From sport bikes, scramblers and retro roadsters to baggers, touring enduros and urban e-motorbikes, the gamut has truly been run. While Suzuki and Triumph made major noise, the brand dominating this roundup is BMW, thanks in large part to some truly stunning refreshes for the 2026 model year. Catch up on all the bikes you…
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While “trickle-down economics” is not exactly supported by empirical data, trickle-down tech is a different story. That’s especially true when it comes to motoring, as I was reminded on a recent trip to Harley-Davidson’s Product Development Center. As the brand has gotten back into racing over the past few years thanks to King of the…
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Twenty-five years ago, Sandra Bullock reminded us that sometimes all it takes is a little makeover to go (undercover) from tomboy FBI agent to Miss Congeniality. Of course, what she really did in that surprise box office hit was make her coworkers appreciate how awesome she was all along. Believe it or not, a similar…
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Sometimes, change happens fast and furious, impossible to miss. Other times, it slips in under your nose and only later do you realize nothing will ever be the same. The latter scenario just might be unfolding with the latest bit of news from LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric sub-brand…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol] Harley-Davidson May…
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Exciting as it is on its own, the rise of small-displacement adventure bikes is not what you’d call an independent event. It’s actually part of a bigger trend, largely driven by overseas brands, toward more approachable and affordable motorcycles that newer riders aren’t afraid to swing a leg over. Latest example? A new sportbike from…
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Moto Morini is not exactly the first Italian motorcycle brand you think of. Heck, it’s probably not even the first Italian motorcycle brand whose name starts with “Moto” you think of. And yet, since its revival by Zhejiang, China-based Zhongneng Vehicle Group early last decade, the 88-year-old brand has been up to some pretty interesting…
There’s no roller coaster ride like spotting an eye-popping motorcycle, then discovering it’s a one-off flex by some rock star custom builder that you can’t actually buy. Because even if you don’t have the desire or funds to make the plunge, it’s nice to know you could if you did. That’s why the latest news…
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For all the top-notch motorcycles BMW makes, its GS designation probably rises highest above the pack. Time is certainly on its side, as the brand’s 102-year-old moto division has been making some version of a Gelände/Straße (German for terrain/street) since way back in 1980. But so are incredibly high standards, clearly on display with one…
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As the cult classic Office Space taught us many years ago, “it’s up to you whether or not you want to just do the bare minimum. ” If that is the case and you’re in the market for a sport touring bike, there are plenty that will get the job done for a pretty reasonable…
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Custom-built motorcycles come and go, but every once in a while, one pops up that makes you do a triple-take. That’s particularly true with regard to Indian Motorcycle’s Forged program, which recently tapped Forever Rad to make over a Chieftain PowerPlus for Florida Georgia Line veteran Tyler Hubbard. I swear, I’ve never been more motivated…
While many motorcycles fit neatly into a single box, such as “cruiser” or “scrambler” or “roadster,” plenty of others aren’t so easy to define. Case in point: BMW’s F 900 GS Adventure, which the brand itself defines as a “touring enduro. ” Parse that term without even looking and you can imagine a machine capable…
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As much as I love riding my Triumph Bonneville T100 around New York City, I can’t help feeling a twinge of jealousy every time I see a zippy little Vespa dart through thick traffic with ease. While scooters really don’t butter my bread, I do love bicycles as much as I do motorcycles. If only…
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There’s no question that, on the whole, BMW does different types of motorcycles really well. Its sport bikes are speedy, its touring bikes are well-appointed and its adventure bikes are arguably the very best around. In one category, however, American brands such as Harley and Indian seem so far ahead of the game that I…
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Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending Harley-Davidson Homecoming, the brand’s annual celebration of music, motorcycle culture and H-D’s hometown of Milwaukee. Highlights included a sneak peek at the Product Development Center, an exclusive tour of the H-D Museum, seeing Chris Stapleton perform and joining a bunch of badass female bikers (including Karen…
The 2025 Red Dot Awards, some of the most coveted design awards in the world, were just announced. Only one motorcycle was included in the “Best of the Best” category this year — an electric one. While that’s a pretty surprising achievement, the bike itself (and the brand that made it) are perhaps more surprising…….
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Early in my motorcycling days (mid-2010s), I considered myself such a motorcycling “purist” that I thought anyone who happened to have, say, a windshield or full-face helmet wasn’t really riding. Fast forward a decade and boy was I a jackass have things changed. I now rock a Sena Outrush R modular helmet that I absolutely…
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“There are two types of riders: those who have crashed and those who will. ” As haunting as that old biker expression may be, a more accurate one might replace “riders” with “motorcycle start-ups. ” Many have popped up on the radar, generated a ton of hype and then vanished without a single bike actually…
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When I wrote breathlessly of Triumph’s winning spinoff of the already cool Scrambler 400 X just a couple months ago, I had only one hangup about the bike, but it was a big one. See, at the time, the so-called Scrambler 400 XC was only available in one place, India, leaving the rest of the…
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“The sportcycle that ‘couldn’t be made’ … but was. By Suzuki. ” So says some wonderful copy from a 1968 Suzuki sales catalog promoting the brand’s T500 motorcycle, which — thanks largely to the world’s first production 500cc 2-stroke engine — was groundbreaking for its time…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol] Suzuki’s Gorgeous Yet…
Considering I’ve waxed ecstatic about Royal Enfield’s 452cc FT450 and Honda’s 348cc GB350 recently, it’s safe to say I am pretty enamored with small-displacement motorcycles at the moment. And why wouldn’t I be? These bikes are not only super approachable and affordable, they also happen to look fantastic. The latest one to catch my eye…
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Whoever said “looks aren’t everything” never went motorcycle shopping. Even more than with four-wheeled vehicles, appearance plays a huge role in the appeal of a bike. People can so easily see you on the thing, it’s gotta look good, right? With that in mind, I can’t help but fall helplessly in love with Triumph’s latest…
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When I got serious about motorcycles and purchased my own nearly a decade ago, I could not imagine springing for a bike with anything less than a 900cc engine (OK, technically 865cc). Fast-forward to 2025, and (surprise) I can’t stop beating the drum for bikes with engines half that size or less. They are not…
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If I were to ask you which legendary brand engineered and built the first-ever motorcycle-specific wind tunnel, what would you say? Based on their success at the highest levels of racing in MotoGP, most likely you’d pick Ducati, Honda or Yamaha. All good guesses, but way off. The correct answer is (wait for it) Moto…
The casual motorcycle fan can probably name a respectable number of manufacturers off the top of their head. Think such stalwarts as Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Indian, Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Royal Enfield, Triumph and Yamaha, plus brands better known for four-wheelers such as BMW and Honda. But aficionados know there’s a whole host of other companies putting…
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Ever since I test-rode a bloody good Continental GT 650 several years ago, I’ve been rather enamored with Royal Enfield, the little British/Indian moto brand that could. The love affair has since extended to several other bikes, including the Himalayan Scram411, Super Meteor 650 and Guerrilla 450, which you’ll hear more about upon its US…
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