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Avon 3D Ultra Radial Tires Testing new sportbike tires in less than ideal...
Avon Tires produced its first motorcycle tire in 1911, and a century later, the small yet highly specialized U.K.-based company remains one of the most prominent names in the business. Avon has always...
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“We Ride the Seven Secret Bikes of Japan” Revisited – 50th Anniversary Riding...
It all began because we didn’t have anything else to put on the cover. Paul Dean had been editor at Cycle World for just three months, his arrival having ended an internal cold war over editorial...
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Godzilla – World’s Coolest Bikes No GSX-R1000 has ever been as pure a monster...
The high watermark. The last of the pure superbikes. Unexpurgated. The pinnacle. All downhill from here… K5: Seldom has a consonant and number pairing had such significance in the motorcycle world as...
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Schuberth S2 fullface Helmet – New Product Ideas
Schuberth Helmets Press release: German 'head protection technology' company, Schuberth, announces the latest offering to its motorcycle helmet collection - the S2 full face helmet. After ramping up...
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PSR 2-Up Passenger Bar – New Product Ideas
“Hang on, baby!” If you’ve been a passenger on a motorcycle, especially a high-performance model, you’ve probably heard those words before. If you were lucky, you’d already wrapped your arms around...
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Tuners: The Men Behind the Machines Carruthers, Kanemoto, Johnson, Leonard,...
I’ve been fortunate to have had conversations over the years with some of roadracing’s top builders. At Talladega in 1974, all of the factory Yamaha TZ750As were violently unstable in Friday practice;...
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Casey Stoner Stops Spanish Dominance In Jerez Jorge Lorenzo continues to lead...
Casey Stoner gambled on bike setup and tire choice for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Spain and won his first MotoGP race at the Circuit of Jerez. Last year’s race-winner and series points-leader, Yamaha’s...
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MV Agusta GP 500 Everything old is new again.
In addition to their great contributions to the development of the new 675 F3, HRT engineers Ezio and Maurizio Mascheroni and Enrico Sironi created a perfect copy of Giacomo Agostini’s...
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MotoGP Estoril Preview The tightest circuit on the calendar offers many...
Unlike ancient classic circuits such as Spa or Monza, Estoril in Portugal is one of the modern “compact” circuits, crowding 13 turns, a 3240-foot straight and a 130-mph last turn into today’s bullring...
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French MotoGP Preview Will Ducati deliver at Le Mans?
This coming weekend is the fourth round of the 2012 MotoGP championship. The race takes place at the French Bugatti circuit, located inside the longer, 8.47-mile Sarthe course on which the legendary...
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Kevin Schwantz on Casey Stoner The 1993 500cc world champion reacts to the...
Kevin Schwantz left Grand Prix racing in 1995 in part because he could no longer ride in the manner in which he had become accustomed. He couldn’t lock his left wrist, which greatly affected his...
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Suzuki SV1000S – Best Used Bikes A surprisingly capable sportbike.
Years sold: 2003-2007 MSRP new: $8599 (2003) to $8699 (2007) Blue Book retail value: $3430 (2003) to $4885 (2007) Basic specs: A 996cc, 456-pound, half-faired, 90-degree V-Twin sporty bike producing...
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Spied! 2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototype! Will a GSX-R-style inline-Four replace...
Insiders tell us this is a prototype for Suzuki’s return to MotoGP in 2014. The project was, we are told, “hot for a while” and then cooled off. Now, with these photos from a test earlier this month...
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AMA Pro Road Racing Goes Live New multimedia experience will debut later this...
AMA Pro Racing has created a new streaming multimedia system to provide roadracing fans with a personalized online viewing experience. AMA Pro Live will debut during the series’ official test sessions...
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KTM RC8 R Orange bang.
There is no shortfall of compelling qualities in the sportbike category, but the Austrian-built KTM RC8 R possesses a concentration of characteristics that hit your senses with all the force of an...
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Tech Analysis: Aprilia RSV4 Factory Engine Looking at the 65-degree V-Four...
Racing has always played a major role in the life of Aprilia. The relatively small factory in Noale started its adventure in the mid-1970s and quickly became a major competitor in motocross....
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AMA ProSbK: Hayes and Cardenas on SuperBike and SportBike Poles at Laguna Seca
AMA Press Release: The AMA Pro Road Racing action is heating up in Monterey, Calif. and grids are set for tomorrow's AMA Pro SuperBike and AMA SportBike finals. Despite facing a stiff challenge from...
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LeoVince SBK Carbon Fiber – New Product Ideas
LeoVince has taken the raw beauty of carbon fiber and combined it with the functionality of heavy-duty aluminum engine guards. Combining knockdown protection with knockout aesthetics, these AMA Pro...
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Rubber Wonders Workhorses and Exotics go to battle on Dunlops.
There is no sweeter sight, we can tell you, than that of a moving van filled to the roof with the latest in track-ready rubber pulling up to your trackday (especially when the two guys making the...
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A Shout Out to the Shootout How did we wind up on this crazy starting grid,...
October, 1972: The first time the word “superbike” appears in the modern era is in editor Ivan J. Wagar’s first-ride report on the new Kawasaki Z1. With all that power, the conjecture was that the...
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