Motorcycling insights for sport touring riders, covering motorcycle reviews, riding tips, ownership advice, maintenance, and practical touring techniques.
Sport Touring riders deal with conditions ranging from well paved highways to uncertain forest roads. Properly adjusting rear suspension preload gives them an advantage. Image © American Sport Touring.
Learn why adjusting preload before a ride is the easiest way to enhance the performance, handling, and safety of your sport touring motorcycle.
Moto Guzzi was just one of the highlights at the Moto Canada show in Abbottsford just east of Vancouver BC. Image © American Sport Touring.
Observations and takeaways that sport touring riders still find useful from the 2024 Moto Canada motorcycle show that kicked off in Vancouver BC.
The Suzuki GSX S1000 GT employs a state-of-the-art ECU to manage engine performance in reaction to inputs from rider and road. Image © American Sport Touring.
Sport Touring motorcycles, like pure sportbikes, see improved performance after re-flashing the ECU. Here’s what to know before going ahead.
These distinctive badges above each engine cylinder make it easy to identify a member of the R12 family. Image courtesy of BMW of North America.
Coming in Q1, the 2024 BMW R12 Heritage Line offering classic cruiser and roadster models built on the reliable boxer engine and shaft drive.
The GSX-S1000GX+ from Suzuki is as at home in town as it is riding the windiest valley roads. Image © American Sport Touring.
Suzuki combined GSX-S1000GT+ sport-touring with V-STROM adventure to offer sport touring riders the all-new GSX-S1000GX+ cross-over experience.
The S 1000 XR for 2024 promises performance-oriented sport touring. Image courtesy of BMW North America,
The 2024 BMW S 1000 XR with an updated 170hp in-line 4, redesigned seat, and new standard equipment make this a solid choice for sport touring.