Here are the stories of two women who learned to ride at different stages of their lives. Each explains how they started riding and why they ended up with the bikes they ride today.
READERS RIDES: A BMW and a Harley Softail
After 20 years, the Kawasaki Ninja 250R gets a complete redesign, offering more features while keeping its price ultra-affordable. What makes this the top-selling model in the Kawasaki lineup? Affordability. Its also hugely popular among women, who make up one-third of owners.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Ninja 250R Gets a Makeover
Kawasaki offers a wide variety of models in its sportbike category, including the only 250cc sportbike on the market, the Ninja 250R, a popular choice for entry-level riders. The companys newest model is the naked Versys, a street fighter thats very different from the other Kawasaki models in that it almost defies description.
Selecting the right bike is a very personal decision that can help us learn more about our abilities and ourselves. Three women share details about their path to the right bike.
READERS RIDES: Finding Your Way to the Right Bike
Inspired by off-road bikes, Stelvio 1200 4V, Moto Guzzi’s maxi-enduro, breaks the traditional look of models in this market segment with a unique new design. Slender and streamlined below highlighted by aluminium spoke wheels, and compact up top with care taken to obtain ergonomic comfort for the rider and passenger.
Moto Guzzi Has a New Look For Off-Road Bikes
I kept hearing how amazing Kawasakis new-for-2007 Ninja 650R is, so I just had to ride it. Well, I finally had my chance in the saddle of this newest addition to the Kawasaki Ninja family, and now I know what all the excitement is about.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Kawasaki Ninja 650R: Blurring the Lines
Four women are finding that achieving the right fit elevates how they feel about their ride.
READERS RIDES: A Perfect Love Affair
WRN is resurrecting some motorcycle video test rides. Heres one we did on the 2008 V Star 1300, which is a step up in power over the 1100. The 1300 features an all new engine and styling call it the next generation V Star. The motorcycle is extremely smooth and predictable, and considering it weighs about 625 pounds, it moves along like its a much lighter machine.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Video Test Ride: V Star 1300
The love of motorcycling can come on at any age through the encouragement of a friend or even through a change in life that says its time to try something new. These readers took to riding at different phases of their lives, but with similar intensity.
READERS RIDES: Love of Motorcycling Sets in at Any Age
The Honda Shadow Spirit VT1100C is aptly named because its spirit the essence of this solid middleweight has inspired thousands of people to own one since it was introduced in 1985. It has survived changes in Hondas lineup for more than two decades.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Honda Shadow Spirit VT1100C