Is the Ducati for Everyone?Actually, it seems to fit a 6-foot-2 big guy not so bad at all…
That’s what the ad for Monza Junior 160 asked in 1966, years before the little factory in Bologna would… [more]
National Motorcycle Museum Vintage Rally 2012
National Motorcycle Museum Press Release: If you are into vintage motorcycling, and who isn't to some… [more]
Evolve Motorcycles Xenon Light BikeA Light Cycle you can ride?
If you’re a motorcyclist and saw either the original Tron (1982) or the more recent Tron: Legacy (2010)… [more]
2012 Harley-Davidson FLS Softail Slim – Road TestThe Motor Company pares down the Softail.
Some words only appear in print; you seldom hear people speak them. “Brandish” is one. Nobody ever… [more]
Harley-Davidson Softail Slim Accessories – New Product Ideas
Personalizing Harley-Davidson’s newest Softail, the FLS Slim, is as easy as thumbing through The Motor… [more]
WSBK: Donington provides backdrop for dramatic Rea victory
WSBK Press Release: A 48,500 strong crowd saw some astounding race action at Donington in two sun-blessed… [more]
Otto Cilindri: Moto Guzzi V8 Grand Prix RacerFast, fragile, flawed and fantastic, the Moto Guzzi V8 of the 1950s should have ruled Grand Prix racing. But it didn’t…
The Guzzi V8! If you dabble the least bit in motorcycling history, you have heard of this complex and… [more]
Husqvarna TE630 – Long-Term Test Wrap-UpDual-sport adventurer.
When we first rode the 2011 TE630 in Italy (July, 2010), we knew that we wanted to add one to our long-term… [more]
Potter takes top honors at Red Bull X-Fighters Glen Helen
Red Bull Press release: American Todd Potter was the king of the hills at the second stop of the $1… [more]
Latest Posts
2012 Harley-Davidson FLS Softail Slim – Road TestThe Motor Company pares down the Softail.
Some words only appear in print; you seldom hear people speak them. “Brandish” is one. Nobody ever says, “Is that a banana you’re brandishing?” or, “Don’t brandish that thing at me!” Another one is “harken.” I’ve only heard the word a couple of times, once at a Renaissance Fair and once at lunch with Hoyer, [...]
Harley-Davidson Softail Slim Accessories – New Product Ideas
Personalizing Harley-Davidson’s newest Softail, the FLS Slim, is as easy as thumbing through The Motor Company’s Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories Spring 2012 catalog supplement and placing an order with your local dealer. Among the additions seen here: Gloss Black Fork Cover Kit ($139.95) and Lower Fork Sliders ($389.95), Headlamp Trim Ring ($29.95), Solo Spring [...]
Husqvarna TE630 – Long-Term Test Wrap-UpDual-sport adventurer.
When we first rode the 2011 TE630 in Italy (July, 2010), we knew that we wanted to add one to our long-term test fleet. The bike impressed us in stock form, but we had a totally different concept in mind for our evaluation: Make it a lightweight adventure-touring machine. We figured that with its relatively [...]
Is the Ducati for Everyone?Actually, it seems to fit a 6-foot-2 big guy not so bad at all…
That’s what the ad for Monza Junior 160 asked in 1966, years before the little factory in Bologna would turn out its first V-Twin. In those days, Ducati was already marketing itself against the Japanese onslaught with “quality craftsmanship,” the “skillful attention” it paid to every detail and bragging about its gear-driven overhead cam. In [...]
Cycle World Special Features
Is the Ducati for Everyone?Actually, it seems to fit a 6-foot-2 big guy not so bad at all…
That’s what the ad for Monza Junior 160 asked in 1966, years before the little factory in Bologna would turn out its first V-Twin. In those days, Ducati was already marketing itself against the Japanese onslaught with “quality craftsmanship,” the “skillful attention” it paid to every detail and bragging about its gear-driven overhead cam. In [...]
Days of Future PastTomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…and then one fine morning we’ll wake up and say what did ever happen to that beautiful future, anyway?
Call them what you will—show bikes, concept bikes, future bikes, whatever—they’ve been around for a long time. Sometimes they point the way to the future, most of the time they should wear a sign that says DEAD END. But the fun part is that nobody knows for sure at the time. The first memorable concept [...]
Crocker Motorcycle Company ResurrectedThere’s even an actual motorcycle, you’ll just have to wait for your T-shirt.
After nearly twelve years of hassles, legal setbacks, a change of countries, and one nasty recession, a brand-new Crocker Big-Tank motorcycle has emerged from a hangar in SoCal. Michael Schacht is at no loss for words in describing the ordeal he’s overcome to reach the point of turning a key, kicking over the 80 cubic-inch [...]
MV Agusta GP 500Everything old is new again.
In addition to their great contributions to the development of the new 675 F3, HRT engineers Ezio and Maurizio Mascheroni and Enrico Sironi created a perfect copy of Giacomo Agostini’s world-title-winning three-cylinder GP 500. Every detail is perfect because Sironi was a member of the legendary MV Agusta technical team and still has copies of all the original [...]
New Bikes
2012 Harley-Davidson FLS Softail Slim – Road TestThe Motor Company pares down the Softail.
Some words only appear in print; you seldom hear people … [Read More...]
2012 Aprilia Tuono V4 – Road TestTuono V4: Aprilia builds another awesome way to lose your license.
Evidently, there’s a standard method of creating a naked … [Read More...]
OSSA TR280i – First RideYeah, it’s a trials bike, but it’s freakin’ cool
In the wide, wild world of motorcycles, trials bikes usually … [Read More...]
Gear and Products
Harley-Davidson Softail Slim Accessories – New Product Ideas
Personalizing Harley-Davidson’s newest Softail, the FLS … [Read More...]
Shoei Neotec Helmet – New Product Ideas
Shoei’s new DOT-approved modular helmet, the Neotec … [Read More...]
Alpinestars Bionic and Tech 10 iPhone 4/4S Cases – New Product Ideas
Haven’t dropped your iPhone 4 or 4S? You will—someday, … [Read More...]
Motorcycle News
AMA MX: Awards will recognize riders’ efforts during 2012 Pro Motocross Championship
MX Sports Pro Racing Press Release: MX Sports Pro Racing has announced the competition awards for the 2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The Ricky Carmichael Hard Charger Award and the Oakley Bomb Fastest Lap Program will acknowledge riders at each of the 12 Nationals for their spectacular efforts. The [...]
National Motorcycle Museum Vintage Rally 2012
National Motorcycle Museum Press Release: If you are into vintage motorcycling, and who isn’t to some degree these days, Vintage Rally 2012 at the National Motorcycle Museum really has got it all. A bike show, swap meet, vintage motorcycling panel discussions, all set at one of America’s greatest motorcycle museums. And, it’s wrapped up with [...]
Ride for Kids: Be a World Superbike VIP and help the kids!
Ride for Kids Press Release: Miller Motorsports Park is offering Ride for Kids® supporters a great deal on a VIP Ticket package for World Superbike weekend, May 26-28. The package includes a SBK Grandstand weekend ticket, official program and event T-shirt. Best of all, $5 of every package sold will go directly to the Pediatric Brain Tumor [...]
WSBK: Donington provides backdrop for dramatic Rea victory
WSBK Press Release: A 48,500 strong crowd saw some astounding race action at Donington in two sun-blessed 23-lap races, which culminated in a moment of history for one of the world’s most important motorcycle manufacturers, some of the best SBK racing ever seen and changes near the top of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship [...]
