Motorcycle Features

Motorcyclist’s Feature articles section showcases sport bike and motorcycle racing. Check out some vintage race bikes, motorcycle reviews from our magazine issue including adventure tours, bike comparisons, history, rider interviews, many tips and more.

Motorcyclist Magazine Features

	Capturing The Beijing Olympics Broadcasters provide television coverage aboard the BWM K1100LT at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. more

	Unstoppable GPS Drawing, With BMW Motorrad Read about this new phenomenon called GPS drawing it is just being discovered by the motorcycling community. more

	2008 Motorcycle Of The Year Taking stock of a changing landscape more

	2008 Buell 1125R Versus 2008 Aprilia RSV1000R - Stepbrothers In Arms It's New Rotax Twin Versus Old When The Buell 1125r And Aprilia RSV1000R Face Off more

	Motorcycle Of The Year Want to know which bike was chosen? more

	BMW Motorrad's Chris Pfeiffer - A Bridge Too Far Read about Chris Pfeiffer's most recent challenge on a BMW G 450 X. more

	Biking Iceland Take a tour around Iceland with Biking Viking Motorcycle Tours. more

	Moto Guzzi Presents Grand Tour Of Italy The tour runs from April through November more

	Ara Gureghian - Oasis of his soul... Ara Gureghian's nomadic life on the road on a sport-touring BMW R 1100 GS, and his dog Spirit. more

	BMW R 1150 GS Adventure - Miles For Smiles The Kiwi dental expert, Brendon Ball, has a "cunning plan" for this global ride with a difference. more

	BMW G 650 Xmoto, Kawasaki Versys, Triumph Street Triple, Suzuki GSX-650F - 1-2-3-4 Single, Twin, Triple or Four? more

	Being Chris Pfeiffer With yet another world championship title secured, Chris Pfeiffer is riding high in 2008. But what about the man behind the amazing stunts?... more

	5 Questions With...Charley, Boorman - Up To Speed Adventurer Extraordinaire more

	Whatever Happened To... Udo Gietl - Up To Speed Without the genius of the unheralded tuner, even the most talented rider would be a mid-field runner. And one of the most-genius ever was... more

	1988 Honda NSR250 - The Bike That Changed My Life - Up To Speed "I rode factory Yamaha Superbikes in 1986 and '87 and we didn't have much luck. Yamaha pulled out of racing in '88 and I was left without a... more

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