Autos

2019 Triumph Speed Twin: Everything We Know

More expensive than the Bonneville, cheaper than the Thruxton. After launching the all-new Scrambler 1200 in October 2018 meant to give it classic lineup more off-roading capability, what was going to be Triumph's next step? Well, I guess we wouldn’t mind a more spirited ride that’s performance oriented. “You got it!” - Triumph...

2018 Ducati Monster 1200S first ride review: Naked brilliance

The Ducati Monster is pretty legendary in the motorcycle world. It pretty much created the naked sport category when it was introduced in 1993 and motorcycling has never been the same since. First, let me explain what a naked bike is. Modern sport bikes have body panels known as fairings. These help...

Suzuki Signs The GSX-R750’s Death Warrant

North America is the legendary superbike’s last refuge in 2019 In the pantheon of superbikes created since the term was first popularized by the 1969 Honda CB750, one machine stands above all others as the bike that defined the modern meaning. Of course we’re talking about Suzuki’s GSX-R750—the first bike...

Make 2019 A Great Year For Motorcycling

A New Year’s message from Nick Ienatsch. I want to leave you with three thoughts as 2019 begins: “Live For Today…Save For Tomorrow.” This saying speaks to financial balance certainly, but it has meaning to riders too. In the past year this column has encouraged you to go racing through...

Is This The End Of The Suzuki GSX-R750? Probably Not

Some say it's the end of the era with Suzuki discontinuing the GSX-R750, the bike that defined the superbike as we know it today. But like the man in Monty Python and the Holy Grail pushing the cart and calling "Bring out your dead," we say it's not quite dead yet. Like all rumors, the...

Indian Motorcycle Is Making the Good Exhaust Standard on the FTR 1200 S Race Replica

Ever since Indian Motorcycle pulled the wraps off of the FTR 1200 flat-track inspired roadster, it’s been met with a lot of praise for being fairly similar to the concept that we all fell in love with and for being something different in Indian’s cruiser-only lineup. One thing in particular that everyone seems to...

Harley-Davidson Finally, Finally Releases The Livewire

Harley-Davidson has been teasing its first electric motorcycle, the Livewire, since dinosaurs roamed the earth. We first rode it way back in 2014. It featured prominently in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but seemed as much a part of Marvel's fantasy world as the superheroes themselves. Harley has been teasing us about the Livewire for at...

The Lincoln Continental Has Suicide Doors Again

Suicide doors are back on the Lincoln Continental. Okay, so Lincoln isn't calling them that—the term was deemed to be not "on brand"—but the luxury-car company has announced a run of special conversions with reverse-hinged rear doors it's dubbed the 2019 Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition. Just 80 examples will be produced for...

GAC’s Entranze concept is a slick EV with room for seven

China's GAC Motor first made its main-floor debut at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. Now, in its third year, the automaker came to Detroit to show off a brand new concept. GAC Motor on Monday unveiled its Entranze EV concept at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show. Loaded with the kind of...

Six Secrets of the 2020 Toyota Supra

Immediately after the sheet dropped on the all-new fifth-generation Supra, we caught up with several key Toyota personnel responsible for the development and validation of Akio Toyoda's pet project and the company's flagship sports car. As we profiled in Chris Walton's detailed First Look, the all-new fifth-generation 2020 Toyota Supra has a body made up...