MotoQuest maintains a fleet of rental bikes in Long Beach, San Francisco, Portland and Anchorage.
MotoQuest is well-known for its guided tours, but did you know it also maintains rental fleets in Long Beach, San Francisco, Portland and...
Given the rise in popularity of modern classic motorcycles in recent years, it’s only natural that motorcycle gear and apparel would follow suit. Just like most major OEMs have at least a couple of retro-styled bikes in their catalogs, most...
California resident Diego Cardenas has completed the first known U.S. border-to-border ride aboard a Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle. Cardenas’ journey began at the U.S. Mexican border and ended at the U.S. Canadian border, covering...
Written by Ian Lee.
The big single. The thumper. No matter how you refer to it, the large displacement single cylinder motor has been putting smiles on motorcyclists? faces since the dawn of motorcycledom. The simplicity of the mechanics, the...
X-lite X803 Ultra Carbon Helmet in Nuance Red.
Does a rider really need a race-bred, made-in-Italy carbon fiber helmet with a translucent wash of subtle color splashing across it in the sun" Maybe not, but sometimes a guy or girl?s gotta splurge....
2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 KRT Edition. Photos courtesy Kawasaki.
It’s no secret that supersports aren’t selling particularly well right now, at least here in the States. What are selling well, however, are bikes like the Ninja 650, which...
What does it take to rack up two wins and four podiums, in the Modified Harley-Davidson class at the AMD World Championships" Whatever it is, the German builder Julian von Oheimb has got it in spades.
Julian operates as One Way Machine out of...
I recently had the opportunity to throw a leg over a 1996 Yamaha TW200. Or was It a 2008" Or a 1988" Who cares, they?re all the same bike. For 35 years the Yamaha TW200 has soldiered on as the funky big-tired carousel horse of the Yamaha lineup,...
Most of us take it for granted that we can modify our bikes. As long as the VIN number is correct and the modifications are not visibly unsafe, there?s rarely a problem.
But in some countries, the regulations are real tough. Several territories...
What we do know that he’s the go-to guy for all of Rough Crafts‘ bodywork. He has only partial use of his right hand after an accident. And he likes chocolate bars containing nougat, caramel and peanuts.
He also builds damn fine...
Written by Andrew Jones
What’s better than a movie about motorcycles" If you answered, ?A movie about custom motorcycles,? then you win the internets for today. Luckily for all of us, Englishman Gareth Roberts is way ahead of the curve. He’s...
Letter of the MonthThe editorials that Tuttle and Salvadori penned for July 2020 hit so close to home that they threw a pen into this old rider?s hands. Mark began by telling of his toolkits and requirements over the years. My first homemade...
Written by Tim Huber.
Each year, motorcycle manufacturers are faced with the challenge of building on, and improving the outgoing model year; finding ways to bolster performance; shave off weight; and ultimately outdo their previous offering;...
The North Shore of Minnesota may look all pretty. But don?t let it fool you. Billions of years of violence sculpted this land. (Photos by the author and Sahlee Grace Kotoski)
If you go when the snowflakes stormWhen the rivers freeze and...
Polaris announced a new member of its second-generation Slingshot lineup, adding a limited edition Grand Touring model alongside the Slingshot S, Slingshot SL and Slingshot R.
The 2020 Polaris Slingshot Grand Touring LE comes standard with the...
That’s World Enduro Super Series, a thing they’ve got going on in Europe with all those Blazusiaks and Graham Jarvises and other gluttons for punishment. In any case, the guy leading the points is one Manuel Lettenbichler, and this special KTM...
It’s that time of year again! Looking for a 2020 Honda Gold Wing" Well, here’s when it will be available and what colors you have to choose from.
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Honda Reveals Colors, Availability for 2020 Gold Wing Line
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The custom scene is scattered with craftspeople that do more than just build awesome motorcycles. James Fawcett is a prime example. As Slipstream Creations he makes furniture, paints bicycle frames, does ad-hoc welding and fabrication jobs, and...
It’s like the Triumph man said when speaking of the new Rocket 3 last year, you always want more. We liked Yamaha’s cool eBikes when we tested them, also last year, but were left with the...
Freestyle MX, and action sports in general, have come a hell of a long way since the likes of Evel Knievel and his mates were jumping over school busses on Harley Davidsons. Though his daredevil feats might have been jaw dropping at the...
