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Reviews for Riders: BMW R 1200 GS
Not the liquid-cooled one you see in the Starbucks parking lot with the LED headlight. The one before it. The air/oil-cooled 1,170cc boxer that BMW built from 2005 through 2012, and through 2013 in Adventure trim. And right now it is the cheapest big BMW worth owning.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Yamaha MT-07
Yamaha built one little engine -> the 689cc CP2 parallel twin, and then bolted it into damn near everything… the MT the R7 the Ténéré the XSR Cheap, everywhere, bulletproof, endlessly tunable. The MT-07 is just the purest, cheapest way to get your hands on it. The Numbers... 689cc parallel twin, liquid-cooled. 270-degree crank. ~73hp. ~50 ft-lb torque. ~400lb wet. 31.7-inch seat height. Sold as the FZ-07 from 2015–2017 before Yamaha came to its senses and called it the MT-07

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Ducati Scrambler
Ducati built the Scrambler to be the Mini of motorcycles — a retro, affordable, B-list machine managed by an elite parent company. FortNine called it genius. We rode it to find out if the reputation survives the reality. Spoiler: it mostly does.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Triumph Bonneville T120
The Bonneville T120 is one of the most famous names in motorcycling. It's also one of the most dangerous — because a name that good makes it easy to stop asking whether the bike underneath it is actually worth your money. The answer, for once, is yes.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Suzuki DR-Z400
The DR is the cockroach of the dual-sport world, and I don’t say that to be insulting; I say it because after the nuclear winter of motorcycling wipes out every sensitive, fuel-injected, sensor-laden hyper bike on the market, the DR-Z will still be chugging along through the radioactive dust, wondering why everyone else stopped moving. It is a machine that time forgot, and Suzuki seemingly refuses to remember. While other manufacturers are busy adding TFT displays, lean-angle

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Yamaha XS650
Often called the best British bike the British never built — the Yamaha XS650 is a 653cc parallel twin with soul, a stout bottom end, and the most popular custom canvas in vintage motorcycling.

Zach Janik


1977 Suzuki GS750 Review
The 1977 Suzuki GS750 was Suzuki's first four-cylinder four-stroke — and they built it to outlast the rider. Roller-bearing crankshaft, exceptional frame stiffness, 72 hp. Here's why it still matters.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Suzuki Hayabusa
The Hayabusa defined an era, reset every benchmark, and became the fastest production motorcycle in the world. Years later, the question isn't whether it's fast — it's whether it's for you.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: TW200
The Yamaha TW200 is the quiet overachiever of the dual-sport world — lightweight, forgiving, and capable of going places that machines three times its size can't follow. An honest review of the bike that never shows off.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Harley-Davidson 883
The Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 has been an entry point into the culture for decades. Not the fastest or most sophisticated — but one of the most honest motorcycles Harley has ever built.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: The Ural
The Ural sidecar rig is not a modern motorcycle. It is a statement — heavy, slow, mechanically honest, and unlike anything else on the road. A review for the rider who asks different questions.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: The Triumph Street Triple 675
The Triumph Street Triple 675 is a middleweight triple that sounds better than bikes twice its price, handles better than bikes half its weight, and has the kind of character that makes you want to ride it every day.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: The 2017 Honda Grom
Is the 2017 Honda Grom more than just a novelty? A rider-written review of the mini-bike that reminds everyone why motorcycles are fun.

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: Kawasaki Ninja 650
As many would call it, their "first real bike" The Kawasaki Ninja 650 has always lived in an interesting space. It wears the Ninja name, carries sportbike looks, and shows up in plenty of garage dreams, but it’s never been about chasing lap times or redline heroics. Instead, it’s built for the rider who actually rides. A lot. That’s probably why you see them everywhere. Commuting through traffic, parked outside a coffee shop on a Sunday morning, still ticking as it cools. Ano

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: The Kawasaki KLR650
There are motorcycles you buy because they’re fast, motorcycles you buy because they’re beautiful, and then there are motorcycles you buy because you want to go forever.The Kawasaki KLR650 has always lived squarely in that last category. For decades, it’s been the bike leaned against gas station walls, strapped with mismatched luggage, carrying riders who may not know exactly where they’re sleeping, but know they’ll get there. It’s never been glamorous. It’s never pretended

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: The 2003 Suzuki SV650
A motorcycle that quietly earned its throne by doing something far more difficult: being undeniably good for nearly everyone who swung a leg over it. If you spend time around enough riders you will bump into someone who owns a SV650. Or learned on one. Or sold theirs and regretted it forever. The bike has woven itself into motorcycling culture in a way few budget machines ever do. You don’t just ride an SV650, you join the unofficial clubs of riders who appreciate honest engi

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: The 1969 Honda CB750, the First Super bike
When Honda rolled out the CB750 in 1969, nobody really knew what was coming. It wasn’t just another motorcycle; it was a line in the sand. The bike that took “fast,” “reliable,” and “affordable,” and decided they could all live in the same garage. Until then, if you wanted a big bike that could break 120 mph, you were either wrenching on a British twin or praying it wouldn’t leak itself into early retirement. ….Then Honda showed up with four cylinders, a front disc brake, and

Zach Janik


Reviews for Riders: 2001 Honda Goldwing, the Couch That Can Corner
This month, we’re shining a spotlight on a touring legend that changed the game for comfort, power, and engineering brilliance: the 2001 Honda Goldwing GL1800. This was the year Honda took everything they’d learned from decades of long-haul luxury and said, “Let’s make it faster, lighter, and smoother.” The result? A 900-pound touring bike that somehow handles like a sport-tourer. If you’re shopping used (and you will be, unless you’ve got a time machine), here’s what you’re

Zach Janik
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