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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 ... read more

First Rides

	2009 Vespa GTS300 Super From Pisa, With Love more

	2010 Aprilia RSV4 Factory - The "Other" Italian Superbike Better or just different? more

	Harley-Davidson Night Rod Milwaukee builds a bad-boy boulevardier with dragbike looks and the Street Rod's extra punch more

	2009 KTM RC8R - Über-Superbike Austria gets serious more

	2010 Honda Fury - Welcome To The Wild Side-Of Honda The sort of outlaw you'd expect from the nicest people people. more

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

	2009 Ducati Streetfighter S - Stripped-Down Superbike Finally, a naked bike that lives up to its name! more

	2009 Zero X Electric Dirtbike We've Experienced The Future Of Motorcycling-And It's Eerily Quiet. more

	The New 2009 Yamaha FZ6R - Starter Supersport Who says your first streetbike can't be fun? more

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

	2009 Husqvarna TE 310 The Missing Link? more

	S&S XW117 X-Wedge Great X-Pectations more

	2009 Honda CBR600RR-ABS - It Really Works! Honda's Electronic Combined ABS Could Revolutionize Sportbikes more

	2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 - The Game Changer Yamaha's Crossplane Crankshaft Changes Everything more

	2Moto Rogue & Radix Just don't call it a snowmobile. more

	2009 Husaberg FE450 Turning off-road orthodoxy upside-down. more

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

	2009 Kawasaki KLX250SF More supermoto style for the quarter-liter set. more

	2009 Triumph Daytona 675 Is three still the charm for Hinckley's hard-core middleweight? more

	Vespa GTV 250 - Sex And The City Bike What the well-heeled fashionista is riding this year. more

	2009 Kawasaki KX450F - Meaner And Greener Leaner, greener and a bit meaner, but can it beat the Honda? more

	2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 - The Great Compromise The maximum middleweight available for less than $10,000. more

	2009 Ducati 1198S - Bigger And Better The latest in Desmoquattro decadence, from Bologna with lust. more

	Short Shift: Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 Classic Big Mike Seate trolls the Florida Keys on the only cruiser that's bigger than he is. more

	2009 Honda CRF450R - Supercross Superbike Changing the rules with electronic fuel injection and more tricks than you can shake a (checkered) flag at. more

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