Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Photography By Jay McNally Last February, I spent a day at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama, where I met up with former Cycle Editor Cook Neilson and friends for a ride on New Blue, a limited-edition NCR-built commemoration of the bike Neilson rode to victory in the 1977 Daytona 200. Ducati North America had [...]
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We’ve already told you about KTM’s superlative 999cc Super Duke, with extra pictures and impressions from the bike’s racetrack press introduction. Another all-new model showcased at KTM’s Willow Springs press day was the 690 Supermoto. Looking beyond its rather, er, unique “Spy vs. Spy wedged in a Peterbilt grille” styling, the 654cc Single offers further [...]
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Spending a week in Spain track testing the latest crop of sportbikes is never dull. While I may have been a bit busy seat-hopping among the 13 testbikes to have noticed much of anything taking place outside my personal field of view, there were more than a few photogs around snapping digital frames with all [...]
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Photography by Brian Blades The title for our Suzuki Bandit 1250S vs. Yamaha FZ1 comparison test seemed very fitting, as both of these bikes are faithful representations of the modern Japanese standard-style motorcycle. They are also as different from one another as the riders each would likely appeal to. The Bandit motivates with low- to [...]
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Ever wonder what it might be like to ride flat-out around the Daytona Speedway banking? It’s a unique and amazing experience. Your chest takes a pounding against the fuel tank as you crane your head back as far as your helmet allows, eyes rolled up in their sockets as you peer through your eyebrows in [...]
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It’s still sinking in, the idea that KTM, a company I’ve always associated with building pure off-road, dual-purpose and supermoto-inspired machines, now makes one of my very favorite dedicated streetbikes. Who knew? Well, I suppose anyone who’s paid attention to the evolution of the orange machines rolling out of Alps these past few years might [...]
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It’s been seven long years since I last turned a wheel around the great speed bowl known as Daytona International Speedway. On Thursday, March 8, I’ll once again experience the unique thrill of brushing alongside the concrete wall lining the famed tri-oval while traveling in excess of 170 mph. Jumping back in the fray of [...]
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