Unbiased motorcycle reviews and ride reports on new motorcycles from makers such as Harley, BMW, Triumph and Yamaha.
Read in-depth tests of popular bikes such as the Kawasaki Z900RS, the Triumph and Indian Scout Bobbers, the Ducati Desert Sled, Honda’s latest Rebel 300 and 500, and the new Harley-Davidson Softail range.
Right now, it’s hard to judge Harley-Davidson’s tactics without framing them against the stiff challenges the company is facing. If it’s not tariff wars, it’s the reality of an aging demographic. And then there’s same struggle every other manufacturer has in the USA: reaching new riders. But in the midst of this, the Motor Company…
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For a brand that only relaunched five years ago, Indian Motorcycle is making some bold moves. The Scout FTR750 racebike has cleaned up in the flat track scene and Indian has now released a matching flat tracker for the street: the hotly anticipated FTR 1200. When the FTR1200 Custom concept broke cover 18 months ago,…
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Of all the Husqvarna street bikes, none has been so hotly anticipated as the Svartpilen 701. Especially by riders who love the forward design and ride dynamics of its Vitpilen café racer sibling, but can’t get along with its ergonomics. Excitement hit fever pitch when Husqvarna announced (at EICMA last year) that the Svartpilen 701…
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Most manufacturers have at least a couple of retro-styled motorcycles on sale. But Triumph has more skin in that game than anyone else: Hinckley’s modern classics outnumber their other models by a significant margin. The new Speed Twin adds yet another name to the roster. So is the range too crowded now, or is the…
Read more »One of the most famous names in the history of British motorcycling has returned: the Triumph Speed Twin. It first caused a…
Read more »In Europe, the motorcycle industry is booming. Sales rose over 7% in the first half of 2018 compared to the previous year,…
Read more »Indian has finally revealed details of its production street tracker, the FTR 1200—the most hotly anticipated bike launch of recent months. The…
Read more »To the casual observer, Harley-Davidson appears to be on the ropes. So there’s a massive expectation with every new bike released: will…
Read more »Husqvarna set the interwebs ablaze when they announced their Vitpilen and Svartpilen 401 concepts over three years ago. Then the good news…
Read more »We’ve waited so long, and it’s finally here. It was over three years ago, in November 2014, when Husqvarna revealed the Vitpilen…
Read more »This time last year, I was in Madrid riding the then-new Triumph Bonneville Bobber. Fast forward twelve months, and I’ve just hopped…
Read more »We’ve been salivating over the new Kawasaki Z900RS since it said konnichiwa at the Tokyo Motor Show. The new Zed has a…
Read more »The motorcycle industry has had its fair share of doomsayers this year, but the EICMA show in Milan was full of fireworks.…
Read more »The Japanese put on a show of force at the Tokyo Motor Show. Honda tore the wraps off its new Monkey and…
Read more »When Harley-Davidson announced its new Softail range, Dyna fans wept and shook their fists. Their beloved twin-shock platform was gone, with existing…
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