Bike Manufacture Archives - Page 4 of 26

This 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...

Built 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....

Setting 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...

Practical 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...

Austrian 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...

Bavarian 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...

Prelude 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...

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...

2023 Honda Transalp Review

The return of the prodigal son does not disappoint. Once again, I must salute the esprit de corps of the good folks at Sondrio, Italy’s, Stilmoto Honda dealership. No sooner had I entered the shop...