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Crank(Shaft) Calls To lighten or not to lighten? That is the question…

Once upon a time, we had a perfectly good 2000 Yamaha R1. Wait, once upon a time, we had a perfectly good R1 with a bent frame, so we sent the bike off to Evan Steel Performance in Arizona for a little “freshen up.” Before we knew it, the thing [...]

Not Posing … this just in from CW reader Tom Kendall.

This letter is a little late in coming, like eight years late, but since lately there has been a discussion of adventure riders “posing,” I’d like to introduce a fellow we met on the homeward bound leg of our great Alaska adventure in 2004. We had ridden from Michigan on [...]

“REvival 41” Trey Canard’s long road back to racing wasn’t easy.

If there is one thing that has defined Supercross and motocross over the past couple of seasons, it’s injuries. Top contenders such as Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey, James Stewart, Chad Reed and Trey Canard, have all had major injuries that have taken them out of action for weeks, months and [...]

Staff Favorites: Sidi Canyon Boots What do Cycle World staffers wear to work?

Boots aren’t exactly a glamorous subject, but they’re essential riding gear, so vitally important to rider safety. And here at Cycle World, there’s one boot that has proven to be quite popular with the staff: the Sidi Canyon. Remember, our staffers can basically wear any boot they want, but several [...]

So-Cal 2-Strokers’ 15th Annual Two-Stroke Extravaganza Smoke ’em if you got ’em!

Ever wanna fire up the way-back machine and return to a simpler time? Back when you would lie on the grass and look up at the clouds, trying to make out objects from the formations? Back when you would sit around and think “What should I do today”? Sadly, time [...]

2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Dyno Test Dyno Shootout: Honda CBR250R vs. Ninja 250 vs. Ninja 300.

My first order of business upon receiving a 2013 Ninja 300 testbike involved rolling the bike onto Cycle World’s Dynojet dynamometer to measure the ponies corralled in Kawasaki’s Shetland-size sportbike. To better show the performance gains of the new liquid-cooled, 296cc parallel-Twin, we’ve laid dyno graphs of a 2011 Kawasaki [...]

2012 Motorcycle Cannonball Finishes In it to win it.

If a well-developed mind can hold two conflicting points of view, then the Cannonball is, among other things, an opportunity for wisdom. It was an exercise in daily on-the-road mechanicking, surely not worth the investment of two months and thousands of dollars for the reward of a daily grind of [...]

E-Boz 2013 BMW HP4 Press Launch

Look who represented Cycle World at the 2013 BMW HP4 press launch in Spain! Eric Bostrom will turn in a First Ride report on the new German hot rod next week. In the meantime, Eric sent us a few photos of him lapping the Jerez Circuit aboard the exotic superbike. [...]

Retro-Mod BMW R1200GS Body Kit Unit Garage R120 G/S custom bodywork recalls the original adventure-tourer, the 1981 R80 G/S.

I feel a “harkening” coming on… You know, harkening back to simpler times and the invention of the adventure-bike category in the early 1980s by BMW with its R80 G/S. That feeling is, of course, coming to me because of the ultra-cool Unit Garage R120 G/S body kit for the [...]

Project R1 Evan Steel Performance builds a Mighty (cheap) R1.

All that’s left, as far as I know, of the last first-generation Yamaha R1 Evan Steel and Kaz Yoshima and I collaborated on in 2000 is this “custom” pencil holder. I forget the exact particulars, but the deal was that for PACE or Formula USA or some national series that [...]