The World Championship Trials series makes a rare visit to the U.S. We hiked into the woods to check out what these strange machines can do in a playground of rocks and hills, coming away with an appreciation for this unusual moto art.

If you really want to get some attention on the road, the vehicle you need to be driving is the Piaggio MP3. I guarantee almost nothing will have you answering more questions at stop lights or attracting a bigger crowd in a parking lot.

Kawasaki's revised KLX250S dual-sport gets thrashed in the forbidding trails around Death Valley. It now proves to work better both off the road and on it.

Plug-and-play traction control for anyone with a modern Japanese sportbike and an extra $1,000.

Some of the most exotic and oldest motorcycles still around are gathered every spring for the Legend of the Motorcycle Concours d'Elegance held on the ocean-side lawn of the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, CA.