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2 weeks ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
BMW manufactures singles, parallel twins, and inline fours, but when riders think of the Bavarian bikemaker, it’s the boxer engine that most often comes to mind.
Like the V-twin to Harley-Davidson or the L-twin to Ducati, BMW derives much of its identity from the opposed twin. That’s true as ever, with the Munich marque recently announcing details for its latest boxer-bound offerings: the R 12 G/S and R 1300 R.
A real G/S?
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2 weeks ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
Some partnerships just make sense. Ducati’s relationship with Lamborghini is one of them.
Both hail from Italy’s Motor Valley. Both manufacture high-performance luxury vehicles. That’s why it was no surprise when the Italian OEMs teamed up in 2020. The bond only grows stronger with the arrival of the 2026 Ducati Panigale V4 Lamborghini.
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2 weeks ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
Nostalgia casts one hell of a spell. It recalls only the best of memories. It makes you long for what was, not for what is. That’s the hex I was under when it came to the Streetfighter V2.
The previous incarnation of Ducati’s naked bike holds a special place in my heart. It’s easy to see why. The 955 cc Superquadro V-twin made enough horsepower to tickle your adrenals but not enough to drain them.
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3 weeks ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
Take a sport bike (preferably a high-powered one), strip away its fairings, swap its clip-ons for a handlebar, and what you have is a streetfighter motorcycle. It’s all sport bike performance with no sport bike discomfort. That was also Ducati’s goal for the 2025 Streetfighter V4.
The aptly named super naked is only a half step removed from its superbike cousin, the Panigale V4. It rides like a Ducati sport bike, with acceleration so blistering it should be spelled c-r-i-m-i-n-a-l.
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1 month ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
It’s not uncommon for sport bike enthusiasts to lust after Aprilia’s exotic RSV4 and Tuono V4. But, it’s the Noale factory’s 660 and 457 lines that have welcomed newer riders to the brand in recent years. That’s why it comes as no surprise that Aprilia refreshes the RS 660 and introduces the new Tuono 457 for 2025.
More is more
The RS 660 already ranked as the most powerful entry among today’s middleweight twins, with the outgoing model listed at 100 horsepower.
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1 month ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
Every motorcycle has its strengths and weaknesses. That’s a given. But, some weaknesses are more glaring than others.
Often the topic in comment sections, internet forums, and Facebook Groups, these fatal flaws come to define the bikes themselves. When customer complaints reach critical mass, manufacturers can do one of two things: ignore them or address them. If recent releases are any indication, brands are opting for the latter.
Exhibit A is Honda’s CRF300L and CRF300L Rally.
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1 month ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
They say you don’t truly know someone until you travel with them. It’s easy to see why. Spending so much time with one person puts their true nature on display. It reveals all their habits — both good and bad. The same could be said of motorcycles. You don’t really know a bike until you travel with it.
That’s especially true of the touring category. The segment to which the Kawasaki Versys 1100 SE LT belongs. The liter-plus adventure-tourer has one purpose: travel.
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1 month ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
Do you recall the NT1100, that sport-tourer Honda introduced in 2021? How about the CB750 Hornet, the middleweight naked that debuted at Intermot in 2022? Maybe you remember its bigger brother, the CB1000 Hornet SP, which broke cover at EICMA 2023. If those models don’t ring a bell, that’s probably because none of them ever made it stateside. That is, until 2025.
Yesterday, the CB750 Hornet, CB1000 Hornet SP, and NT1100 DCT finally joined American Honda’s lineup.
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1 month ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
Confession: For a long time, I've rarely worn an airbag. By rarely, I really mean never.
It wasn’t always that way. I was once the proud owner of an airbag jacket. The key word there is jacket. The airbag was already integrated into it. There wasn’t an extra garment to put on. Since retiring that jacket, I haven’t rotated an airbag back into my riding wardrobe. I was well aware of their protective properties,.
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1 month ago | 
revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Dustin Wheelen
People buy an adventure bike to go on adventures. They don’t buy one to take training course after training course. That’s exactly what I had been doing.
I started this series of articles in an attempt to improve my off-road riding skills. But what’s the point of gaining all those skills if you’re not putting them to use in the wild? Adventure bikes are made to slide around corners, not safety cones. They’re meant to explore the far reaches of the trail, not gravel parking lots.
