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ST.N Ride Reports
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Ducati Diavel Review [MO.com] | 21 Feb 11 |
00:26:36 by UFO | Views: 12480 | Comments: 24
 While the Diavel is a new model, it nevertheless is comprised of many familiar Ducati components, the most prominent of which is its Testastretta 11° engine. This grunty, high-performance 1198.4cc 90-degree Twin (aka L-Twin) is sourced from the current model Multistrada. And with the exception of a new exhaust, it remains largely unchanged as used in the Diavel.
2011 Ducati Diavel exhaust
Ducati says the Diavel’s new exhaust is the key to extracting an extra 12 hp and 6.5 ft-lbs from the Testastretta 11 engine.
According to Giulio Malagoli, technical director on the Diavel project, the new Duc’s exhaust system, consisting of ...
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Ninja 1000 Review Part 1 [motorcycledaily.com] | 21 Feb 11 |
00:23:39 by UFO | Views: 17202 | Comments: 30
 After attending the press intro for Kawasaki’s new Ninja 1000, we immediately asked Kawasaki for a test unit. We will have the bike for a long-term evaluation, and will test it both in its stock form and with assorted modifications.
If you read our First Ride, you will see that we were very impressed by the Ninja 1000. Its performance is very close to a full-blown superbike, in terms of its engine, chassis and brakes. Combined with ergonomics that are more comfortable than some sport tourers, very low vibration and a trick, three-position adjustable windscreen that requires no tools (change it at the next stop light, if you desire), we cou ...
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Buell 1190RS superbike breaks cover [MCN] | 21 Feb 11 |
00:20:08 by UFO | Views: 6259 | Comments: 19
 Erik Buell Racing has finally given us a complete look at the new 1190RS sportsbike which will be shown in public this weekend in America.
The bike promises to be the first new road-legal machine produced by the innovative designer, Erik Buell, since parent company Harley-Davidson pulled the plug on Buell Motorcycles at the end of 2009.
It should be more than a match in terms of performance for the likes of the Ducati 1198 and KTM RC8R.
Soon after, Buell left Harley and founded Erik Buell Racing to hand build race-only machines as the terms of his departure prevented his manufacture of road going Buells for a period of 12 mon ...
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Diavel First Ride [Cycle Canada] | 21 Feb 11 |
00:17:25 by UFO | Views: 1756 | Comments: 0
 Standing around with other journalists after the day’s ride in the mountains near Malaga, Spain, I comment on what I believe is the new Ducati Diavel’s most successful styling element: its clean tail section with vertical lights that run underneath the passenger pad. “Oh, you must be joking,” said a testy American standing alongside, “it’s a great looking bike except for the hideous tail end.” And on it went. Everybody had an opinion and no one agreed on anything, except for this: if you set aside its looks and talk about its function, what Ducati has done with the Diavel is astonishing.
Here’s why: to design a bike around a 240 mm rear t ...
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BMW K1600GT review [ashonbikes.com] | 20 Feb 11 |
15:51:19 by UFO | Views: 19475 | Comments: 80
Kevin Ash has had a chance to throw a leg over BMW's new uber-tourer and write up his thoughts for us. There's a snippet below as well as a link to the entire review on his website. BMW has trodden a narrow line in its extensive build-up to the new K1600GT and K1600GTL models. The Germans haven’t quite told us – as Honda did with the VFR1200F – that the new six-cylinder machines were going to change motorcycling for the next decade, but simply by listing and explaining the array of new technology the bikes can boats, they’ve managed to whet appetites, fuel excitement and more pragmatically, generate quite a few orders already,  |
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A BMW Motorcycle Story | 17 Jan 11 |
11:14:07 by UFO | Views: 11045 | Comments: 47
Stumbled upon this on YouTube. A short and sweet story about a boy and his father's BMW. Video below... This is a photo story of my father's 1958 BMW R50:
Boy meets girl, gets married, buys motorcycle. Rides it for 60,000 miles and has accident when wife is pregnant with 3rd child. (me) Wife orders motorcycle to be taken off road until all her children are grown and on their own. One day when bike is moved to a different storage location, son sits on bike and dreams of being a Jedi Master like his father. Couple grows old together and bike is not ridden for 40 years. Husband is now a grandfather of 7 and married for 50 years, when he dies of a stroke at age 71.
Son looks over the old rotting machine and finds note attached ...
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Indian Himalayans, 2 Royal Enfields, monsoon season: Maybe not the best idea... | 06 Dec 10 |
06:16:24 by lightcycle | Views: 4762 | Comments: 16
This last September, my wife and I rented two Royal Enfields in Delhi and made our way into the Indian Himalayas. We had miscalculated the length of the Indian monsoon season and suffered dearly through most of the trip because of it. But that was the least of our worries... We kept an extensive blog of our troubles... I mean travels, which can be found here: http://www.ridedot.com. Here is an excerpt: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Sep 15, 2010: Rohtang PassAnxious not to have a repeat of our last riding day, ...
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2011 Honda Crossrunner 800 models unveiled | 02 Nov 10 |
21:46:18 by UFO | Views: 39082 | Comments: 129
Note that this model is powered by the 782cc VTEC that powered the previous generation of VFRs. This is not a new engine configuration, nor does this model use the new 1200cc engine. Honda did unveil a more "adventure" oriented Crossrunner that is powered by the 1200 (see 3rd picture below). North American bound? Seems like that's always the common question when a new model is released. It shouldn't be.  800cc Crossrunner  800cc Crossrunner  1200cc Crosstourer concept  20 ...
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