Equipped with the same Kymco-made single-cyinder and concentric gearbox output shaft/swingarm pivot as the BMW G450X, these new Husqvarnas are sort of an Italian supermoto based on a German dirt bike. The SMR449 and 511 are more than just slick … Continued
2010 is a weird year for Milan’s EICMA motorcycle show. The Italians are building a cruiser while the British are busy copying the Germans. One Italian company forgot what beauty was and the other reminded everyone that Italy makes the … Continued
Out of all the bikes at the EICMA show — including the Diavel, F3 and Triumph Tiger 800 — it’s the Aprilia Tuono V4R that really needs a closer look. Not because it’s a complicated bike — a “naked” version … Continued
Honda had highs and lows at last weeks EICMA show in Milan. High being the CBR600F, a more practical version of the Hornet that sits somewhere between that and the CBR600RR in the Honda range. Low being the V4 Crosstourer, … Continued
While we may be giving Triumph a hard time for over promising on the Tiger 800 and they may be going around telling people I’m “poisonous,” we remain huge fans of their products. With only a couple exceptions, Triumph’s motorcycles … Continued
It seems like we’ve endlessly poored over every conceivable detail of the Triumph Tiger 800 and Triumph Tiger 800 XC while Triumph conducted the most ridiculous and transparent wannabe-viral marketing campaign ever. On Tuesday, the bikes — which look pretty … Continued
The big fear when images of the Triumph Daytona 675R leaked with no information was that the Ohlins suspension would be the cheap OEM stuff that’s more about bling than it is mechanical upgrade. Well stop worrying, what you’re looking … Continued