Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Honda Motors announced it will sell the new-for-the-USA “crossover,” the DN-01, in 2009; it’s a motorcycle that looks a little like a scooter, a bit like a sportbike and has the flash and laid-back seating position of a cruiser. Honda Motors announced it will sell the new-for-the-USA “crossover,” the DN-01, in 2009; it’s a motorcycle [...]
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It is one of those eternal questions: Which is better, quality or quantity? Yamaha found out in surveying buyers of its YZF-R1 that they are more interested in rider-friendly features like additional bottom-end torque rather than just outright horsepower. So the all-new 2009 YZF-R1 doesn’t gain much peak output or lose weight, but it does [...]
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Welcome to the wading pool of the motorcycle industry, the 50cc scooter market. They also happen to be the best way to get around a crowded urban environment ever devised by human hands. And talk about pinching petrol! Most will return an easy 70 miles or more from a gallon of gas. Take that, OPEC! [...]
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Italy’s Piaggio Group, maker of the Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and other brands announced a plethora of new models at the 2008 IIntermot show in Cologne, Germany. Much of what was announced won’t be coming stateside, but there were a few interesting developments, including a V-Twin motocrosser and more info about the 2009 RSV4 Factory. [...]
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Ducati launched a single new model at the Cologne INTERMOT show in October, 2008. The new bike, the GT1000 Touring, is basically an accessorized Sport Classic GT1000. But the packed crowd reacted favorably to Ducati CEO Gabriele Del Torchio’s report of the firm’s robust sales growth and new commitment to rider safety. The GT1000 Touring [...]
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Photography by Gabe Ets-Hokin BMW displayed a factory-liveried S1000RR Superbike at the giant Intermot show in Cologne, Germany, accompanied by one of its new riders, Ruben Xaus. While the display asserted BMW’s commitment to racing, there was no sign of a street version or any other new models besides the redesigned K1300 variants. The presentation, [...]
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BMW made a mild splash at the huge INTERMOT show in Cologne, Germany, this past October with restyled and reengineered K-series motorcycles. The three new models—the K1300S, K1300R and K1300GT—build on the old models’ strengths while minimizing many of their shortcomings. The über-powerful K1300S, touted as the lightest (503 pounds dry) and most-powerful bike in [...]
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Photography by Jon Beck Despite a teetering global economy, the 2009 new-model season grinds happily along, with Honda unveiling its V4 Concept bike at the giant INTERMOT motorcycle show in Cologne, Germany. The mockup, a styling exercise that may signal Honda’s imminent use of a V-Four engine in a production supersport bike, was non-functioning and [...]
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Honda streetbike fans might have a disappointing 2009. Other than bringing in its Japan-market DN-01 super-scooter, the only new model is the 2009 CRF230M, a supermotard based on the 2008 CRF230L dual-sport. Still, Big Red is still leading by offering ABS on its supersport 2009 CBR600RR and CBR1000RR. Also, the venerable 2009 GL1800 Gold Wing [...]
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