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Yamaha TMAX XP500

Take it to the max Sporty scooting? Why not? The TMAX has usually been considered as the sporty one among the maxi (over about 250cc) scooters, and the 2008 model takes that concept to the […]

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Kawasaki’s Cruisers

Riding the range Words: The ARR crew Photos: Nick Wood Rudi from Kawasaki usually has something interesting to say when he rings up. This time it was even more interesting than usual. “Hey, Bear,” he […]

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Triumph Thunderbird

What’s in a badge? Hinckley’s latest wins hearts and minds The near-sainted Edward Turner and I have at least one thing in common. We don’t always get it right. When Turner sketched the Ariel Square […]

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Honda FireBlade

A whole New Cut John Arens tackles the Island aboard Honda’s newest, sharpest ’Blade The first CBR was introduced back in early ’90s when we thought technology was sooo advanced. Well, it’s come along way […]

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Moto Guzzi Norge

Northerly coming Good for any compass direction You have to hand it to the Italians. They try to make the English language work, they really do. But when you read a press release that tells […]

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Big Green goes Greek

Big Green goes Greek Clearly, someone at Kawasaki was thinking Greek when it came time to reincarnate the ER-6f The ancient Greeks picked up the theory of the four humors from the Egyptians and ran […]

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Triumph Bonnevilles

Edward Turner was a dab hand in motorcycle design, numbering the Ariel Square Four and the Triumph Speed Twin (later to grow into the Bonneville) among his, um, triumphs. But did you know he was […]

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Ducati Streetfighter S

Street smart It takes some learning, but the payoff is spectacular I was lucky enough to be among the international press contingent that saw the Streetfighter for the first time at the Milan motorcycle show […]

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Triumph Thunderbird Storm

Rider on the Storm It’s black and it’s MEAN! Hear the rumble … PHOTOS: Lou Martin Thundering into the market is the 1700cc Triumph Thunderbird that everyone wanted, and it’s called the Storm. It packs […]