Since it’s a story we’ve covered laboriously for months, it won’t be a surprise to you that the 2013 Triumph Street Triple is relocating its exhaust down low, a change made possible because they had to alter it to meet … Continued
Yamaha has just stunned the Intermot show, taking the wraps off this totally unexpected, three-cylinder, crossplane crank, seemingly middleweight engine. Currently the equivalent of a concept car, there’s little firm detail attached to the motor aside from the above, but … Continued
There’s going to be a raft of “new” bikes this year that won’t be substantially lighter or more powerful than the ones they replace. Witness the 2013 BMW R1200GS and now this 2013 Triumph Street Triple. While similar power and … Continued
Like exotic and vintage Italian motorcycles? Then get yourself to Glendale this weekend for Pro Italia’s annual festival of all things fast and fragile, Cafe Desmo. The annual event brings together hundreds of rare motorcycles with thousands of enthusiasts and … Continued
First there was motorcycle drifting vs car drifting and it was good. Then Nick and Ernie raced a cop car up a mountain in Oregon and it was better. Now, Ernie Vigil sets out on an epic journey aboard a … Continued
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
This is the new Triumph Tiger Explorer XC. That’s the big, 1,215cc ADV bike, not the surprisingly capable 800cc version. Where the Triumph Tiger 800 XC gains longer travel, taller, higher-quality suspension, a 21-inch front wheel and other genuine mechanical … Continued