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Dunlop Roadsmart Tires 2008

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Dunlop has worked hard on the development of its Roadsmart sport touring tire and after a day of testing the rubber during a deluged day in Malibu, CA, we came away impressed with its effort. The goal was to create a sport-touring tire that features class-leading handling in dry conditions, excellent wet weather performance and […]

Suzuki unveil 2008 MotoGP contender

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Suzuki has unveiled the new 2008 factory GSV-R machine Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi will debut in less than a month’s time in the historic night race in Qatar.
The second generation 800cc prototype, codenamed XRG1, has undergone a major overhaul during the winter, with Suzuki looking to build on a successful 2007 campaign that gave […]

Triumph Speed Triple 2008

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Triumph’s class-leading Speed Triple has received a subtle but significant makeover.
Here’s what Roland Brown thinks of the result from the world launch in the Canary Islands.
“The old phrase ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ could have been coined just for Triumph’s Speed Triple.

Since its launch back in 1994 it’s remained THE naked bike par […]

Polaris Outlaw 525 IRS 2008

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Sitting atop a rise in the trail in Tennessee Mountain, Oregon (miles from anywhere) and surrounded by snow-covered rocks, we were struck with a thought: Polaris’ Outlaw lives up to its name. This bad-ass machine breaks all of the rules of sport quads, will go just about anywhere, and truly looks the part with a […]

BRP Apache ATV Track

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Apache Track Facts:
Weighing in at just a bit over 68 lbs per track set (rear came in right at 68lbs and the fronts at 70lbs to be exact), a person is adding a fair amount of weight to ones machine compared to tires / rims.

Considering the aluminum wheels and tire combination that comes with the […]

Honda Corona Extra CBR600RR 2007

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

To say Honda raised the bar within the middleweight sportbike segment would be an understatement.In our 2007 Supersport Shootout V, the ‘07 CBR600RR stood head and shoulders above the other Japanese 600cc offerings. Name the category and the Honda had it locked. Since completing that test, we’ve logged hundreds of additional track miles on the […]

Suzuki Bandit 1250 Grand Touring

Monday, January 14th, 2008

The Grand Touring is based on the standard Bandit 1250 model, but features extras which include a full fairing, a luggage system and a Garmin Zumo GPS system. These extras add up to £1500(3000$ USD) over the standard ABS model.
The motorcycle will have a recommended retail price of just £6,799(13600$ USD) . Only £1000(2000$ USD) […]

Pirelli Diablo Rosso - First Ride

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Tires are the intermediary between a fastest lap and a trip to the gravel pit. And with Japan, Italy, England, Germany and now even the U.S. producing 1000cc-plus motorcycles that crank out upwards of 130 horses to the rear wheel, the time has come for a new generation street tire that can handle those mega-power […]

Bikers Wintergear

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

Ducati 848 2008 Update.

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

A middleweight Ducati Superbike is not exactly a new concept, so why is there so much buzz about the release of the 2008 Ducati 848 Superbike?
At first glance the 848 appears to be a de-tuned and rebadged 1098. In fact, the new bike shares the majority of its basic architecture with the 1098, but at […]