Cycle World’s 2023 Top 10

[SteveM]

In the old days, moto mags like Cycle World and Motorcyclist mattered. The writing was good, comparisons and reviews were well done. Sure, there was some advertising $ bias, but it was a business.

Then came the internet, and announcements and reviews could be available to the public in real time, not bounded by the print magazines’ publishing cycle. Immediacy took over, but often the production and writing was poor.

Cycle World’s Top 10 used to be a launching point for endless arguments about both their choices and even classifications.

For me, a Honda fan-boy, there was always validation in knowing there would be several on the list pretty much every year.

Those day are gone, only one Honda soldiers on among the top 10.

Here is the 2023 list.

https://www.cycleworld.com/bikes/cyc...st-bikes-2023/

Discuss…

[e30addict]

Media needs to keep all the advertisers happy.

[FirstDuc-1098]

Can't argue with any of these.
Honda is lucky to get anything on the list

[xrocket21]

Id throw a leg over that M1000rr...

[EBMCarpe diem]

Honda vs Suzuki vs KTM vs Yamaha: which 2023 Parallel Twin wins ?

Bennetts BikeSocial


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxJ7D0yJrtA

[whynot]

I've been looking at that Best Middleweight, Suzuki GSX-8S (and now -8R). CW raves about the power plant, then I got to this: "The chassis keeps things simple as well, with the only available suspension adjustment rear preload to the KYB shock."

Plan on spending another $2k+ to suspend it.