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“It’s got a petrol engine, son.” I’ve always imagined that scene in the future when my grandchild is in my garage asking me what the weird looking two-wheeled machine is in the corner. After all, by then we’ll probably be heading to work on hydrogen powered smart phones, if there ...
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Harley-Davidson headquarters on Milwaukee's Juneau Avenue is to America's motorcycle culture what the Capitoline Hill was to Ancient Rome. The edicts handed down from the red brick building tucked into the Martin Drive neighborhood affect thousands of people across the country, from the company's millions of customers, to its thousands ...
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Squint your eyes and ignore its patriotic color scheme, and the Honda Shadow RS ($7,999, or $8,240 for the 2012 model) just might recall a certain iconic cruiser from Harley. The Honda's prominently displayed V-twin powerplant, chrome exhaust pipes running along the right side, and exposed rear coilovers echo the ...
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Yamaha’s YZF-R1 won a World Superbike title in 2009 with Ben Spies, and no less than two American Superbike Championships on the trot under Josh Hayes. That was enough glory to put the model at the top of the liter sportbike sales charts. Accordingly, we did not expect much to ...
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My first impression of Harley-Davidson's 2012 Night Rod Special was this: I've never ridden a motorcycle that propelled me forward with such velocity. The slightly scary part was that it wasn't even that difficult. No thinking, no shifting, no timing. Just. Go. Forward. No, Harley-Davidson hasn't outfitted its latest V-Rod ...
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Most serious motorcyclists see 50cc scooters as no more than pit bikes, handy for scooting around on at tracks, but not seriously intended for real transportation tasks. To refute that notion, Yamaha invited a bunch of writers to San Francisco to take part in a city tour with 10 scenic ...
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With the weather forecast making a dry day look as likely as Charlie Sheen going straight and heading out to do some voluntary work, I made my way to the Barber racetrack in Birmingham, Alabama. After saying a silent prayer to the Gods of motorcycling, we arrived to find a ...
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For 2012 the Motor Company has introduced the new the Dyna Glide Switchback FLX model, which is actually two bikes in one. With its color-matched hard saddlebags and fork-mounted windscreen in place, the Switchback is a full-on touring motorcycle. In seconds, the saddlebags and windshield can ...
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The news that Victory would introduce a full-on Tour version of the company’s Cross Country for 2012 instantly got our attention. Not only because we liked the standard version of the bike, also because it would provide the Cross Country with better luggage capacity than its bigger Vision stablemate without ...
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Now powered by the 1100 Desmodue Evoluzione V-twin, which Ducati touts as their highest-output air-cooled engine, the Monster 1100 Evo is the ultimate version of the company’s charismatic naked-bike line.
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