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Irresistible Triple

With point-and-shoot accuracy, Triumph’s newest hooligan bike excels on the street and the track The Triumph Street Triple is a highly desirable naked bike, seemingly incapable of doing much wrong....

Old Friend

Plenty of storage capacity and extreme comfort make this a fantastic long-distance touring bike, but it isn’t without its weaknesses Most bike models get leaner and meaner with age, but Yamaha’s...

Exceeding Expectations

The massive torque and horsepower were expected, but the finely tuned handling and braking propels this power cruiser to the top of its class and beyond The original Triumph Rocket III is an anomaly...

Hot Shot

This modern classic – unchanged for 2020 – is just right for café racing Back in the ’60s, the “British Invasion” forever changed popular culture as the music from bands such as the...

Taking Midsize Adventure Seriously

KTM’s long-awaited 790 Adventure bikes hit the sweet spot between smaller dual-sport bikes and larger adventure bikes. KTM is best known for its single-cylinder dirt bikes and for its larger,...

A New Generation

After more than a century of internal combustion, the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. is looking at its future with a whole new technology. You know times are changing when the biggest manufacturer of...

Better Still

In true KTM fashion, the company’s newest Sport Tourer emphasizes sport bike-like features. It could be considered the most radical long-distance bike on the market While KTM is already Europe’s...

Big Little Brother

With a proven race history, the revised 2019 R3 should be a great bike on the track or the street Not that long ago, if you were just getting into motorcycling and were looking for the affordability...

The Black Arrow

While the looks are a little over the top, the handling and performance are spot-on. Svartpilen doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue. It’s an unusual name, and I wondered if it actually meant...

Simply the Best

Now you can ride the same Ducati superbike as factory WSBK riders Chaz Davies and Alvaro Bautista For the first time ever in the past 31 years since the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) began in...

Pushing the Limits

If your riding buddies think they can keep up with you when you ride the Niken GT in the rain, you might want to warn them not to try. If you’re an experienced rider like me and get more...

Race-Ready Rocket

After a decade of keeping the performance bar set high, BMW ensures this third-generation S1000RR remains a favourite supersport machine. When BMW introduced the S1000RR in 2009, it raised the...