2016 Suzuki GSX-S1000/F First Ride Review
One of the recent trends in motorcycling is the development of ergonomically-forgiving sportbikes. Perhaps this is a consequence of the even more prominent motorcycling trend, evident for decades now, of…
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2007 Suzuki Burgman 400 First Ride
Motoring across San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge at 70 mph I found myself repeating an already familiar phrase in my head: Remember, you’re test riding a scooter. For most…
First Ride 2016 KTM 250 SX-F, 350 SX-F & 450 SX-F
After two epic days of enjoying the all-new 2016 KTM 250 SX-F, 350 SX-F and 450 SX-F on the Ironman MX track in Crawfordsville, Indiana, we are happy to report…
2015 Ducati Diavel First Ride
To get the attention of the general public on the uber-rich and ridiculously extravagant streets of Monte Carlo you have to be something special. In a place where the money…
2014 BMW R1200RT First Ride
Arizona and snowstorms don’t quite compute in my brain. But gliding through Oak Creek Canyon, between Flagstaff and Sedona, it’s definitely snow that I am wiping off my visor. Thick…
2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure First Ride
Americans like big stuff. Big pickup trucks. Big houses. Big portions at the restaurant table. And, yes, big motorcycles too. Examples of the bigger-is-better trend in bikes are everywhere. Cruisers,…
2014 EBR 1190RX First Ride
After a six-year hiatus, America is back in the Superbike arms race with the Erik Buell Racing 1190RX ($18,995). The 1190 is the evolution of the defunct Buell 1125R platform…
Davidson LiveWire First Ride
The first machine you see walking into the Harley-Davidson of New York showroom is steam-powered. It’s an industrial-strength cappuccino machine. It’s a caffeinated town, for sure. But today the buzz…
2015 Yamaha FZ-07 First Ride
We buzzed out of the parking garage of Seattle’s Hotel Max, hornets riled by a stick, the faceshields of over a dozen riders like bug eyes reflecting the angular, aggressive…
2014 BMW R nineT First Ride
The 2014 BMW R nineT is a modern classic that offers a thoroughly enjoyable riding experience. See the machine in action in the 2014 BMW R nineT First Ride Video. I’m…
