if you haven’t noticed, hasn’t been nearly as successful in motorcycling as it has been for the automotive industry. Oh,...

The Legend Lives On

On road or off, this high-tech GSA is still the king of adventure bikes If you wanted to buy a big-bore BMW GS Adventure in 2024, you had to settle for the R1250GSA. I say “settle” because it was...

Adventure, Italian-Style

Big on power, design and long-distance comfort. Ducati recently launched the latest Multistrada in the town of Gubbio, Italy. The mountains surrounding this ancient city provided the ideal backdrop...

Going the Distance with the GSX-S1000 GX

A long-term test ride of Suzuki’s newest Sport Touring machine. Maybe you’ve heard of Nick Sanders, who rode his sport bike (a Yamaha R1) around the world, or Ed March who did the same (albeit...

More Sport Than Adventure

Honda has made changes to the newest Africa Twin Adventure Sports to enhance its cornering prowess Honda’s Africa Twin has always been the most committed of big-bore Japanese adventure bikes....

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....