Motorcycle Reviews

Motorcyclist’s First Rides section showcases our staff riding the latest motorcycles and street bikes from Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, Triumph, BMW, MV Agusta, Moto Guzzi, Harley Davidson, Ducati, Aprilia and more in order to give you their professional impressions. Find motorcycle reviews and sport bike tests including comparisons and much more.

First Rides

	First Ride: 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R - A First Ride To Remember Ninja 250R receives a massive '08 makeover. more

	First Ride: 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 - Supersport Stalker More Midrange Power And S-Dms Adjustability Whip The GSX-R600 Into Shape. more

	First Ride: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple Triumph's factory streetfighter still hits hard more

	2008 Suzuki RM-Z450 - Fuelie Flyer - First Ride The 2008 Suzuki RM-Z450 is the first mass-produced, fuel-injected motocrosser. more

	Moto Guzzi California Vintage - First Ride La Leggenda Ritorna more

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

	2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R - First Ride - Enter The Warrior Packing Almost 180 Horsepower, This Is The Fiercest Ninja Yet. more

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

	Honda VTX1300T - First Ride The T Stands For Touring Have Bags, Will Travel more

	Kawasaki KLX140L Fills The Gap - First Ride Not-So-Mean Green more

	2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 - First Ride Fly-By-Wire Throttle,Variable-Length Intake Tracts And Other Electronic Trickery Make The '08 R6 The Most Potent Yet. more

	Star Motorcycles - Raider - First Ride Read our review on the Raider. more

	Ducati Desmosedici Rr - First Ride The First-Ever Street-Legal Motogp Replica Is Absurdly Expensive-And Worth Every Red Cent more

	2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 - First Ride This Is Why It's Called Sport-Touring. more

	First Ride: 2008 MV Agusta F4 R 312 We ride the exotic 2008 MV Agusta F4 R 312. more

	First Ride: 2006 Fischer MRX The most important new American motorcycle in generations 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

	First Ride: 2007 Harley-Davidson Twin Cam 96 The Big Twin for the rest of us more

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

	First Ride: 2006 Triumph Rocket III Classic An American bagger in London more

	First Ride: 2007 MV Agusta F4 1000 R When it rains, it pours more

	First Ride: 2006 Ducati GT1000 The most functional SportClassic in Bologna's lineup more

	First Ride: 2006 Triumph Scrambler Tons of show. Not quite enough go more

	First Ride: 2007 Suzuki Burgman 400 Less Work, More Play more

	First Ride: 2006 Suzuki Boulevard M109R V-twin cruiser gets an injection of GSX-R tech more

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