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Avon tires mounted on a Yamaha YZF-R6

Avon 3D Ultra Radial TiresTesting new sportbike tires in less than ideal conditions at a racetrack in Spain goes better than expected.

Avon Tires produced its first motorcycle tire in 1911, and a century later, the small yet highly specialized U.K.-based company remains one of the most prominent names in the business. Avon has always been at the leading edge of technology, and its new 3D Ultra sportbike tire proved this once [...]

On-track testing of Bridgestone S20 street tires

Bridgestone Battlax Hyper Sport S20Latest street radial from the MotoGP tire guys.

Entering a fourth season as the exclusive tire provider of MotoGP, Bridgestone has certainly elevated the performance image of its consumer products. The marketing surrounding the Hyper Sport S20—the latest addition to its Battlax family of sport-focused street radials—implies the inclusion of MotoGP technology, but I found little traction when [...]

Shorai Lithium Iron eXtreme-Rate LFX Battery Product Review

CW Evaluation: Shorai Lithium Iron eXtreme-Rate LFX BatteryAfter two years, it’s still everything it’s cranked up to be.

Pity Burns’s poor old R1, abandoned for weeks on end to sit home while shiny new testbikes get ridden instead. Well, if it sits home, it’s not so bad, because then it gets plugged into the trusty battery charger. But if it gets left where there is no charger, sometimes [...]

Saddlemen Track Style Gel Channel Seat - Product Review

Saddlemen Track Style Gel Channel Seat – Product ReviewPerch for road and track.

While they’re purposeful by design, hunkered-over sportbike ergonomics can be unapologetic where comfort is concerned. A rider’s lower back and wrists may begin to protest after even a brief stint in the saddle, but factor in a too-firm, poorly shaped or thinly padded seat, and even the most diehard enthusiast [...]

Aerostich Roadcrafter Light - Product Review

Aerostich Roadcrafter Light – Product ReviewThe triumph of anti-fashion.

Lots of motorcycle gear smoothly transitions from its technical role as protective clothing on the bike to stylish fashion statement off of it. And some gear is actually able to do both at the same time. The now-classic one-piece Aerostich ain’t one of ’em. No, fashion hasn’t been high on [...]