After winning our recent 250cc sportbike shootout, how could the CBR250R not win in this category? The Honda’s $3999 price tag and meager displacement belie its refinement and fun-factor. Don’t be mistaken: This is one entertaining, capable, and well-developed motorcycle.

Gold Wing has always been sportier than most people realized. Conceived as a superbike when it debuted in 1975, the Gold Wing has expanded to a bike powered by an automotive-size 1832cc.

Jazz is considered an original American musical genre, and it is widely celebrated throughout the world today. But its roots are much more humble. In fact, its origins can be traced to the time of slavery in America when work songs were created in the form of “call and response.” Jazz as a music form emerged in the South during the early 1900s, and by that time it was greatly influenced by African dance and drumming, ragtime, brass marching bands and blues—which also arose in that region.

River roads and tree-lined byways may be a passion among those who ride motorcycles in Ohio, but a wealth of historically significant destinations in the Buckeye State offer lots of reasons to get out and ride. Here we’ll lend you insights about Ohio gems that you’ll surely want to visit.

Turns out they listen to us after all. For years we’ve complained that our European counterparts get all the cool-looking motorcycles, and whenever we try to get them here those requests seem to fall on deaf ears. This holds especially true when it comes to naked sportbikes, which never seem to sell well over here. Not this time. Honda’s CB1000R has already been available in Europe since 2008, and the liter-size sports naked has received positive reviews. For 2011, American Honda reps finally agreed to bring it to the USA.