Past Articles First Looks

2008 Yamaha YZF-R125 First Look

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
It's not headed Stateside, but the YZF-R125 is an important new '08 model for Yamaha. Find out why.

2008 Triumph Rocket III Touring Launches

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Triumph announced that its popular cruiser, the Rocket III, has received a healthy dose of alterations that transform it into a long-hauling, two-up riding beast of a Touring bike.

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.

2008 Honda CBR1000RR First Look

Friday, September 28, 2007
Honda superbike aficionados rejoice! American Honda has unveiled the 2008 Honda CBR1000RR.

2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 & 750 First Look

Friday, September 28, 2007
Suzuki retools its supersport arsenal for 2008 with upgrades to its GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 machinery.

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.

2008 Kawasaki KLX140 and KLX250S

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Kawasaki unveils two all-new additions to its dirtbike lineup in the form of the KLX140 and KLX140L, as well as a revamped KLX250S.

2008 Ninja ZX-10R Makes Official Debut

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Kawasaki follows up teaser shots of the ZX-10R with the official scoop on it's '08 literbike.

2008 Big Dog Motorcycles 1st Look

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Wichita-based Big Dog Motorcycles continues to stake its claim as the world's largest manufacturer of custom bikes with its 2008 lineup.

2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R First Look

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
The first of the all new 2008 model open class sportbikes to officially be unveiled is the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and as you can see it looks like its going to be a wild year.

2008 Star Raider First Look

Monday, September 10, 2007
Star looks to cash in on the custom craze with its 2008 Raider that fuses styling cues of a chopper with modern performance.

2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 First Look

Monday, September 10, 2007
For 2008 Yamaha has revamped is supersport screamer number of internal changes, including a revised engine and new chassis.

2008 Yamaha WR250X & WR250R

Monday, September 10, 2007
The tuning-fork company has developed a new quarter-liter thumper that adds a much-needed boost to the small-bore dual-sport segment of motorcycling.

2008 Honda VTX1300 Tourer 1st Look

Thursday, September 06, 2007
For riders who want a touring bike but don't want to give up their classic cruiser, Honda's VTX1300 Tourer fits both bills.

2008 Honda CRF450R & CRF250R

Thursday, September 06, 2007
Remember when Ricky Carmichael decimated the entire MA professional ranks by sweeping every single moto in the 2004 outdoor National series? That's when the development process began for Honda's big '08 unveiling.

2008 Victory Motorcycles First Look

Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Victory Motorcycles unveils its lineup of power cruisers for 2008 which includes two new models, the Vegas Low and the Kingpin 8-Ball.

2008 Buell 1125R Revealed

Monday, July 09, 2007
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the Buell Motorcycle Company goes in a new direction with the liquid-cooled 72-degree engine powering its new 1125R sportbike.

2008 Suzuki C109R & GSX650F

Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Suzuki took the wrapping off of its latest power cruiser, the 2008 C109R, and this time its bringing two new friends to the party, the M109R2 and the M109R Limited Edition.

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 Suzuki Hayabusa and B-King

Friday, June 29, 2007
Suzuki's reign as the king of the so-called Ultimate Sport class was threatened last year with the release of Kawasaki's omnipotent ZX-14. Well that didn't sit well with Suzuki.

2008 Suzuki Off-Road First Look

Thursday, June 28, 2007
It's here. The 2008 RM-Z450 is the first of the Big Four to release a production model MX bike with EFI, and it looks like a sweet move on the Yellow brand's part.

2008 KTM Motocross First Look

Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Nothing radical highlights the release of 2008 motocross bikes, but the Austrian manufacturer has made updates to most of the high-profile MXers in the lineup.

2008 Kawasaki Motocross First Look

Monday, June 18, 2007
Kawasaki has taken some interesting styling cues for its 2008 motocross bikes. If they perform as well as they look then Kawi should continue to rack up the championships.

2008 Yamaha Off-Road First Look

Friday, June 15, 2007
Big Blue rolls out the 2008 model lineup with relatively minor changes, but a whole new TT-R model.

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.

2008 Honda Off-Road First Look

Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Honda has released 2008 model information about some of its popular off-road machines. None of the changes are particularly mind blowing with the big news still to come for the high-profile CRF-R and CRF-X models.

2008 Victory Vision First Look

Friday, January 19, 2007
Victory Motorcycles is treading bold new ground in the luxury-touring market with this dramatically styled V-Twin cruiser.

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.

2008 Kawasaki Off-Road First Look

Friday, September 22, 2006
I know it's a long way off, but Big Green just couldn't wait to tell everyone about these 2008 models.
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