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Motorcyclist’s First Rides section showcases our staff riding the latest BMW motorcycles and street bikes in order to give you their professional impressions. Find BMW motorcycle reviews and sport bike tests including comparisons and much more.

BMW Motorcycle Reviews

	2010 BMW S1000RR - Finally! The Long-Awaited First Superbike From The First AMA Superbike Champions more

	2009 BMW K1300S & GT - Bavaria Mans Up More testosterone for the maximum K-four. more

	2009 BMW G650GS Your basic down-to-earth, all-surface single. more

	2009 BMW G450X Dirtbike New thinking from a new player in the dirtbike market more

	2008 BMW R1200GS - The Best Gets Better2008 BMW R1200GS - The Best Gets Better Read our review of the all new 2008 BMW R1200GS. more

	BMW F800GS - Willkommen To The Jungle Finally, and F-spec GS worthy of the name. more

	2008 BMW HP2 Sport - First Ride DOHC, Radial Valves And 133 Horsepower Make This The Sportiest Boxer Ever more

	First Ride: 2007 BMW R1200R Bavaria's latest boxer does Old School cool more

	First Ride: 2006 BMW R1200GS Adventure The ultimate international long-distance carrier more

	First Ride: 2006 BMW R1200S More than ever, not your father's BMWs more

	2006 BMW R1200S And F800S/ST - First Ride - Up To Speed BMW is worried about you. The German firm has spent a lederhosen-load of deutschmarks in the last few years to make its motorcycles lighter... more

	First Look: BMW HP2 "It's like going to a gunfight with a cannon." more

	2005 BMW R1200RT Some recombinant boxer DNA from BMW's 2004 R1200GS has seeped into the German maker's '05 touring lineup, giving us an essentially all-new... more

	First Ride: 2005 BMW R1200GS This is what big, adventure-touring streetbikes are all about. A couple of hours ago I was riding along a shallow stream dodging submerged... more

	FIRST RIDE: BMW R1200C Montauk This whole BMW cruiser thing is finally starting to make sense. The Germans seem to have realized that cruisers require a certain degree of... more

	First Ride: 2003 BMW K1200GT From where we sit, the K1200RS has always been something of a jackalope. You know, the beast immortalized on wacky roadside postcards: a... more

	First Ride: BMW 1150R Rockster BMW caused a few arguments at last September's Intermot show in Munich when it pulled the wraps off a concept bike based on the R1150R... more

Honda Ridgeline Research

With great deals and authoritative reviews, find all you need to research and buy the new Honda Ridgeline, as well as compare it with other vehicles to help you in your car buying process. The V6 standard engine in the Ridgeline gives you 250 horsepower with an estimated 17 mpg. It has drivers side crash test ratings of 5 stars and passengers side crash test ratings of 5 stars. Other similar vehicles are the Dodge Dakota and the Honda Fit.

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	Spied! 2010 BMW S1000RR - Rradical!! Caught on camera: BMW's production superbike... more

	Accepting the inevitable After 6000 miles on BMWâ€™s 800GS, Iâ€™ve come to at least one immutable conclusion. It can be either an astonishingly capable broadband street bike, or a reasonable capable mid-side adventurer, but... more
	Why bad things happen to good gear It was hot: 103.4Âº Fahrenheit according to the F800GS data display. But somehow my left foot felt about 20Âº hotter. Engine heat, I thought. Correct. But that was only half the story. Pulling into... more
	How I learned to stop worrying and love the TKC80s Actual off-road rubber solved one problem on my long-term F800GS and dumped another one squarely in my lap. Retiring the stock Bridgestone Battle Wings in favor of Continentalâ€™s more trustworthy... more
	The simple antidote for Pavlovian consumerism Â Itâ€™s the usual drill after a long day and a longer commute. Get out of the riding gear and onto the couch, then slip something promising into the DVD player while the neural circuits cool. The... more
	And all morning to get there Every once in awhile we do what you think weâ€™re doing every day; take off at 9:00 a.m. on a motorcycle for no particular reason. No specific destination, either. Just ride.... more

	Your suggestion on BMW Motorcycle dealers in South America PLEASE! :confused: This is GonePenguin's wife writing. I am not a bike rider, but I am traveling with one (My husband, Carlo) on BMW F800 GS. have been traveling for 135 days and... more
	Recommendations Wanted: Best All-Around Street Bike The VStroms have alway been on my list as well, they seem to "fit Maintenance costs on the Ducati's turn me off. The other issue I have with the Ducati, Guzzi, BMW and Triumph are the lack of... more
	Most exciting 2010 new bikes I have to say, the impending announcements of the Ducati "Strada Aperta Any other exciting "NEW" bikes headed to the mar"... more
	Kaw KLR vs BMW GS Naaaaaaah. Easier to point out the inherent superiority of the Uber Beast. Nothing else can quite measure up, dontcha know?... more
	2009 MOTY Awards I'm not sure I am in total agreement with your rankings or winners, but I am probably more in agreement with many of yours than I am with the other guys list. Let me see if I got this right -... more