Thursday, April 10, 2003
Running legal speeds on the Jamie James R1 is hard, very hard.
Friday, April 04, 2003
The WR450F is likely the best trail riding bike ever...or is it?
Thursday, March 27, 2003
The venerable V-Star 1100 series is one of the bargains in the 1000cc-plus cruiser offerings.
Friday, March 21, 2003
With the introduction of the latest high performance 4-strokes, is there still a place for thumpers like the DR-Z? You bet and here's why.
Friday, March 14, 2003
An extra 37cc may not sound like much, but the new 636cc Kwacker provides a dose of power that will likely surpass the other contenders in the class.
Friday, March 14, 2003
All new for 2003, the Yamaha R6 has arrived on the scene to some very fierce competition from the new Kawasaki's ZX-6R and Honda CBR600RR.
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Yamaha has introduced thoroughly revised 4-stroke enduro bikes, the fun-to-ride WR450F and WR250F. We take them for a spin.
Friday, February 28, 2003
We get a crack at testing the 2003 Cannondale X440 agianst some of the top bikes available. Does the cannondale have what it takes to run with the rest of the pack?
Friday, February 28, 2003
The 2003 crop of 4-strokes is by far the best set of performance thumpers we've ever test...maybe even the best bikes?
Thursday, February 27, 2003
To some, putting one's child on a motorcycle seems like a dangerous act. But it doesn't have to be that way if you shop carefully for the right bike.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
The Yamaha 4-strokes have proved to be plenty capable at the track, the woods and everywhere in between.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Well, all we can tell you is that the 999 is probably the best streetbike Ducati has ever produced.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
As such, the new CBR600RR is the first Honda sportbike to be developed as a race machine first.
Monday, December 30, 2002
The Ducati Supersport range is bigger, faster, and more durable than ever. They still look the same...
Sunday, December 22, 2002
A stock sportbike faster than a full-factory superbike from 10 years ago? Hang on!
Monday, December 02, 2002
The new Ducati 749 is almost exactly like the new Ducati 999 we previewed last week, with the exception of less horsepower!
Monday, December 02, 2002
After nearly 5000 miles on BMW's quintessential A-T, the R1150GS, and Triumph's challenger, the Tiger 955i, we're turning into adventure-touring believers.
Sunday, December 01, 2002
With a rumbling 60-degree V-Twin, Aprilia, throws in the RST1000 Futura in the sportbike-with-bags category.
Friday, November 29, 2002
There's one motorcycle company that ranks alongside brands like Coca Cola and McDonalds for worldwide recognition - Harley-Davidson.
Friday, November 29, 2002
The Nomad has the right vital statistics for the job, its fuel injected V-Twin displaces a massive 1,470cc's.
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
The grins smattered amongst the employees here at MCUSA was akin to Christmas morning with a bunch of eight-year olds. The Go-Ped looked to be a motorized license to have some fun.
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
When Kawasaki fired the first salvo into the then-new performance-cruiser category late last year, pundits began rejoicing that a new era in cruisers had begun.
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
This thing's big. The exhaust system's big. The gas tank is big. The fork is big. The cast aluminum wheels are big. And the hulking 1795cc engine?
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Glenn Le Santo decided to find out the hard way – he got on a Road King Classic and set off across America for a 5000-mile adventure.
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
The V92C and V92SC are going on sale in the UK very soon. Glenn Le Santo became one of the first Brits to ride one through the English countryside.
Monday, November 25, 2002
It used to be that there was no such thing as a performance cruiser, that is until Harley Davidson and Yamaha decided to produce ultra-powerful twins.
Friday, November 22, 2002
The Honda CBR 929RR is already something of a legend in motorcycling terms. First introduced in February 1992 it set a new benchmark in the sports bike market.
Friday, November 22, 2002
To an Italian style is everything, form and function follows style, it doesn't proceed it.
Friday, November 22, 2002
What's this? A BMW with floorboards and a heel/toe shifter? That places style ahead of functionality? Blasphemy!
Monday, November 18, 2002
"They don't make 'em like they used to,". I beg to differ. I've just finished testing a bike that proves that old cliché wrong - Kawasaki's ZRX1200.
Thursday, November 14, 2002
From the outset, Triumph's intention with the Bonneville was to produce a machine that combined the old model's timeless appeal with modern technology.
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
I've just returned from another insane afternoon spent aboard the fantastic FZ1. Excuse me if I already sound very enthusiastic about the model so early in this review, but the FZ isn't the kind of bike to leave you under-whelmed.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Our Euro-scribe Glenn LeSanto has the inside line with the Pesaro, and the following are his impressions of the Tornado Tre Limited Edition.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Every car driver must be aware of the BMW brand. They make quality cars that have an emphasis on performance and luxury. But how many four wheeled pilots realise that the proud German firm also makes some of the best motorcycles on the planet?
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
And the spinning propeller company knows which side of the bread is buttered, as America is BMW's largest export market for third year in a row.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
You're looking at the Aprilia Falco, but you may not recognize it. Our test bike was festooned with seven pieces of glimmering aluminum body panels that are part of the Streetfighter kit Aprilia now offers.
Monday, November 11, 2002
It was day one of our twisty sojourn aboard Honda's latest GL1800 Gold Wing, headed toward Northern California's Trinity Alps.
Monday, November 11, 2002
OK, it might have borrowed its motor from the 916 and its chassis from just about any recent Ducati sports bike you'd care to mention but despite this pedigree it's a bike in its own right. And it's a bloody good one too.
Monday, November 11, 2002
'Brilliant'! Ok, you probably haven't ridden the bike so I'll be sensible and run through this test from beginning to end.
Monday, November 11, 2002
A few things turn our crank harder than exotic sportbikes, even more so when they're bred in the region of Northern Italy.
Friday, November 08, 2002
Honda has come up with motorcycle that takes the compromise out of Sport-Touring.
Friday, November 08, 2002
There's a rumbling in the air around motocross tracks, but it's not the kind of thunder created by nature.
Friday, November 08, 2002
So, how good is the revised ZX-12R? I can save you a bit of time by summing it up in two words: Bad-ass!
Thursday, November 07, 2002
Yamaha has been slow to set sail on the sport-touring ship. Finally, the muscle-bound FJR1300 is set to land on our shores as a 2003 model.
