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A New Player in the Game

Yamaha resurrects an old name but on a brand-new machine for those who like to spend hours on the road in luxury. The Venture name goes back a long way with Yamaha, first given to a big touring bike...

Retro Rocket

Kawasaki’s all-new Z900RS offers a welcome trip down memory lane Bell-bottoms and disco weren’t the only cool things happening in the ’70s. Steve McQueen was still making movies and café...

Indisputably Intuitive

An important bike for KTM in a highly competitive middleweight market KTM has made a key roll of the dice with the introduction of the 790 Duke, its first-ever parallel-twin powered by the all-new...

A Practical & Inspiring British Cruiser

There is a changing tide in the North American cruiser scene. Trends have a way of coming and going with the passing of time. This is mostly true of fashion, but it also applies to other categories,...

Third Time’s the Charm

Triumph’s third-generation Tiger 800 has over 200 upgrades, making this the most competent feline in a bloodline that spans more than 80 years By now you’ve noticed that adventure bikes are...

Hit ‘n Miss List – Star Eluder and Venture TC

We’ve compiled our second Hit ’n Miss list, and this time we look at the 2018 Yamaha Star Eluder and Star Venture...

Luxury Touring Just Got Better

Other than getting a few cosmetic changes over many years, the previous-generation Gold Wing needed a major upgrade. Honda knew it and did something about it in what might be one of the most...

A New Starting Point

Small-displacement adventure for the masses Affordable small-displacement bikes are taking an ever-bigger share of the market in North America, where big bikes have ruled for more than three decades....

Retro-Inspired Bonneville

Triumph hits another home run with this stripped-down classic The bobber phenomenon has been around since the end of the Second World War, when American servicemen returned home only to find there...

Hit ‘n Miss List – 2018 Triumph Tiger 800

Hit ’n Miss List is a new online feature where you’ll find what we feel are the hits and misses of a new bike after we ride it at its press launch. This time we look at the 2018 Triumph Tiger...

The Lap of Luxury

BMW’s new Bagger attempts to eclipse the competition. By press event standards, the launch of the 2018 BMW K1600B Bagger, held just outside of Asheville, North Carolina, was exceptional. But that...

A Perfect Day in L.A.

The newest Scout has enough attitude to make city riding a blast. Those familiar with Los Angeles know that between the smog, the crowds and the suffocating traffic, the concept of a perfect day is...