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Euro Gossip February 2007
Euro Gossip February 2007
…an S designation attached to it. The Shiver's 750cc V-Twin makes 95 bhp as it stands and is already well on par with some 600 Multis like the Honda Hornet or Yamaha Fazer. The half steel, half aluminium chassis lends itself well to tuning for a sportier ride at very little cost. The addition of a top…
2008 Honda CB1000R First Ride
2008 Honda CB1000R First Ride
…name as the dinosaur CB1000 of the early nineties, or that it's a spine-framed, FireBlade-engined naked like the now defunct 900 Hornet. This is a whole new bag for Honda. A bike designed with Europe in mind and one that uses a retuned version of the 2007 FireBlade CBR1000RR engine and runs 2008 FireBlade…
Related Searches: Cb1000r | Honda Cb1000r | Hornet
2008 Aprilia Shiver 750 First Ride
2008 Aprilia Shiver 750 First Ride
Europeans have eaten up mid-sized streetfighters like the Honda Hornet and Kawasaki Z750. Aprilia hopes to capitalize on this trend with the new Shiver 750.For those in the market for a funky middleweight roadster, the choice has never been so good. Gone is the stuffy, slightly cheap image that used…
2004 Reality Bike Shootout
2004 Reality Bike Shootout
…quartet. The clue as to why is explained by a frame sticker that says it is built in Italy. The 599 is sold in huge numbers across the pond as the Honda Hornet, one of the most successful models in Europe. Building the bikes in Italy makes sense for the Continental market, but the recent high value of the…
Related Searches: Dl650 | Sv650s | V-strom
2004 Honda 599
2004 Honda 599
Honda could only look on with envy and frustration. Envy because Honda has a well-deserved reputation for building rider-friendly machines like the SV, and frustration because Honda Europe was already selling the wildly successful Hornet 600 introduced one year before the fun Suzuki.The Euro Hornet
Related Searches: Honda Hornet 600 | 919 | Honda 919 | Cbr600f4i
2004 Reality Bike Shootout Conclusion
2004 Reality Bike Shootout Conclusion
…come away thinking that it's significantly slower than the other Fours in the group. And you'd be wrong. There's plenty of sporting potential in the Hornet, and its rider is rewarded with an uncomplicated and fun riding experience. We'll let Heidi sum up. "The 599 would be a great learning bike, especially…
Related Searches: Fz-6 | Yamaha Fz6 | Suzuki Sv650
Shoei Hornet DS Helmet Review
Shoei Hornet DS Helmet Review
The styling is hard to argue with. Slap on a tinted visor and the Hornet is one bad-ass lid.The ScoreWe've had a whole slew of dual-sport testing going on lately with a First Ride on the 2008 Honda CRF230L, '08 Yamaha WR250R and Yamaha WR250X. Then we picked up another Yammie in the form of the all-new…
Metzeler Alpine Motorcycle Tour
Metzeler Alpine Motorcycle Tour
…-French culinary fusion like no other. ?After lunch, I swapped out the single-cylinder T?n?r? for yet another motorcycle not available in the U.S., the Honda CBF1000. Loosely based on the CBR1000RR, the CBF is a half-fairing sporttourer designed to take you across long distances with speed and, of course…
Related Searches: Suzuki Vstrom 650 | V-strom | Z6 | V Strom 650
2008 Yamaha XT250 Comparison
2008 Yamaha XT250 Comparison
…the expense of highway comfort. Unfortunately, the tires stink in both environments. Trade them out for a set of Bridgestone Trail Wings like the Honda has. Yamaha uses the TW meats on its WR-R, but is clearly cutting costs with the XT.Another area where both manufacturers skimp to keep the MSRPs close…
Victory Motorcycles Cruising the Bayou
Victory Motorcycles Cruising the Bayou
…bridge offers one of the best views of the skyline. I jump off on I-10 East, ride past New Orleans Arena, a building-sized banner of New Orleans Hornets point guard CP3 draped down its facade. Next to it sits the iconic Louisiana Superdome, an architectural wonder designed in 1967 when it held the title…



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