Honda Motorcycles

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

Honda Motorcycle Reviews

	Honda CB1000R - First Ride A Sexy, Hi-Po Naked Bike Designed In Italy, Engineered In Japan-And N/A In The USA more

	2005 Honda CBR 600RR Waiting for Buttonwillow Raceway's 1.9-mile West Loop to dry under a thick layer of Central Valley fog, it's easy to mistake this 2005-spec... more

	First Ride: 2004 Honda CBR1000RR I'd had the feeling all morning that Honda's all-new CBR1000RR was hooking up exceptionally well -- transferring its 172 (claimed)... more

	FIRST RIDE: 2004 Honda 599 How long have we wondered when someone, anyone, would launch a true competitor to Suzuki's SV650? (Right after we and Suzuki realized how... more

	First Ride: 2004 HONDA VALKYRIE RUNE The guy on the Fat Boy spotted us riding up Pacific Coast Highway--and hung a U-turn to give chase. He followed us for 10 miles as we cut... more

	2004 CBR1000RR: Gettin' it On Judging by this image (from Japan's Auto By magazine), Honda's replacement for the CBR954RR will indeed be a large-displacement-and far... more

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	2008 Honda CB1000R - First Ride A Sexy, Hi-Po Naked Bike Designed In Italy, Engineered In Japan-And N/A In The USA... more
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	Rossi Rules With First American Victory During the final eight laps and Valentino Rossi crossed the line 13 seconds clear of Stoner.... more
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	What's in a name? Interceptor, Hurricane, Ninja, Katanaâ€¦... more
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	Motorcyclist Alps Tour - Dinner With Mitch I count touring the Alps on a Motorcyclist Magazine tour as one of my fondest memories.... more
	Nicky Hayden+ Honda: What's Up? I donâ€™t put much stock in conspiracy theories and the like, but the way Honda has treated young Nicky Hayden this season makes me want to reconsider.... more
	Why We Ride We got so many letters about our "Why We Ride" cover story (November, 2006) that we couldnâ€™t begin to fit them all in the magazine... more
	How to get into Colin Edwards' pants ... without plying him with alcohol... more
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	2006 Honda Interceptor Hard Luggage Hi,I have a 2008 VFR with the original hard cases. They have Honda stickers but I think they are really manufactured by Givi.... more
	Questionable Honda model CR 650 Was there ever a CR 650 Honda? A fellow is trying to sell me a 1981 for $500. Needs ignition coil(s), mufflers.... more
	Motorcyclist Retro I just picked up the first issue and I was pretty excited about the prospect of this new publication. So much so that I sought out this forum to post my positive remarks.... more
	Help Making a Tough Decision... So I'm looking to purchase a new sport bike...I had an '04 R6, which was stolen back in March 06 and I'm itching to buy a new bike...After a bit of internet research, I'm almost certain that I'm... more
	Any Improvements to 2009 Honda ST1300??? I've been scouring the internet with no luck trying to find out if Honda will be making any improvements to their sport-touring bike, the ST1300, for model year 2009. Perhaps a long overdue... more
	Looking for a fast, low-maintenence commuter bike A sub 750 would do just fine. My Kawasaki KLR 650 commutes at 75 mph 6 days a week. But by the description of what you want for new ride I would suggest a Honda Civic. It would cost about the same or... more
	2008 MOTY I was surprised to see the Kawasaki Concours 14 as the Sport-touring bike of the year. Motorcycle Consumer News magazine (who I consider the "Consumer Reports" of motorcying) rated it 3rd behind the... more
	Harley versus Victory Look at Harley and Victory prices....you don't pay that kind of money to save gas on 2 wheels. You can get cars that are cheaper and get equal mileage (Honda Civic for example) and are usable 24/7... more
	2008 ninja 250 First of all, there are factors to weigh in. How old are you, what is your motorcycling riding skills? How tall are you, how much do you weigh? If your new to motorcycling, a 250 is a great... more
	i got a sort of important quetion- I started out with a 1100 Honda Shadow. It was a great bike and very reliable and the price is right. The great thing about this bike is you can load it up for trips and take riders along with you.... more

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