Skip 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. While 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. For the past several years, we found ourselves looking for ways to honor the great bikes of less than 500cc. And now we have it. 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. Our results, after polling the staff, might surprise you.

But one thing is for certain: Each of our 2015 Ten Best Bikes is a worthy substitute for caffeine.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 HistoryHere are the 15 newest naked bikes you need to know about. This All-Motor Civic Makes 330 Grin-Inducing Horses at the Wheels

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Charged With Murder of Ku Klux Klan Leader in MissouriIf you like going fast on a motorcycle, then you want a supersport-class motorcycle. These are the bikes you can trash to their limits day in, day out, on a fairly reasonable budget. Here's how this seemingly too-similar class actually differs. 2013 Honda CBR600RRThe Bike: 2013 Honda CBR600RRWhat It Does Best: Comfort.What It Does Worst: Sex Appeal.Why: Like going fast and can only/want only one bike? motorcycle swap meet illinois 2014Then the CBR600RR is for you. motorcycle swap meet pa 2014You can ride it all day, then still be fresh enough to attack a good series of corners. motorcycle shop matlockIt's just as fast as any of the other bikes listed here, handles just as well, but works in more environments, more of the time.motorcycle gear vaughan

Who Should Buy One: Anyone interested in the sport of motorcycle riding. 2013 Suzuki GSX-R600The Bike: Suzuki GSX-R600What It Does Best: SmoothnessWhat It Does Worst: ImageWhy: Sweet Gixxer Bro! Is there any other bike more saddled with the weight of squidliness than the GSX-R? Blame zero percent APR. It's a shame, because along with the CBR600RR, it's the most complete bike here.Who Should Buy One: Gym rats, wannabe thugs, chin straps, undercover New York police detectives, Hollywood Stuntz, helmet mohawk wearers. 2014 Yamaha YZF-R6The Bike: Yamaha YZF-R6What It Does Best: Win races.What It Does Worst: ComfortWhy: Want to race supersport? Buy an R6 and call it a day. Seriously, we're not exaggerating, doing anything else is counterproductive. This bike was built to do one thing only — win races — and has developed a huge aftermarket as a result.Who Should Buy One: Racers, canyon carvers, speed junkies, track day enthusiasts, you get the idea. 2014 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RThe Bike: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RWhat It Does Best: FlexibilityWhat It Does Worst: DesignWhy: Turns out that 36 extra ccs really does make a difference.