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Cruisers are based upon the American model of large, heavy machine, traditionally powered by a substantial V-twin engine tuned to deliver strong low-speed torque and roll-on response. Riding position is low and often slightly reclining, with feet forward.

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/05/17/high-plains-driftin-video/" target="_top">High Plains Driftin’ Video</a></strong> - Sometimes you just need to push the boundaries. Like Ducati did with its power cruiser, the Diavel.

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/05/15/2014-honda-ctx700-ctx700n-first-ride-review-photos-specs/" target="_top">2014 Honda CTX700/CTX700N - First Ride</a></strong> - Honda is taking the bull by the horns and doing all it can to ensure motorcycling’s future. Over t

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/05/09/2013-harley-davidson-sportster-iron-883-special-edition-s-first-look/" target="_top">2013 Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron 883 Special Edition S - First Look</a></strong> - The Italian motorcycle market has grown 50 percent leaner over the past 12 months, bikes having been

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/04/12/2014-yamaha-star-bolt-first-ride-review-photos/" target="_top">2014 Yamaha Star Bolt - First Ride</a></strong> - If bikes were dance partners, I’d want the Star Bolt to be mine. This, I’m thinking as I

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/04/09/exclusive-test-moto-guzzi-california-1400-custom-review-photos/" target="_top">Exclusive Test! Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom</a></strong> - She was straight out of “The Golden Girls,” all white curls and peach polyester, and as she hurr

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/04/04/billy-joel-rides-a-motorcycle/" target="_top">Billy Joel Rides A Motorcycle</a></strong> - Billy Joel is telling Tom Cotter a story about his buddy, fellow hall-of-fame rock-’n’-roller Br

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/04/01/2013-harley-davidson-fxsb-breakout-first-ride-review-photos/" target="_top">2013 Harley-Davidson FXSB Breakout - First Ride</a></strong> - Halfway through dinner at a swanky oceanfront hotel in Daytona Beach, Mark Strong, tech lead for the

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/29/2013-moto-guzzi-california-1400-custom-first-ride-review-photos/" target="_top">2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom - First Ride</a></strong> - Long before the glamorous center-stage unveiling of the California 1400 at last year’s Milan show,

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/09/2014-yamaha-star-bolt-and-bolt-r-spec-first-look-review/" target="_top">2014 Star/Yamaha Bolt and Bolt R-Spec - First Look</a></strong> - Just as we were beginning to wonder if the tuning fork company would ever awake from its recession-i

<strong><a href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/08/2013-harley-davidson-fxsb-breakout-first-look-review/" target="_top">2013 Harley-Davidson FXSB Breakout - First Look</a></strong> - Breakout is an unexpected name for a motorcycle inspired, at least in part, by drag racing. In brack

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