5 Best Sport Touring Motorcycles You Can Buy

If you love a good sportbike but you also love a long, long ride, then you need to think about sport touring motorcycles.

Sport touring motorcycles offer the best of sportbike world and the best of the touring world in one fantastic package.

These are my favorite options, and what I consider to be the best options out there.

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Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – June 19

Every Friday, I like to take a look at the past motorcycle news stories I write up at Web Bike World and then do a news roundup here on Wind Burned Eyes.

This is a great way for me to pull the most important motorcycle news stories and give them to you in an easy-to-digest format.

This week, Ducati, MV Agusta, and Harley-Davidson are all in the news. Let’s dive in.

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5 Best Cafe Racers You Can Buy

When I think of the best cafe racers, I usually think of old bikes that can be transformed into cafe racers, but many motorcycle manufacturers have adopted the cafe-style onto their new bikes. You now don’t have to customize a machine to get that cafe racer look. You can buy it from the factory.

This is preferable for the folks who don’t have the time, skills, or tools to do so themselves. You can always go to a custom shop, which I highly recommend, but if you just want a factory cafe racer, there are some good ones out there.

Here’s a look at the best cafe racers you can buy from major manufacturers. These machines will give you the look you want with the reliability and support you need.

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Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – May 1

In motorcycle news this week is Harley-Davidson, Energica, and Ducati. I reported on a lot of daily news over at Web Bike World, but these are the stories that I found to be the most important and wanted to share here on Wind Burned Eyes.

I have been trying to avoid COVID-19-related news on here, but this week is unavoidable. There are both good and bad news stories here this week that are directly related. Let’s dive in.

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5 Best Scramblers

Scrambler motorcycles are some of the coolest out there. They combine a street design with some dirt capabilities. If you’re partial to this style, then you’re bound to want to know what bikes qualify as the best scramblers.

Well, for me the best scrambler is the one you build in your shed or garage. I’m partial to the custom builds, but I get that not everyone has a shed or garage or the skills necessary to build the bike of their dreams. Luckily, manufacturers build a number of motorcycles that fit the scrambler mold.

If you want a scrambler, and you just want to buy that look from the factory or don’t have the time, skills, tools, or space to build your own scrambler, then check out the five models I’ve showcased below. They’re the best scramblers out there right now.

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5 Best Sportbikes of 2020

Sportbikes are designed for high speeds, tight corners, and pushing the envelope. Good ones need to be true track-focused machines, but still be able to do the job on the street. The best sportbikes need to be able to do both well.

With all that said, I wanted to pull together a list of the absolute best sportbikes out there on sale right now. These are the good ones that you should consider if you want to very best sportbike the world has to offer.

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Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – February 7

Suzuki, Ducati, and Harley in the News this Week

Every weekday I write up news stories for Web Bike World. On Fridays, I like to take the best news stories and round them up here. This week in the motorcycle news Suzuki, Ducati, and Harley all made waves.

Ducati’s new Superleggera is the biggest news of the week, but there are plenty more interesting stories out there. Let’s dig in.

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Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – January 17, 2020

Harley, Ducati, and BMW are in the News This Week

This has been a busy week for me. I spent it hanging with GMC and doing some autos writing about their new products, but motorcycles are where it’s really at, so let’s take a look at the motorcycle news from this week.

Harley has a new scooter, and BMW and Ducati made waves this year in terms of sales. Woot! Let’s dig in.

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Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – Oct 25, 2019

Kawasaki and Ducati are the big names in the news this week.

It has been a big week for motorcycle news from the Ducati Streetfighter being revealed to the new Indian Motorcycle’s engine. However, the thing that stood out to me the most about was neither of these stories. Kawasaki unveiled two new bikes and Ducati put out a new Panigale V2.

I write motorcycle news for Web Bike World, and the stories below are my favorite for this week.

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Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – September 27, 2019

Honda and Ducati are the big names in the news this week.

I write motorcycle news over at Web Bike World every weekday. At the end of the week, I like to round up the news stories I think are the most important over here.

Here are the three stories I think you need to know about.

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