2025 KTM FreeRide E First Look [8 Electric Dual-Sport Fast Facts]
When the KTM FreeRide E debuted ten years ago, the electric off-road trail bike was ahead of its time. While the Freeride E never built a substantial following, it did well enough to remain in the KTM...
View Article“Unhelmeted” Study Claims 22k Motorcycle Deaths: An Analysis
The human cost of allowing unhelmeted motorcycling in the United States, a study just released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), says...
View ArticleAprilia RSV4 X ex3ma First Look [9 Fast Facts]
If you want to go superbike racing, or simply have the ultimate turnkey track bike that approaches MotoGP performance levels, the Aprilia RSV4 X ex3ma is waiting for you. All you need is €80,000 and a...
View ArticleBMW F 900 GS TracTive X-Treme Pro Suspension Kit First Look
The new BMW F 900 GS has a new suspension upgrade package—the TracTive X-Treme Pro Suspension Kit. Although called a kit, the new X-Treme shock and fork internals are sold separately by TracTive, the...
View ArticleEarPeace Moto Pro Adventure Edition Review [Earplugs Test]
While not everyone considers ear protection essential safety equipment for motorcycle riding, it can be the difference between healthy hearing and eventual deafness. We have been fans of EarPeace...
View Article2025 Honda Rebel 1100 DCT SE First Look [6 Fast Facts]
There will be five flavors of the 2025 Honda Rebel 1100, including the new Rebel 1100 DCT SE. In addition to the latest iteration, there are upgrades across the Rebel 1100 family. Let’s run it all...
View ArticleRoadskin Cargo Motorcycle Trousers Review
Full disclosure: I have never owned a pair of cargo pants; they’re just not my style. However, I have been quite happy with Roadskin motorcycle jeans, so when they put out a pair of Cargo motorcycle...
View ArticleHarley-Davidson Recalls 15,778 Low Riders [Potential Brake Issue]
Harley-Davidson announced the voluntary recall of the 2022 Low Rider El Diablo (FXRST) and the 2022 to 2024 Low Rider ST (FXLRST) motorcycles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety...
View ArticleShoei GT-Air 3 Review [Sleeker and Improved Touring Helmet]
Shoei helmet fans have been impatiently awaiting the release of the new GT-Air 3 full-face helmet, knowing it would follow up on the heels of the May 2024 release of the Neotec 3 modular helmet—I know...
View Article2024 BMW R 12 Review [10 Fast Facts]
The Big Boxer-powered BMW R 18 has a new little brother—the 2024 BMW R 12 cruiser. Using the newly detuned version of the R nineT’s air-/oil-cooled boxer, BMW takes another shot at the cruiser genre—a...
View ArticleRev’it! Portland Ladies Riding Shoes Review [We Call ’em Boots]
If your motorcycle riding takes you around town or to work and back, you are probably more comfortable in a riding shoe than a full-on motorcycle boot—no pressing need for shin plates, toe sliders, or...
View ArticleSW-Motech Adventure Handguard Kit Review [Digital Protection]
The stock Yamaha Ténéré 700 handguards are there to protect your hands from the occasional wisp of leaves you might brush against while riding off-road, as well as deflecting the windblast on the...
View Article2024 KTM 890 SMT Review [14 Fast Facts]
This motorcycle is going to be a hard one to nail down. Much like the story of the blind men describing an elephant, in the 2024 KTM 890 SMT, each motorcyclist will see the bike differently. We see S,...
View ArticleThe Throttle Stop – November 2024 – What’s In A Name?
The exciting thing about editorial columns is that they don’t have to conform to any single premise. More or less, it’s cerebral riffing that, for our purposes at a motorcycle magazine, sometimes...
View ArticleEditor’s Letter – November 2024 – Get Lost!
I live in Los Angeles, so I don’t have to go far to find the right kind of test riding, from purely urban to exclusively off-road riding. However, with as much experience as I have riding, it’s...
View Article2024 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials Results [2025 Dates Set]
According to the preliminary results of the competition at the 2024 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) for the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) World Land Speed Records and AMA...
View Article2025 Triumph Speed Twin 1200 RS First Look [9 Fast Facts]
You may have read about updates to Triumph’s Speed Twin 1200 range is growing. The historic British marque has reconfigured its base model Speed Twin 1200, and added a zestier high-performance model in...
View Article2025 KTM 990 Duke R First Look [8 Fast Facts]
Earlier this year, the Austrians unleashed an all-new 947cc parallel-twin LC8c engine that debuted in the 2024 KTM 990 Duke. The brand’s latest middleweight sport bike left a positive impression on...
View Article2025 MV Agusta F3 Competizione First Look [11 Fast Facts]
MV Agusta takes the superports class to an entirely different level with the €34,000 2025 MV Agusta F3 Competizione. This limited edition motorcycle—300 numbered examples will be produced—takes MV’s...
View Article2025 Kawasaki Z900 ABS First Look [9 Fast Facts, 22 Photos]
It’s an updates and enhancements year for the popular upright naked Kawasaki Z900 ABS sport bike. Changes range from the chassis to the electronics to the engine, so let’s take a look at what...
View ArticleRoyal Enfield Introduces The Flying Flea Electric Motorcycle Brand
Royal Enfield has introduced a new electric motorcycle brand—Flying Flea. The India-based company will initially offer two Flying Flea models—the FF-C6 and the FF-S6. The FF-C6 has classic styling, and...
View Article2025 Yamaha MT-07 First Look [11 Fast Facts]
The 2025 Yamaha MT-07 sports a broad range of updates, from styling to suspension to electronics, and much more. While the ’25 is not a complete re-do, there are significant changes worth knowing...
View Article2025 Suzuki DR-Z4S First Look [9 Fast Facts, 54 Photos, Specs]
In a shocker from EICMA 2024, we get word of the 2025 Suzuki DR-Z4S. Yes, after a decades-long run, the aged DR-Z400S dual-sport motorcycle gets a modern replacement. It looks to be an interesting...
View Article2025 Aprilia Tuono 457 First Look [9 Fast Facts]
Although there are few certainties in the motorcycle market, this one is solid—where a full-fairing supersport goes, a naked sportbike will soon follow. Hot on the heels of jumping into the entry-level...
View ArticleHonda Electric Motorcycle and Scooter Revealed [Concept Bikes]
Until now, Honda has been quiet on the electric street-legal motorcycles for adults, and instead focusing on off-road models. That has changed at EICMA 2024, with Honda showing two concept bikes—the EV...
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