Cycle World3 | 2012
For the second year running Kawasaki's versatile ZX-6R is Cycle World Magazine's Best Middleweight.
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Man in a Van with a Plan Hayden Gillim piloted his Suzuki to a strong season-ending finish at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, with a pair of Bazzaz Supersto...
Cycle World Magazine tests the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP on the dyno.
Suzuki GSXR 1000 press launch <br />
Don Canet confirms, the 2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R is the most powerful production motorcycle in the world.<br /><br />191.73 hp at the rear wheel!<br ...
We learn how Kawasaki Aerospace has used its experience in building planetary-gear aircraft gearboxes to drive the new H2 superbike's impeller.
Cycle World Associate Editor Mark Cernicky rides the pick of the AMA Flat Track Litter at the Arizona Mile.
#6 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
CW's Don Canet qualifies fourth overall and first in class, while Honda's Tigert is tops.
Can the KTM's angular Austrian awesomeness compete under an onslaught of accomplished all-rounders? Associate Editor Mark Cernicky wrings out the KTM RC8R a...
Full story: http://bit.ly/Ou793v Suzuki RM-Z450 takes top honors for the second year running with its class-leading horsepower and precise delivery. <br />...
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. Check ...
Cycle World Technical Editor Kevin Cameron answers your motorcycle mechanical and technical questions.
Dyno performance testing for 2011 Triumph Speed Triple.
This supercharged track-only Kawasaki, which boasts 300 horsepower, was unveiled today at the INTERMOT show in Cologne, Germany.
AMA Pro Racing Flat Track captured some footage from one of the maiden voyages during testing of the new Harley-Davidson XG750R flat track race bike. Can this n...
Kevin Cameron explains why you should buy a junk motorcycle and "play" with it—in this case, the transmission.
American world champions have been built on a foundation of dirt track and roadracing experience. So, in the spirit of aiming high, Cycle World and talented you...
Call us biased, but we think motorcycling is the best action sport out there, which makes capturing it on video all the more exciting. Bell Helmets and 360Fly l...
Hot, fast sliding supermoto action from the AMA Supermoto Championship at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. <br />
Cycle World Senior Editor Blake Conner recently had a chance to sit down with 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, who will ride the Drive M7 Aspar Racing o...
High-performance road test of the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja. <br />
Jon shows us how to jump start your bike's dead battery and why you should not use your car or truck to jump start your motorcycle.
Would you ride the Triumph Tiger 800XC to the end of the world?
Road Test Editor Don Canet tests the 2010 Ducati Multistrada Tour adventure bike on the Cycle World dyno.
Video courtesy of Honda.
Review: http://bit.ly/NqSNFb Eric Bostrom rides the S1000RR-based 2013 BMW HP4 at Jerez circuit in Spain.
A midsized, economical, cool-looking Honda four-stroke scooter.
#11 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
The extremization of the engine.
Superbly consistent acceleration runs to 180 mph, with the throttle pinned the whole way!
It's a tall mountain, but we've made good progress with Victory Motorcycle's prototype V-twin engine racer.
Harley plugs into consumers for feedback on its new electric motorcycle prototype.
Suzuki has heavily revised its best-selling, middleweight sportbikes: the GSX-R600 and GSX-R750. As in the case of the previous editions, the two are almost per...
Full Story: http://bit.ly/QX0gaF This year's expanded definition of middleweight allowed us to select the comfortable and exciting, bare-knuckled 2012 Ducat...
The legacy of "The World's Fastest Indian" returned to Bonneville 50 years after Burt Munro's feat, this time with his grand-nephew Lee Munro ...
Four superbikes and two supercars battle for accelerative supremacy on a three-mile US Navy runway.
Kawasaki teaser video of a new Kawasaki sportbike. We don't know what this new sportbike is, but it sure sounds cool. Stay tuned to find out on 10/10/2011.
First impressions of the new Dunlop Sportmax Q3 sportbike tires.
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...