Following the success of the first partnership between BMW Motorrad USA and Backcountry Discovery Routes in 2022 with the Wyoming BDR, the two groups have announced a second partnership for a route in Oregon. The new route will be officially...
The new black midrise handlebar and blacked-out powertrain on the R 18 Roctane definitely make it stand out from its siblings.
In my early days with Rider, the BMW R 18 caught my eye. I had never ridden a BMW, and as a cruiser guy it was...
The Suzuki SV650 will go down in history as one of the best bang-for-buck motorcycles ever made. The ‘poor man’s Monster’ gets non-stop praise for being reliable, fun and inexpensive, even if it is a little aesthetically dull. It’s such a...
Triumph is charging into the 2024 and 2025 Supermotocross and MXGP seasons in full force, signing two popular and experienced pilots as test riders for the upcoming 250cc and 450cc motocross models.
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TRIUMPH RACING...
Let freedom scream, baby!
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NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON SCREAMIN? EAGLE 135 STAGE IV CRATE ENGINE SETS NEW PERFORMANCE BENCHMARK
New Wireless Screamin? Eagle Pro Street Performance Tuner Simplifies Engine Set-Up
MILWAUKEE (March 1,...
IOM TT racing comes with some inherent risks, and we all know what they are. Unfortunately, those ?inherent? risks are one of the things that make the event such a spectacle. In fact, it would be nearly impossible to mitigate those risks to...
We?re all for extreme machines that draw a crowd when parked up, but we also love ?sleeper? customs?those that keep their performance potential under wraps.
At first glance, this Triumph from Amsterdam looks like a regular Street Twin with a mild...
Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) has pledged to donate at least $500,000 this year to organizations supporting access to land for outdoor recreation in honor of National Public Lands Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept....
The following review of the 2023 Triumph Tiger 900 GT Low comes from Reg Kittrelle, founder and publisher of Thunder Press and Battle2win magazine and author of the Unrepentant Curmudgeon column at Rider‘s sibling publication, American...
They’re calling it “The World’s Most Coveted Motorcycle.†Hyperbole" Maybe, but it’s still cool ? and it could be yours.
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This legendary 1938 Vincent-HRD Series A Rapide is among the most coveted motorcycles in the...
The Ai-1 Rally Airbag Vest features upgraded D3O armor in the back protector as well as the addition of D3O chest armor.Â
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KLIM AND IN&MOTION PARTNER TO RELEASE NEW ADV-ORIENTED SMART AIRBAG VEST
In an effort to...
For years, people have been coming up with new ways of sneaking into race meetings to avoid paying the ever-extortionate ticket prices. Quite frankly, motorsport fans in the UK are sick and tired of putting fuel in MSV owner, Jonathon...
In the moto world, EICMA is the Greatest Show On Earth. Held at the gigantic Rho Fiera exhibition center in Milan, it?s spread over several pavilions?and you can easily walk several kilometers a day without seeing everything on display.
All the...
We tested silver-anodized lowered pegs (about 1.4 inches lower) with the aggressive Quadtrax tread, plus silver-anodized lowered toe pegs for the shifter and brake pedal.
My heart will always belong to liter-class sportbikes; they are my...
RSD is building its own Indian Challenger to run against a field of 12 Harleys and one other Indian, in the inaugural King of the Baggers race scheduled to go off October 23-25 at Laguna Seca raceway during the last MotoAmerica round of the season....
Our friends at WestX1000 are south of the border to cover the Sonora Rally. Stay tuned for daily updates.Â
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Day 5, SS4: A Penultimate Day to Be a Racer
What are you supposed to do when you encounter giants" Some take them...
The 2019 Yamaha MT-09 in new Ice Fluo. Image courtesy of Yamaha.
Yamaha has announced colors and pricing for its lineup of “hyper naked†bikes for 2019. A new color, Ice Fluo, will be exclusive to the hyper naked family, the MT-07, MT-09 and...
2020 Indian Roadmaster Dark Horse
Last week Indian unveiled the limited-edition Scout 100th Anniversary and new Scout Bobber Twenty as part of its mid-sized Scout cruiser lineup for 2020.
Indian?s big bikes take center stage this week,...
We’ve got an electrifying selection this week, with the debut of the £90,000 Arc Vector and a look at BMW’s surprise Vision DC electric concept. Plus a 144 hp Honda scrambler and a racy Royal Enfield from chassis legends Harris...
