Only in the CW testers' minds. I not so humbly disagree with a few of their choices:
Sport Tourer, of course should be the Concours not the 6-cylinder $25K Beemer. BEST is not supposed to mean "most expensive and newest."
Best Enduro, the 570 Husaberg? You gotta be kidding me. That's a bike for wide-open spaces, not tight woods, mud bogs, time-keeping or rocky stream beds. It weighs too much, costs too much, too few dealers, etc. The right choice is a KTM 250XC or 300XC or if you have to have a 4stroke, then the KTM 450XC. (And yes I know KTM actually makes Husabergs).
Best Dual Sport, the Triumph. Oh come on. Decent bike if a bit fugly, but they're defining "dual sport" as 99% road and then a couple of patches of gravel before returning to the road. Try a KTM 530 EXC instead if you think "DS" should mean competence on both dirt and road with an equal mix of both.
Best Motocrosser, well most of the true moto-mags pick either the KTM450 or the KFX450 as the top dogs in amateur hands at your local mx track. I race regularly and every brand has its partisans. The RMZ is decent and I've ridden them, but prefer my Honda CRF450. ANY of the 450s can win with the right rider.
By the way, I don't own any KTMs and never have. But I'm a little more attuned to reality than the guys who put the list together, and spent 10 years testing bikes for the moto-mags.
Alright, let's get the popcorn out . . .