In the BEST CRUISER category, CW selects the Triumph Bonneville Bobber.
CW pits a couple of Italian middleweights in this sportbike shootout: Ducati 848 EVO Corse SE vs. MV Agusta F3 675.
Getting a jump on the competition all begins with a good start. Check out this video of gate drops at different rounds of the EnduroCross race series.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special on the Cycle World Dyno.
Who needs 2 wheels? Associate Editor Mark Cernicky rides a wheelie.
After making some minor alterations to the YZ450F suspension and chassis for 2015, Yamaha decided to continue in that direction for 2016.
Senior Editor Blake Conner recently had the chance to ride the brand-new YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M at Sydney Motorsport Park in Australia.
We show you a little bit of the 2018 Ducati Scrambler 1100 that was unveiled at EICMA 2017.
Here's a promo video from Ducati that introduces its new radical 1103cc 90-degree V-4 Desmosedici Stradale engine on the test bench, simulating a Mugello ra...
On the dyno: One of our favorite hooligan bikes of all time!
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.
Friday saw motorcycles practicing on the bottom third of the 12.42-mile Pikes Peak course in preparation for this Sunday's 100th Anniversary Race to the Clo...
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 ...
Roger Hayden brought home two Motul Superbike class podium finishes for Yoshimura Suzuki this weekend at Utah Motorsports Campus.
Kawasaki reveals the track-only H2R "hyperbike" to the press at AIMExpo 2014.
At EICMA 2014, Bologna unveiled its latest superbike, the 205-hp 1299 Panigale. Here's a closer look.
Four days of competition, comedy, BBQ eating and learning to ride a TT-R125 like a world champion.
Delivering V-Twin fun for all riders, Suzuki Motor of America Inc. announces the highly anticipated 2017 SV650 and SV650 ABS motorcycles will be available at Su...
Seductive Italian styling and an exotic-sounding V-four exhaust note lends the Aprilia RSV4 RR a uniqueness of its very own in the liter-class sportbike segment...
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...
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the Ducati 1199 Panigale on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
In Episode 1 of "Smoke Trail Tour" we explored Memphis, watching great blues and enjoying some fine meals, but now it's time to hit the road and r...
Off-Road Editor Ryan Dudek goes on and off-roading with Yamaha's new 1200cc Super Tenere adventure bike in Sedona, Arizona.
For the fifth year in a row, the Honda Gold Wing has won our Best Touring Bike award for 2010.
Mark Cernicky winds up the new 2013 Victory Judge for a Dyno Run. Full Review: http://bit.ly/zYqRkV
Long before the upcoming Ninja H2, there was the original H2, a 750 triple.
When we sat down to hash out the best all-rounder in this class, we kept coming back to the standard-style 390 Duke.
Road Test Editor Don Canet just returned from Road Atlanta where Kawasaki staged a press introduction for its all-new 2011 Ninja ZX-10R.
Cycle World Magazine runs the 2011 H-D Dyna StreetBob on the dyno to get horsepower and torque numbers. <br />
Our Man in a Van Hayden Gillim had a tough end at New Jersey Motorsports Park but still enjoyed a great MotoAmerica Racing Superstock 1000 season.
Roland Sands builds a custom 919 raffled off by Cycle World magazine for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's "Ride For Kids" charity.
Cycle World's 'Man in a Van With A Plan' Hayden Gillim got more than he bargained for during Sunday's MotoAmerica Superbike/Superstock 1000 Race...
KTM brings âfactory customâ to enduro bikes with a pile of cool features on a great dirtbike. <br />
Often riders are told to brake only in a straight line and get off the brakes before leaning into a corner; this is completely wrong. Trail-braking is crucial f...
At EICMA 2014, the production 701 Supermoto was joined by two surprise concepts: the Vitpilen and Swartpilen.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the BMW R1200GS Adventure on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Here is the first in a series of videos documenting the Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki AMA Pro American SuperBike project.
The 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 arrives at Cycle World offices and Don Canet runs through the major upgrades for the new machine after a quick ride.
