…canyon-carving misconduct as we immersed ourselves in clutch roasting debauchery that will forever be known as Superbike Smackdown IV.This quintet of riders put a quartet of liter bikes to task on two different race tracks and unleashed their fury on a variety of unsuspecting roads in search of the answer…

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…year's Smackdown author, Ken Hutchison, say it all: 1300 miles driving with the trailer, 17 days on the road, 12 Zantac, eight riders, five bikes, four tracks, three cities, two states, not enough clean underwear... It all comes down to one thing in the end - the winner of Superbike Smackdown V.Special…

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…believing this Duc would fit in nicely. After all, this bike is the basis on which Ducati Corse competes with the Japanese 1000s in the Superbike class, so it definitely belongs here.Last year the ZX-10R was the winner of our Superbike Smackdown; this year changes are on the horizon.Yamaha's YZF-R1 and…

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…there?s the returning Superbike Smackdown-champion Honda CBR1000RR, which offers an innovative anti-lock braking system as a factory option for ?09 but is otherwise unchanged. As is last-year?s runner-up, the potent 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R.?For this Superbike Smackdown liter-class comparison Motorcycle…

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…mention how great gas mileage was, thus we needed to look no further when it came to selecting the best street bike for 2008. Honda knows?a thing or two about building excellent motocross bikes like the CRF450R.?The '08 CRF450R has the motor to get over any obstacle, the suspension to land it and a composed…

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…wasn't the only bike chosen by our individual staffers. For this test, we wanted a place that would highlight the awe-inspiring power of the literbikes, so we decided to head to Portland International Raceway and its 3200-foot front straight, where the speedometers of a few bikes in our test displayed…

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…without any competition. But do any of us really need a bike with more than 150 horsepower at the rear wheel? Probably not, but that's not gonna stop us from gathering together the four Japanese brands for a no-holds-barred cage match. We rode these bikes on most every type of pavement you can imagine, from…

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…technical and fast T-Hill, which proved to be an ideal circuit for our liter-bike shootout. We call it NorCal?s hidden treasure. To see, hear and feel all of the liter-class beasts in action be sure to check out the Superbike Smackdown video. To put all of these extremely capable rockets to the test, we…

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…a V-5 a mind-bending In-Line? Well, it's still an In-Line Four and despite early summer rumors of a bike looking like an RCV211 MotoGP replica - as you can see, that isn't the case at all. This bike has an identity all its own. In early September a sideshot of the new machine found its way online and…

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…the street portion of this year?s Superbike Smackdown VI. Although Ducati, Suzuki and Yamaha stepped up with updated machinery, which all of our testers thoroughly appreciated, they didn?t deliver motorcycles with the total package. They didn?t present a bike that excelled at the fundamental basics of…

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