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Honda FSC600A3 Silver Wing

Honda FSC600A3 Silver Wing

> Remember the original Silver Wing? It wasn't a scooter; it was a motorcycle. Honda used the CX 500 transverse-mounted V-twin platform to launch their version of a slenderized touring machine, the GL500 Silver Wing Interstate. A sort of Gold Wing "lite" if you will. After

Let's Get It On

Let's Get It On

> No punches pulled, it's the stuff of which classic fights are made. In one corner we have the thoroughbred champion, a machine many regard as the finest road-going sport bike in the world today. Its clean, svelte bodywork transmits a menacing sense of purpose and a stylistic

Harley-Davidson FLHTCUI Ultra Classic Electra Glide - Long-term Evaluation

Harley-Davidson FLHTCUI Ultra Classic Electra Glide - Long-term Evaluation

> My first ride on the 2005 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic was one of those dreaded, droning highway runs on I-95/85 - from the H-D factory in York, Pennsylvania, to the RoadRUNNER offices in North Carolina - and although the plush seat and excellent sound system certainly eased the boredom

Victory Hammer

> Riding a motorcycle is cool. We all know that to be true. But riding a motorcycle that truly turns heads, that adds a whole new dimension to the feeling. Blasting down the highway somewhere outside of Minneapolis on Victory's '06 Hammer, I'm noticing the

Total Recall

> A life is a warehouse of sensations and experiences best opened and shared with as many others as possible. Whatever we choose to stock the warehouse shelves with indicates our particular passions and often leads us back to our inner selves. For me, the vintage bike experience holds a

Honda CBR100RR / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / Yamaha YFR-R1

Honda CBR100RR / Kawasaki ZX-10R / Suzuki GSX-R1000 / Yamaha YFR-R1

> The best of the best, cream of the crop, and pick of the litter are all phrases used to denote the outstanding single example of a collective. And when surveying the four 1000cc supersport models parked in the hotel parking lot, it quickly becomes apparent that picking the "

Honda GL1800A Gold Wing (ABS) - Long-term Evaluation

Honda GL1800A Gold Wing (ABS) - Long-term Evaluation

I've never liked Gold Wings. For years they were objects of derision. The characterizations I'd hurl in their direction included too big, too clumsy, too heavy, and the ever popular "it's nothing but a car on two wheels." On top of everything

Who You Callin' Scooter?

Who You Callin' Scooter?

> In America, more is more. Size matters. We like things big - upsized, super-sized. From Jumbo Jets to Jumbotrons, we're Dumbo for humongo. We relish taking everything to the next level. Did you ever think the Big Gulp® would get bigger? Me neither. Well, now you can

2005 Triumph Sprint 1050ST

2005 Triumph Sprint 1050ST

> I'm stuck behind a line of cars following a dawdling farm tractor along the winding A259 road between Rye and Hastings in East Sussex, England. A gap appears in the oncoming flow: time to test the new 1050 Sprint ST's acceleration. Staying in third gear,

BMW K1200S

It's rare air up in the hyper-tourer stratosphere. You've got the Suzuki Hayabusa, the Kawasaki ZX-12R, the discontinued-stateside Blackbird, and now, the BMW K1200S has joined the fray. Never known for speed and acceleration, the K series is nonetheless my favorite line of Beemers, and the

Victory Kingpin Deluxe

Victory Kingpin Deluxe

> The appeal of a big, American-made motorcycle is undeniable. Anybody who's thrown a leg over of one of these iron horses will attest to the thrill derived from that intoxicating staccato of the pistons doing their thing. There's also that throb coming through the handlebars,

Kawasaki Z750S

> Many of you who have been riding for a while may remember the UJM days. Universal Japanese Motorcycle, a term often used derisively back in the 70s and early 80s to describe those 'standard' machines that arrived on U.S. shores in droves. Though lacking the mystique