Michelin's new sport-touring tire is designed to be better in wet, and last longer.
Custom motorcycles, vintage motorcycles, art, music, more motorcycles, and the Wall of Death.
The YZ250F is totally rideable by just about anybody, while also becoming a mega-successful championship winner in just two years.
Honda unveils its 2018 CB300R, one of the smaller siblings to the CB1000R, at the 2017 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy.
The evolution of the four-time World Champion.
The Bonnier Motorcycle Group presents Smoked; a three part video series. In this episode the 2015 Ducati Diavel takes on the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray
Luke and Aaron are making a mess again! Check out the craziness as both riders compete to see who can finish this challenging course with the quickest time and ...
In the BEST STANDARD MOTORCYCLE category, CW selects the Triumph Street Twin.
Panning for gold on six of the sweetest sportbikes out there.
Technical Editor Kevin Cameron takes a close look at the Kawasaki H2R's stout gearbox.
In this video, Kevin Cameron looks at something normally buried inside the engine of your motorcycle: the gearbox.
This video shows D-air deployment with time sequence and took place in December 2012 ADAC crash test facilities.
Highlights from Saturday's Superbike, Superstock 1000, Supersport, and Superstock 600 action at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Honda Celebrity Ride Day with Kelley James and Hal Sparks in Colton, California.
Yamaha Product Planner Derek Brooks talks about the all-new R1.
In the BEST MOTOCROSSER category, CW selects the Kawasaki KX450F.
Red Bull is pulling out all the stops to promote its inaugural "Straight Rhythm" competition scheduled for October 4 at Auto Club Raceway in Californi...
In just his second weekend on the factory Yamaha Superbike, Josh Herrin has showed progress as a replacement for injured two-time MotoAmerica Series Champion Ca...
Looks like Kawasaki plans to use the historic River Mark logo on its supercharged new H2.
The most authentically punk naked bike on the market? Has to be the Triumph Speed Triple. It's a bare-knuckled 1050cc punch in the fun zone that's gotte...
Having access to KTM's resources has completely transformed Husqvarna's dual-sport machines. The thumping single-cam heart of the 501 S comes straight o...
Ducati's second-generation Hypermotard 821, Panigale R and Diavel Strada kick off the Milan show. <br />
Richard Stanboli and new team rider Blake Young prepare for three U.S. MotoGP races.
In the BEST SUPERBIKE category, CW selects the BMW HP4 Race.
#2 in a series of great motorcycle riding tips from Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors.
A standard Beemer, but there's nothing standard about 107.7 horsepower!
Relive race day at the 100th Anniversary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with Cycle World Road Test Editor Don Canet aboard the Victory Impulse RR prototype...
Supercharged street-legal Kawasaki puts out almost 190 horsepower at the rear wheel!
KTM's brand-new, luxury-adventure tourer ups the ADV ante again.
A lightweight bike with tons of character.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the EBR 1190RX on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Video walkaround and engine noise of the new 2018 Honda Gold Wing Tour with close-up on details and demonstration of all-new Double Wishbone front suspension.
Official footage of the supercharged H2R being track-tested in Japan!
KTM made a big splash at the 2009 Milan show with a pair of 125cc concept bikes. The impression was so strong, in fact, that the Austrian company offers a produ...
Which "edition" of the new GoPro HERO3 camera is the best buy for you? Greg White will explain in this CW exclusive video review.
First video of the all-new Kawasaki ZX-10R on U.S. roads.
Riding vintage motorcycles across the country in the Motorcycle Cannonball Run. <br />
A walkaround of Royal Enfield's new 2018 Continental GT from the floor at EICMA 2017.
In the BEST ADVENTURE BIKE category, CW selects the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin.
Focus groups are asked to listen to a variety of engine sounds and choose the ones they like and the ones they dislike.
Road Test Editor Don Canet tests the 2010 Ducati 1198 S Corse on the Cycle World Dyno.
