Motorcycle News: Touring

Following its December announcement of returning 2026 models, Harley-Davidson kicked off the new year with its “Chapter 2” global reveal of new and updated models for the current model year. Included in the announcement are 13 models in Harley-Davidson’s CVO,...

Those with their fingers on Harley-Davidson’s performance pulse will know that the famed Road Glide touring model has received quite a bit of attention recently, bestowing the racing-inspired Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide ST upon the masses. That’s all in part...

For over 25 years, Harley-Davidson has offered riders with deep pockets the opportunity to own highly exclusive models through its Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) division. The CVO formula...

Harley-Davidson teased its upcoming 2026 lineup back in November—but Motorcycle.com got a look under the covers early. Ahead of the official January 14 reveal, we’ve secured official photos and early details on every new Limited, Trike, and CVO model coming...

Published in: Rides Almost three years in the making, this trip started after seeing a photograph of a Royal Enfield Himalayan high in the Himalayas, whereupon my friends, Nash and Ladd, and I went to work planning the trip and making...

Published in: Rides Walking alongside your bike as it struggles to inch forward isn’t what anyone wants—least of all in Tajikistan, at 15,000 feet, in freezing mountain air. But we had known this moment would come, and here we were. We arrived...

Motorcycles play an important role in our lives. From commuting to sports to touring to service of our businesses. There is no denying that they are as good or even better at some point than those of cars. The number...

The Goldwing is a famous name in motorcycling partially because it has been manufactured by Honda continuously since 1975 but it has also been the yardstick for motorcycle luxury and decadence. Let’s see if the big bird still has it.

Ventura EVO Rack and Pack system turns Super Meteor into Super Tourer in seconds Royal Enfield’s Super Meteor 650 has bags of touring potential, but its retro lines are easily ruined by the hardware usually needed to carry luggage. With... The...

Dust off your glad rags and introduce Mr P Bank to Mr B Pein because this year’s Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance at Blenheim Palace (23-24 September) features awards in two motorcycle classes (Exceptional Motorcycles and Exceptional Competition Motorcycles), an Italian...

The new Metzeler Karoo 4 Street replaces the long-running Karoo Street as the most street-oriented tire in the Karoo line for ADV and adventure-touring motorcycles. The Karoo 4 Street has a 70/30 street/dirt balance, compared to the 50/50 Karoo 4...

Go behind the scenes at BMW Plant Berlin and see how the R 1300 RT touring masterpiece comes to life. From assembling the engine to the final quality checks, it’s a combination of skillful hands, attention to detail, and modern...

There is none like her ...

Adventure-touring model landing in America ...

Only 150 and 175 units will be made, respectively. ...

Sport-tourer equipped with radar-based adaptive cruise control ...

Tools for finding what goes where (it's spaghetti in there!).The comprehensive disassembly video shared previously: https://youtu.be/5JP0_Kv7x5w?si=Ictk8g8qK3e_hB3m Pipe in the foreground right is the routing for the coolant line to the overflow tank.White plug in black reed valve centre plug.https://youtu.be/RvQjEvCSGvI?si=CCvs4HMMJBEHfooMBig grey plug under...

It's a slow process putting all this back together again. Even with a prolific number of photos and copious notes here on the blog I'm finding this a fiddly and frustrating process. My current plan is to get everything plugged...

 After what seems like weeks of disassembly (because it has been), the C14 valve job is finally turning the corner back towards reassembly! I'm pushing to get it around the corner because even with all of this documentation I still...

I was busy at work with conferences, but got back for a Sunday afternoon in the garage. I'm trying out a new kerosene heater that seems to have solved my cold weather issues.Once I had it into double digits Celsius...