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CW Comparison: Beta 350 RS vs. Husqvarna TE310 vs. KTM 350 EXC-F

Beta 350 RS vs. Husqvarna TE310 vs. KTM 350 EXC-FRocking the middle ground.

How many times in motorcycling history has a new “inbetweener” class popped up seemingly out of nowhere, promising riders that the middle of the road is the fastest route to success? Right now, such a trend is in full effect with street-legal, four-stroke enduros. These are the new middleweights, a [...]

BMW R1200GS vs. KTM 990 Adventure vs. Yamaha Super Tenere - Comparison Test

BMW R1200GS vs. KTM 990 Adventure vs. Yamaha Super Tenere – Comparison TestA new player in the big-bore adventure-touring segment makes things interesting.

Close your eyes and plant a finger on the map. Anywhere you like. As long as it doesn’t come back smelling like ocean, there’s a good chance you can ride a motorcycle there. Not just any motorcycle, of course. You’ll want one of these: a full-size adventure-touring bike. Motorcycles such [...]

Ride There - BMW R1200GS vs. KTM 990 Adventure vs. Yamaha Super Tenere

Ride There – Bonus ContentBMW R1200GS vs. KTM 990 Adventure vs. Yamaha Super Tenere.

Photography and Video by Jeff Allen Bonus content for the print feature “Ride There.” (CW, February, 2012) We flog the big adventure-touring mounts-BMW R1200GS, KTM 990 Adventure and the new-to-the-U.S. Yamaha Super Tenere-on road and off in a head-to-head-to-head comparison test. Read the full story in the February, 2012, “Big [...]

Harley-Davidson Road Glide vs. Kawasaki Vaquero

Bagger’s Banquet – Bonus ContentHarley-Davidson Road Glide Custom vs. Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero

Photography by Brian Blades Bonus content for the print exclusive feature “Bagger’s Banquet.” (December 2011, pg. 40)