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Motorcycle Escape’s Motorcycles section showcases touring motorcycle reviews. Find sport touring motorcycles, baggers and touring cruisers like the Ducati ST4, BMW Montana, Honda Goldwing, Harley Davidson Road King and more.

Touring Motorcycle Reviews

	BMW R1200S - Uber-Boxer - Track Test Riding BMW's First Works Racer In 50 Years more

	Me & My Bike - re-built 1998 Honda VTR1000F Super Hawk streettracker Me & My Bike more

	BMW R1200GS And BMW F800GS - BMW 2008 - Up To Speed If an R1200GS twin is too much and those 650 X-singles aren't enough, BMW is betting large stacks of deutschmarks that this latest GS will... more

	2009 Husaberg 450 FE - First Look - Up To Speed What's wrong with this picture? Not a thing. After two decades producing high-end four-stroke off-road machinery, the arcane Swedish... more

	2009 KTM RC8 1190 - First Look - Up To Speed What has two cylinders, 161 horsepower and makes Ducati very nervous?Razor-sharp creases in signal-orange bodywork are your first clue. A... more

	Ultimate Ducati 999R - As Real As It Gets - Wild File Talk about your Christmas bonuses... When Lorenzo and Frank Fertita, owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, wanted to thank their... more

	Ducati 848 - Ten Nine Eight In Miniature - First Ride Lighter Makes Righter For This 370-Pound, 134-Horsepower Middleweight more

	Honda ST1300 And Yamaha FZ1 - Staffers' Rides - Doin' Time Honda ST1300Ringleader: Tim CarrithersMSRP: $15,099 (2006)Miles: 8537-10,075Average fuel mileage: 43 mpgAccessories & modifications:... more

	2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R - Up To Speed After blowing a crater in its 2008 R&D budget with the Concours 14, Kawasaki had enough left to reinvent the ZX-10R. There's also a... more

	2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R - Up To Speed After blowing a crater in its 2008 R&D budget with the Concours 14, Kawasaki had enough left to reinvent the ZX-10R. There's also a... more

	2004-2006 Yamaha YZF-R1 - Smart Money - MC Garage Cranking out 158 horsepower at 12,500 rpm, the 2004-'06 model is still the strongest R1, and the last to breathe through 20 valves. OK, so... more

	2008 Buell 1125R - Technical Specifications Read about the 2008 Buell 1125R technical specifications. more

	2008 Harley-Davidson Fxdf Fat Bob - First Ride Read about the 2008 Harley Davidson FXDF Fat Bob. more

	Yamaha Star V-Star 1100 Classic Settling For The Middle Ground Doesn't Mean Skimping. more

	The Ultimate MV Augusta F4CC Claudio Castiglioni Creates The Supreme Superbike, With A Price Tag To Match. Is It Really Worth $120K? more

	Suzuki GSX1300 Hayabusa Suzuki Hayabusa the old and new. more

	BMW G650 X Series - First Ride Dirt, street and something in betweenRiding past the 18th green at this four-star golf resort on a dirtbike visibly horrifies the golfers.... more

	2002-2006 Harley-Davidson V-Rod - Smart Money For a company that built a multibillion-dollar empire on tradition, the V-Rod was a gamble of epic proportions. Though driven by an... more

	2007 Honda CBR 600 - Honda Bikes "Damn! This thing feels like a freakin' 750!" more

	BMW R1200GS Vs. Buell XB12X Ulysses Vs. KTM 990 Adventure - The End Of The Line - Adventures In Reality Adventures are like adventurers, or snowflakes or rain ruts or subdural hematomas. They're all different. What's the best adventure bike?... more

	Advanced Motorsports Sportclassic - Deadly Duck The Big Problem with nostalgia, for a motorcycle manufacturer, is you really can't make 'em like you used to. As fondly as those of a... more

	Buell Lightning XB12Stt Super TT - Sideways Into '07 - Up To Speed Following in the several-models-from-one-platform footsteps of parent company Harley-Davidson, Buell released its latest Lightning... more

	2003 -2006 Ducati 999 - Smart Money MC GarageThe 999's cardinal sin was its blatant divergence from Massimo Tamburini's sacrosanct 916. That was an offense hard-core Ducatisti... more

	Limited Edition MotoCzysz C1 990 Replica - MotoCzysz, Part Deux - Made In The USA The July 18 press release from MotoCzysz was interesting, if a bit curious: more

	Sport-Touring Comparo: BMW K1200GT vs. Honda ST1300 ABS vs. Yamaha FJR1300AE - Everything All The Time Why do you need one of these things? Just about any bike will drag you to work, and the super sporty contenders are fine if all you do is... more

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	BMW F 800 GS delayed due to sibling popularity Woodcliff Lake, NJ - January 24, 2008... Motorcycle enthusiasts eagerly awaiting the arrival of BMW's new F 800 GS will need to be a bit more patient, as production of the middleweight dual-purpose... more
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	Honda 2009 DN01 Has anyone seen or know anything about this new bike? It is on Honda's Motorcycle website but other than basic specs, I haven't been able to find out anything more. Any knowledge shared is... more
	the first bike im thinking about purchasing my first bike and i onestly dont know where to start!!! i mean i want a new bike but i dont wanna pay that much and endu p falling on the bike and messing it up. So... i... more
	Wasted Power- down sizing a sign of senility? Hey all, I've been thinking of a downsizing my ride from 1200 to 600 or even 500 as I never use the power and (sigh) track ride but once a year at best. I had someone suggest 250 is lots for the the... more
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	resistor fo busa ignition I need to know what size resistor to use to bypass keyswitch I have this motor in a roadrace car and the guy who put this together moved... more