It?s not uncommon for a custom build to have a few stories behind it. Sometimes a donor bike has a unique history, or maybe its parts are pulled from an unlikely source. But it?s not every day we find a builder who fabricates both the machine and...
We?re surprised it?s taken so long. The ?alt moto? movement has been on fire for at least a decade, but it?s never made the jump onto the big screen.
Oil In The Blood is the first film to catalog the builders, riders and artists who are driving...
Letter of the MonthMark Tuttle?s column ?Two-Wheeled Empowerment? (September 2020) has gotten me thinking more than I would like to admit. I keep coming back to some past moments over the last 46 years on the road. If you?re willing to try,...
Written by Martin Hodgson
We’re not the first to say it, but Erik Buell is a genius and over 100,000 examples of the sports bikes wearing his name have been sold around the world. But that didn’t stop the company from failing, twice, and now...
ScorpionEXO Abrams Riding Shirt.
ScorpionEXO?s tough new Abrams riding shirt lives up to its name, with a combination of internal, abrasion-resistant Rhino-Mesh and 600D reinforcement panels at the shoulders and elbows, plus pockets for...
Written by Marlon Slack
We?ve had more airheads through here than a cheerleading college. We?ve had bobbers, choppers, cafe racers, trackers and everything in between. So we here at Pipeburn can pick a killer R-series BMW build from a mile away....
Dunlop Motorcycle Tires has announced The Humble Heroes Project, which honors selfless individuals working on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dunlop has partnered with Roland Sands Designs and will be giving away a brand-new...
Written by Tim Huber.
Last time we checked in with Scotland?s JM Customs, James Moir and his team had just completed a gorgeous V65 Moto Guzzi scrambler. Turns out, the customer that commissioned the Guzzi was so taken with the build, that he...
Rolling Thunder’s seven Ohio chapters and the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, have announced the Rolling Thunder Ohio event to take place May 24, 2020 in Columbus.
The event, which has received approval from...
Lionel Duke builds a little bit of everything. His Nice, France-based custom shop, Duke Motorcycles, has transformed Honda Goldwings, Kawasaki ER6s, and Ducati Scramblers into unique one-off creations in recent years. But the most interesting...
1977 Yamaha DT125 MX. Owner: Don Carver, Creston, California.
The Japanese were selling a lot of ?street-scramblers? in the late 1960s, but these were merely street bikes with upswept pipes. Yamaha, in particular, was advertising three...
Alpinestars adds Randy Mamola replica boot to the Legends Collection of Supertech R Race Replica boots.Â
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ALPINESTARS PRESENTS: LIMITED EDITION ?RANDY MAMOLA? LEGENDS SERIES SUPERTECH R RACE REPLICA
ARAGON, SPAIN ? The...
We’re mixing up classics and oddities this week, with a Kawasaki W650 desert sled, a stylish BMW K100, and an art deco electric prototype. We also take a look at a Royal Enfield sidecar rig with a built-in espresso machine, and Kawasaki’s...
Firstgear’s latest gear have do-it-all performance for year-round riding.
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Whether the destination is work, play or the other side of the country, FIRSTGEAR’s newest arrivals deliver features designed specifically for...
The global Coronavirus pandemic caused the Ducati museum to temporarily close, but it’s due to reopen July 4 with some modifications.
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On Saturday, July 4, on the same date that Ducati was founded 94 years ago, the Ducati...
In the bleak midwinter, when frosty winds doth blow, all the racing?s stopped on telly and Boris has closed the pubs down for the umpteenth time since the C word befouled each and every one of our lives, you?re probably bored shitless. And...
At the risk of making a sweeping statement, most chopper builders take themselves very seriously. For every Technicolor humorist like Rick Fairless, there are ten stony-faced Dyna bros posing by their bikes in the ubiquitous flannels, work shorts...
The Renegade Canvas Motorcycle Jacket from Gryphon features a lightweight (8.5 oz) 100% cotton canvas outer shell fully lined with abrasion-resistant mesh for overall rugged construction designed for everyday wear.
See all of...
An Indian Four with a sidecar at Americade 2021.
Americade is a weeklong motorcycle festival that brings together more than 75,000 riders each year to the scenic Lake George area in New York. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the event,...
Welcome to the second edition of Speed Read?our new weekend roundup that covers not just custom bikes, but also motorcycle news, gear, and sometimes even art.
Today, we’ve gathered together an adorable MZ ETZ 250 bobber, a Yamaha RD350 from the...
