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Onboard view from a Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Limited 2026 on a closed supermoto track in Austria with overcast skies and dry asphalt.

Review · Adventure

Harley Pan America 1250 Limited First 2026 Lap on Cold Asphalt

Opening day at our Austrian supermoto-track benchmark. Asphalt at 52 F, four adventure rivals waiting, and the Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Limited rolling out for the first timed lap of the year. The point is not the lap time. It is how fast you trust the bike when the conditions are not doing you any favors.

By NastyNils · May 8, 2026 · 7 min read
NastyNils riding a blue and white CFMOTO 450MT adventure motorcycle on rocky gravel terrain in a Mediterranean coastal region with islands and blue water visible in the distance, wearing rally bib 564.

Review · Adventure

2025 CFMOTO 450MT Review — Cheap ADV, Real Race Verdict

May 8, 2026 · 8 min read
NastyNils riding a Suzuki V-Strom 800DE on a gravel forest road in the Yellowstone area, fall aspen and birch trees in golden foliage lining the road, distant mountains.

Review · Adventure

2025 Suzuki V-Strom 800DE Review After 1700 American Miles

May 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Nils Mueller (NastyNils)

Nils Mueller, known to riders as NastyNils, is the founder of 1000PS and a long-term motorcycle tester. Since 2001 he has tested more than 1,000 motorcycles. This is his English-language notebook.

NastyNils on a red Beta RR 2T X-Pro 200 enduro on a dry dirt ridge overlooking a vast Utah salt flat with distant mountain ranges under a clear blue sky.

Travel · Enduro

Salt Lake City to Kanab on a Beta RR 2T X-Pro 200

May 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Nils Mueller taking a selfie with the 2026 Kawasaki KLE 500 on a gravel road in Lower Austria, full riding gear, lush forest in the background.

Review · Adventure

Kawasaki KLE 500 (2026): What the Test Didn't Settle — And What the Community Did

May 7, 2026 · 6 min read

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A wavy asphalt mountain road through Appalachian terrain — exactly the kind of blind left-hander where most riders drift wrong.

How-To

The Centerline Trap: Why You're Riding Blind Left-Handers Wrong

In a blind left-hand corner, the thing you're afraid of is stationary. The thing that will kill you is invisible — and you're riding straight toward it.
A row of classic motorcycles displayed in a showroom — the place where most buyers negotiate for the wrong things at the wrong time.

How-To

The Illusion of the Dealership Discount: How Motorcycle Pricing Actually Works

The dealership margin on new bikes is 12–15%. If you walk in expecting to negotiate a significant discount off MSRP, you are going to lose that negotiation before it starts. The money is somewhere else.
Mulholland Drive at sunset — a winding canyon road through the Santa Monica mountains, the kind of asphalt where mid-weight naked bikes shine.

How-To · Naked Bike

The Adrenaline-to-Price Ratio: Why Mid-Weight Naked Bikes Beat 200 HP Superbikes

The horsepower arms race produced the least interesting motorcycles money can buy. Measured by adrenaline-per-dollar on the roads where you actually ride, the mid-weight naked bike wins by a margin nobody puts on a spec sheet.

More from the notebook

Nils in a leather jacket and jeans next to a sport-tourer / naked-bike lineup — the buyer's stance most used-bike guides forget to teach.

How-To

Used Motorcycle Buying Guide: Buy the Seller, Not the Bike

Apr 28, 2026 · 6 min read
A remote desert road on the UTBDR stretching into the distance — exactly the terrain a real adventure bike is engineered for, and most are not.

Editor's Choice · Adventure

Adventure Bike or Street-Tourer? The 2 Specs That Reveal the Truth

Apr 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Nils standing next to a Kawasaki KLE500 — a beginner-friendly, budget-friendly bike that demonstrates correct sizing for the rider's body.

How-To

The Mental Parking Lot Test: How Seat Height and Weight Destroy Rider Confidence

Apr 17, 2026 · 7 min read
Nils on a BMW R 12 GS along a dramatic coastal cliff road — the kind of mixed-surface route where suspension travel decides whether a scrambler is real or theater.

Editor's Choice · Scrambler

Scrambler Fake-Check: How to Spot the Optical Illusions Passing as Adventure Bikes

Oct 1, 2024 · 5 min read
Nils on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 cornering hard at an Australian racetrack with coastal cliffs in the background — the place where lap-time obsession is loudest, and most worth quieting.

Editor's Choice

Escaping the Lap-Time Ego Trap: On Riding for Yourself

Mar 1, 2020 · 6 min read
The Beartooth Highway in Wyoming, switchbacks unfolding through alpine landscape — the test bed where hairpin technique either works or it doesn't.

How-To

Curing the Hairpin Throttle Jerk: How to Master Alpine Switchbacks

May 15, 2017 · 8 min read
An open Arizona highway leading toward Mount Lemmon — the kind of long, unbroken touring road where passive slumping turns into back pain by hour three.

How-To

Active Tension vs. Passive Slumping: The Real Reason Your Back Hurts on Long Rides

May 14, 2017 · 7 min read

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NastyNils.com is an independent motorcycle publication for English-speaking riders in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada — readers who plan backcountry camps, weekend rides, or simply want honest guidance on which motorcycle fits their life.

There are no native ads on this site. Recommendations are personal, based on first-hand testing. All opinions here are the author's, written without manufacturer or advertiser interference.