Right now, it seems like everyone wants an adventure bike. Motorcycles like the Yamaha Tenere 700, Aprilia Tuareg 660, and Harley Davidson Pan America seem to be flying off dealership lots as fast as the factories can churn them out. But what about the original ADV, the progenitor of the category? Is the BMW boxer…
Remember being 12 years old? The wind whipping through your hair as you pedaled your bike down the steepest hills you could find; the wonder of exploring all the nooks, crannies, and trails of your local park. There’s something so freeing for kids about bicycles — they’re independence, freedom of movement, and the…
If a motorcycle engine has more than one cylinder, the number is more often than not — Triumph and Yamaha notwithstanding — an even one. Bike engines are also usually mounted transversely, so that a chain can spin the rear wheel. This, too, has the added benefit of packaging — keeping everything nice and close…
Touring bikes are getting smart, almost scarily so. They have cruise control, lean-sensitive ABS, Apple Carplay and electronic suspension — the kind of tech that sounds more suited to luxury cars than long-distance bikes. But that tech is here, it’s not going anywhere, and it’s getting ever cheaper. Now, it’s even…