Many of today's riders are discovering the daily comfort and riding ease that comes from bikes with tinier engines and tidier dimensions. Here are some of the latest bikes, big and small, that provide serious bang for your buck right now. Motorcycles Are Learning to Save You From Your Own Recklessness How Honda's Self-Balancing Motorcycle Works The Indian Scout Will Restore Your Faith in Cruisers The Cruiser Bike Worthy of a Superhero The 2017 Ducati Monster Is All the Street Bike You Need—And None of What You Don't Victory Motorcycles Gets the Ax Honda Just Invented a Self-Balancing Motorcycle Why Vintage Motorcycles Are the Best Motorcycles Silent Film Shows How Motorcycles Were Built Before the Assembly Line This Might Be the Single Greatest Save in Motorcycle Racing HistorySkip to main content 2015 Ten Best Motorcycles There are about 450 different motorcycle models at your pleasure in dealerships right now, in a variety of styles and at a level of excellence that makes it pretty easy to be a new-bike owner if you can afford the price of a couple fancy cups of coffee a day.

In 2015, we witnessed the continuation of the trend that sees a splitting of the market between high-end, high-featured machines that dazzle us with amazing performance and those of very low cost and ease of use. razor dirt bike tire tubeWhile we have always strived to recognize the great motorcycles regardless of capacity or price, we took it a step further this year with a new category: Best Lightweight Streetbike. motorcycle shops in jasper gaFor the past several years, we found ourselves looking for ways to honor the great bikes of less than 500cc. motorcycle tires for sale in fayetteville ncAnd now we have it. buy motorcycle helmet leeds

To make room, since there can be only Ten, we consolidated Sport and Touring into one category to take all bikes with hard bags standard. nypd leather motorcycle jacketOur results, after polling the staff, might surprise you. cyborg motorcycle helmetBut one thing is for certain: Each of our 2015 Ten Best Bikes is a worthy substitute for caffeine.safest motorcycle jacket materialSomething I've learned as a noob - you don't need a whole lot of money to get into motorcycling. And while many experienced riders will tell you that your first bike should be a used beater, there's a lot to be said for the benefits of new technology and engineering - and a warranty. If you're looking to buy your first bike - or maybe you just want to add a cheap model to your stable - here's our list of this year's best bikes for under $5,000.

There will probably be some debate here as to whether or not the 2015 CBR300R is a better bike than the Honda CB300F for noobs. RideApart boss Jesse Kiser would probably fall on the side of the 300F, as it offers new riders a bit more confidence thanks to a more upright stance and wide handlebars. (You can read his review of the CBR300R below.) We're giving the little CBR the nod here, thanks to the ABS option - which, when added, still keeps the bike under the $5,000 mark. (Barely - the price above is for the basic black or red models. The black and yellow version pictured comes in at $4,949, a small price to pay for those who want a bike that looks like something Tron would ride.) READ MORE: World's Best Beginner Bike: 2015 Honda CBR300R Review | Still the goofiest looking motorcycle in mass production, Yamaha keeps building the venerable TW200 for a reason: like a cockroach, it's exceedingly hard to kill. Those big-ass tires can tackle just about anything, from chewed-up city streets to dirt and rocks.

There's not a lot of plastic, so you can bang the hell out of it - slam it into a tree, the side of a city bus, whatever. Drive it off of a cliff - you'll land on those balloon tires and bounce your way to safety. I exaggerate, of course. But the TW200 has become somewhat legendary for its hardiness and fun factor. And this is a bike that you'll really never outgrow; if you decide you want a bigger ride, presto, now you have a weekend toy. New features for 2015? Well, the gas tank has a pretty sweet new graphic. (Photo courtesy of Yamaha.) Squeaking in at a buck shy of the $5,000 mark, the KTM 390 Duke is FINALLY making its way to the States. The four-stroke 373cc single comes with standard Bosch ABS and a claimed dry weight of 306 pounds. that's about all we know, as we've yet to ride one. Reviews on other motorcycle sites and magazines have been overwhelmingly positive, leading us to believe that when the Little Duke gets here it should make quite a splash. Yes, we know we told you in 2013 that the 390 Duke would be here last year.

But KTM confirmed the price (at least) in a press release late year, and said that the bike would be available in the U.S. this spring. Fingers crossed that KTM really means it this time. Laura Llovet's review of the Yamaha R3 (linked below) is very thorough, and tells you everything you need to know about Yamaha's new small-displacement sport bike. I'm going to differ from her in one regard; while the R3 is a great bike for beginning riders, it's not a beginner's bike. Or rather, it's not just a beginner's bike. From Laura's account and what we've seen, the R3 is a great bike for riders who want a lot of bang for their buck and who don't have plans to trade up. There's clear evidence of quality in both performance  - as evidenced in Laura's review - and appearance. IF we had a beef with the R3, it's that the bike doesn't offer an ABS option (yet) and no slipper clutch (which didn't bother Laura, but might cause some riders to look at at a Ninja 300). READ MORE: 2015 Yamaha R3 Review, Beginner Bike and Beyond |