Past Articles Street Bike Features

2009 BMW F800R First Look

Friday, November 07, 2008
BMW adds another bike to its F800 roster with the F800R, a naked roadster to compete in the middleweight streetfighter market.

2009 BMW Concept Lo Rider First Look

Tuesday, November 04, 2008
BMW sprung one of the first surprises at EICMA 2008 with the introduction of its Concept Lo Rider, a motorcycle that the German marque hopes will defy categorization.

2009 Ducati Streetfighter First Look

Monday, November 03, 2008
At Milan Ducati unveils its latest streetfighter, a naked version of its 1098 superbike, appropriately named the 2009 Ducati Streetfighter.

Exploring the Columbia Gorge Loop

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
With the keys to a 2008 Honda Gold Wing and two days to spare, we chart a course through Oregon's Columbia River Gorge and up Mt. Hood.

2009 Suzuki SFV650 Gladius - First Look

Thursday, October 09, 2008
Suzuki's latest standard motorcycle is the 2009 Gladius, a liquid-cooled 645cc V-Twin in a compact trellis frame.

2009 BMW K Series Goes to 1300

Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Its new superbike is making a lot of headlines but the BMW K series gets some attention too, with the Transverse Fours upping displacement to 1293cc.

2009 Ducati Monster 1100 First Look

Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ducati reveals the newest addition to the Monster lineup with its 2009 Monster 1100, powered by the same 1100cc Twin as the Hypermotard.

2009 Triumph Street Triple R First Look

Friday, September 12, 2008
Sporting improved suspension the Street Triple R takes Triumph’s popular middleweight streetfighter one step further. Read about the official debut.

2009 Yamaha FZ6R First Look

Monday, September 08, 2008
With its sights set at the more sporting end of the 750cc and smaller sport motorcycle market, Yamaha has released an all-new model: The FZ6R.

Riding the Great Smoky Mountains

Thursday, August 14, 2008
Incredible roads and Southern gentility abound as our editor rides through the Great Smoky Mountains aboard Triumph motorcycles.

2009 Buell 1125CR First Look

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Buell beats its foreign competitors to the punch unveiling its 2009 superbikes, giving its liquid-cooled V-Twin sportbike a facelift with the all-new Buell 1125CR.

2008 Honda Hoot Final Day

Monday, June 23, 2008
It's our fourth and final day at the 2008 Honda Hoot. Follow along with MotorcycleUSA as we go on a charity ride, eat some more great food, whitewater raft and watch a concert by country singer Wynonna.

2008 Honda Hoot Day 3

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Day 3 at the 2008 Honda Hoot consisted of slaying the Dragon, hanging out by the lake, discovering some great new products at vendor row, and partying it up at Volunteer Landing at night.

2008 Honda Hoot Day 2

Friday, June 20, 2008
On Day 2 we took a break from behind the windscreen and enjoyed some baseball, a quick ride and a cool metric bike show at World's Fair Park at the 2008 Honda Hoot.

2008 Honda Hoot Day 1

Thursday, June 19, 2008
Amusement parks, Blue Ridge Parkway and classic motorcycles... MotorcycleUSA's first day at the 2008 Honda Hoot in Knoxville, Tennessee is in the books.

2008 Honda Hoot Preview

Friday, June 13, 2008
MotorcycleUSA previews the 15th annual Honda Hoot motorcycle rally taking place June 17-21 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

2009 Yamaha TMAX, Zuma 125 First Look

Thursday, June 12, 2008
Yamaha offers up a soothing balm to those $4/gallon gas woes with its fuel-efficient 2009 scooter lineup, which includes the all-new TMAX and Zuma 125.

Thundersprint 2008 Huge Success

Friday, May 16, 2008
Thundersprint 2008 was bigger and better than ever with thrilling vintage racing action, custom shows, and plenty of celebrity appearances.

MotorcycleUSA's Best of 2007

Monday, January 07, 2008
With the new year upon us, it is time once again for the MotorcycleUSA staff to argue and fight over the best of 2007.

2008 NCR Leggera First Look

Friday, November 09, 2007
Italian bike builder NCR offers a hyper Hypermotard with its first street-legal motorcycle, the Leggera.

2008 Ducati Monster 696 First Look

Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Sharing the stage with two new Superbikes, the 696 Monster makes its world debut at the EICMA show in Milan.

Piaggio HyS Hybrid Scooter First Look

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
With eco-friendly two-wheeled concepts on the rise, Piaggio may beat everyone to the production punch with its HyS gas/electric hybrid scooters.

Honda's Tokyo Motor Show Releases

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Honda releases more photos about its four concept bikes at this year's Tokyo Motor Show.

2008 Yamaha Tokyo Show Concepts

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Yamaha unveils some interesting alternative fuel concepts and the retro-styled XS-V1 Sakura for the upcoming 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.

