Monday, September 08, 2008
We took our reigning 650cc dual-sport champion, the Kawasaki KLR650 and pitted it against a challenger from the opposite end of the DS spectrum, Suzuki's DR650SE.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Glen Helen is just the type of track for a modern 450 and we were happy to spend a day tossing the 2009 Yamaha YZ450F around the National-caliber track.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
We get by with a little help from our friends at MCN, who tested the performance claims of Ducati's lust-worthy MotoGP replica - the Desmosedici.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Follow along as MotorcycleUSA takes a ride on the successor to the original muscle bike that started it all: The 2009 Star V-Max.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
It didn't take much to wake up the 2009 Yamaha YZ250F. Minor changes have a big impact on this Lites class motocrosser which features a better motor and customizable fit.
Monday, August 18, 2008
We took a 2008 Buell Super TT and a 2008 Ducati Hypermotard out for a good thrashing on the road and track for a little head-to-head comparison between these two big-bored air-cooled V-Twins motorcycles.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Exiles from supersport/superbike classes, Ducati 848 and Suzuki GSX-R750 represent two different middleweight takes on the high-performance sportbike.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Motorcycle USA breaks down the changes and upgrades to the rest of the 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Harley-Davidson’s going three-wheelin.’ And we’re not talking ATVs. We mean a fully-dressed luxury-tourer of the highway-cruising kind.
Monday, August 04, 2008
The seven motorcycles in Harley-Davidson's touring class are benefactors of a new two-piece frame and swingarm, new wheels, tires and re-routed exhausts.
Monday, August 04, 2008
We traveled to California's wine country and whetted our appetite on the newest motorcycles coming out of the Harley-Davidson camp, including a drag run on the '09 V-Rod Muscle.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Follow along as MotorcycleUSA gets its hands on a 2008 Yamaha YZF-R1 and begins transforming it into a pavement pounder both on the street and the track.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Yamaha was kind enough to let us take Thad DuVall's XC2 Pro Lites race-winning WR250F straight off the podium and onto the race course. It didn't take long to realize this is no stock Yamaha.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Harley-Davidson released its newest lineup of top motorcycles that includes the return of the CVO Road Glide and the debut of a newcomer, the CVO Fat Bob.
Monday, July 14, 2008
As entry-level dual-sport bikes, both models are totally redesigned. These two small-bore motorcycles offer tons of cheap potential.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
MotoUSA already sampled the 2008 Kawasaki Teryx 750 4x4 in Glamis and Ocotillo Wells, California. Now we put it through its paces in entirely different terrain, a lush forest in the American Midwest.
Monday, June 30, 2008
MotorcycleUSA trades two wheels for four and goes for a ride on Suzuki's updated and fuel-injected 2009 QuadSport Z400.
Monday, June 23, 2008
The Suzuki B-King looks big and mean and has the spec sheet to prove it. Come with MotorcycleUSA as we test the naked sportbike's high-performance claims.
Monday, June 16, 2008
With a ride on the back of the sport-oriented 2008 Honda Interceptor on the line, our contributor managed to get his taxes done early this year.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Triumph unleashes an all-new middleweight streetfighter motorcycle on American roads and MotorcycleUSA is obliged to put it through its paces.
Monday, June 02, 2008
We flogged the 2008 Suzuki RM-Z450 at a recent WORCS round to see how the fuel-injected motocross weapon handled itself off the MX track.
Monday, May 26, 2008
MotorcycleUSA set out to see if an award-winning factory custom, the 2008 Big Dog Pitbull, could stand up to the rigors of being a daily rider.
Monday, May 19, 2008
High-revving 600cc supersport motorcycles take center stage as we gather six middle-weight track weapons for our sixth annual Supersport Shootout.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
MotorcycleUSA rides what is perhaps the most moto-refined 450 package on the ATV market, Suzuki's QuadRacer LT-R450.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Forty years after the Japanese invasion, Honda has built the CB1000R to take on the best sportbikes from Britain and Italy. Can the CB1000R really match the best super nakeds?
Monday, April 28, 2008
A new and improved dual-sport motorcycle for off-road adventure? Kawasaki signed us up and we were along for the ride in Death Valley, California.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
We ride BMW's best-selling motorcycles, the R1200GS and GS Adventure, for two days through a springtime Arizona desert.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Suzuki's Gixxer 750 is all by itself in the sportbike motorcycle class and MotorcycleUSA.com samples Suzuki's latest version at Willow Springs.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Suzuki enters the classicly-styled heavyweight motorcycles foray with the newest entry in its Boulevard line, the 2008 Suzuki C109R.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The naked British brawler delivers even better performance for 2008, ensuring sportbike motorcycle bliss with Triple-powered muscle.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Powered by a big bore Single, Honda's new TRX700XX is an innovative quad that just might reshape the future of sporting ATVs.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
It took a long time to get dialed in, but the wait was worthwhile after sampling the amazing motorcycles offered in MotoUSA's 2008 450 Motocross Shootout.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Ducati owes much to the popularity of the Monster lineup and we test the all-new Monster 696 at the Spanish press launch. Check out the first worldwide press evaluation right here!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Five motorcycles of the highest performance, we get the best from Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Ducati for a little Smackdown.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
MotorcycleUSA tests Kawasaki's all-new player in the Recreational Utility Vehicle (RUV) game: the 2008 Kawasaki Teryx 750 4x4
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Buell's first touring motorcycle takes the Ulysses moniker to the road with American air-cooled V-Twin muscle.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Concept motorcycles often remain in ink and paper, but the wild Travertson V-Rex cruiser leapt off the page and into production and now MotorcycleUSA takes a ride on the 2008 Travertson V-Rex.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Yamaha is looking to corner the market for small-displacement performance dual-sport motorcycles. We test rode Yamaha's two new motorcycles in the high deserts of So Cal.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Yamaha is looking to corner the market for small-displacement performance dual-sport motorcycles. We test rode Yamaha's two new motorcycles in the high deserts of So Cal.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
KTM has had superbike fans waiting anxiously for the release of its newest land rocket, the 2008 RC8.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Named in honor of a 4000-mile trek by Giuseppe Guzzi in 1928, the Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 piles on the miles with Twin power.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Roland Sands is betting aspiring U.S. racers will embrace his dirtbike-based 450 SuperSingle motorcycles on the racetrack.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Ducati's latest Superbike aims for supremacy in the racing world, we test the 1098R's prowess at Barber Motorsports Park.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Honda brings a new dual-sport dirt bike to the entry-level market. The CRF230L is surprisingly good at what it does.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
We sample Kawasaki's best-selling sportbike. In fact, the Ninja 250R is Kawasaki's best-selling motorcycle period.
Monday, February 11, 2008
We toss three of the meanest roost-throwing enduro motorcycles through sand, snow and mud in this year's 450 enduro challenge.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Come along for the ride as we take five Super Sport-Touring motorcycles for over a 1000-mile trek up the scenic Pacific Coast Highway.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
This bad-ass machine breaks all of the rules of sport quads, will go just about anywhere, and truly looks the part with a unique, aggressive style.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sure, a fully-prepped AMA Supersport is better than bone stock, but how much better? Corona Honda lets us find out.
Monday, January 21, 2008
We take Honda's all-new CBR1000RR for a spin at Laguna Seca to see if the '08 bike has the chops to claim literbike supremacy.
