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Touring motorcycles include the BMW K1600GTL, Honda Gold Wing, Victory Cross Roads, Harley-Davidson FLTRU Road Glide Ultra and Yamaha Star Stratoliner.

As the name implies, touring motorcycles are designed to gobble up highway miles while keeping the rider in relative comfort. The biggest touring bikes feature robust engines and dozens of comfort and convenience amenities. Common features include large fairings and windshields for excellent protection from the elements, large-capacity fuel tanks for long ranges between fill-ups, and a considerable amount of stowage space for the luggage of a rider (and often) a passenger. If you want to cross the country in style without sacrificing comfort and on two wheels, chances are you’ll be looking to buy a touring motorcycle.

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2012 Victory Hard-Ball Review [Video]

2012 Victory Hard-Ball Review [Video]

 The Victory Hard-Ball will impress a rider with superlative cruiser performance. It will reward its rider by adeptly executing multiple functions from local waterhole hopping to mild touring either solo or two-up. It also looks the part of a badass.
2012 Can-Am Spyder Roadsters Review [Video]

2012 Can-Am Spyder Roadsters Review [Video]

 A recent day spent aboard every model in the 2012 Spyder line-up provided clarity and insight into what the variety of Spyder models offer – the most obvious being the stark difference between the luxurious RTs and the more brute appeal of the RSs.
2012 Kawasaki Street Models Updates

2012 Kawasaki Street Models Updates

 Along with the updated ZX-14R, Kawasaki has updated its Ninja 650, Ninja 1000 and Vulcan 1700 Voyager for 2012.
2012 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles Model Preview

2012 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles Model Preview

 As the 2012 model year arrives and the economy is struggling to pick itself up, Yamaha and its cruiser line, Star Motorcycles, is erring on the side of caution with next year’s street lineup.
2011 Victory Cross Country Review: Cory Ness Signature Edition

2011 Victory Cross Country Review: Cory Ness Signature Edition

 Victory’s Cross Country touring cruiser has proved itself to be one of the best examples of its bagger breed. We believe it is the best motorcycle Victory has ever produced, and the Cory Ness version makes the appealing bagger package even more alluring.

Touring Motorcycle Videos

2012 Victory Hard-Ball Review [Video]

2012 Victory Hard-Ball Review [Video]

 The Victory Hard-Ball will impress a rider with superlative cruiser performance. It will reward its rider by adeptly executing multiple functions from local waterhole hopping to mild touring either solo or two-up. It also looks the part of a badass.
  • 2012 BMW K1600GTL Review 2012 BMW K1600GTL Review To say we were impressed with the BMW K1600 is a colossal understatement. Blown away is more like it. Simply put, the K1600GTL has become the supreme luxury-sport motorcycle ever built. It makes the Honda Gold Wing look wrinkly.
  • 2012 Honda Gold Wing Review [Video] 2012 Honda Gold Wing Review [Video] The Honda Gold Wing is a veritable icon among touring motorcycles. A three-day trip with a passenger on the upgraded Gold Wing supported the notion that there is no better way to travel on a motorcycle two-up.
  • 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited Review [Video] 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited Review [Video] We’ve spent nearly a month touring around Southern California on the Can-Am Spyder RT Limited. This three-wheeler is tough to define, but it provides a unique and interesting alternative to the rest of the industry's touring motorcycles.
  • 2012 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles Model Preview 2012 Yamaha and Star Motorcycles Model Preview As the 2012 model year arrives and the economy is struggling to pick itself up, Yamaha and its cruiser line, Star Motorcycles, is erring on the side of caution with next year’s street lineup.

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2012 BMW K1600GTL vs. 2012 Honda Gold Wing Shootout [Video]

2012 BMW K1600GTL vs. 2012 Honda Gold Wing Shootout [Video]

 In the red corner, weighing 903 pounds wet, boasting 1832cc, the 2012 Honda Gold Wing. In the blue corner, tipping the scales at 767 pounds with fluids, displacing 1649cc, the 2012 BMW K1600GTL. We pit these touring kingpins in a fight to the finish.
2011 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero vs. 2011 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Custom

2011 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero vs. 2011 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Custom

 Cruiser giant Harley-Davidson is the standard bear for touring cruisers, but it’s not the only game in town. We decided to see how Kawasaki’s latest Vulcan 1700, the Vaquero, stands up against the 2011 Harley-Davidson Road Glide.
2011 Bagger Cruiser Shootout

2011 Bagger Cruiser Shootout

 Baggers are big business these days. We take three of the most prominent players and place them in a 2011 bagger blowout brawl! Read on to see who reigns supreme – Victory’s Cross Country, Harley-Davidson’s Street Glide or Star’s Stratoliner Deluxe.
2010 Harley-Davidson Road Glide vs. 2010 Victory Cross Country

2010 Harley-Davidson Road Glide vs. 2010 Victory Cross Country

 Victory comes out swinging in 2010 with a new bagger model aimed squarely at taking as big a piece of the touring cruiser pie as it can take from Harley. See how Victory’s Cross Country matches up to Harley-Davidson’s iconic Road Glide.
2009 Sport-Touring Shootout

2009 Sport-Touring Shootout

 We made the trek to Laguna Seca for the US Grand Prix, and what better way to make that trip than with BMW’s new K1300GT, Honda’s ST1300, Kawasaki’s Concours 14 and Yamaha’s FJR1300A as our steeds? See how the four sport tourer compare on our journey.
2009 Luxury Touring Shootout

2009 Luxury Touring Shootout

 We took three “American-made” touring motorcycles in the highest trim levels we could get and put them head-to-head. See how the Harley-Davidson CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide, Victory Vision Tour Premium and Honda Gold Wing compare.
Honda Gold Wing vs. BMW K1200 LT

Honda Gold Wing vs. BMW K1200 LT

 During the first five years of MO's nefarious existence, Honda's Gold Wing reigned supreme as king of the all-out touring hill. Indeed, during that time we felt the 'Wing was the epitome of what a long-distance tourer should be.
Honda Gold Wing vs. BMW K1200 LT

Honda Gold Wing vs. BMW K1200 LT

 Enter the two best full-dress, spend-it-if-you-got-it, go-straight-and-far motorcycles that money can buy: the BMW K1200 LT, and the Honda Gold Wing.
Twin Touring Sportbikes

Twin Touring Sportbikes

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Full-Dress Heavyweight Tourers

Full-Dress Heavyweight Tourers

 In the early days, anyone who could ride more than a couple hundred miles in a day was made of iron. And probably an exceptional mechanic, because the bikes were made of iron, too. Nowadays, with the current crop of high-mileage, big-rig touring bikes, it

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