Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Just when we thought Honda was asleep at the wheel—while the European motorcycle industry continues to innovate—Big Red surprises with a handful of new concept bikes. At least one of them looks to have a realistic shot at production. Honda’s theme for the 42nd annual Tokyo Motor Show this past [...]
Honda CRF250L On the other end of the spectrum is Honda’s CRF250L street-legal dual-sport concept, which, according to the short press release, is referred to as a “planned production model.” When we asked Honda’s U.S. press representatives about this bike, they said they are keeping their fingers crossed that it [...]
Motor Compo Also on display were next-generation electric concept models, bikes like this Motor Compo designed for easy mobility in our cities of the future. Intra-office flat-track, anyone? « Next-Generation Honda: CRF250L
Photography by Jeff Allen When Akrapovic wanted to do something special to announce its arrival in the custom exhaust marketplace (read: Harley-Davidson), it did what it’s good at and built something special using the materials it’s known for. Thus, the Morsus is a study intitanium, stainless steel and carbon fiber. [...]
Photography by Jeff Allen After only a couple days in Milano at the world’s biggest motorcycle show, in the world’s hippest fashion capitol, I have to say I have never felt so short, old, unkempt and uncool in my entire life. I don’t know what they feed the Italian women [...]
Halloween is fun, Thanksgiving’s nice and it’s like Christmas every day when you ride motorcycles. But what keeps us two-wheel enthusiasts awake in our footie pajamas, filled with expectations, and kicks off our holiday season every November is the annual pilgrimage to EICMA—the Esposizione Internazionale del Ciclo e Motociclo! That’s [...]
Register for the 2012 Cycle World Rolling Concours brought to you by BikeBandit.com. Well, Editor Mark Hoyer and I were a fine pair at our own Rolling Concours at the Indy MotoGP this year, what with no vintage bikes to ride. Mark had planned to ship his 1958 Triumph out [...]
The phone rings at Mean Marshall’s Motorcycles, a dealership in Oakland, California. It’s Bud Ekins calling from North Hollywood, where he has several hundred motorcycles stashed in a couple of dirt-floor Quonset huts. “Marshall,” he barks, “go empty your bank account.” “Why?” fires back Marshall, standing behind his grease-stained parts counter. “Because you’re [...]
[ BMW brought out one of its rare jewels, the 1934 R7 prototype. ] Italy’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is known as perhaps the most elegant automotive celebration anywhere. It’s a rare combination of the perfect landscape (Lake Como), the perfect Villa and a curated selection of 50 truly exceptional [...]
There was a surprise at the third annual Quail Gathering in Carmel Valley last Saturday: Though the Best of Show was an exquisite 1939 Brough-Superior, a Vincent ended up stealing the show. Not an “ordinary” Vincent, but custom builder Ian Barry’s third creation, the Black Falcon. The Brough was beautiful, [...]
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