Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Since its acquisition by BMW, Husqvarna has become more creative and vital. After introducing a new-generation SMR450 supermoto racer at the Cologne Show, the Italian bike-maker unveiled two more exciting machines at Milan. A modern, state-of-the-art scrambler, the SMQ is still in the concept stage, but it appears ready for production. It uses the same [...]
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Hot news from Ducati at the Milan Show was the unveiling of its Streetfighter, a conceptually innovative naked hot-rod that mixes a strong dose of 1098 Superbike power with a shot of Monster-inspired style and stance. The Streetfighter is intended to set the benchmark for a new generation of nakeds—lots of testosterone, muscle and handling. [...]
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Riding on the coattails of the championship-winning 450 and 550cc V-Twin-powered SXV racers, the Dorsoduro is Aprilia’s latest interpretation of a mid-sized supermoto streetbike. It proves that the freshly capitalized company is serious about expanding market share. This new model is based around the Federico Martini-designed, 750cc, 90-degree V-Twin that was developed at parent company [...]
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Early one morning at the 1992 Geneva Auto Show, the Williams-Renault Formula One race team held a press conference. The subject: A race car powered by the then all-conquering Renault 3.5-liter V-10 mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT). It never competed, but if that car—wielding 850 horsepower—had brought its specially made CVT through the [...]
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Not that we have all been sitting around waiting for a scooter that had enough juice to wheelie off the line, but wouldn’t it be nice to have an urban-commuter machine that had a real dose of power? Storied Italian brand Vespa delivers just that with its new GTS 300 Super. First, a bit of [...]
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In the case of the Benelli three–cylinder engine, sometimes smaller is better. Originally conceived and developed with the assistance of Cosworth Engineering, the idea was to use that firm’s first–generation three–liter V–10 Formula One engine as the basis for a new sportbike powerplant. Take 800–plus horsepower, divide by 10, multiply by three, and bang! Unfortunately, [...]
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BMW and Moto Guzzi have been perceived as head-on competitors from the day Guzzi introduced its original 700cc V7 in the 1960s. After all, both power the most important models of their range with transverse-mounted, air-cooled, two-cylinder engines of similar displacement. Now they both offer big adventure-tour bikes: BMW’s R1200GS and Moto Guzzi’s Stelvio. Which [...]
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Moto Guzzi named its newest entry to the maxi-enduro market—the kingdom of BMW’s R1200GS—”Stelvio” after the famous 9000-foot-high, 48-turn pass over the Italian Alps. Unveiled last November at the 2007 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, the Stelvio is an imposing bike that sports an advanced design and is dimensioned to offer comfortable accommodation for two, [...]
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Ducati’s Product Director Claudio Domenicali tells us there’s a subset to the Ducatisti hordes. He talking of the Monsteristi, fans of the company’s most successful model. Since its 1992 introduction, 200,000 have been sold, and the Monster is no longer just a model; it’s a "brand" of its own, like Corvette in relation to Chevrolet. [...]
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A small company with a great past, to this date the new Moto Morini has not been able to capitalize on its highly respected name or on the impressive quality of its 1200cc V-Twin and the line of bikes that have been created around it. The all-new Granpasso, first shown at last year’s Milan EICMA [...]
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