2008 Triumph Speed Triple First Look

Tuesday, October 02, 2007
With the all-new Street Triple slated for release, Triumph gives its venerable Speed Triple an facelift for 2008.

Kawasaki Unveils New 2008 Models

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Our man gives us the goods on the Kawasaki ZX-10R, Ninja 250R, ZX-14 and all-new KLX140 straight from the Vegas dealer show.

2008 Ninja 250R and ZX-14 Unveiled

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The ZX-10R may get all the attention, but Kawasaki has also released info on mods to its two-year-old ZX-14 and the venerable Ninja 250R.

Honda's Wild Concepts for Tokyo Show

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Honda has revealed some exciting prototypes for the upcoming Tokyo Motorcycle Show, including a six-cylinder naked dubbed the EVO6.

2007 Edelweiss Alpine Adventure

Thursday, September 20, 2007
Our editor crosses famous passes and drag races charging horses as he galavants through the majestic European Alps courtesy of BMW and Edelweiss Bike Travel

2007 Bikers Classics Fest at Spa

Friday, August 24, 2007
If you like to see classic race bikes in action on an authentic Grand Prix race track, then one event is light years ahead of other festivals, the Bikers Classics held at the Spa circuit in Belgium.

2007 BMW Motorrad Days Report

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
This July, 34,000 Beemer enthusiasts gathered in Southern Germany for the 2007 BMW Motorrad Days, and thanks to the German marque, we were there too.

Touring Japan with Kawasaki Part 4

Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Our whirlwind tour of the land of the rising sun concludes with a visit to the Autopolis circuit to take in the Japanese Superbike races and our own personal trackday.

Touring Japan with Kawasaki Part 3

Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Strangers in a strange land, our Kawasaki Japanese adventure continues with tours of the Kobe Works shipyard and Hyogo Works facilities.

Touring Japan with Kawasaki Part 2

Thursday, July 26, 2007
Strangers in a strange land, our Kawasaki Japanese adventure continues with a trip to the Good Times World and the Maritime Museum, as well as a tour through the Akashi Works motorcycle plant.

Touring Japan with Kawasaki Part 1

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
For the next week you can ride along with us as we tour Japan with our hosts from Kawasaki. An editorial with interesting facts and technical information will be accompanied by a daily blog on Page 2 that will feature the behind the scenes events while the cameras were put away.

2008 Triumph Street Triple Update

Monday, July 02, 2007
Triumph let us know the all-new Street Triple was coming when it spilled the beans at the end of May, but now more info has been released about the new Trumpet.

2008 Kawasaki Versys First Look

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Kawasaki unveils a new addition to its 2008 roster - the Versys, a do-it-all mid-sized streetbike based off the popular Ninja 650R.

2008 Honda Streetbikes First Look

Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Honda releases information on its 2008 crop of streetbikes, including news about the trusty sport-touring extraordinaire Gold Wing.

Segway's Centaur Fun on Four Wheels

Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The Think Tank at Segway, the company that brought us the Personal Transporter, has built a low impact, wheelie popping four-wheeler with zero emissions.

Scooting Around on a Kymco Xciting 500

Thursday, April 12, 2007
Our boy Bayly brings us a story as much about amping up his game with the ladies as it is a bike test of a mega scooter.

Project Z1000 Final Installment

Thursday, January 11, 2007
After modifying our Z's suspension, we didn't want to give it back! Check out our project bike wrap-up.

MotorcycleUSA's Best of 2006

Friday, December 29, 2006
It's time once again to look back on the bright spots from the riding season behind us, carefully selecting the award winners from another bounty of great product.

2006 Femmoto Event Report

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
This annual event is more popular than ever, as hundreds of women gather in Las Vegas to ride bikes from six OEMs.

2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 First Look

Friday, October 20, 2006
The new ZX-6R may headline the 2007 Kawasaki sport lineup, but the 2008 Concours based off the exciting ZX-14 has piqued our interest.

Motorcycling in China

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Managing Editor got an opportunity to check out the two-wheeled scene. Here is what he discovered.

2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Once again Lord March hosted the posh Goodwood Festival of Speed, during which our Memorable Motorcycle man Melling considers a change of career.

Project Z1000 Part 3

Tuesday, June 27, 2006
We've got more power, courtesy of a revised airbox, a piggyback fuel computer from Techlusion and the titanium Leo Vince exhaust we mentioned last time around.

2006 BMW Motorrad Bikermeeting

Thursday, June 08, 2006
For the sixth time BMW Motorrad invites guests to the International Bikermeeting. All supporters and friends of the brand are warmly invited to join the party from July 7th - 9th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

2006 Thundersprint Report

Tuesday, May 23, 2006
We didn't make it to this year's Thundersprint, so our friend across the pond fills us in on all the fun we missed.

Project Z1000 Part 2

Friday, April 07, 2006
Finally, it's back! Our long-term project bike checks in with a trick new heads-up display, a couple of cosmetic tweaks and some new rubber.
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