2009 November | Luxury And Superb Rider

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1984 Hesketh V1000

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Filed under: SuperBike Review

Hesketh was never big. If anything it was pitifully small — only a few hundred V1000s sold worldwide, but the same can't ...

Pre-Ride Check List

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Filed under: Cruiser Lab

Before you take a 100mph ride on your freshly rebuilt Classic it's sensible to make some final checks of your handiwork. ...

Pre-Ride Check List

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Filed under: Cruiser Lab

Before you take a 100mph ride on your freshly rebuilt Classic it's sensible to make some final checks of your handiwork. ...

Carbtune Pro

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Filed under: Cruiser Lab

There are a variety of options in synchronizing devices, from homemade to high- tech. We evaluated the Morgan Carbtune Pro. Technically this device is ...

Munch URS

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Filed under: Legendary

This Munch URS 500/four was one of two bikes assembled by the German Munch factory for the 1970 Grand Prix season. It ...

Still The Best – Triumph Engi...

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To keep the rain and dirt off the trousers it had a broadly valance front fender and heavily skirted rear wheel enclosure, which was ...

Archive for September, 2009

Born in : 1972 Current Machine : Kawasaki I’m really into the old stuff, and this is a beautiful thing. It's a he honor to ride a bike with such a fantastic history. I've been a bike since I was three years-old. ...

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SUZUKI GS-1000 (1978-1983)

What it is: Careful copy of the Kawasaki Zl engine installed in the best big- bike chassis of the era. Murdered the Z-1000 on road and track. Can be tuned to produce monster power with little loss of longevity. Others in its family tree: Developed from the ...

Documented In: Classic Bike

Harley Davidson Ultra (Part 2)

Touring also involves packing, and in my opinion the Harley-Davidson TourPak trunk is the best single piece of motorcycle luggage ever devised. It includes an integral passenger backrest, and because it opens to the side the passenger does not need to scissors forward ...

Documented In: Rider-Mania

Kawasaki-mania

Kawasaki has complemented Versys 650 and Concours 14 models with several additional all-new bikes, including three Ninjas and a 250 dual-sport. At the top of the power heap is the ZX-14, which received powertrain revisions in order to meet tougher Euro III emissions ...

Documented In: SuperBike Review