…expectations for him. Share your thoughts on the '04 Superbike Shootout in the MCUSA Forum. Click Here Check out the "" Specs ."" for the2004 Superbike Smackdown Track. Recent Sportbike Motorcycle Reviews Related Articles Head to head specs of the 2004 liter bikes For My Money... "

…winner of our 2004 Smackdown , Kawasaki's potent ZX-10R. A few subtle changes to its suspension and transmission for '05 have the potential of making this formidable machine even better. Ducati's stunningly exotic and stunningly expensive 999R adds a new factor to this year's Superbike comparo. While…

…bike's looks make up for its performance shortcomings? For use on the street, absolutely and then some. The R1 and its three competitors in this shootout all possess more performance than is usable outside a racing environment. So, for the person uninterested in absolute lap times, the Yamaha looks…

…ride in the 2011 Yamaha YZF-R1 Track Shootout Video . Michelin signs on as the Official Tire of this year’s Superbike Smackdown test. See how the tires perform in the Michelin Power One Race Tire Review Video . In the realm of motorcycling, liter-class Superbikes are the pride and joy of every manufacturers’…

…heads from exploding due to the information overload, the end result is the type of comprehensive shootout the readers of this fine publication have come to expect. Meet the Giants MotoUSA Superbike Smackdown VII class of 2010. As usual the Big-Four from the Far East have come out to play: Honda’s…

…expect that the same won’t happen this time around. Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 has been one of the most successful superbikes on and off the racetrack. It finished well in our 2011 shootout despite being unchanged for three years. This year Suzuki gave the big Gixxer a going over with new pistons, camshafts…

…had we simply zoomed up and down I-5. Plus, we did our usual running about and day-tripping around SoCal on either side of our voyage. 2004 Sport Touring Shootout Gallery Recent Touring Motorcycle Reviews

" 2004 V-Twin Shootout It seems like it was just a few years ago that V-Twins were the proverbial toast of the town in the world of Superbike racing. Inline-Fours were being clobbered on the roadracing tarmac, thanks in large part to rules which allowed Twins a displacement advantage. However, the Twin's…

…how the V-Twin Superbikes stacked up. The $11,599 Honda's Showa and Nissin components aren't quite the equal of the top-notch Ohlins and Brembo jewelery on the Italians, but they still performed very well at Thunderhill, as Korf shows here. Third Place Honda RC51 Honda's superbike won the street portion…

…a road surface that was strewn with tar snakes and a restrictive schedule that allowed each bike just three runs, it becomes easier to see why the 2004 runs were a few tenths off the ones we made last year. Anyway, what's important is that we made the runs on all five bikes within the same hour on the…