Sport Motorcycle Reviews

Street Triple 675 R

My introductory ride on the Triumph Street Triple R was a blind date, of sorts. At the end of a Hollywood photoshoot for another bike, I found myself racing up a ramp onto the San Diego Freeway sometime around midnight, astride a bike I had just met. Wow, the Triumph 675cc Street Triple R could really move!

Dorsoduro 750 Review

Many motorcycles combine stylish aesthetics with eye-widening performance, but often lack the elusive fun factor that makes scorching every mile of tarmac a superhero-like transformation.

The Red Velvet Cupcake

With a V4 that is as smooth as a premium red velvet cupcake from Jamaica's Cakes in Los Angeles, the venerable 2009 Honda ST1300 returns for a seventh year (eight, if you're counting in Euros), and it proves that a classic recipe remains tasty over time.

R1 MotoGP Wizardry

You may think your connection to MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is distant, but with the 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1, that bond is tighter than you think. And you can credit Yamaha's latest technological advance in four-cylinder engine design to none other than 'The Doctor'.

Semi-Retro Café Racer

In a cookie-cutter motorcycle world, there is something reassuring about the Moto Guzzi Breva 1200 Sport. Following the conventions of no other motorcycle, the Breva Sport is a semi-retro café racer that is comfortable enough to allow you to ride quite a bit farther than the next espresso dispensary, and do it with an unmistakable Italian flair.

What’s not to like? Ducati takes its liquid-cooled, four-valve, L-twin Testastretta motor pumping out 130 hp and drops it into a trellis-framed naked bike with a semi-upright rider’s position, then tops it off with the paint scheme from the Italian flag (or the nearest pizza joint), carbon fiber here, there and everywhere, plus distinctive dual mufflers stacked high on the right.

The radical styling of the big new Suzuki certainly elicits an opinion from every onlooker. But, surprisingly, even most naysayers seem to quickly get used to the anime-inspired bodywork and, especially, exhaust pipes. The exposed engine makes the B-King an obvious candidate for some street-custom bling, and coupled with the large gas-tank side covers, wide riding stance and broad seat and cowl, the B-King has an aggressive, muscular appearance that people seem to like.

Testastretta Monster

The Spanish Andalusian countryside is an endless rhythm of hills, ancient trees and bleached medieval cities—possibly one of the last places one would expect to establish a world-class racetrack. Yet, after months of searching, Dutch racing enthusiast Klaas Zwart, a resident of Marbella, discovered the future home of his Ascari Race Resort while piloting a Eurocopter 130 above the virgin terrain just outside of Ronda.

Raw Seduction 

Because testosterone-fueled monikers like Monster, Firebolt, and Intruder abound, it seems natural that MV Agusta would christen its no-holds-barred machine the Brutale. While first generation Brutales boasted gorgeous design and crisp handling, the 749cc motor came up a bit short on torque and horsepower.