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American Honda Press Release: A brand-new MotoGP experience is arriving soon in the USA, and American Honda is inviting race fans to come and help celebrate the debut of this inaugural event in a big way. The first-ever MotoGP race at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, TX, fires off on April 19-21, [...]
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One of the primary appeals of owning a small-displacement motorcycle is the savings such machines typically offer at the gas pump. To determine optimal mpg figures and see how these bikes compare in the real world, we laid out a 60-mile test loop comprised of equal parts freeway, rural and city riding. We weren’t seeking [...]
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Great explorers have one thing in common: an insatiable desire to see what is beyond their own familiar territory. In the motorcycling world, dual-sports give us the chance to explore well past where the pavement ends while being able to get to that trailhead legally and efficiently with the benefit of a license plate. And [...]
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A small-arms race! What fun! (Not to be confused with a small arms race; behold the power of the hyphen!) The Kawasaki Ninja 250 had been the best-selling sportbike in the U.S. and pretty much ruled the 250cc sportbike class until the Honda CBR250R got here two seasons ago and dethroned it in a thrilling [...]
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Admit it: Riding dirtbikes on the street is fun. Problem is, it looks a bit awkward, like a dune buggy on asphalt. And there’s that whole no-license-plate thing. One solution? Convert your moto-cross bike into a chic café-style road-racer, which is precisely what Darrell Schneider, a well-known classic car restorer from Concord, California, has done [...]
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Honda sprang four more of the latest in its line of 670cc parallel Twins this morning, in the cruiseristic form of the new CTX700ND and CTX700N, along with fairing-equipped long-distance versions CTX700D and CTX700. The “D”s denote Dual Clutch Automatic transmissions, while CTX stands for Comfort, Technology and eXperience. The press release states: “The CTX700ND [...]
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Actually, “reinvents” probably is an overstatement; 95 percent of this motorcycle, the new-for-2013 F6B, has been in existence for well over a decade. “Redefines” might be a better word. That’s because the 5 percent that’s no longer there has made a world of difference, and not just in the bike’s name or intentions; the effect [...]
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The Ride for Kids organization has been around for 29 years, raising some $60 million to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. That makes motorcyclists the single-largest source of funding for childhood brain-tumor research—an especially noble pursuit given that, each day in the U.S., 11 families learn they have a child thus afflicted. And here [...]
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Team Pata Honda Press Release: Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam have completed a two-day test at Jerez in Spain, their first track outing in the new Pata Honda World Superbike livery and the final European winter test for the team. The team used its second test at Jerez – new to the World Superbike championship [...]
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Geico Honda Press Release: Windham, 34, ended his 19-year pro career on Saturday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The veteran wrapped up his career with 19 wins, more than 200 Supercross starts (second on the career list), two Supercross Lites titles, and three runner-up Supercross points finishes. “I would love nothing more than to [...]
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