I heaved a shuddering sigh about Ireland today. There is heaviness all around, from my family home to the gym and shops across the city. We lost someone today, one of those rare people who made the phrase ‘the best of us’ perfectly appropriate; No exaggeration or shallow words. Glen Hansard was truly the best
What type of motorcycle rider are you? At first glance, this may seem to be a relatively simple question. Maybe you like to run for miles and stop only for fuel, or to pee, or to grab a bite to eat in a hurry. Or maybe you would prefer to wander in the woods and
Suzuki is in a strange corner in the motorcycle business. Its reputation rests on names that almost every rider recognizes, including the Hayabusa, GSX-R750, DR-Z and V-Strom. Those motorcycles earned their status by doing a particular task very well, but popularity doesn’t automatically identify a company as the most complete machine. Suzuki’s greatest all-rounder is
At first glance, the Ducati Panigale V4 R, BMW M1000 RR, Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, Yamaha YZF-R1 or Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR competing in the Superbike World Championship look almost identical to the machines sitting in the dealership. This is not a coincidence. WorldSBK rules require manufacturers to race production-based motorcycles. However, while the foundation is
Cove’s 450 Rally made its name by offering something the adventure market couldn’t get nearly enough of: a lightweight, genuinely rally-inspired motorcycle that wasn’t just a tall road bike with knobby tires and a plastic beak. Now, patent images reveal that Kove is preparing a smaller sibling, and it may be aimed at riders who
Once upon a time, Dodge made a Viper-powered motorcycle and named it “Tomahawk.” It was a V10 motorcycle, but technically it had four wheels. You still rode it like a regular bike, but there was a lot more to the whole thing. tron It has a Lightcycle vibe. Big, heavy, stupid powerful, and futuristic for
What do you really need for an adventure? The brave among us would say that the best adventure bike is the bike you already own, even if it’s just a dual sport. But for most motorcyclists, you need a bike that has enough power to cruise on the highway all day, off-road capability to handle
The drive chain is one of the most important components of any motorcycle equipped with this system. It transfers engine power to the rear wheel, tolerates high loads, variations in stress and frequent exposure to dust, water and other impurities. When looking for a new chain, it is common to find two designations: O‑ring and
Moto Guzzi will be 105 years old this year, if you can believe it! This makes it a full 25 years older than its scooter-based Piaggio Group sibling, the Vespa. To be fair, Guzzi has made a few scooters in its past, but that’s certainly not the primary thing all two-wheeler fans know it for.
There was a time when Japanese manufacturers wrote the rule book for motorcycles. He figured out how to build machines that were fast, reliable, easy to use, and strong enough to get six-digit odometer readings without any tantrums. Then Europe came up with a different idea. Maintain performance, but pile on the electronics. Suddenly, motorcycles