2013 Zero Motorcycles – First Ride Electrics get fast as well as green.

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The rate of progress at Zero Motorcycles has accelerated for 2013. A new motor offers twice as much power as last year’s Zeros, and new battery packs boost range at highway speeds by more than 25 percent. If things continue at this rate, the company will be offering electric motorcycles in a couple of years [...]

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2012 Honda CRF250R – First Ride Little Red gets bigger power.

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Honda is on a roll this year with significant improvements to its CRF line. Revisions to the CRF250R have endowed it with more power, better handling and improved traction, turning a perennial favorite into an even better motorcycle. In the 250cc four-stroke motocross category, more power is always welcome, but where that power is located [...]

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2012 Zero Motorcycles – First Look Fast progression of electric-motorcycle technology rolls on.

2012 Zero Motorcycles - First Look

The crew at Zero Motorcycles has been hard at work. From the 2010 to 2011 model year, Zero largely engineered new electric motorcycles under its existing designs, creating essentially all-new machines that resembled their predecessors. In 2012, they’ve done it again, designing new machines that are vastly more capable than last year’s, although superficially, they [...]

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2011 Honda MX and Off-Roaders Released

  American Honda has released information on the first of its planned 2011 rollouts. As is usually the case this early in the cycle, the first bikes announced are dirtbikes. Topping the list is a new CRF450R, which received updates to the engine to broaden its powerband with more bottom- to midrange power. Additionally, a [...]

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