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Test Ride: 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650
“Kawasaki’s 2012 Ninja 650: Stellar and more rider friendly” My very first experience aboard a Kawasaki Ninja 650 (it’s been so long ago, it could well have been a 600) at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA , which I still think of as Sears Point Raceway). It was during a Kawasaki track day that followed a weekend of riding Kawasaki iron, where I stuck primarily to cruisers, and of enjoying the Superbike road races also sponsored … Read entire article »
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Pikes Peak Motorcycle Challenge
“All Roads Lead to Pikes Peak” A Ducati Challenge Big news for Ducati fans and riders, Ducati is returning to Pikes Peak in 2012 for the 90th running of the “Race to the Clouds.” Defending champion and Pikes Peak motorcycle record holder, Carlin Dunne, will join six-time Pikes Peak winner,Greg Tracy, in an effort to defend the title for Ducati. … Read entire article »
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Test ride: 2012 Honda ST1300 ABS Sport Tourer
“Honda’s ST1300 ABS: An Ideal Sport Tourer” Honda’s 2012 ST1300 Sport Tourer hits the sweet spot when hitting the open road. If like myself, you find that laying over the tank of an all-out sport bike with your upper body weight pressing on your wrists and holding your head up to see where you’re headed isn’t as much fun as it used to be, then you probably ought to start shopping for a multi-purpose Sport Touring … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2012 Harley-Davidson FLTRX Road Glide Custom
2012 Harley-Davidson FLTRX Road Glide Custom” One Slick Custom Bagger By Arv Voss If you’ve never ridden a Harley-Davidson Road Glide before, or if it’s been a while, do yourself a favor – swing a leg over and go for a test ride. The streamlined bagger benefited from a host of enhancements for the 2009 model year, and the big tourer continues to progressively evolve. There are some who seem to feel that both the Road Glide … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2012 Honda Rebel CMX250C
“Honda’s 2012 Rebel CMX250C: A Rebel with a Cause” The Rebel delivers stellar fuel economy at 84 mpg If you suddenly have the desire to embrace the romance of the open road (or street for that matter) via two-wheeled transport, but lack the confidence and/or ability or, if you’re already a motorcycle rider and would like to introduce someone close to you to the freedom offered by the sport, have I got a bike for you. … Read entire article »
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Product Test: Garmin Zumo 665 Motorcycle Navigator
“Garmin’s zumo 665 Motorcycle Navigator” Be Lost no More It’s a well-known fact that real men – especially bikers, don’t stop and ask for directions, and there are just as likely female riders who fall into the same category. I myself, subscribe to the philosophy that I’m never really lost, since I always know where I am – I just don’t always know how to get to where I want or need to be. … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2012 BMW K1600 GTL
“BMW intros their first inline six-cylinder motorcycle application” BMW has long powered many of their 4-wheeled vehicles with an inline six-cylinder engine, particularly roadsters, so it seemed only prudent that the smoothness provided by such an engine configuration would be a natural application for a luxury touring motorcycle, since both share open air motoring experiences. … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2011 Suzuki GSX1250FA
“Suzuki’s GSX1250FA: Sport or Sport Touring?” Wouldn’t it be great if each of us were able to collect as many bikes as we would like? How about one for each purpose and riding scenario? Unfortunately, for most of us, that’s not an option due to the recent downturn in our nation’s economy and progressively rising fuel costs that seems to have impacted the majority of the country’s population. … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2011 Honda CBR 250R
“Honda’s CBR250R: An excellent entry sportbike” So, you’re thinking about taking up the sport of motorcycling, or perhaps you’re already a rider and would like to get a bike for a family member, so that they can share the enjoyment of the open road on two wheels. Where do you start your search for that just right ride? … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2012 Triumph Thunderbird Storm
“Triumph’s T-bird Storm delivers more power and attitude” There are many different types of motorcycles, each designed with a definitive purpose or riding style in mind, obviously intended to suit varied types of riders. Triumph offers a lineup of models in several categories including: Adventure and Touring; Roadsters and Supersport; Cruisers; and Classics. Many years ago, I used to ride a Triumph Bonneville – I don’t recall the specific model designation because it wasn’t my bike, … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2012 Yamaha Zuma 50F scooter
“Yamaha’s Zuma 50F Scooter: Affordable, practical fun” Imagine a company having enough faith and confidence in a new product’s performance potential to have the national press launch take place in the “City by the Bay” – San Francisco, with its steep hills and heavy commute traffic. Especially when the new product is a new 49cc scooter and several members of the moto-press are in excess of 220 pounds – the payload for the product in question … Read entire article »
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Test Ride: 2011 ZERO DS
“The electric alternative to fun on two wheels” ZERO motorcycles was founded by Neal Saiki, who holds a masters degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, and who formerly worked as a project manager at NASA developing high altitude research vehicles. Prior to that while in college, he set a World Aviation Record by creating the first successful human-powered helicopter. Saiki spent years designing award-winning, world-class mountain bikes for Santa Cruz Mountain … Read entire article »
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2011 Kawasaki Ninja 1000
“2011 Kawasaki’s Ninja 1000: Great for Naked Sport” My first track-day experience came several years ago at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Whoops, make that Infineon Raceway. It was a Keith Code school sponsored by Kawasaki and the school bikes were Kawa Ninja 6Rs, which proved to be too small for my lanky frame. As a result, I was granted the use of a Z1000 for the track exercises. As it turned out, the … Read entire article »
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2011 Victory Highball
“Victory High-Ball: An old school ride for Tarzan or Cheetah” Victory, the self-proclaimed new American motorcycle, ahs stepped outside their normal styling box, no doubt to do battle with Harley-Davidson’s Crossbones model which also hearkens back to a more nostalgic era of two-wheeled transport. Victory’s entry into this arena is called the High-Ball. … Read entire article »
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2011 Victory Zach Ness Vegas
“Zach Ness customizes the 2011 Victory Vegas 8-Ball” The third Ness Signature Series custom ride All Victory motorcycles, regardless of the genre or category that they might be pigeonholed into, tend to personify highly customized, turnkey units right off the showroom floor. Last year saw the addition of two new touring models – the Victory Cross Roads and Victory Cross Country along with the enhancements made to the rest of the Victory stable. … Read entire article »
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