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MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Toni Elias To Make American Flat Track Debut
Cycle World - By Matthew Miles
MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Toni Elias will make his American Flat Track competition debut on Saturday, October 7, at the Cycle Gear American Flat …
Riding Impression of the 1999 Buell S3
Cycle World - Staff
This article was originally published in the June-July 1999 issue of Cycle World's Big Twin Magazine. When you think of touring bikes, you likely …
2018 Honda CB650F Review
Cycle World - By Brody Cox
When Honda’s CBR650F first made it to US shores back in 2014, its goal was to try and close a gap in the market between the beginner-friendly CBR500R …
Jonathan Rea Makes It Three In A Row With Victory In France
Cycle World - By Kevin Cameron
Jonathan Rea clinched the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship on a Kawasaki ZX-10RR—his third in as many years—by setting pole and winning race one …
Lauren Trantham Rode 10,118 Miles Around the US Raising Awareness and Funding to End Human Sex Trafficking
Cycle World - Gaz Boulanger
Exactly one year ago Lauren Trantham began a 10,118-mile motorcycle trip throughout the US from her home in southern Oregon on a 2007 Ducati Monster …
The New 2018 Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black Shows Off The Bobber’s Bad Side
Cycle World - By Steve Anderson
Triumph was surprised with how well the Bonneville Bobber was received: “It was the fastest-selling motorcycle [as measured by first 30-day …
The All-New 2018 Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster Is Triumph’s Version Of The Perfect Cruiser
Cycle World - By Steve Anderson
What is a custom motorcycle when it isn’t made by a heritage American motorcycle company or a clone of one of those companies’ products? That’s a …
Nicky Hayden Accident Remains Under Investigation In Italy
Cycle World - Bruno dePrato
Nicky Hayden’s tragic death this past May saddened the motorcycling world, but the traffic accident that led to his fatal injuries was quickly …
4 Reasons Sportbikes Get Poor Fuel Mileage
Cycle World - Kevin Cameron
“Why does my sportbike get such poor fuel mileage?” is a question we are asked all the time. Sometimes the questioner adds that the family four-door …
Championship On A Budget
Cycle World - Scott Rybarik
Nick’s Note: Last year Scott Rybarik went crazy! The 43-year-old went club racing on a lightly modded R6 on street tires. No data acquisition, no …
A Weekend With Pro Skater Steve Caballero And His Custom Indian Scout Bobber
Cycle World - By Sean MacDonald
Steve Caballero is one of the simplest yet most complex humans on the planet. On one hand, he’s quite possibly the nicest man you’ll ever meet. He …
Why The Suter 500 GP Replica Has Throttle Body Injection
Cycle World - Kevin Cameron
Thinking about Suter Racing’s MMX500 offering—its $130,000 replica 500cc Grand Prix two-stroke V-4—I realize why they gave this bike …
ADV Bolt-Ons and Accessories from Givi and SW-MOTECH Featured At 2017 AIMExpo
Cycle World - Seth Richards
Some of the coolest bikes at the AIMExpo are ones the vendors deck out to showcase their products. With the ADV category continuing to grow, there’s …
No Motorcyclist Is An Island
Cycle World - Gaz Boulanger
Instagram is a viciously fantastic and injurious microbe, providing both an inspirational visual feast of the world while sometimes making the less …
Hottest Cool Weather Riding Gear At AIMExpo 2017
Cycle World - Seth Richards
At the 2017 AIMExpo, some of the industry’s biggest gear manufacturers were conspicuously absent. Smaller and lesser-known brands therefore stole the …
Five Questions With Willie G. Davidson
Cycle World - By Basem Wasef
Willie G. Davidson is more than just a living link to Harley-Davidson’s co-founder William A. Davidson. As The Motor Company’s chief stylist for …
A Custom Harley-Davidson Built For Big Twin Magazine
Cycle World - By Beau Allen Pacheco
This article was originally published in the June-July 1999 issue of Cycle World's Big Twin magazine. They seem to be everywhere, those world-class, …
Dunlop Adds MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden To Legends Program
Cycle World - By Matthew Miles
For more than a decade, Dunlop has been supporting injured motorcycle racers through its “Legends” poster series. Offered exclusively through the …
The Future-Looking Shoei VFX-EVO Off-Road Helmet
Cycle World - Seth Richards
Shoei’s new VFX-EVO is a modern off-road helmet that pays tribute to its VFX-W predecessor while updating styling and incorporating a …
Loris Capirossi Vets Saroléa SP7 Electric Motorcycle For Possible eMotoGP Inclusion In 2019
Cycle World - Gaz Boulanger
While Valentino Rossi was making a surprise return to MotoGP last Thursday at Aragon, former 250cc World Champion and rival Loris Capirossi was …
Superbikes
Chris Fillmore Wins Italian Supersport 300 Race On KTM RC 390 Prototype
Cycle World - By Maria Guidotti
World-record-setting Pikes Peak International Hill Climb racer Chris Fillmore was invited to ride a KTM RC 390 prototype alongside 40 crazy teenagers …
2017 AIMExpo Top-Shelf Suspension Components Not From Sweden
Cycle World - Seth Richards
Some of us may be guilty of ogling Öhlins suspension components to the exclusion of all others. Dazzled by the preponderance of the Swedish company’s …
5 Helmets Seen At The 2017 AIMExpo with the Best Modern Graphics
Cycle World - Seth Richards
We love kit. And nothing goes with a cool bike like a cool helmet. Whether it’s going to a trackday with a race replica Arai or grabbing a coffee and …
MotoAmerica Announces Provisional 2018 Schedule
Cycle World - Paul Carruthers
MotoAmerica has announced its provisional 10-round 2018 MotoAmerica Series schedule with the championship set to begin for the first time at Road …
The Positive and Daring Life of Motorcyclist And Writer John Joss
Cycle World - Nick Ienatsch
John Joss flits around the San Mateo International Motorcycle Show like a butterfly on steroids, checking in with old friends and easily making new …
Velomacchi Speedway Roll-Top Backpack: Review
Cycle World - Morgan Gales
When you start out riding motorcycles, they never tell you that you’ll be needing to carry a bag just about everywhere you go. Tank bags, tail bags, …
Production Dream Bikes We Drooled Over At The 2017 AIMExpo
Cycle World - Seth Richards
There are certain bikes that will always fuel our passion: bikes that by any metric—beauty, pedigree, rarity, or revelatory—stand as infinite, …
How Does Suspension Squat Affect Motorcycle Handling?
Cycle World - Kevin Cameron
Motorcycle rear suspension is different from automobile suspension in one important respect: When an automobile accelerates, it squats in the back …