2014 Yamaha FZ-09: three cylinders, eight thousand bucks
How about a three-cylinder naked bike that makes more power and torque than a Street Triple, but costs $1,400 less? Sounds good to us. Enter the 2014 Yamaha FZ-09. It’s hot.
RideApart Review: Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200
The Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 promises to be a fun bike, wrapping a 130bhp/85lb-ft, 1,200cc v-twin engine with edgy styling, nice components and an upright riding position.
A Beginners Guide To Motorcycle Gear
Just getting started riding motorcycles? Here’s everything you need to know about riding gear — helmets, jackets, gloves, boots and such — in one digestible package.
Motorcycles As Mancation
Wilderness Collective, a new company in California, promises “epic adventures for men.” We tagged along on their very first trip, riding dual-sports through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from Sequioa to Yosemite National Parks.
RideApart Review: Honda Fury VT1300CX
Remember those big chopper bikes of the mid 2000s with odd names, weird handling, stupidly raked-out front ends, ridiculously oversized rear tires and ostentatious looks that sold for the price of a small house? The Honda Fury is not those … Continued
RideApart Review: 2013 Honda Shadow Phantom
For 2013, Honda has blacked-out its popular Shadow cruiser and called it the Phantom. Is that enough to keep it competitive in the mid-capacity cruiser class?
Motorcycles And A Misspent Youth
There is apparently a time in your life when, according to a famous 20th Century author, you simply have to “put away childish things” and become an adult. So why after more than 30 years do I still yearn to … Continued