Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
The 2009 BMW G450X isn’t a tourer or a sensible commuter. We’ve watched the Bavarian company as it’s worked hard to change its image from that of a stodgy builder of tourers and commuters to a producer of a more fleshed-out lineup that includes high-performance machinery like the 2008 HP2 Sport and 2008 Megamoto. But [...]
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With its simple internal-combustion engine hung in a lightweight steel frame surrounded by recyclable plastic bodywork, the CRF treads lightly on Ma Earth–to say nothing of our cities’ crumbling infrastructures or overcrowded parking spaces. And it does all this while costing one-fifth of what a Prius does and returning almost 100 miles per gallon! That’s [...]
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Let’s face it: Not everyone buys a motocross bike to be a champion. Working-class folk ride mostly for fun. Suzuki is hip, and its goal when redesigning the RM-Z450 was to create a balance between ultimate performance and fun weekend riding. That’s one of the reasons Suzuki’s engineers equipped the new 450 with electronic fuel-injection [...]
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Photography by Jeff Allen Over the past two years, the rumor mill has been pumping out a generous portion of hot air regarding fuel-injected dirtbikes, though the reality has been the continued use of carburetors. And from what we can gather at press time, the majority of manufacturers—except for Suzuki and its newly EFI’d RM-Z450—will [...]
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“This thing rocks!” That’s what I kept thinking during my first few miles aboard the 2008 KLX450R, Kawasaki’s all-new competition-minded enduro bike. I was completely surprised by the bike’s stellar performance as I carved up the first sandwash just outside of Wickenburg, Arizona, at the bike’s press launch. Yes, surprised: I wasn’t expecting the bike [...]
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BMW is on a roll when it comes to making bikes that would rather eat up rocks than chew miles of pavement. First step was the HP2, which proved BMW was serious about off-road fun. The HP2 is on the massive side for a dirtbike, though, with its twin cylinders sticking out in the breeze [...]
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Weekend warriors, trail riders and enduro racers have two reasons to be happy: Yamaha and Kawasaki have two new off-road machines. Yamaha’s WR450F may not be a completely new model like Kawasaki’s KLX450R but it borrows heavily from the YZ450F motocrosser, with a new frame, new engine and a page-long list of other updated parts [...]
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I didn’t know what to expect when I signed up to race the Red Bull Last Man Standing using the AWD Christini. I had never ridden the bike so I had no idea how good (or maybe even bad) the bike would be. I knew there were benefits to using a two-wheel-drive motorcycle, but would [...]
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Photography by Jeff Allen I have always considered Husaberg motorcycles to be on the “exotic” bike list. After all, the blue-and-yellow bikes fit that description so well with their unusual appearance, not to mention the infrequency of spotting one on the trail or track. Their exotic aura is proven even more by all the questions [...]
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