No springs! How KYB’s Pneumatic Spring Fork works

The difference between a traditional front fork (left) and the new KYB PSF (right) is immediately obvious: no springs. Shifting both spring duties to compressed air allows a radical simplification of the fork mechanism, reducing parts count and, as a … Continued

Honda CRF250L coming to US, priced at $4,499

At more than $2,000 cheaper than the Yamaha WR250R, the Honda CRF250L will be sold in the US as a 2013 model. The all-new bikes takes advantage of low-cost manufacturing at the same factory in Thailand that produces the CBR250R … Continued

RideApart 6: Flat Track racing for beginners

Jamie Robinson and Wes take bananas to a gunfight, entering 9hp Honda CRF100F and XR100 trail bikes in The Hooligan Derby’s “Run Whatcha’ Brung” flat track race at Ventura Raceway. It’s their first time on a dirt oval.

The next great Honda in action

At lunch on Saturday, Sean said he couldn’t understand why I was being so positive about this Honda CRF250L. His argument was that it weighs over 300lbs and makes only 23bhp. Therefore we should dismiss it as irrelevant; it just … Continued

The next great Honda?

A list of awesome things: Honda CBR250R, riding off-road, low prices, accessible performance, lightweight bikes. Now imagine combining all those into a single product. We give you this new Honda CRF250L. Currently planned for Asia and Europe only, Thai manufacturing … Continued

Mick Doohan’s big bang and other motorcycle art

To create this homage to the era of Mick Doohan GP domination, Australian artist Eamon O’Toole created an exact replica of the “big bang” NSR500 from period photos and magazine articles, before deconstructing it and suspending it inside Brisbane’s Ipswich … Continued

Is this the next Honda Ruckus?

Unveiled at the Bangkok Motor Show this morning, this Zoomer X is Honda Thailand’s take on a replacement for the popular 50cc scooter known as the Ruckus in the US. In production for a decade now, the current Zoomer still … Continued