Cycle World | 2015
The fast way to 180 mph? "Short-shift it, set it back down. Repeat."
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What do you get when you take two ultra-talented stunt riders, two brand new Ducati Hypermotards and only one hamburger? Answer: The Ducati game of HYPE! - Cont...
Cycle World Magazine tests the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP on the dyno. <br />
Honda's 2013 CB1100 is a blast from the past, except a whole lot better—and it's finally coming to the U.S.!
Highlights from Superbike Race 2 on Sunday afternoon at Road America, Round 4 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
Road Test Editor tests the 2010 KTM RC8 Sportbike on the Cycle World Dyno.
Road Test Editor Don Canet tests the 2010 BMW S1000RR Superbike on the Cycle World Dyno.
One helluva fast hybrid: Watch the P1 hit 180 mph in only 15.74 seconds!
Ten ways to keep it soulful (and sometimes a little strange) while having a good time on two wheels.
Yoshimura Suzuki's Roger Hayden finished third in Saturday's Superbike Race 1 at Road America, which is hosting Round 4 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
A walkaround of Triumph's new 2018 Tiger 800 at this 2017's EICMA show in Milan, Italy.
Here's your chance to listen to some of racing's great riders! This year's hour-long roundtable discussion will be headlined by 1993 500cc World Cha...
Full Story: http://bit.ly/QX0gaF<br />This year's expanded definition of middleweight allowed us to select the comfortable and exciting, bare-knuckled...
Cycle World compares the best sport-tourers in a tour of Death Valley: Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring vs. Honda VFR1200F DCT vs. Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS vs....
Dunlop's Tony Romo explains new MotoAmerica qualifying and race tire options at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for round eight of the MotoAmerica series.
We run the 2018 Suzuki RMX450Z on the dyno to see the numbers Suzuki's flagship off-road machine produces.
Designed with input from Marc Marquez, the new X-Fourteen race has been been shaped in the wind tunnel and boasts a unique rotating liner that allows a better f...
CW performance tests the 2014 EBR 1190SX Naked Sportbike on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
The One Motorcycle Show is perhaps the only custom show in the world that embraces the imperfect. It's about the essence--motorcycles that are custom but no...
Motorcycle testers Josh Siegel, Eziah Davis, Keith Culver and Anthony Mazziotto joined Nick Ienatsch for a retro-shootout that we never thought would happen aga...
With a brand-new Suzuki released this year we had to see if it was able to conquer the Ten-Best winning Kawasaki ZX-6R and it's mega-powerful engine.<br ...
Bonus video for the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 review in Cycle World Magazine with on-board POV.
The two bikes that ran in front of me were the two bikes that won Next Gen Superbike, so you can see how good this TZ is in relation to the best 750 four stroke...
This video shows the H2 engine screaming away on the dynamometer and making its exhaust glow red.
Bobby Fong finished third in Superbike Race 1 at VIRginia International Raceway, Round 3 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
Nick's buddy Brian Smith got his feet wet with a few AHRMA races. Now, the motorsports tinkerer felt it was time to update his race bike.
Cycle World Contributing Editor Steve Anderson points out key improvements to Honda' new long-haul touring motorcycle.
This naked and nasty 1000cc inline-Four powered Honda wasn't available in the U.S. But the good news is that has changed for 2011. <br />
Customized Honda Ruckuses and Groms blend in perfectly with the aloha spirit.
Cycle World's long-term 2009 BMW F800GS gets tested on the Dyno. <br />
World Superbike Racing returns to action this Sunday, at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain.
Reviewing the Arch Motorcycles KRGT-1 over the course of 1000 miles on the $78,000 V-twin.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the MV Agusta Brutale 800 on the Cycle World Dyno.
Well, we got there. That is what counts. After a mad scramble to get his Suzuki GSX-R1000 racebikes prepped for the final official pre-season test at Circuit of...
Few obstacles on an EnduroCross track are as unpredictable as the firewood pit. In addition to changing every time a rider navigates through it, the varying sha...
The big Yamaha takes the first award in this year's brand new category, Best Adventure Bike.
Cameron Beaubier, Toni Elias, and Roger Hayden finished first, second, and third, respectively, in Motul Superbike Race 1 at Pittsburgh International Race Compl...
