Ive never wanted to own a cruiser-style motorcycle, but a 3,200-mile trip this summer on a 2007 Suzuki Boulevard C50T may have changed all that. This model is identical to Suzukis popular C50 cruiser but comes with extras like a windshield, saddlebag and backrest to make it a tourer. Find out what WRN Contributor Perri Capell thinks about this middleweight tourer.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard C50T
Victory Motorcycles is going after the luxury touring customer with its new Vision motorcycle. Research shows 95 percent of those customers are men averaging 54 years old and riding for 28 years.
2008 Victory Vision Target Market
After more than a year of building up a motorcycle that was six years in development, Victory Motorcycles executives finally gave members of the motorcycle press the keys to the first Vision motorcycles to roll off the assembly line. In mid-June, I joined my motorcycle media colleagues at Victory headquarters in Minneapolis to test ride the two versions of the Vision the Tour and the Street.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Victory Vision Tour/Street
The newest member of Kawasakis popular Vulcan line is the Vulcan 900, and its available in three versions: the Classic, the Classic LT, and the Custom. I reviewed the Classic, and Editor Genevieve Schmitt reviewed the Custom in a separate story.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic
To understand where Kawasakis new for 2007 Vulcan 900 Custom fits in the Vulcan family, read through Teri Conrads article on the Vulcan 900 Classic, the sister to the Custom. The Custom is the sporty, custom version of the Classic.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom
Four women share what they love about their motorcycles.
READERS RIDES: Hondas and a Harley
Women and motorcycle clubs just seem to go together. So do women and the color pink—at least for some.
READERS RIDES: Sharing the Passion
You may have heard of a company making motorcycles without a clutch. Its Ridley Motorcycles. Its no secret that the Oklahoma-based manufacturer has been producing clutch-free motorcycles for more than 10 years, but for those who ride a Ridley well, they know the secret.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Ridley Clutch-Free Motorcycles
Two women share how motorcycling is bringing joy to the next chapter of their lives.
Two new models were unleashed from Victory this year, plus a couple of hot signature customs from Arlen and Cory Ness. WRN Editor Genevieve Schmitt reports on her test ride of the new bikes, and evaluates the rest of the Victory line-up with an eye on what women want.
2007 Victory Motorcycles Part 1: The New Models