Honda’s Littlest Regular-Size Bike: 2016 CB300F
We’ve ridden a lot of li’l bikes in the last year: Yamaha’s R3 and SR400, the latest Ninja 300, and both the KTM Duke and RC 390, so you may have caught this line before. Little bikes are fun.
Magni-fique: Brent Lenehan’s BSA Triple-Powered Magni R3
My footsteps echo as I walk into Brent Lenehan’s garage in Alameda. Rows of new and old motorcycles sit in various states of assembly. Brent greets me and his voice booms in the huge space. What was once the lo... Read More...
Versatility in Motion: Kawasaki’s Brilliant Versys 1000 LT
But the Versys delivers. Loads of cargo? Check—tons of space. Smiles? Yep, for miles—it’s a blast to ride, in no small part because the intake makes a glorious racket when you twist the throttle with abandon. Loud exhausts are dead—long live intake whoosh.
Greased Frightening: Lightning Motorycycle’s Scary-Fast LS-218
If you’re like many motorcyclists, you’ve been casually dismissing electric motorcycles as “not viable”—not enough range, too heavy, too expensive, and so on.
But maybe you’ve perked up your ears a bit of la... Read More...
CRF’s Up! CRF250L Long-term Project Update 2
It's been a while since our last CRF project bike update, October, actually. In case you don’t follow our every move with the intensity of a Harry Potter fan, let’s recap: our mission, which we have apparently ... Read More...
Back to Square 800: 2014 Honda Interceptor Review
After 700+ miles on this beautiful machine, the conclusion I came to was this: Honda’s 2014 Interceptor, while lovely and excellent in many ways, is sort of a bike without a rider—or at least without a lot of riders.
2015 CBR300R First Ride: Thumpin’ to Talk About
How much motorcycle do you need? How much power, how much performance? Are you experienced or a beginner? What’s your budget for gas, insurance and (a biggie) tires?
The answer is a question (well, actually,... Read More...
CRF ‘n’ Turf: CRF250L Long-term Project Update 1
Last month, you met our long-term project CRF250L, and heard some vague promises about good stuff to come. In case you missed that intro, our plan is a long-term experiential project, something like “How to Tak... Read More...
CRF-in Safari: Our 2014 CRF250L Project Begins
You’ve heard us talk about how much fun small bikes are. You’ve also heard us talk about how riding in the dirt is a good way to improve your street skills, not to mention have a hell of a lot of fun. So this m... Read More...