Red-flagged and later restarted, the second of two MotoAmerica Superbike races at Pittsburgh International Race Complex was full of drama, both on and off the r...
Motul Superbike/Superstock 1000 Race 1 was a four-way battle between Toni Elias, Roger Hayden, Josh Hayes, and Bobby Fong.
A walkaround video of the 2017 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, KTM's latest travel enduro.
We had the chance to visit Suzuki and catch up with Frankie Garcia, the company's PR coordinator about the new GSX-S1000, an early release 2016 model aimed ...
Cycle World Technical Editor Kevin Cameron answers your motorcycle engineering and mechanical questions. In this episode, many people have encountered "ele...
Honda Celebrity Ride Day with Kelley James and Hal Sparks in Colton, California.
Cycle World Associate Editor Mark Cernicky rides the pick of the AMA Flat Track Litter at the Arizona Mile.
CW's Blake Conner shares his thoughts on what it's like to ride Harley's new LiveWire electric motorcycle.
The Hypermotard's new Testastretta 937cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-twin engine flaunts Ducati technology with ride-by-wire injection featuring selectable ri...
Affordably priced, this mid-level full-face sport-touring helmet from AGV features good venting, a drop-down sun visor, and special slots in the side lining for...
Don Canet attends the press launch and reviews his first impressions of the 2012 liter gixxer with some on-board POV video with some laps in the wet.
Smooth, powerful and comfortable, the 2010 Kawasaki Z1000 is Cycle World's Best Standard of 2010.
#5 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
It’s probably difficult to mass-produce a motorcycle with true character these days. Luckily, Confederates are not mass-produced. <br />
Bradley Adams traveled to Phillip Island Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, to ride and review Suzuki's all-new 2017 GSX-R1000R sportbike. Suzuki wants its &q...
With the significantly modified 2015 Diavel, the devil really is in the details.
The YZF-R1M has stellar power, amazing electronics, and an unflappable chassis—all based directly on the company's MotoGP M1 racer.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the Triumph Thunderbird Commander on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
This is "Superbike" with a capital "S" and the most intense motorcycle we've ever ridden. And while this blown batbike might not come wi...
The all new motorcycle bike-cam that has it all. The DOD Hummer bike-Cam has everything you'll need to navigate and capture your ride. The DOD Hummer is ea...
After more than 50 years, motorcycle racing returns to Catalina Island and Cycle World is there. <br />
Video courtesy of Shoei. Cycle World's 5 Fast Facts: http://bit.ly/A1FohR
Roger Hayden won Superbike Race 1 at VIRginia International Raceway, Round 3 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
Triumph's all-new 900cc liquid-cooled, eight-valve, dohc parallel-twin comes on song early and strong with peak torque centered around 3,000 rpm. This engin...
Here, we see the H2's cylinder bores being honed and then checked by a Kawasaki technician.
Man in a Van Hayden Gillim raced flat track at the Springfield TT and was simply perfection. He lead every lap and won in spite of a loose front brake lever.
In the BEST MOTOCROSSER category, CW selects the Honda CRF450R.
The Shoei X-Fourteen is a marked improvement from the excellent X-Twelve, a longtime favorite, with no change in pricing.
Cycle World Italian Adventure tours Leo Vince factory and vineyards.
A Europe-only ADV machine built for riders with an A2 license. Should it come to the US?
The simple soul of a Single with a "beat" all its own.
CW takes a closer look at Moto Guzzi's big Twin at the 2012 Milan Show.
Garrett Gerloff finished third in the MotoAmerica Supersport race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, but the Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha rider remains the series points lea...
A look at the new indian scout flat track motorcycle. Based on the Indian FTR750
A walkaround of Ducati's new 2018 V-4 Panigale at the 2017 EICMA show in Milan, Italy.
Our Road Test Editor exercises the most potent production superbikes ever.
It was bound to happen, KTM took its ground-breaking 350 SX-F motocross bike and turned it into a cross-country racer. Cycle World rides it and comes away impre...
Can Yamaha build a better Sportster than H-D? Let's find out.
Here's a promo video from Ducati that introduces its new radical 1103cc 90-degree V-4 Desmosedici Stradale engine.
