Types of motorcycles

A motorcycle is a two-wheeled vehicle driven by an engine with no pedals. Motorcycles can vary in design for several factors, including performance, form, and cost, but the basic anatomy of any motorcycle remains the same. You love to ride your motorcycle but have only insufficient knowledge of its parts. While you don’t need to be a professional mechanic, you should know about the parts to make intelligent decisions when replacing them.

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride: Launched six years ago by Mark Hawa, it's now a permanent fixture of the custom, classic and retro bike event calendar.

List of different type of motorcycle, bike, and motorbike icon set. Side view of all kind of motorcycle from moped, scooter, roadster, sports, cruiser, touring, scrambler, trial bike, and chopper.

We've created a motorcycle buying guide to help you decide which is the right style for you. Consider a touring motorcycle versus a cruiser. A sport bike might be fun, but will it be comfortable for long trips? This motorcycle infographic should be a good start to helping you decide, but click for more information.

If it was still in business, this year would have been the Buell Motorcycle Company's 30th birthday. Treated more like a line on the cash flow sheet to its parent company Harley-Davidson than a true self-supporting motorcycle brand, Buell suffered from not being "Harley enough" for the Bar & Shield devout, and conversely wasn't adopted by the non-believers because of its extensive compromises with the Milwaukee brand. The ethos of the brand continues however, with Erik Buell Racing. We still…

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