Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Another convert is born after Hutch gets his first taste of the fun and excitement of mini roadracing.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Whether your roadracing idol is Hailwood or Doohan, Honda has a pint-sized racebike to make you feel like a hero.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Which is the best performance cruiser? Well, that depends on what a performance cruiser means to you. We apply our henna tattoos and investigate.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Honda and Yamaha have been on top in the big-bore 4-stroke MX wars of late, but Suzuki joins the party in 2005 with the RM-Z450.
Monday, May 23, 2005
The 2005 Honda CRF450X turns up the heat on Yamaha's reigning woods warrior, the 2005 WR450F.
Monday, May 16, 2005
We open up a can of whup-ass at PIR for the second portion of our Superbike Smackdown II.
Monday, May 16, 2005
There's more power on tap in any of these 400-pound bikes than you'll find in a 3200-pound base-model Honda Accord. Hang on tight!
Sunday, April 03, 2005
It took 14 race-compound tires, three factory-support crews and two racetracks to figure out which of the four supersports performs best at the track.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Major revisions to the middleweight sportbike cards shuffle the deck in this streetbike melee.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
What do you get when you combine 6179cc and 2400 pounds? Some skinned knuckles and severe hematoma in this most massive of cruiser showdowns.
Friday, February 11, 2005
The long awaited Honda CRF450X has finally arrived and we were invited to sample the goods at Corral Canyon OHV Park in San Diego, Ca.
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Our first mini road racing attempt netted us some fun but no trophies. A litany of excuses follows.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Honda has tweaked its CBR600RR to offer better acceleration, braking and handling. Is it enough to keep pace in this competitive class?
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Which is the best engine configuration for a near-naked sportbike? We find out in this unique comparison test.
Monday, November 08, 2004
While we'd like to enjoy multi-million dollar salaries, huge trophies and glamorous umbrella girls, we'll settle for racing on the cheap, mini-style.
Friday, November 05, 2004
It ain't exactly AMA Superbike, but we're going road racing this weekend on a two-stroke GP replica. Follow the adventures of Duke Danger as he hits the tarmac at La Grange.
Friday, October 15, 2004
We went the distance and hit the twisties on the latest sport touring bikes from Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha. Now read 4,000 words to learn about your next 20,000 mile motorcycle.
Sunday, August 29, 2004
V-Twins are extremely capable sportbikes, as MCUSA found out in our street test.
Saturday, August 28, 2004
It's been a long and winding road to deliver this comparo, but the results are in to determine the winner in this critical market segment.
Friday, August 20, 2004
Honda already had a winner with its big Thumper, but subtle changes mark the arrival of the '05 version. MCUSA is the first to bring you a riding impression.
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
If competence was a crime, the Interceptor would be locked up. We spin the odometer a few times to put the VFR to the test.
Friday, August 06, 2004
Last month BBR introduced us to their TT-R125L project bike, this month we look at a hopped up CRF150F, that went from mild to wild.
Thursday, July 29, 2004
We tested this trio of competition inspired V-Twins on the street, now we hit the track to see who has the baddest tarmac carving machine.
Friday, June 11, 2004
In the battle for 85cc two-stroke supremacy, Honda offers up the CR85R Expert. According to our group of 85cc riders, it looks as though this fight might be over before it even begins.
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Sure, the TRX has won a few high-profile races with a factory pilot at the controls, but Honda isn't touting it as a race-ready machine. Nonetheless its competence in competition is on the minds of lesser-skilled competitors.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Honda has bagged the 750 A.C.E., the 750 Spirit, and even the 750 Nighthawk, and placed all their eggs in the new Shadow Aero 750's basket.
Saturday, May 22, 2004
The all-new Sportrax TRX450R isn't just another four-wheeler. It is the most highly anticipated and rumor-swirled quad of the past 15 years.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
We already told ya which literbike was best on the street. iIt's track time, wound out to the max by former AMA champ Steve Crevier.
Friday, April 02, 2004
X-Men, X-Games - now X-Bikes? You bet. Introducing Honda's X-tremely sweet CRF250X.
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Better than you and not afraid to show it, these bikes epitomize the high-performance motorcycle. Oh yeah, and they're freakadillishly f-f-fast!
Thursday, February 12, 2004
If you want something a little more than a playbike but something less than a big-bore Thumper, any one of this trio might be just what you're looking for.
Thursday, February 05, 2004
The CBR line hasn't dominated the open class since 1997, but Honda expects its new CBR1000RR to change that pattern.
Friday, January 02, 2004
The Honda CRF450R is currently the four-stroke MX class leader and it has been retooled for 2004, is it still the top machine in the open class?
Thursday, December 25, 2003
Yamaha once dominated the 250cc 4-stroke MX class, but with three new entrants for 2004 the fight for the top mx'er just got dirty.
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
We take the new Honda 599 out for a ride and it proves to be a real kick. But is Honda’s middleweight sportster too little and too much?
Friday, October 10, 2003
We ride Honda's new 250cc mini-Thumper at Glen Helen. The CRF is ready for prime time.
Friday, September 26, 2003
The 2004 VTX1300C may just be the best cruiser Honda has ever made.
Thursday, August 21, 2003
Not every motorcycle requires you take out a second mortage as this capable quartet of cruisers proves.
Thursday, August 07, 2003
It wasn't long ago that people in the market for a small bore four-stroke were subject to just a few choices, now there are no less than three excellent machines to choose from.
Thursday, July 24, 2003
We can't believe how much performance manufacturers are squeezing out of these middleweights. And they're so closely matched it makes our job tough.
Friday, April 18, 2003
Five bikes go head-to-head in MCUSA's massive 125cc class shootout. Lightest, fastest, best? We've got the answers.
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?
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
As such, the new CBR600RR is the first Honda sportbike to be developed as a race machine first.
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?
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.
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.
Friday, November 08, 2002
Honda has come up with motorcycle that takes the compromise out of Sport-Touring.
