Bike Reviews by Brand
Going the Distance with the GSX-S1000 GX
A long-term test ride of Suzuki’s newest Sport Touring machine. Maybe you’ve heard of Nick Sanders, who rode his sport bike (a Yamaha R1) around the world, or Ed March who did the same (albeit...
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More Sport Than Adventure
Honda has made changes to the newest Africa Twin Adventure Sports to enhance its cornering prowess Honda’s Africa Twin has always been the most committed of big-bore Japanese adventure bikes....
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Mid-Sized Fun
An entry-level sport bike to grow in to. I still remember when I rode my first Ninja. Although it was only a 250 cc, I felt like the next Valentino Rossi whipping through the corners. I expect that...
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Maximum Adventure
Extend your adventure and confidence in the dirt and on the road. If you were to ask me before this experience what my favourite GS model was it would, without hesitation, be the R1250GS, of course....
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Practical Corner Carver
A superbike for the adventure set. So, you’ve outgrown your CBR600RR. Perhaps it was a GSX-R600. Maybe Team Green’s 636. Hell, it could even have been a R6, though Yamaha hasn’t built a...
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Prelude to Adventure
The all-new Suzuki V-Strom 800DE heads west. Is there a rider anywhere that did not sit up with interest at the announcement of a new V-Strom Honestly, it is hardly hyperbole to say that since the...
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BMW R1300GS 2023 Review
BMW once again sets the bar high with the redesigned big GS. I’ve spent more time in the saddle of BMW’s big GS than on any other press motorcycle I’ve ridden. Actually, I have owned one of the...
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Adventure on the Horizon
Overall updates and an increased engine size make the new Africa Twin a desirable bike by anybody’s standards. Honda’s CRF1000, when it was originally launched six years ago, was a bit of a...
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Forbidden Fruit
Honda’s latest sports tourer not coming to Canada Pity! “We hunger in earnest for that which we cannot consume:” a perfect synopsis of the allure of forbidden fruit from otherwise forgettable...
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Hot Pursuit
A full-on touring bike that handles like a sportbike. More than for most other bike companies, the timing of the Covid-19 pandemic was particularly cruel for Indian. America’s oldest existing...
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65 Years in the Making
Keeping the tradition alive. The Harley-Davidson Sportster, introduced in 1957, boasts the second-longest uninterrupted production run in motorcycling history. Only the Royal Enfield Bullet is older,...
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Café Racer Perfected
This Triumph is built for the real-world road rider, with exceptional electronic suspension and the most powerful Triumph triple to date. For the past 32 years, ever since John Bloor relaunched...
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