Cycle World Magazine

Cycle World is a prominent motorcycle magazine based in the United States, established in 1962 by Joe Parkhurst. Parkhurst is recognized in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame for pioneering a new standard of unbiased journalism in the country. By 2001, Cycle World had grown to become the largest motorcycle magazine globally. It operates out of Newport Beach, California, and features regular writers like Peter Egan. Notably, Hunter S. Thompson has also contributed to the magazine on occasion.

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Ducati Monster and DesertX To Get V-2

6 days ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

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2026 Ducati Panigale V4 R Expected

1 week ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

With the launch of the all-new Panigale V4 for 2025—including a completely new chassis, dual-sided swingarm, and revamped aerodynamics—the Panigale V4 R homologation machine that represents Ducati in WSBK and as its range-topping street superbike is a step behind. That’s not going to be the case for long as new documents from Ducati show there’s a new version on the way for the Panigale V4 R in 2026.
MV Agusta Moves Centro Ricerche Castiglioni

1 week ago | cycleworld.com | Bruno dePrato

MV Agusta announced that the Centro Ricerche Castiglioni in the San Marino Republic has been shut down and moved to Varese, Italy. Not a good sign about the health of what is left of MV Agusta, but on the other hand it is a rational move to save money. Yet it is very sad—the San Marino facility was full of motorcycling history. It was founded in 1993 by Claudio Castiglioni in association with Maestro Massimo Tamburini.
QJMotor SRV400 Tourer

1 week ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

It’s instantly clear that big, American touring bikes in general, and Indian‘s Roadmaster in particular, are the inspiration for the first full-dress tourer to emerge from rapidly growing Chinese brand QJMotor. But there’s one key difference: This has a V-twin engine that measures just 385cc in capacity.
2026 BMW R 1300 RS First Look

1 week ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

The term “sport-tourer” covers a huge array of modern bikes, but the very genesis of the breed as we know started back in 1977 with BMW’s R100RS—the first mass-produced motorcycle to get a full fairing. With the new R 1300 RS BMW continues down the same path, albeit with more than twice as much power as the original and an array of technology that 1970s riders couldn’t have even dreamed of.
Going Roadracing on a Hopped-Up H2

2 weeks ago | cycleworld.com | Kevin Cameron

Long ago I was a partner in a little Kawasaki dealership outside of Boston: Arlington Motor Sports. We started racing Kawasaki’s 500 production racer, the H1-R, in 1970, and in the fall of 1971 we wanted to know if the company would now produce a 750 for racing, based on the new H2.
2026 BMW R 1300 RT First Look

2 weeks ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

BMW‘s boxer RT models have been setting the standard for tourers since the 1970s, and nearly half a century on from the first generation’s launch the new R 1300 RT is the biggest redesign seen in years. BMW has piled on more technology and practicality in a bike that’s already renowned for both. It’s been a couple of years since BMW introduced the new 1300cc boxer twin in the R 1300 GS, so it’s long been clear that more boxers based on the same engine were destined to join the range.
Álex Márquez Gets His First MotoGP Win in Jerez

2 weeks ago | cycleworld.com | Kevin Cameron

Álex Márquez, after his brother Marc fell on lap 3, knew there was opportunity for the taking, even though he remained where he’d started, fourth, for two laps. By lap 3 the order was Quartararo, Bagnaia, and Álex. Some have hailed those early laps as “race of the century” level. But we know that experienced riders accept extra risk for the great prize of leading rather than overheating the front tire in the hot draft of others.
QJMotor SRK 650 R Production Ready

2 weeks ago | cycleworld.com | Ben Purvis

Chinese motorcycles might be off the table for US buyers at the moment in the midst of the ongoing tariff battle between the two biggest trading nations on the globe, but when the dust settles the upcoming QJMotor SRK 650 R looks like it could be a convincing alternative to established Japanese four-cylinder sportbikes.
2025 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR First Ride

3 weeks ago | cycleworld.com | Adam Child

BMW’s parallel-twin streetbikes tend to keep a relatively low profile. While new versions of the German manufacturer’s flagship GS boxers and 200 hp inline-fours typically cruise into harbor to a rapturous welcome, updated models of the smaller-capacity Beemers come into dock overnight, without fanfare and then stay largely below the radar.