The middleweight, multicylinder adventure-bike market has never been better than right now. But until recently, Honda didn’t have a serious contender in this category in the US market with nothing sitting between the Africa Twin at the top and the CRF300L Rally at the bottom. The introduction of the XL750 Transalp to the US for 2024 changed all of...

To comprehend the mainstream of American motorcycle touring, you have to understand the 2025 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Ultra. Just how predominant are Harley tourers on US roads? Since 2000, Harley-Davidson has sold over 2 million touring bikes, and according to Jochen Zeitz, outgoing president, chairman, and CEO of Harley-Davidson, last year, The Motor Company held 74.5% of the US...

Manufacturers’ motorcycle ranges are increasingly built around a small and cost-effective stable of engine platforms—and none demonstrates this trend more clearly than Suzuki, whose versatile 776cc parallel twin finds its way into two more new bikes in the middleweight sector. Already proven in the GSX-8S, GSX-8R, and V-Strom 800, the 82-hp twin now appears center stage in the new...

KTM is known for its racing endeavors and performance-driven production bikes that often come with a premium price tag. But with a mutual partnership with the Indian manufacturer Bajaj, KTM applies its “Ready to Race” philosophy to affordable motorcycles such as the RC 390, 390 Duke, and 390 Adventure. Last year at EICMA, KTM announced it was extending the...

Applying a single powerplant to a range of models—all manufacturers do it, and KTM is one of the best at it. The Austrian firm has done this with the LC8, LC8c, and LC4 engines. But with the 390 platform, KTM has taken it to another level, packaging the LC4c engine into five different bikes, delivering a lightweight product line...

It’s not every day that a major manufacturer launches a new sportbike that makes 20% less power and laps a given racetrack slower than the model it’s about to replace. But that’s what Ducati has done with the all-new and totally rethought 2025 Panigale V2. It makes a claimed 120 hp to the 955 Panigale‘s 155. And for some...

Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 has been a popular choice in the adventure bike segment since its US introduction in 2020 as a 2021 model. It quickly gained popularity for its simplicity, affordability, and off-road capability. But after years of remaining mostly unchanged, Yamaha granted the 2025 Ténéré 700 a more comprehensive electronics package, revised suspension settings, and new rally-inspired styling..embed-container {...

If you need any proof that CFMoto has made huge strides in motorcycle design and production, look no further than the Ibex 450. This lightweight adventure motorcycle looks the part, and after our first ride review in the Philippines, we know it also delivers on its looks. Now six months later, we have our hands on one here in...

Every manufacturer is doing it: cross-platform sharing, utilizing the foundation of one bike to develop another bike, often in a different segment, to increase margins through simplified manufacturing and reduction of unique parts for a single model. And that’s exactly how KTM developed the 390 Enduro R, one of four new bikes based on the 390 Duke..embed-container { position:...

Adventure bikes are great at everything. Designed to tackle off-road terrain and shred twisty pavement without breaking stride. But they are equally equipped to crush highway miles in perfect comfort, be practical for commuting, and carry luggage. And while every manufacturer offers a motorcycle that does this, no one has defined the category as much as the BMW GS. BMW...

Some models are iconic: Honda Gold Wing, Suzuki GSX-R, and Harley-Davidson Sportster, just to name a few. Each segment has its god-tier machine, and for adventure motorcycling that’s BMW’s GS—the big-boxer-powered R-model GS, to be specific. The R80 G/S was introduced as a production model in 1981 following an after-hours ISDE prototype racebike project in the late ’70s yielded...

For kids, riding dirt bikes is way more than just fun. They may not recognize it at first, but riding also helps establish key building blocks for life, including personal responsibility, critical thinking, work ethic, and athleticism. But how to get kids started? There are two basic camps for small dirt bikes. One is casual trail bikes, also known...

Sometimes it feels like the US is second fiddle to Europe when new streetbikes get launched years before they find their way to our shores. Such is the case with Honda’s CB750 Hornet, which was announced all the way back in 2022 at the Intermot show in Cologne as a 2023 model. But there are some advantages to these...

When Toprak Razgatlioğlu secured his second World Superbike title last autumn, it became clear that the racing world was witnessing not only a generational talent but a rider capable of making us rethink the laws of physics. The way the 29-year-old Turk brakes, overtakes, and bends gravity to his liking has astounded even his closest rivals. But even Razgatlioğlu...

I was riding a Suzuki GSX-S1000GX+, reveling in its lusty inline-four engine, killer gearbox, and loquacious front end. As arresting as I found the Suzuki, the setting of the ride was equally affecting: the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, north of the seaside city of Split, a buttress of tourism renowned for its aquamarine waters and the ancient ruins of...