Spied! 2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototype!Will a GSX-R-style inline-Four replace the previous GP-only V-Four GSV-R?
Insiders tell us this is a prototype for Suzuki’s return to MotoGP in 2014. The project was, we are… [more]
AMA Pro Flat Track: Springfield Mile Preview
AMA Press Release: Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon and not only does this mean the start of the… [more]
Riding With Jesus and Three Other Racing GodsThe Third Annual Italian Legendary Tour.
Italian cows are huge, the secret motorcycle lane down the center of Italian roads is not one-way, Hannibal… [more]
Suzuki SV1000S – Best Used BikesA surprisingly capable sportbike.
Years sold: 2003-2007 MSRP new: $8599 (2003) to $8699 (2007) Blue Book retail value: $3430 (2003)… [more]
Motion Pro Ergo Spoke Wrenches – Tool TimeErgonomics at its finest.
There haven’t been any innovations in spoke wrenches since, oh, sometime just prior to the last ice… [more]
MotoGP: Results from Wet Le Mans Race
MotoGP Press Release: On a day that saw all three classes of the MotoGP World Championship come up… [more]
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… [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]
Suzuki SV1000S – Best Used BikesA surprisingly capable sportbike.
Years sold: 2003-2007 MSRP new: $8599 (2003) to $8699 (2007) Blue Book retail value: $3430 (2003)… [more]
Latest Posts
Spied! 2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototype!Will a GSX-R-style inline-Four replace the previous GP-only V-Four GSV-R?
Insiders tell us this is a prototype for Suzuki’s return to MotoGP in 2014. The project was, we are told, “hot for a while” and then cooled off. Now, with these photos from a test earlier this month at Sugo Circuit in Japan, it clearly has momentum again. What have we here? We see from [...]
Suzuki SV1000S – Best Used BikesA surprisingly capable sportbike.
Years sold: 2003-2007 MSRP new: $8599 (2003) to $8699 (2007) Blue Book retail value: $3430 (2003) to $4885 (2007) Basic specs: A 996cc, 456-pound, half-faired, 90-degree V-Twin sporty bike producing 108 rear-wheel hp and 69 ft.-lb. of torque. Our 2003 testbike ran a 10.99-second, 122.6-mph quarter-mile and hit a top speed of 148 mph. Why it [...]
Motion Pro Ergo Spoke Wrenches – Tool TimeErgonomics at its finest.
There haven’t been any innovations in spoke wrenches since, oh, sometime just prior to the last ice age, but Motion Pro (motionpro.com) has finally broken the spell with its Ergo Spoke Wrenches. As their name implies, these tools have a nice ergonomic shape that allows your fingers to pull against a wide, flat area instead [...]
Kevin Schwantz on Casey StonerThe 1993 500cc world champion reacts to the Australian’s MotoGP retirement announcement.
Kevin Schwantz left Grand Prix racing in 1995 in part because he could no longer ride in the manner in which he had become accustomed. He couldn’t lock his left wrist, which greatly affected his ability to support himself when braking. Casey Stoner is leaving the sport at the end of this season for other [...]
Cycle World Special Features
Desmo ShowA visual history of desmodromic valve actuation.
Where would you expect a show about the history of desmodromic valve actuation to take place if not Bologna? But Ducati wasn’t the driving force behind this comprehensive, well-managed initiative; rather, it was put together by one man: Dr. Gigi Mengoli. Sure, Mengoli still is in a top position at Ducati, being chief project engineer [...]
Riding With Jesus and Three Other Racing GodsThe Third Annual Italian Legendary Tour.
Italian cows are huge, the secret motorcycle lane down the center of Italian roads is not one-way, Hannibal driving 37 elephants through the Alps really was a pisser worthy of the history books, and relieving yourself while wearing gloves is nearly impossible. Those are things I learned while taking part in the three-day 2011 Italian [...]
What’s Up, Bubba?A Conversation with James Stewart.
Sal Masekela, host of the Red Bull Signature Series on NBC and NBC Sports Network, interviewed new Yoshimura Suzuki recruit James Stewart this past weekend at the Red Bull X-Fighters event at Glen Helen Raceway. In this 90-second Red Bull-produced video, Masekela and Stewart talk about freestyle, what’s happening in Stewart’s life and the 2012 [...]
Willie G. TalksHarley-Davidson’s Senior VP and Chief Styling Officer on…
…the line between mechanical fluidity and technology required by modern bikes When I think of motor cycle, those two words, it’s really an engine and a wheel. Some of the prettiest motorcycles in the world are dirt-track bikes, which are just an engine and a set of wheels. Function has to lead, but what’s neat [...]
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
Motion Pro Ergo Spoke Wrenches – Tool TimeErgonomics at its finest.
There haven’t been any innovations in spoke wrenches … [Read More...]
Tour Master Transition Series 3 Jacket – New Product Ideas
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Roland Sands Design Apparel – New Product Ideas
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Motorcycle News
AMA Pro Flat Track: Springfield Mile Preview
AMA Press Release: Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon and not only does this mean the start of the 2012 summer, but one of the biggest weekends for the stars of the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship. For flat track racing enthusiasts, the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., is the destination of [...]
Spied! 2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototype!Will a GSX-R-style inline-Four replace the previous GP-only V-Four GSV-R?
Insiders tell us this is a prototype for Suzuki’s return to MotoGP in 2014. The project was, we are told, “hot for a while” and then cooled off. Now, with these photos from a test earlier this month at Sugo Circuit in Japan, it clearly has momentum again. What have we here? We see from [...]
Kevin Schwantz on Casey StonerThe 1993 500cc world champion reacts to the Australian’s MotoGP retirement announcement.
Kevin Schwantz left Grand Prix racing in 1995 in part because he could no longer ride in the manner in which he had become accustomed. He couldn’t lock his left wrist, which greatly affected his ability to support himself when braking. Casey Stoner is leaving the sport at the end of this season for other [...]
MotoGP: Results from Wet Le Mans Race
MotoGP Press Release: On a day that saw all three classes of the MotoGP World Championship come up against the worst weather condition seen so far this season at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, it was Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo who retook the championship lead as he dominated in [...]
