Bike Tests
LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTOTYPE
More rational and real-world than Lightning’s wild LS-218 superbike, this proof of concept prototype might just lead the way in electric success
2019 Can-Am Ryker
Never given a Can-Am a thought? What if it was LAMS-approved and nearly $13K cheaper than the least-expensive Spyder?
Quick spin - Ducati Multistrada 950 Enduro
Not too big, but not too small to stand its own in any company, Ducati’s 950 Multistrada is carving a niche in the adventure segment that could be just right
Aussie launch - BMW R 1250 GS Adventure
Variable valve technology plays an important role on road and track bikes, but in a hard-nosed all-roads adventure bike, is it genius or gimmicky?
World launch 2019 TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN
Triumph’s revives an 80-year-old moniker and creates the 12th variant of its 2019 range of Bloor-era Bonnevilles
World Launch - 2019 KTM 790 Adventure
We head to the far east of Morocco, where KTM’s dominant Dakar squad train no less, to ride the firm’s all-new mid-capacity adventure bike
2019 Suzuki V-Strom 250 ABS
Can you really buy a top-quality motorcycle that capably covers off tour, sport and adventure for well under $8K?
2019 Honda CBR650R and CB650R
Honda draws on both the firm’s future and past when updating its popular middleweight contenders
Quickspin - 1928 Böhmerland Touring sidecar
It may look like just another whacky early-model contraption, but motorcycling has a few things to thank the Böhmerland for
First ride - Harley-Davidson FXDR
It was bound to happen, I’d been waiting for it all week. Not because I was doing anything particularly obnoxious, it just comes with the territory of Harley-Davidson’s new FXDR. In fact before the Highway Patrol car could find a spot to do a U-turn and return, I’d spotted
Quickspin - Ural Ranger
With the trunk packed and a full standard-issue jerry can, we head west on Ural’s adventure-spec sidecar outfit
World launch 2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC + XE
Can an adventure bike really be utterly competent and retro cool all at once? That’s what we needed to find out