Review:1968 Royal Enfield Interceptor TT Mk1A

Review:1968 Royal Enfield Interceptor TT Mk1A

> Jim Stothard wasn't looking for a motorcycle when he heard about the Royal Enfield his boss had in storage. He wasn't even sure what an Enfield was. But the idea of buying it wouldn't go away. It took two years of needling and

2006 Harley-Davidson VRSCR

2006 Harley-Davidson VRSCR

The whispers began almost immediately. No sooner had the motojournalists finished wiping their lips after their first taste of the V-Rod at its introduction in 2001, than they began licking their chops at the prospect of a Revolution-powered, pure performance bike. Oh sure, the V-Rod was one heck of a

The World of the Triumph Thruxton 900

The World of the Triumph Thruxton 900

The Thruxton 900 is a tribute to the days when a motorcycle was about rebellion and freedom, instead of a fat wallet. Welcome to an England of a bygone era. Thruxton Race Circuit The first race was held at a former air base in Hampshire in 1952. In 1968, it

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R vs. Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R vs. Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

> I felt an adrenaline rush simply from reading Christian's e-mail message, "Eric, could you do a test ride for us as soon as you return from Thailand? Hayabusa vs. ZX-12R. Please let me know." Talk about an offer I couldn't refuse! In my

Honda VTX1800R

> All right, all of you cruiser guys can line up to give me a moto-wedgie for what I'm about to say, but I'll say it anyway. Seven-hundred-and-fifty pounds of dry mass on a two-wheeled chassis is heavy. Yeah, yeah, sure...I can hear all you

Yamaha Majesty

> Webster's definition of 'majesty' begins many sage enumerations with "sovereign power, authority, or dignity." Lofty implications, those. But Yamaha appears not at all concerned. Appropriated, these terms laud a lithe arrival in the Court of Maxi-Scooters. And even though it's ceding

Suzuki SV650s / Triumph Speed Four / Yamaha FZ6

Suzuki SV650s / Triumph Speed Four / Yamaha FZ6

> Here in the good old US of A, it's no secret we like things big. Need an example? Just look at the recent spate of big honkin' pavement-churning machines on display at your local bike shop - 1600, 1800, 2000cc and more. Is this really necessary?

Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad

Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad

As so often happens, I'm sitting in this huge plane getting ready to fly between Charlotte and L.A., and I'm wondering: When did they build the first of these Jumbos? More then 30 years ago. It's 2005 and this bird looks the same.

Just right: Suzuki's Practical Classic

Just right: Suzuki's Practical Classic

Once upon a time (and this is no fairytale), a motorcycle was just a motorcycle. It came from the factory in one flavor - plain vanilla. What you did with it after that was up to you. To go touring, you could add a rack and a pair of panniers;

998cc Black Shadow - A fine motorbike

998cc Black Shadow - A fine motorbike

> In our motorcycle-besotted, pre-license teen years, my buddies and I traded hyperbole like marbles. A Gold Star would do 90 miles per hour in first gear; a 650 Panther revved so slowly, it only fired once every streetlight; a 500 Velocette would pitch you over the handlebars if it

Benelli TnT 1130

Benelli TnT 1130

> The name is explosive, the design aggressive, the engine eruptive, and the sum total is the Benelli TnT 1130, one of the sharpest bikes on the market. The martial names concocted by motorcycle marketing specialists are legion. The Brutale, the thunderous Tuono and the explosive TnT are but a

Kawasaki Concours - Long-term Evaluation

Kawasaki Concours - Long-term Evaluation

> Since its introduction in 1986, the largely unchanged Kawasaki Concours has inspired a loyal, some would say fanatical, following. The Concours Owners Group (COG) is well represented from coast to coast and beyond. This crew motors out of the woodwork for practically every motorcycle show and consistently show themselves

Little Big Scoot

Little Big Scoot

> Still kind of new to this scooter thing, I have to constantly remind myself to temper my skepticism. I know for a fact that 250cc motorcycles do just fine as commuter machines and can hold their own on the open road. Why, then, am I so quick to scoff