Page 5: Road Tests

Road Test: Suzuki GSX-R1000

The scenario is intimidating, yet inescapable. Totally exhausted after a perfect day at Willow Springs International Raceway, imagine... more
Road Test: Kawasaki Z1000

Has it really been 30 years since Kawasaki levered the motorcycling world off its axis with the Z-1? Indeed. Those old enough to have some... more
Moto Guzzi California Special Sport

When Commander in Chief Boehm said a new Moto Guzzi was joining our test fleet, the older staffers began reminiscing like war buddies about... more
Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom

Lying on my back next to the downed DL1000 in the city of Capetown, South Africa, all I could think of was the scene from Black more
Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom

Read this Road Test & Review of the Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom motorcycle, from the motorcycle experts at Motorcyclist Online. more
Kawasaki W650 and Triumph Bonneville

Turning old memories into new motorcycles is tough enough on its own. But reanimating Triumph's venerable Bonneville--the epitome of cool... more
2002 Kawasaki ZX-9R

While the other Japanese makers are busy tripping all over one another in the rush to produce lighter, more powerful, LED-encrusted... more
Aprilia Futura

We sat by the phone, roving reporter T. Carrithers and me, for as long as we could. Scott Russell was out for a while (with damaged... more
2002 Kawasaki ZZR1200

To be honest, we weren't expecting a lot of excitement from the new ZZ-R1200.For some reason, Kawasaki's people seemed to speak in hushed... more
2003 Honda ST1300

You've got to wonder about life within motorcycle companies that also make cars. (Or should that be car companies that also make bikes?) Do... more
Aprilia SL1000 Falco R

Here's something else we don't understand: Why are half-faired sportbikes--with the possible exception of the Yamaha FZ1--perennial... more
Harley Davidson Screamin' Eagle Road King

If bigger really is better, you're looking at the best off-the-rack Harley-Davidson in captivity. Known as the FLHRSEI2 in Milwaukeese, its... more
MV Agusta F4 S

The buildup took nearly a decade. Back in the early 1990s, speculation about the rebirth of MV Agusta's legendary 750 fours begot various... more
2002 Honda RC51

Whatever the multimillion-dollar factory riders want, it seems they get. And if any of those changes happen to benefit street riders, well... more
2002 Kawasaki ZX-12R

The new ZX-12R comes not to praise its predecessor but to bury him. Although they share the same name, the Maximum Ninja you see inhaling... more