Few motorcycles have generated as many editorial column inches as Honda’s VFR1200F. Cycle World has published nearly 30 pages related to this sporting V-Four since its introduction in 2010. Why so much press? Well, we were excited that Honda had finally introduced a replacement for the aging VFR800F, even though [...]
A lot has happened in the life of our TE630 since we introduced the bike to our long-term fleet more than a year ago; unfortunately, racking up miles isn’t one of them. Dual-purpose motorcycles tend to take a lot longer to accumulate miles than their street brethren. The reason? We [...]
Kawasaki has never been a company to shy away from bringing the latest racing-derived technology to market. Team Green got the jump on its Japanese competitors with Sport-Kawasaki Traction Control (S-KTRC), its MotoGP-derived TC system featured on the latest ZX-10R. We were impressed with the 10R’s superb level of on-track [...]
Maintenance-wise, we didn’t have to touch our long-term 2010 Honda VFR1200F DCT for more than 8000 miles. Okay, we changed the tires once—going from the original-equipment Dunlop Sportmax RoadSmarts to crisper-steering and only slightly less-durable SportMax Q2s ($498.43)—and topped up the engine oil once with half a quart. But, as [...]
Intentionally add miles to your daily commute? Are you mad?! Well, call us crazy, but with our new BMW K1600GTL long-term testbike, all we’ve wanted to do is ride. Even to the point of adding mileage to at least one staffer’s already lengthy grind to and from work. It’s not [...]
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