Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Photography by Jeff Allen When the Moto Guzzi Griso hit the market back in 2006, the sporty naked’s fresh styling and visceral twin-cylinder performance offered timely promise that the classic Italian bike maker had landed rubber side down and would forge full-speed ahead under its new Piaggio Group leadership. The second-generation Griso that followed maintained [...]
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Photography by Jeff Allen There’s no doubt ape-hanger bikes are all about looking cool. And although this bars-in-the-sky style definitely makes some demands of the rider that more conventional cruisers do not, most riders who prefer their fists flying at eye level (or above) couldn’t care less. Apes are everywhere these days, as are baggers. [...]
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Photography by Kinney Jones Here’s the problem with entry-level sport motorcycles. While the best ones have the right combination of performance and capability to go with their low acquisition cost and benign manners, they’re just not cool. How many beginning riders do you know that have tapped their college tuition for a 600cc Supersport while [...]
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Photography by Kevin Wing BMW has a word game for you. Where you might think Dakar, now say Sertao, referring to the vast badlands of northeastern Brazil. Why? Because the 2012 G650GS Sertao is nothing less than a reactivation of the popular F650GS Dakar. Turns out that BMW’s desire to take its entry-level machines upmarket—confusingly [...]
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Braappp! Some people say two-strokes are making a resurgence. But for KTM, they never went away. That, in part, is one reason its SX models still feel competitive compared to the market-dominating four-strokes. Three of the SX two-strokes have been updated for 2012 (125, 150 and 250), and we spent the better part of a [...]
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Compact, lightweight and powerful describe Piaggio’s new 350 scooter engine more precisely than you might think. In fact, this little Single proved so incredibly efficient during my recent test ride that it became the “main character” of the event, making the Beverly Sport Touring model that it powers secondary to the story. This new engine [...]
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The only bike capable of topping the 2011 BMW S1000RR? The 2012 S1000RR. In its 2009 debut, the bike crushed its competitors, offering unprecedented power and sophisticated electronics carried in an excellent-handling and lightweight package. It was more than the competition could handle, and will remain so until another manufacturer steps up its game to [...]
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Just weeks after Ducati released photos of the brand-new 848-based machine, I found myself on an airplane to Italy to ride the new entry in the Streetfighter family. The 2012 Ducati 848 Streetfighter is everything that I wanted it to be and more. And what I wanted it to be was a lighter, better-handling version [...]
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Kawasaki isn’t afraid to grab existing technology from other market segments and throw it at its dirtbikes, even when that may mean being a class pioneer. The most recent example of this methodology was Launch Control on the 2012 KX450F. Now, Kawasaki has introduced dual fuel injectors on its latest KX250F. Additionally, the Lites-class KX [...]
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Talk about an unexpected thriller. The 2012 Honda CRF450R has only five minor updates and no real headline changes, so I was surprised and impressed by the positive impact these tweaks made to the new bike’s performance. It only took a few laps around Racetown 395 in Adelanto, California, at the bike’s press introduction to [...]
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