2017 AMA Arenacross Series: Interview with Round #5 Winner Gavin Faith in Louisville, KY
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the Kawasaki Z800 naked bike on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Numbers are one thing, actual performance is another. We thought since we take a lot of bikes to the strip to see how fast they go, we'd show you what it lo...
Our Road Test Editor hot laps the supercharged H2R on the MotoGP circuit in Qatar. Turn it up!
Cycle World Italian Adventure tour visits Spidi.
Cameron Beaubier finished second in Superbike/Superstock 1000 Race 2 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha rider leaves California for ...
Moto Corse Performance tuner Chris Boy rose to the challenge of building a racing Ducati Scrambler by starting with a Monster 1100 EVO engine with 1123 big bore...
H-D Seventy-two Sporty Dyno Run Full Review: <a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/xPp2Pd&quo...
Cernicky gets back on an old friend at Master Bike. Does the Honda's time as Cernicky's long term bike give it an advantage over the power of the BMW? &...
Kevin Cameron explains why plain journal bearings are generally not the cause of an engine's demise.
You know the EnduroCross tracks are tough when the best off-road riders in the United States are having a difficult time of it. Check out this race footage of r...
The target groups for the RoadTec 01 consist of Sport-Tourers, Urban Fighters, and Master Travelers, as Metzeler calls the categories. That?s quite a range of d...
Follow Mark Hoyer and Peter Egan as they cruise down the Mississippi on Indian Motorcycles
Former motocross world champion Grant Langston tests the Alta Motors Redshift MX electric motorcross bike at Pala Raceway.
Nick Ienatsch rides the Spondon Yamaha TZ750 which is edgy enough on a perfect track. In this video, Nick nearly loses the front end in an oil slick... a scary ...
The Ducati game of HYPE! - Target Practice. Watch as Luke and Aaron compete to see who has the skill to drift and wheelie their Hypermotard through a skills co...
Ducati's second-generation Hypermotard 821, Panigale R and Diavel Strada kick off the Milan show.
A recap of the Man in a Van with a Plan team's MotoAmerica race weekend at Road Atlanta.
Following our 2017 Superbike review on the track, the bikes headed to the street to find out if there's a middle ground between performance and comfort on a...
Highlights from race one of the 2016 FIM CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship from Valencia, Spain.
Senior Editor Blake Conner takes the 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200S Touring out for a road test.
Track-only H2R will be joined by a street-legal H2 to be unveiled at EICMA in Milan.
#14 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
#4 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
Triumph's follow-up to its exceedingly popular bobber platform is stouter, stiffer, and still a whole lot of fun.
CW's dyno test of Wunderlich's MadUSA... the naked S1000RR we all want.
Cycle World tests the best of three displacement categories to see which offers the best balance between engine performance, weight and handling.
Our Man In a Van With a Plan Hayden Gillim continues his quest to compete whenever two or more gearheads are gathered, this time taking the checkered flag at th...
MotoAmerica's Hannah Lopa catches up with Mathew Scholtz after Superpole qualifying on Saturday at Sonoma Raceway.
#7 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
Don Canet confirms, the 2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R is the most powerful production motorcycle in the world. 191.73 hp at the rear wheel! More at http://bit.ly/uaOhdm
Video courtesy of Shoei. Cycle World's 5 Fast Facts: http://bit.ly/A1FohR <br />
This is the second in a series of exclusive stories and videos that track the development of Indian Motorcycle's all-new FTR750 liquid-cooled V-twin dirt-tr...
A look at the Harley-Davidson's new touring bikes with the all-new Milwaukee-Eight engine and new front and rear-suspension.
A peek at Eric Bostrom testing aboard the Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki AMA Pro American SuperBike at Spring Mountain Motorsports Park.
The Bonnier Motorcycle Group is pleased to announce a new national television commercial, which made its debut this week on Discovery Network's Velocity TV.
In the BEST DUAL-SPORT/ENDURO category, CW selects the Yamaha YZ450FX.
Alta invited us to their headquarters in Brisbane, California, just south of San Francisco, for a first ride on the Redshift EXR. After a presentation of the al...
Hot, fast sliding supermoto action from the AMA Supermoto Championship at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.
