Most racing fans would kill for the chance to ride the current crop of World Superbikes back-to-back at one of the most exciting racetracks on planet Earth, right? Of course, and I would, too. Fortunately on this occasion all I had to do was book a plane ticket to Portimao, [...]
Vintage Triumphs and the ilk are all the rage these days, and if you’re looking to recreate that look with a dependable and halfway affordable “modern” motorcycle (smart move), the Suzuki TU250X is just about the only game in town, provided your town isn’t in California, for emissions reasons, apparently. [...]
Photography by Riles & Nelson “Entry-level?” As a dude who’s been riding motorcycles for three decades now, am I not supposed to like ones labeled “entry-level”? I guess because sportbikes are my favorites, smaller and lighter to me generally means better, a mindset I can’t entirely shake when I ride [...]
People who don’t understand how exciting streetbike riding can be tend to get a worried look that says, “Relax, buddy,” when I attempt to describe that experience to them, especially when the motorcycle I’m trying to depict is the edgy, radically angular, 16,000-rpm-revving Yamaha YZF-R6. It might not be the [...]
After being off motorcycles for six months due to a broken neck sustained in a motocross crash, I wanted to pick the right mount for my first post-sabbatical asphalt assault. I wanted to be fulfilled; a scooter just wasn’t going to cut it. So, when I saw the gleaming Pearl [...]
Although a small niche in the motorcycle market, big-bore, single-cylinder supermotos like the Husqvarna SMS630 dice up urban congestion with surgical precision. We should expect that kind of accuracy from Husky; after all, the currently BMW-owned outfit got its start manufacturing military rifles in the late 17th century. Husqvarna also [...]
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