There’s a special magic when a heavyweight muscle cruiser pulls up next to you at a red light – an uneven rumble you feel in your sternum, a front wheel that looks too small in size for everything behind it. Twist the throttle to green and the torque hits the pavement immediately, with no need
In 1936, Harley-Davidson staked its future on an engine that no one asked for. The country was still coming out of the worst motorcycle sales recession in American history, and the company’s big twins were still running on decades-old flathead technology. At that uncertain moment, Harley introduced the 61 OHV, complete with a new frame,
If you’re reading this article, chances are you’re a motorcycle enthusiast like all of us at TopSpeed. We’ll also bet your Instagram feed is filled with moto exotica on the track, ADVs on off-the-grid adventures, and heavyweight tourers mapping beautiful tarmac roads in the Alps. There are things in between that never get posted. And
The Suzuki SV-7GX and SV-7GXV take the SV650 DNA in a new direction Suzuki has breathed new life into one of motorcycling’s great middleweight engines by unveiling new SV-7GX and SV-7GXV sport-crossover models based around the long-running 645 cc 90-degree V-twin that has underpinned the SV650 and DL650/V-Strom 650 families for more than a quarter
Adventure motorcycles are becoming heavier, smarter and more expensive with every new model year. A current flagship emerges from the showroom featuring the latest radar-equipped technology, a color TFT close to the size of a tablet, semi-active suspension and a wiring loom with more sensors than some economy cars. And it all dazzles when flipping