Motorcycles have become a major part of American culture, especially in recent years with the re-emergence of Harley Davidson and similar high quality bike manufacturers. In fact, many enthusiasts have more than one motorcycle at home to be used depending on what kind of riding they wish to do. Of course, when it comes time [More]

One’s been around as the only offering in its class since before some of its aspiring buyers were even born, and the other is an upstart that was practically born yesterday. One makes a strong case for its racer-boy potential and over-the-top aesthetic appeal, and the other makes the case as an all-rounder that happens [More]

The CBR125R is powered by a modern, liquid-cooled and fuel-injected SOHC 125cc Single that claims 13.5 horsepower. Admittedly, those aren’t superbike numbers, but there’s enough power to keep you ahead of city traffic and to maintain a safe pace along secondary roads. Mild hills require a downshift or two, as does turning into the wind, [More]

Motivated by a smooth-running DOHC 249cc parallel-Twin pushing a peak of 25.4 hp to the rear wheel, this 374-lb machine offers enough power to stay ahead of around-town and suburban traffic, and will top out around an indicated 100 mph or so. Its twin Keihin constant-velocity carburetors aren’t as sophisticated as the fuel-injection on the [More]

With a 200-plus-mile ride covering freeway, canyon and surface street environs, as well as several hours seat time, there was ample opportunity to get acquainted with Deluxe’s fairing and saddlebags, both of which were penned by GK Design International, located in Lakewood, California. The international design firm has done numerous projects in [More]

Net profit totaled 2.9 million euros (US$3.8 million) over the quarter, a turnaround from the loss of 4.7 million euro (US$6.2 million) reported over the first quarter of 2009. The Piaggio Group, which consists of Piaggio, Aprilia, Derbi, Gilera, Moto Guzzi, and Vespa, shipped 143,730 vehicles over the first quarter, a 19.7% increase from the [More]

In those days only the Italians or the British could make a bike that handled properly. However, they found it almost impossible to make an engine that could match the best coming from Japan. Today, only a complete bigot would claim that the Japanese haven’t got the handling game down to a pretty fine art. [More]

With new ownership came plenty of money to design new products, especially after Malaysian finance giant Hong Leong purchased the company in 1996. Work began designing a modern 1000cc powerplant, and a mere nine years later the 1000S sport model arrived in the USA. The world wasn’t really crying out for a liter-sized parallel twin, [More]

The Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) is the hottest trend in the sports car world. Now, motorcycle manufacturer Honda is the first to apply this high-end technology to the two-wheeled market as a $1500 option on its all-new VFR1200F. If you’re not familiar with Honda’s latest sport-tourer, make sure to examine the 2010 Honda VFR1200F First [More]

It was inevitable. Yamaha’s new Super Tenere was bound to be compared to BMW’s R1200GS. It should be, they’re both from the same adventure bike genre after all. The trouble is, the Beemers sell like hotcakes and there has to be a reason for that. Could the Japanese really challenge the mighty Germans to produce [More]