Posts Tagged ‘bike’
The 2010 KTM 530 EXC Review
June 30th, 2010 | 
Author: Dual-sport bikes, by definition, are masters of none. Traditionally softened, civilized and neutered, they have never turned on hardcore riders. That left dirt bikers scrambling to jump through licensing loopholes to get adequate lighting and license plates strapped to their competition enduro or motocross bikes. In a bold move KTM released its ever-popular four-stroke EXC line with full DOT certification a few years ago. The latest incarnation of that popular breed is the 2010 KTM 530 EXC.
Posted in KTM | 
Tags: adequate lighting, bike, china shop, clutch, dirt, dirt bike, dirt bikers, DOT, dual sport bikes, Eastern Enduro, engine, EXC, four stroke, hydraulic clutch, knobby, knobby tires, KTM, minimal work, Mo, motocross bikes, street, suspension | 
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The 2010 Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight Review
The Sportster is a cornerstone of Harley-Davidson’s empire.
It’s been a part of the annual lineup in one form or another since the late ‘50s and shows no signs of going away. Seems the Milwaukee brand knows a good thing when it has it. (For the sake of this article let’s just pretend that Buell still exists!)
Posted in Harley-Davidson |
Tags: bike, evolution, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Harleys, lever, low brow, MILWAUKEE, Nightster, part, peanut tank, seat heights, seven models, solo saddle, sporster, Sportster, sportster models, sportsters, Sporty, tire, turn signals |
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The 2009 Yamaha TMAX Scooter Review
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, swims like a duck…it might not be a duck. It could be a particularly duck-like loon. In the case of Yamaha’s quirky TMAX super-scooter, it’s a loon that can fly faster, dive deeper and honk the crap out of any duck on two flippers. Leaving feathery analogies behind completely, the TMAX is the fastest, best-handling scooter I’ve ridden, and in fact may be in my top ten for best-handling streetbikes. Period.
“But it’s a scooter,” you say, “how can this be?”
Posted in Yamaha |
Tags: bike, Billy Barty, California, Central Valley, disc brakes, dual disc, duck, duck quacks, fork tubes, front, fruit, Kevin Foley, L.A, mild steel, paint schemes, race replica, radial tires, scooter, sportbike, steel tubes, swingarm, t touch, TMAX, transmission, Yamaha |
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The 2010 Aprilia SXV 5.5 First Ride
Have you ever envisioned riding a top AMA Motocross team’s pumped-up and highly-tuned race bike on road rubber? Well now you can. And legally in all 50 U.S. states! Say hello to the Aprilia SXV 5.5. The $9499 SXV 5.5 is the Italian motorcycle manufacturer’s top-shelf Supermoto racer cloaked in full street-legal attire and seemingly designed to break every single traffic law in existence. Don’t say we didn’t warn you…
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Posted in Aprilia |
Tags: AMA Motocross, aprilia sxv, bike, button, coolant temperature, dirt world, Don, engine, Flip, Fuel, inch seat, italian motorcycle manufacturer, legal attire, moto bikes, motocross team, rpm, seat, supercross track, SXV, system, throttle, transmission, U.S. |
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The 2010 Kawasaki ER-6n
Posted in Kawasaki |
Tags: bike, brake, commuter traffic, cylinder, design, Don, emission regulations, engine, flyscreen, frame, Fuel, fuel economy, instrument pod, Kawasaki, lightweight frame, package, power, rear shock, skilled surgeon, suspension settings, torquey, twin |
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