Ducati makes expands Multistrada line.
Here is the first in a series of videos documenting the Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki AMA Pro American SuperBike project.
Join our tech guru, Kevin Cameron, as he follows the path of air through the phenomenally powerful Kawasaki H2R powerplant.
After two official tests in Malaysia and Australia and a day of private testing in Jerez, the Repsol Honda riders continued their preparations at the scene of t...
Kawasaki wants in on the little streetbike action and plans to grab a piece of the two-wheel small bike pie with the Z125 Pro.
In the BEST ADVENTURE BIKE category, CW selects the KTM 1090 Adventure R.
Pinning the throttle of Honda's all-new long-travel adventure bike while strapped to Cycle World's Dynojet Model 250i load-control dynamometer may not r...
Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing teases its new GSX-R1000R-based MotoAmerica Superbike.
Nick Ienatsch's weekly column celebrates the motorcycle life. In this installment, Chris and Jenn Peris stretch it out to help combat arm pump.
The supercharged Kawi is hard to launch well, but it's explosively quick to 180 mph.
More aggressive Z promises added performance.
High-performance road test of the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja.
Watch Ryan Dudek's POV test ride video of Kawasaki's KX450F motocross dirt bike at Southern California's Milestone MX Park.
Road Test Editor Don Canet rides the 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R at Circuito Cartagena.
The Indian Scout FTR750 tests at the Charlotte Half-Mile with rider Jared Mees and Cycle World tester Cory Texter.
Suzuki displays the latest iteration of their GSX-R750 sportbike.
Take a POV lap with Road Test Editor Don Canet and get a quick take on what this super mid-weight twin is all about.
Triumph debuts it's entry into the adventure touring market with the 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 at the 2010 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan.
Performance testing the 2011 Kawasaki Z1000 Sport standard motorcycle on the dyno.
A "masterpiece" is in the eye of the beholder, right? With that in mind, get a look at Stephen Clark's Suzuki 650 "scrambler." It starte...
Moto3 rider Alex Rins takes us for a lap of the 17-turn, 3.155-mile Motorland Aragon circuit from the seat of his 250cc Honda.
Cycle World Magazine's Mark Cernicky rides a Ducati Multistrada 1200 from California to Colorado to race it in the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.<br...
OTR Publications, our partner in Asia who publishes Cycle World Malaysia magazine, recently helped stage a MOTACK motorcycle time-attack event in Kuala Lumpur.
Check out this battle between Taddy Blazusiak and David Knight at the final round of the 2007 EnduroCross season at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The two KTM ...
Harley-Davidson asked Cycle World to invite readers to Austin, TX to be editors for a day. Chris is a sportbike guy but after Riding a Harley-Davidson Road glid...
To continue Nick Ienatsch's "Winter Improvement" series, we ask Jenn Peris of ExposeYoga.com to get us ready for riding season with Standing Hip S...
In the BEST LIGHTWEIGHT STREETBIKE category, CW selects the Honda Rebel 500.
Associate Editor Mark Cernicky wrings out the all new MV Agusta F4 at Motorland Aragon. <br />
Read the full story in the December, 2011, issue. Enjoy the noise and hear Roland describe how the bike came to be.<br />Read the rest of the behind the s...
Newly crowned MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Toni Elias won Race 2 on Sunday at NJMP in dramatic, come-from-behind style.
With the 1190 Adventure, KTM has managed to not only build its best all-around streetbike ever, but it did it without losing sight of what got it here: dirt cap...
Brian is loving the new features of the Harley-Davidson Road Glide after being invited to take a tour with Harley Davidson and Cycle World.
To ride a Russian-made Ural motorcycle with a sidecar is to travel into a different world tinged with a kind of magical unreality.
Watch our CW staff performance testing the Yamaha SR400 standard on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Take a walk around the 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS that was unveiled at the 2017 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy.
The Texas Tornado (and his wife) help launch the R3, Yamaha's new entry-level sportbike.
Honda's Lee Edmunds discusses the updated new CBR500R sportbike.
Racing luminaries talk about the Suter Racing Technology Two-Stroke 576 V4 Grand Prix 500 Replica race bike.
