Motorcycles

alireza akhlaghi official/Shutterstock Shozo Kawasaki founded the company that bears his name in 1878 as a developer and producer of shipping industry products. Within two decades Kawasaki had expanded to provide parts for automobiles, trains, and airplanes. It was the aircraft division that led Kawasaki into the motorcycle industry by way of a partnership with

Alexlinch/Getty Images When it comes to motorcycle design, Honda has a special talent for making bikes that are not just about performance, but also about style. The brand’s most successful motorcycles have set trends, challenged norms, and become icons in the riding community. Advertisement This list isn’t just about bikes that look good — it is

sylv1rob1/Shutterstock The revered Ducati name is recognized globally as one of the best motorcycle and engine manufacturers. However, Ducati didn’t start making two-wheeled motorized machines until the end of World War II. The Ducati brand began when Adriano Cavalieri Ducati patented the first short-wave radio transmitter to connect Italy to the United States. Advertisement Riding

Tricky_Shark/Shutterstock Kawasaki is known for manufacturing all kinds of motorcycles for different rider types. If you like cruisers, you’ve no doubt heard of the Vulcan line. Kawasaki’s Vulcan is known for its distinctive style, cruising comfort, and plenty of power. Some versions of the Vulcan are also friendly to riders of smaller stature, but the

ZikG/Shutterstock The history of Yamaha dates back to the 1880s, and it goes without saying that the company looked vastly different than it does today. It was very much focused on the innovation and manufacturing of musical instruments, though by the time the mid-1900s came around, it greatly expanded its horizons. Come 1955, it set

Square Enix The «Final Fantasy» gaming franchise is nothing short of a dynasty. The series has been around since 1987 and quickly became a role-playing game favorite. Now, knee-deep in the 21st century, it remains one of the most widely known and adored sagas in the gaming world, with several legendary pieces of iconography. One

Speed is often aspirational. Buying a motorcycle that can go 200 miles per hour is all well and good, but finding a track or a private road where you can achieve that kind of speed is another matter. And even if you have access to exceedingly long runways, few riders will ever max out a

At the 1969 Tokyo Motor Show, Japanese motorcycle giant Honda stunned everyone when it announced the Honda CB750. This motorcycle had several firsts to its credit. Apart from being the world’s first mass-produced four-cylinder production motorcycle, it was also the first ever to feature an electric start and disc brakes. Its 67 hp engine also

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Gregor Halenda Learning to ride high-performance motorcycles on the racetrack results in massive boosts to confidence, skill, and safety while riding on public roads. But in the life of an auto/moto journalist, the actual learning process can easily approach a sporadic rollercoaster ride while jumping between so many different bikes, with varying displacements, a neverending