When a bike (or two) is so good, maybe Bold New Graphics are all it really needs.Â
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www.aprilia.com.
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Earlier this year, Mecum Auctions sold a restored 1908 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank for $935,000, making it the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction.
The “Strap Tankâ€Â, so named for the nickel-plated steel bands securing the fuel and oil...
Forget the R7 Cup for a moment, do you remember the R6 Cup" Of course you do. It?s one of the most famous one-make series ever to grace a BSB paddock. And one of the most successful. Particularly if you?re to count the subsequent success of...
Some custom shops crank out the same style of build, over and over again. But for Federal Moto that would be terminal. Their crew is young, eager to experiment and wary of stagnation.
So when a local film production company approached Federal to...
The Rogue in Storm Blue is a beguiling mix of darkness and color with a few flashes of brightwork. Photos by Barry Hathaway.
The Rogue is latest version of the Indian Scout platform, delivering a club-style bike to the cruiser party, and the...
2023 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT+ in Glass Sparkle Black
Suzuki has announced additional models to its 2023 product line, including the sport-touring Suzuki GSX-S1000GT/GT+ models, plus three Boulevard models: the M109R B.O.S.S. muscle cruiser and the...
Good to know MV is refocusing its efforts in the Americas.
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MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. and its subsidiary, MV Agusta USA LLC, have created a new brand strategy to fully develop the brand?s potential in this region. MV Agusta USA...
As far as most us knew, there used to be only male and female genders, with a few notable exceptions. And there used to be only 600cc four-cylinder Japanese sportbikes in Supersport racing. Oh how wrong we were… and we really don’t miss those...
Building a custom motorcycle isn’t exactly a walk in the park. But turning customization into a viable full-time business is even harder. So it’s uplifting to see custom shops enjoying big measures of success.
Spain’s Tamarit Motorcycles...
The 2022 Kawasaki KLX 230S, shown here in the ABS and Olive Green/Ebony color options.
The 2022 Kawasaki KLX230S is still a durable, simple dual-sport, but now you don’t have to be a giant to get your boots on the ground.
Designed to...
The iXS 208 2.0 is a new adventure helmet from the brand priced at $140 for the US market.Â
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iXS 208 2.0
Tough enduro helmet made for thrilling on- and off-road adventures. Up for anything!
Adventure is calling and you...
The new USWE RAW lineup is designed for off-road riders who are tired of their packs moving around while out on intense trails.Â
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USWE Announces New RAW Series Moto Packs
Moto Hydration Pack with USWE?s Award Winning NDM...
Piaggio USA?s master of ceremonies Shane Pacillo unveiled a pair of special edition Aprilia Misano replicas yesterday ahead of Aprilia?s first sponsored track day of the year, at Buttuonwillow in California. One hundred RSV4 RR Misano Factorys, and...
We live in a world where you can stream entire discographies of music straight to your phone, yet vinyl sales are booming. Technology might be advancing at a relentless pace, but we’re still drawn to analog things?either for their charm, or for...
Yamaha announced its 2021 trail motorcycles lineup including the TT-R50E, TT-R110E, TT-R125LE, TT-R230E, and the PW50 which celebrates its 40th year of production.
All five models return unchanged but for new Team Yamaha Blue colors.
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If you didn?t see what happened during last weekends Catalan MotoGP, you?ll have no doubt seen the social media backlash. Monster Energy Yamaha Rider, and World Championship leader, Fabio Quartararo completed the last handful of laps with...
The 1.2-1.4mm embossed cowhide Joe Rocket Sinister motorcycle jacket features both protection and comfort.
See all of Rider‘s apparel reviews here.
The Sinister motorcycle jacket has injection-molded reinforced shoulder caps,...
Motorcycling is one of those rare pursuits where there’s more emphasis on men’s clothing than women’s. But there are more ladies who ride than ever before, and the apparel makers are catching up fast.
So here are five women’s motorcycle...
Rev?It is based in the Netherlands, which has a mild maritime climate (think moderate summers, cool winters and plenty of rain and wind), and its Neptune GTX ladies? jacket and pants (the men?s version is called the Neptune 2 GTX) seems...
Written by Martin Hodgson
In the proud city of Brescia, Italy, they’ve long valued innovation and tradition in everything they do. It is the home of motorcycling God Giacomo Agostini and firearms producer Beretta, so you can imagine they...