Supercharged superbike will be unveiled at the Intermot show in Germany later this month.
Would you ride the KTM 990 Adventure Baja to the end of the world?
Honda NC700X DCT ABS
Lites-class motocross racer from Kawasaki.
Ducati's Claudio Domenicali and Giulio Malagoli introduce the Ducati Diavel in Milan at EICMA 2010.
Nick Ienatsch talks with Brian Smith about his Moto Corse Performance Paul Smart Replica race bike built by Chris Boy and company in Florida. Two months ago, th...
We ride Laverty's Yamaha YZF-R1 World Superbike at Portimao, Portugal.<br />Check out the story: http://bit.ly/wsbklaverty
We ride Erik Buell's latest superbike at the JenningsGP track in Florida.
This past weekend the #TeamThunder and #TeamLightning duo of Victory Racing's Project 156 V-twin and Empulse RR prototype electric racer had a successful pr...
Road Test Editor Don Canet tests the 2010 Honda VFR1200F Sport-Tourer on the CW dyno.
Onboard footage from Don Canet's Victory Empulse RR all-electric race bike at the 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Canet would go on to finish firs...
Nick Ienatsch's weekly column celebrates the motorcycle life. In this installment, Chris and Jenn Peris stretch it out to help combat arm pump.
As June looms, activity ramps up for Victory Racing's return to Pikes Peak for the 100th Anniversary of The Race to the Clouds. We are set to arrive in Colo...
Yamaha hopes the neo-retro styled, new-for-2016 XSR900 captures the imagination of a fast-growing segment it identifies as "riders that want authentic valu...
CW's Road Test Editor Don Canet offers his first impression of Kawasaki's heavily update Ninja ZX-10R liter-class sportbike.
Zero's fun and agile FX model provides the basis for a stealthy new electric police bike.
Erik Buell's new American superbike takes on Ducati's 1199 Panigale. The track tells no lies.
Join us as we lap Mugello on the ultra rare and ultra fast Ducati 1199 Superleggera, Cycle World's Best Superbike of 2014.
A look back at the evolution and development of Dainese's back protectors.
CW's Senior Editor Blake Conner rides Triumph's updated Tiger 800 XCx middleweight adventure bike.
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! - Egg ...
Josh Hayes won Superbike Race 2 at VIRginia International Raceway, Round 3 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
Superbike racer Kyle Wyman helped MotoAmerica create what is expected to be a safer racing environment at the Pennsylvania track.
Roger Hayden rode a lap of honor at Road America for his late brother, 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden.
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...
We ride Tom Sykes' Kawasaki ZX-10R World Superbike at Portimao, Portugal.<br />Check out the story: <a class="link" rel="nofollow&qu...
Massimo Tamburini died two years ago but his spirit and his creative passion are still alive today. Like any real genius, Tamburini left a legacy that today mat...
Full story: http://bit.ly/QX3YRz<br />The beginning of a new reign? We've selected the luxury-touring BMW K1600GTL as Best Touring bike for the second...
Highlights from race two of the 2016 FIM CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship from Valencia, Spain.
The Chief Classic is also a mechanical gem, based on a rigid aluminum chassis and an air-cooled Thunder Stroke 111 V-twin that's always relaxed, whatever th...
Road Test Editor Don Canet has a great view of another rider losing the front of his KTM RC390!
Focused on the development of their Honda RC213V machines, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa were both back in action today at Phillip Island. The reigning MotoGP W...
Stock and modified ZX-10Rs at Arizona Speedworld Raceway Park.
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the MV Agusta F3 800 sportbike on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Eight-time AMA roadracing champ Miguel Duhamel helps us review Honda's potent new homologation special.
Road Test Editor Don Canet's podium pace ends with an unfortunate DNF.
Sometimes a bike like the Ducati Scrambler comes along and triggers a resonation deep in your primal riding soul that makes you dream even bigger.
KTM has evolved its Adventure from the big, blunt, dirt-tool 950 into the do-it-all Earth explorer 1290.
