A polite question on the Suzuki Inazuma 250

According to Suzuki, this brand new Inazuma 250 is supposed to ignite ‘the spark for your inner engine.’ But how waterproof is that sparkling feeling on the first day of Japan’s rainy season? Suzuki’s new quarter liter, made in China, … Continued

Spy Photos: Honda CBR500 and CB500

What you’re looking at here could utterly transform the face of motorcycling. “Redline,” a member of CBR250.net claims to have taken these photos at a presentation at Honda’s manufacturing facility in Thailand, saying they show the 2013 Honda CBR500 and … Continued

The CBR250R gets dirty

Ridden a Honda CBR250R yet? You should, it’ll utterly change the way you think about size. It matters, yes, but not in the way you think. By being smaller, lighter and simpler than most other modern motorcycles, it recaptures a … Continued

Mad Men and Motorcycling

Oh how bubbles burst. We North Americans are used to the popping sound that accompanies the sudden destruction of a previously cherished truth. We understand the consequences of calling bullshit when we see it, like Bostonians did in 1776 when … Continued

New colors for the 2013 Honda CBR250R

For 2013, the Honda CBR250R is mechanically unaltered, but gains four handsome new colors. Plain black and plain red look classy, the tri-color looks racy and, for the legions of teenage MotoGP fans in America (we’re assuming there’s still one … Continued

A car hit me!

Riding up the 101 to the Honda NC700X launch the other day, I was cruising through congested highway traffic when, all of a sudden, a Town Car veered wildly into me without warning. This was the first of two incidents … Continued