" The 2008 Suzuki DR-Z400S is one of the most popular middle-weight dual-sports and one of the main reaons Suzuki sponsored the AMA National Dual Sport Trail Ride Series. King of the Understated. Suzuki is one of those companies where conforming to the latest hype isn't necessarily held in top…

" Supreme Trail Machine One might think the latest crop of high performance 4-stroke motocross bikes might render older, enduro-style thumpers obsolete. However, while power and speed are always at a premium, there is something to be said for a motorcycle that can take you anywhere you want to go,…

" Reverse Psychology When most people think of building the ultimate dual-sport machine, they typically envision street-legalizing one of their favorite off-road or motocross bikes. Most people call a company like Baja Designs, order up the dual-sport kit for their favorite 4-stroker, install it,…

Our 2008 DR-Z400S needed some carrying capacity for a long-distance trip. The Score We do plenty of dual-sport riding during our lengthy two-wheel season. Sometimes, however, the trips themselves aren't quite as long. Any time we plan for an extended ride, aside from fuel stops our first concern is…

2008 Suzuki DR650SE The Challenger Suzuki's DR650 turned out to be a competent dirt machine. We would rather spend time riding trails on the 'Zook than pounding pavement - the opposite of the Kawasaki. Suzuki makes the extremely popular dirt-biased DR-Z400 and the street-savvy 650 V-Strom. The…

…damage it – and then it would probably bounce down and be waiting at the bottom for you to ride it away. “In fact, I prefer the DR350 to the DRZ400 which replaced it and I keep asking Suzuki to bring the old DR back – it’s that good!” There is one weakness with the DR – and it’s a common…

…forest ahead. A few of the other guys studied a map for a minute than shrugged collectively. Lucas was first in the formation, leading on his black DRZ400 SM of all things (that's Supermoto in case you didn't instantly recognize the SM) then Charlie on a BMW with Steve and his hostage (me) holding the…

" Just as we approach the last of the new bike launches for this year, we also are given some up-to-date trading figures for some of the major players in the bike world. Whilst to most they are boring and irrelevant, they do give an insight as to what is likely to happen in the near future as far…

" Making its debut at the Mugello circuit earlier this year, the 800cc Ducati GP7's tail unit might make its way onto the new 1099cc Superbike set to replace the 999. Italy Ducati is readying the release of the new 1098cc Superbike for the Milan show. Ducaticannot afford the bike to flop like the…

" Some have been skeptical about the safety benefits of the airbag-equipped Goldwings, but recent tests indicate they are effective in reducing spinal injury. Will the new results spur BMW into reexamining their decision to shelve an airbag design of their own? We recently reported ( Euro Gossip…