Energica unveiled its newest addition to its fleet of electric motorcycles at this year's EICMA show, and this time it's a modern scrambler that's r...
Check out the party scene when Yamaha Roadracers visit Jay Leno's Garage in Burbank, CA, on July 20, 2010.
The Zero's Star Wars-esque land speeder sound while in flight is a rather fitting nod to the redwoods surrounding us for most of the day's journey.
Skratch pinstripes a lid for Cycle World at Indy.
Toby Moody and Jeremy McWilliams, who had a big part in developing 'The Beast', introduce the brand new 1290 SUPER DUKE R to you and discuss its feature...
Yamaha's class-leading YZF-R1 attempts to fend off the latest crop of superbikes: Aprilia RSV4 RR, Honda CBR1000RR, and Suzuki GSX-R1000. Can it hold on to ...
Honda reveals its 2018 CB1000R at the 2017 EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan, Italy. Here's walk-around footage.
Would you ride the Kawasaki KLR650 to the end of the world?
Senior Editor Blake Conner rides the BMW S1000RR at Circuit of The Americas.
During the week and a half break between the races at the Utah Motorsports Campus and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California, our Man in the Van Hayden Gillim ...
With its magnesium monocoque chassis and forged wheels, countless titanium fasteners, exhaust, con-rods, plus a carbon-fiber tailsection and bodywork, Ducati ha...
What's it all about? Let the guys from Bonnier Motorcycle Group and Cycle World share their thoughts.
Nothing's Black or White: Urban Supermoto, L.A. Style.
Blake Conner gives us a quick riding impression of this incredibly fast sportbike. Learn more: <a class="link" rel="nofollow" target=&qu...
Peter Egan provides historical perspective on the Jack Pine custom Triumph featured in the August, 2011 issue,
If you had to run to the hills and into unknown territory, which bike would you take? One of these.
Watch CW's Don Canet performance testing the 2016 Triumph Bonneville T120 on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno. Check out the dyno video at CycleWorld.com.
Saturday SuperBike Recap with Daytona SportBike champion Cameron Beaubier.
The X-Fighters final took place on a unique freestyle motocross track built on 260 pontoons floating on a lake next to Olympic Stadium.
In the BEST DUAL-SPORT/ENDURO category, CW selects the KTM 500 EXC-F.
We ride Laverty's Yamaha YZF-R1 World Superbike at Portimao, Portugal. Check out the story: http://bit.ly/wsbklaverty
We ride the all-new 2018 Alta Redshift MXR and Redshift MX electric bikes at Perris Raceway in Southern California.
Caselli talks about riding dirt bike and working with Dunlop.
Watch our Cycle World staff performance testing the 2016 Kawasaki Vulcan S Cafe on the Cycle World Dynojet dyno.
Road Test Editor Don Canet tests the 2010 BMW S1000RR Superbike on the Cycle World Dyno.
A handful of North American moto journalists (including our own Don Canet) were treated to a day lapping Thunderhill Raceway Park aboard the 2017 Yamaha YZF-R6....
Watch Road Test Editor Don Canet performance testing the Triumph Street Triple R on the Cycle World Dyno.
Toni Elias finished second in Superbike Race 2 at VIRginia International Raceway, Round 3 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
The FZ-09 has been converted into what promises to be a very fun sport-tourer.
A behind-the-scenes look at Arai Helmet.
Cycle World's Road Test Editor Don Canet runs the 2010 Aprilia RSV4 R on the Dyno.
Two-time and defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier capped Round 5 of the series at Utah Motorsports Campus with a podium finish.
Associate Editor Bradley Adams takes the Ducati 959 Panigale for a lap around Buttonwillow Raceway.
His latest stunt, surfing a wave in Tahiti on a specially modified motocross bike fitted with a paddle rear tire, tops them all.
Watch highlights from Superbike/Superstock 1000 Race 1 at Virginia International Raceway, Round 3 of the 2017 MotoAmerica Series.
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