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2022 Motorcycle of the Year to be Announced Sept. 15

Stay tuned! Rider will announce its 2022 Motorcycle of the Year on Thursday, Sept. 15.⁠

Eligible contenders include more than 60 new/updated motorcycles that have been released and were available for testing in the past year since we selected the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT as our 2021 Motorcycle of the Year.⁠

Yamaha Tracer 9 GT, Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year (Photo by Kevin Wing)

Related Story: 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT Long-Term Review

We’ll announce two MOTY finalists each day over the next week on social media, and we’ll unveil the winner on Thursday, Sept. 15.⁠ You can follow us here:

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Check out our 2022 motorcycle buyers guide, which lists most of the contenders (a few early 2023 models were also in the running). See the full list below.⁠

Add your comment to this post about who you think should win!⁠

2022 Motorcycle of the Year Contenders

APRILIA

Tuareg 660

BMW

CE 04K 1600 BK 1600 Grand AmericaK 1600 GTK 1600 GTL

CFMOTO

300NK300SS650NK650 ADVentura700CL-X700CL-X SportPapio

DUCATI

DesertXMultistrada V2 / SMultistrada V4 Pikes PeakPanigale V4 / SStreetfighter V2Streetfighter V4 SPScrambler 1100 Tribute ProScrambler Urban Motard

HARLEY-DAVIDSON

Low Rider SLow Rider STNightsterRoad Glide STStreet Glide ST

HONDA

CB500FCB500XCBR500RNavi

HUSQVARNA

Norden 901

INDIAN

Challenger EliteChieftain ElitePursuit LimitedPursuit Dark HorseScout RogueScout Rogue Sixty

KAWASAKI

Versys 650 / LTZ650RS ABSZ900RS SE

KTM

390 Adventure890 Duke GP1290 Super Adventure R1290 Super Duke R EvoRC 390

ROYAL ENFIELD

Classic 350HimalayanScram 411

SUZUKI

GSX-S1000GSX-S1000GT / GT+

TRIUMPH

Speed Triple 1200 RRTiger 1200Tiger Sport 660

YAMAHA

MT-10MT-10 SPXSR900

ZERO

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