
Winning our Reader's Choice award for top scooter is the same scoot your MO staff picked, the ... wait, what? You voted for the $10,999 Honda NM4? Wow, we didn't see that one coming. In fact, the final voting wasn't even that close, either – the Honda's 36.3% of the votes gave it a commanding...
By Evans Brasfield So, no one should be surprised that the BMW C650GT retains its title as Best Scooter for 2014. There's a lot to love. First, there's the class-leading claimed 60 hp and 49 ft.-lb. from its 647cc parallel-Twin, which is plenty of oomph to easily exceed legal highway speeds. The...
If this has been a hard year for scooters (sales are down in the category and there were but a few new models), it's a harder year for me, the sole self-proclaimed scooter expert here at MO. I've ridden a lot of scooters – maybe too many – but if you ask me what's the best scooter on the market,...
Yes, the 2014 Indian Chief had included the appropriate homage to Indian's venerable past while adding a totally modern powerplant in retro clothing. Indian also incorporated enough premium styling and features to make riders favorably compare it to the dominant brand in the cruiser world, . The...
It's not often you'll hear us say we were blown away by a scooter, but BMW's C600/650 is not your average scoot. There's nearly 600 pounds rolling on 15-inch wheels, but you'd never know it. The C-model scooters from BMW handle everything from twisty canyon roads to freeway commuting, but then...
Yamaha's reverse incline-motored YZ450F is kind of like the legendary rock band Kiss. Just like it took hard rock's masked marauders five years and four albums to become overnight sensations, the YZ450F finally came Alive! in 2015 by hitting upon the right combination of engine performance,...
First off, we're going to assume you've read our three-part 2015 Superbike Shootout series, because, really, shame on you if you haven't (but if you really aren't caught up, here are the track, street and overall results). Though this S1kRR might look similar to previous iterations, it's...