10 New Touring Motorcycles That Redefine Style And Comfort In 2025

Touring motorcycles have to wear quite a few hats, but a few things are non-negotiable. They’re supposed to be comfortable, and have enough performance to cruise and overtake on the highway with a pillion and luggage. With the kind of money they command these days, the customer will demand that they be head-turners as well.

These rules apply to any kind of touring motorcycle, and there are a fair few kinds today, from traditional cruiser-style laid back tourers, to sport tourers that can teach a sports bike a thing or two about comfort and pace, and adventure tourers that can keep going no matter the terrain. We’ve combed through all the tourers available today to bring you touring motorcycles that don’t just provide some of the best all-day perches in the business, but also make you look back as you walk away after you park them. These are ten new touring motorcycles that redefine style and comfort in 2025.

Ducati Multistrada V2 S

Price: $19,595

Ducati

The Multistrada follows the path of the new Panigale V2 – get lighter and extract more performance out of less weight. Ducati has coupled this with the new V2 engine from the Panigale as well, the one with conventional valve springs and variable valve timing. It makes 115 horsepower, which is enough for most situations. The ‘S’ in ‘Multistrada V2 S’ adds electronic suspension that has all the features that its larger sibling offers – it even has the ‘minimum preload’ setting that allows you to get it off the stand a lot easier. The only fly in the ointment is the recently-hiked price that makes it as expensive as a full-size ADV.

Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST

Price: $19,999

Harley-Davidson

The Pan America 1250 got a new variant added to the range earlier this year, and this is it – the Pan America 1250 ST. What it does is tweak the standard adventure tourer and make it more tarmac ready with 17-inch alloy rims, sticky tires, a lower single seat, and a shorter windscreen that is smoked. The Pan America always had the powerful 150 horsepower engine, and nothing has changed there. In addition, Harley-Davidson has given North America the optional self-lowering electronic suspension for free!

BMW R 1300 RT

Price: $22,495

BMW

The R 1300 RT is the sport tourer that uses the R 1300 GS’s driveline, just like the R 1250 RT did with the R 1250 GS. And like the older models, the R 1300 RT is packed to the gills with tech that is useful and premium. You can spec it with/it has as standard an adaptive cornering headlamp, automated manual gearbox, radar-based adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring, audio system with adaptive EQ, and luggage with lighting and a charging socket in the left bag.

BMW R 1300 GS Adventure

Price: $28,315

BMW Motorrad

The R 1300 GS Adventure is the long-distance adventure tourer in BMW’s lineup. It gets the giant 7.9 gallon fuel tank, all the electronics that you can wish for, and shaft drive, which means a long ride will be a maintenance-free one. You still get BMW’s Paralever and Duolever suspension with electronic control, the option of an automated manual gearbox, and more options than you can shake a stick at.

Ducati Multistrada V4 S

Price: $28,995

Ducati

The Multistrada V4 has evolved into a refined tourer that isn’t just happy to be an adventure-touring rocket; this Granturismo engine gives it new dimensions that it never had before. It is lighter overall compared to the V-twin engine it replaces, while still offering 170 horsepower. The conventional valves mean that the clearance check needs to be done only every 37,000 miles.

Like the Multistrada V2 S, the electronic suspension in the Multistrada V4 S unlocks a whole new dimension of comfort and convenience, including remote rear preload adjustment. Other quality components include Brembo brakes with a radial front master cylinder and monobloc calipers, and a 5 inch TFT color display.

Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE

Price: $29,100

Kawasaki

The Ninja H2 SX has everything good about the driveline of the Ninja H2, but marries it to a sport touring bike. It gets more power than you’d usually see with a liter sports bike thanks to the supercharger, making it one of the fastest Kawasaki’s ever. The blower also makes it get a lot more torque than a naturally aspirated engine, which makes it a better tourer. You also get semi-active electronic suspension, blind spot detection, forward collision warning, and even launch control and self-healing paint.

Honda Gold Wing Tour 50th Anniversary

Price: $29,200

Honda

The Gold Wing is a familiar motorcycle to even the casual person, but it continues to be one of the most desirable models in all two-wheeler land. Honda continues to forge its own touring path with the world’s only flat six cylinder, and it is mated to the world’s only seven-speed dual clutch gearbox. You can spec the automatic with the world’s only motorcycle airbag… you’re getting the drift, we hope. The Gold Wing Tour is the full-dress tourer with the backrest/topbox for the pillion, audio system, and all the creature comforts that you can think of, including an electric reverse speed for the manual gearbox.

Harley-Davidson Street Glide Ultra

Price: $30,749

Harley-Davidson

The Street Glide Ultra competes directly with the Gold Wing Tour and has much of the same creature comforts. However, it does things the Harley-Davidson way, with a large V-twin engine powering it, a six-speed manual transmission, and belt drive. This is one of the newest models that was launched recently, which is why it is equipped with the absolutely enormous 12.3-inch TFT display that has navigation inbuilt and can recognize voice commands. There are other quality components, like Showa suspension as well.

Indian Roadmaster PowerPlus

Price: $33,449

Indian Motorcycle

The Roadmaster is a traditional full-dress tourer that sits at the summit of the Indian lineup, and is usually mated to Indian’s largest engine to date, the air cooled Thunderstroke 116 V-twin engine with two valves per cylinder. However, Indian has recently widened the choice for the customer by equipping the Roadmaster with the PowerPlus fully liquid-cooled engine. It retains everything else it always had, like weatherproof remote locking storage, a 7-inch TFT display, heated seats, and a six-axis IMU.

Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide

Price: $45,999

Harley-Davidson

The CVO Road Glide is the top bagger that you can get for touring from The Motor Co. H-D has upgraded both the CVO Street Glide as well as the CVO Road Glide recently, and the most visible change is the large 12.3-inch TFT display that we first saw on the Street Glide Ultra. Under the hood, there’s a little more power from the engine, and a six-axis IMU that provides all the safety you’d need.