Norton Motorcycles Announces Successful Completion of U.S. EPA and CARB Durability Testing
Press Release
August 28, 2012
Norton Motorcycles reached an important milestone this week with the successful completion of the durability and emission testing for its Commando 961 series of motorcycles. With the Certification Lab’s successful completion and compliance report, the challenging technical testing portion of the approval... Read more »
2012 BMW G 650 GS Sertão Road Test
Greg Drevenstedt
April 3, 2012
Sertão is Portuguese for hinterlands or back country, particularly the arid badlands of northeastern Brazil, the sort of place the new offroad-ready G 650 GS Sertão is designed to explore. From 2000-2010, the rock-hopping variant of BMW’s F 650 GS was called the Dakar, after the legendary rally that... Read more »
2011 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V SE Road Test
Kevin Wing
December 28, 2011
Like the chicken or the egg, one wonders what Moto Guzzi decided upon first—the Griso moniker for this motorcycle or its unique design. If the former, I can imagine the artisans at Marabese Design near Milan scratching their heads a bit at first, pondering what a motorcycle named after a muscular bodyguard... Read more »
2011 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V SE Road Test
Rider Magazine
December 15, 2011
photography by Kevin Wing This 2011 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V SE Road Test was originally published in the January 2012 issue of Rider magazine] Apparel: Helmet: HJC Symax II / Jacket & Pants: Olympia Moto Sports Airglide / Boots: Cortech Solution Like the chicken or the egg, one wonders what Moto Guzzi... Read more »
2012 BMW G 650 GS Sertão – First Look
Mark Tuttle
October 20, 2011
In much the same way BMW produced a more offroad worthy (and subsequently very popular) F 650 GS twin with its F 650 GS Dakar, now the German company has announced it will offer a “dirtier” version of its entry-level G 650 GS single called the G 650 GS Sertão. Named after a desert in northern... Read more »
More 2012 Ducatis
Press Release
October 6, 2011
In addition to the new Streetfighter 848, Ducati will offer new versions of two of its popular bikes. The Ducati Multistrada enters 2012 as the company’s top-selling family, which includes the Multistrada 1200, 1200 S Sport Pikes Peak Special Edition and 1200 S Touring. In addition to the currently... Read more »
2011 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive Road Test
Rider Magazine
October 6, 2011
[This 2011 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive Road Test was originally published in the October 2011 issue of Rider magazine] photography by Kevin Wing Helmet: Bell Revolver / Jacket & Pants: Firstgear / Boots: TCX Over the past few years we’ve tested quite a few machines with “automatic” transmissions:... Read more »
2011 Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V Road Test
Rider Magazine
September 20, 2011
[This 2011 Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V Road Test was originally published in the September 2011 issue of Rider] photography by Kevin Wing Mama mia, look at it lean! The centerstand no longer scrapes but the sidestand will drag on the left side moments after the peg feeler. Still, you can go deep on the neutral-handling... Read more »
2011 Can-Am Spyder RS-S Road Test
Rider Magazine
September 14, 2011
[This 2011 Can-Am Spyder RS-S road test was originally published in the September 2011 issue of Rider magazine] by Greg Drevenstedt, photography by Kevin Wing Hustling the Can-Am Spyder RS-S down a curvy road is an experience like no other, a full-body workout that is the most fun you can have on three... Read more »
Ducati Reveals 2012 Streetfighter 848
Rider Magazine
September 12, 2011
Ducati’s first new-bike entry for 2012 is the Streetfighter 848, a brand-new addition to the Italian manufacturer’s naked sportbike family. Details are few so far, but Ducati says the lil’ Streetfighter is based upon a new 848 Testastretta 11° engine and chassis with revised ergonomics... Read more »
