Middleweight motorcycles often get dismissed as boring, but Honda’s CB750 Hornet proves otherwise. This bike combines usability, character, and performance in a way that makes it one of the most compelling real-world motorcycles of the year. First Impressions The CB750 Hornet is clean, compact, and practical. It’s not flashy, but it’s well-executed. With a compact tank, wide bars, and a ...

When Honda blends Fireblade DNA into a street bike and points it toward twisty roads, you get the CB1000 Hornet SP. This bike delivers punch, precision, and a grin-inducing ride, all for under $11,000, making it one of 2025’s most anticipated naked bikes. Design & Aesthetics The Hornet SP doesn’t hide its intent. With a chiseled fuel tank, sharp tail, ...

The Ducati Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak is a motorcycle with MotoGP DNA coursing through its veins. With a 1200cc, 170-horsepower, 92 torque V4 engine—and a backwards-spinning crankshaft—it promises an exhilarating ride. But how does it really stack up? Let’s dive in. A Look Back: The Multistrada’s Roots The Multistrada wasn’t always the refined machine it is today. In fact, its ...

Game Changer or Gimmick? Until recently, the motorcycle transmission has remained, effectively the same.  For sure there were a few outliers along the way, like the Hondamatic.    The traditional, sequential, constant mesh, manual motorcycle transmission has been around forever probably because they are proven and simple.  Squeezing the clutch, pulls on a cable, which pulls this little arm, which rotates a rod ...

Exploring the New 2025 Honda Grom: A Day at Barber Motorsports Park Barber Motorsports Park greeted me with rain-soaked skies, but that didn’t dampen my excitement. I was here to check out the brand-new 2025 Honda Grom, a bike that promises to elevate the already beloved Grom experience. But how did a small YouTube channel like mine land an invite ...

If you compare the Suzuki V-Strom to the other 1000+ cc liter bikes available, it seems to fall short. But our experience has been that so many times a spec sheet doesn’t tell the whole story. We’ve ridden bikes that spec out at the top of the heap but were dreary to ride, and other bikes that don’t spec out ...

The Honda Hawk GT holds a very special place in my heart. It was the first bike that truly captured my attention and my imagination. It was, for the most part, a sales flop in the United States, but the fact that it has turned into a wildly popular cult bike tells me that the design was ahead of its ...

Some say that Ducati is the most misunderstood motorcycle company in the world, and if that’s the case, then their quirky Multistrada would be the most misunderstood company’s most misunderstood bike. That’s a lot of misunderstanding, but it does explain why the bike designed for “many roads” has never been a big seller. The quirky bike doesn’t even fit in ...

So, back when I bought the Suzuki V-Strom, what I was really after was a tall, comfortable road bike that was fun to ride. I had no delusions of it being a dirt bike. Well, maybe a little delusion…but a couple of dirt rides over some pretty gnarly terrain cured me of that right quick. Yet, the VStrom is a ...

After one full year of ownership, and 13,000 miles, I feel like I can finally give a fair and complete review of the Triumph Speed Triple. In late 2003, a fellow MSF instructor picked up a used 2000 S3. Knowing that I’ve always loved the look of the bike, goofy dual headlights and all — I always thought it looked ...