Just what the doctor ordered—an even sportier street-legal R1 superbike and a look at the limited-edition R1M.
The FZ-09 epitomizes sporting all-rounder, serving as a fine commuter, back-road scratcher, or even a trackday mount.
Here comes trouble. We ride the top hooligan bikes to find out which one will cost you the most points on your license. The Aprilia Tuono V4 R, Ducati Streetf...
The supercharger impeller for the new Kawasaki H2R superbike is machined from a solid block of aluminum.
Cameron Beaubier finished second in Superbike Race 2 at VIRginia International Raceway, Round 3 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
Cycle World's Road Test Editor Don Canet runs the 2010 Aprilia RSV4 R on the Dyno. <br />
Skratch pinstripes a lid for Cycle World at Indy.
Tamburini's goal was to make the best-handling, safest, lightest, and most compact motorcycle in the superbike class, ever. No compromises anywhere, no conc...
The most amazing thing about the FZ-09 is its incredible value. This is so much motorcycle for $7,990 that the big middleweight revolution can only get bigger.
Royal Enfield released the brand-new 2018 Interceptor 650 at this year's 2017 EICMA show in Italy, and we've got the walkaround video here.
Full story: http://bit.ly/NwH7C6 This mile-eater has a wickedly powerful and smooth inline Six and amazing handling. All with great electronics, heated grips an...
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the BMW R1200RT on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the 2014 Suzuki GSX-R750 category on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Harley-Davidson had its new Sport Glide on the floor of EICMA 2017, and we've got the walkaround video here.
For the fifth year in a row, the Honda Gold Wing has won our Best Touring Bike award for 2010. <br />
#10 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
First video of the all-new Kawasaki ZX-10R on U.S. roads.
Our Man in a Van Hayden Gillim suffered one of the biggest crashes of the year at the Pittsburgh race, but he bounced back like a champ and had a solid outing a...
Touratech Introduces a 'Game Changer' in ADV Touring Comfort riding seat.
Road Test Edtior Don Canet tests the 2010 Honda CBR1000RR Sportbike on the Cycle World dyno.
Yoshimura Suzuki's Toni Elias won the first of two MotoAmerica Superbike races scheduled for this weekend at Utah Motorsports Park.
Cycle World Magazine gives you an up-close look at Honda's newest supersport motorcycle.
Soft suspension setup let the Suzuki GSX-R1000 down at Motorland, but a strong engine and great stability helped it to the third fastest trap speed.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the Yamaha YZF-R1 superbike on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Designers envisioned the machine not so much as a retro cafe racer or naked bike but as a blank canvas for customization.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the 2016 Victory Gunner cruiser on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
The Diavel is a hot-chili-oil gel-cap suppository up the rectum of all that is sedentary and conventional.
After more than 50 years, motorcycle racing returns to Catalina Island and Cycle World is there.
Roland Sands has built an insane tracker out of a Ducati Desmosedici! <br /><a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank&quo...
Cycle World Magazine runs the 2011 H-D Dyna StreetBob on the dyno to get horsepower and torque numbers.
Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 Dyno Run.
Honda introduces their new entry-level sportbike, the CBR300R. And, for those that prefer a naked version, the CB300F is also available.
Full Story: http://bit.ly/xYr8xU Editor-in-Chief, Mark Hoyer travels to the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi to ride Ducati's latest game-changing superbike...
Indian Motorcycle returns to land speed racing to honor Burt Munro with a modified 2017 Indian Scout ridden by Burt's grand nephew Lee Munro and sets a reco...
MotoAmerica racers Bobby Fong, Jake Lewis, Josh Herrin, Valentin Debise, Gauge Rees, Mathew Scholtz, and others visited the Olympic Village in Salt Lake City an...
Check out CW's First Look video of the Suzuki GSX-R1000 Concept from the 2015 EICMA Motorcycle Show.
Kawasaki showed off this new 1000cc version of the Versys at the Milan Motorcycle Show.<br />Check out the story and photos: http://bit.ly/s4trhv
Starting from the third row following a crash, Beach tears through the 10-rider field on his Yamaha YZ450F, eventually finishing second after 16 laps.
Will the new S1000XR, revealed at EICMA 2014, hasten the demise of BMW's beloved boxer engine?
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