Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Is there a better place to evaluate the wet-weather stopping capabilities of a new sport-touring tire than the flight deck of an aircraft carrier? Apparently not, which is why Pirelli called on six-time world champion Max Biaggi to conduct a braking test with its new Angel GT on the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour. According to [...]
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Over the past decade, sport-touring has been on a bit of a roll. And the one bike, more than any other, responsible for getting that ball rolling was the FJR1300. When it burst on the scene here in 2002, the FJR proved wonderfully capable of both carving up the backroads and cruising the open roads, [...]
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Milan—The dramatic evolution of the immortal boxer-Twin wasn’t the only novelty BMW had up its sleeve this year. At EICMA, BMW unveiled a full-dress version of the F series parallel-Twin that will replace the F800ST. A sporty yet protective fairing is the major styling addition to the F800GT, which retains the ST’s other body components, [...]
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Years sold: 2003-2008 (K1200GT); 2009-2010 (K1300GT) MSRP new: $17,990 (2003) to $19,150 (2010) Blue Book retail value: $6500 (2003) to $17,540 (2010) Basic specs: From 2003 through 2005, the GT was powered by an 1171cc, longitudinal-crank inline-Four laid on its side with the cylinders on the left. In 2006, the GT was completely redesigned and [...]
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Ducati made a bunch of significant upgrades to its best-selling (in Europe) Multistrada line for 2013, and invited the moto press to Bilbao, Spain, to sample its wares—specifically, the 1200 S Touring. But all four Multis (1200, 1200 S Touring, the new Granturismo, and Pikes Peak Edition) get a new, second-gen 11-degree DS Testastretta V-Twin [...]
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Years sold: 2003-2006 (992cc); 2007-2009 (1078cc); 2010-present (1198cc) MSRP new: $13,495 S-model, $11,995 standard (2003) to $19,995/16,995 (2012) Blue Book retail value: $6695/6565 (2003) to $17,010/13,315 (2011) Basic specs: A 992cc, 90-degree V-Twin all-rounder that weighs 487 lb. with a full 5.3-gallon tank and that made 76.7 hp at 7500 rpm and 58.5 ft.-lb. of [...]
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Two years ago, Honda wowed us with its dual-clutch transmission in the new VFR1200F. With finger/thumb-actuated Manual and fully automatic Drive/Sport modes, this six-speed box impressed with its lightning-quick upshifts and auto-throttle-blipping downshifts. But the system also had a few quirks. Shifts at slower speeds were clunky, and ride-by-wire throttle response at lower rpm in [...]
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It’s not exactly a case of David challenging Goliath, but it’s close—real close. With its new 1200 Trophy SE luxury-tourer, Triumph, a comparatively small bike manufacturer, is challenging one of the industry’s giants when it comes to producing highly regarded over-the-road motorcycles: BMW. The Boys in Bavaria run a high-powered auto and motorcycle operation that [...]
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You can’t beat Mother Nature and you can’t cheat Father Physics. Or so we’ve always been taught. But BMW’s design team either never got that memo or ignored it, because the K1600GT they created flies in the face of those doctrines. With its adjustable windshield, flip-out air deflectors, heated grips and seat, and headlight that [...]
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