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

Ktm Motorcycle Reviews

	2009 KTM RC8R - Über-Superbike Austria gets serious more

	2009 KTM 990 Supermoto T - First Ride A Kinder, Gentler Version Of Our Favorite Big-Bore Supermoto. more

	2008 KTM 250 XC-W (e) - An Electric-Start Two-Stroke? What A Kick! Lose the kicker, you'll love the button. more

	2008 KTM 1190 RC8 - Clockwork Orange An Austrian alternative To The Traditional Italian Super-Twin more

	KTM 690 Duke, SMC & Enduro - One Motor, Three Very Different Motorcycles - First Ride Three compelling reasons to stay single. more

	2007 KTM 450 EXC, Honda Shadow Spirit 750 And Star Motorcycles V-Star 1300 - First Ride There was a time when you could buy a new motorcycle, ride it to an off-road race, remove the lights and go for it. That was long ago, when... more

	Up To Speed: 2006 KTM 990 Adventure upstaging BMW and everyone else with a bigger, better Adventure more

	2006 KTM 950 Supermoto One of THE most riveting displays at last fall's Intermot show was KTM's. The Austrian-tinged adrenaline was due primarily to the four... more

	Dream Fulfilled: KTM Duke 990 More than a year ago I wrote an exclusive, behind-the-scenes development story for the November 2002 issue of Motorcyclist on KTM's... 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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Latest News

	KTM Electric Dirtbike - A Green KTM? The orange company is developing an electric enduro... more
	2009 KTM 990 Supermoto T - First Ride A Kinder, Gentler Version Of Our Favorite Big-Bore Supermoto.... more
	Skip Barber Superbike School Powered by KTM Announces 2009 Dates and Pricing The Two Day Superbike School is designed to take the enthusiast rider and improve their overall riding skills, their bike control, and their ability to handle a variety of bikes.... more
	U.S. Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM RC 125 GP Race Bikes for Sale The 2008 U.S. AMA Red Bull Rookies Cup KTM RC 125 race bikes are now for sale through HMC Racing.... more
	KTM Junior Supercross Challenge Program Bids Farewell The most popular AMA Supercross exhibition race, the KTM Junior Supercross Challenge (KJSC), will come to an end after twelve illustrious years.... 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
	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

	Bike bloat - when is enough enough?? You think you have it bad, the only time I reach 5'10 A pal was going to let me ride his new 990 ktm dirt-ish bike, I sat on the thing and my feet missed the ground by miles. I passed. People are... more
	bad writing in Motorcyclist I have to disagree with you. Jack's writing is different for this magazine, but it is nice to read something other than the usual speed junkie throwing a bunch of steering angles, swing arm... more
	the "best" all around motorcycle......for me Some time ago Motorcyclist did a comparison of the KTM Super Duke and the BMW R1200R. It was obvious the writer preferred the KTM. Before proceeding let me say that I own a KTM EXC 450 dirt Bike and... more
	Where are all the adventure bikes?! I must say that the US of A is in dire need of some really good adventure bikes. Where is the competition for this market. The KLR? too underpowered to take the big interstates to connecting... more
	Ktm Super duke - too expensive?!?! *** I still think it's a bit overpriced. I could understand pricing in the S4R Monster region, but this ain't no MV Agusta! For the money, I'll take the Brutale over this any day!... more