Cruisers

Cruisers come in a wide array of styles and displacements and are designed with a laid-back riding position. Appealing to the bad boys in us all, the majority of contemporary cruisers are modeled after classic American bikes like Harley-Davidsons and Indians. A V-Twin motor is the typical powerplant, most often air-cooled, although that’s not always the case. A Cruiser rider generally is set into a position with feet forward and hands in a neutral or high position. This makes cruisers a popular choice for casual riding. And depending on the model and its options, they can also be suitable for distance riding, spawning a sub-class of Touring Cruisers.

 

Cruiser REVIEWS                                View all Cruiser Reviews

Harley with a Dark streak

 

No home in America

 

Is the new Max mad enough?

 

Harley's Newest Softail Goes Old Skool

 

 

Fists in the wind and in the face of a slowing market.

 

State of Motorcycling, State of Victory

 

Choppers Hit the Mainstream

 

Still Fresh After 105 Years

 

Victory has made some across-the-board improvements for...

 

Paint, Chrome and Technology

 

H-D brings fat back into the Fat Boy

 

Vision Quest

 

Triumph's Long Journey Home

 

There's certainly a lot of poten...

 

The ultimate American bike?

 

Smoothness that will serve the new or re...

 

Providing the handling, looks, comfort and perf...

 

Victory Gets It Right!

 

On a twisty road, the Kawasaki makes a pretty good a...

 

The newest kid on the block in the power cruiser segment

 

When is the last time a "standard&q...

 

 

 

 

Star Looks to the Past to Find the Future

 

 

 

"What's a good first bike?"

 

Suzuki's "new" middleweight cruiser

 

 

New Model Info & Specifications by: Harle...

 

 

What do you get, when you cross a Royal Star with...

 

 

 

 

Harley-Davidson Press Intro `04

 

Of Mice and Men...

 

 

Luxury Cruising, or Cruising Luxuriously

 

Viva (fewer) Lost Wages!

 

 

Calvin Wins a Trip to Vegas! (which turns out to b...

 

Look maw, no turns!

 

Naked urban retro standard cruiser all-purpose lov...

 

Small but Mighty and Mean

 

Great Personality

 

One small step for America, one giant l...

 

Putting some life back into your Rod.

 

 

Part One: Deciphering the Trilogy

 

A Real Performance Cruiser?

 

VTXcellent!

 

Cruisin' on a Budget

 

American Victory in England

 

Not Soft and Fluffy

 

A Better Vulcan for eVeryone

 

How to buy an Indian and save $22,000

 

So Many Harleys, So Little Time.

 

Orange Without Appeal?

 

 

 

 

 

Dyna Super Glide Sport

 

 

New Star Models, and We Ride the New Venture

 

Polaris Declares Victory in the Cruiser Market

 

 

Polaris Declares Victory in the Cruiser Market

 

Ich bin eine BMW?

 

Corbin and J & M Give the Fat Lady a Voice

 

Last of the Big Boys

 

El Nino Blows

 

 

First Look: 1998 Shadow A.C.E. Tourer

 

First Ride on the Wild Six

 

Saving Money Was Never So Easy

 

The Definitive Study...

 

Harley Reaches Back Even Farther

 

And A Brief History Of The Low Rider Models

 

The Black Sheep of the 90's

 

'Lil Six

 

Don't Call It a Cruiser

 

 

Rebel With A Cause

 

 

 

The Bully Bike

 

 

Timeless Classic Big Twin

 

Yamaha's Venerable V-Twin Cruiser Simply Styles Down The Boul...

 

 

Zero to 100 - In Top Gear!

 

 

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Night Riding Vision - Fight The Night
Night Riding Vision - Fight The Night

Blinded by the light? What it takes to see straight at night.

By the time you read this most of the country will have made the switch to Daylight Saving Time. Sure, I'm tickled to have that extra hour of light, but I'll still face the occasional post-sunset commute home. And night riding just ain't the thrill it used to be when I was a young buck. Generally speaking, your ability to see at night deteriorates with age, and a twilight spin in my mid-40s demands way more preparation to keep the excitement meter from going off the dial. You've probably heard the sobering stats: A disproportionately high rate of accidents occur between dusk and dawn.


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Publ.Date : Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:06:00 -0700

The Paranoia Game - Street Survival
The Paranoia Game - Street Survival

See Everything

New riders frequently will ask me for riding advice, which is invariably to take as many rider training courses as you can afford to on street and track, regardless of the kind of motorcycle you ride. If they've already done all that (or are in process of doing so), I give them just one more nugget: "See Everything."


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Publ.Date : Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:02:00 -0800

Why Sitting Up Straight May Get You A Better Ride, Too
Why Sitting Up Straight May Get You A Better Ride, Too

Showing Some Backbone

Have you ever been at a rally and taken a really good look around? If you gazed long and hard, you probably realized the folks you're checking out aren't exactly the most stand-up group-literally. In other words, your motorcycling brethren are a bunch of slouches. The good news is that most of the general population has bad posture too, not just motorcyclists. The bad news is that the biggest cause of slouching is not laziness, but sitting.


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Publ.Date : Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:08:00 -0700

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