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2009 Star V Star Cruisers First Look
…The V Star Silverado has all the style and pizzazz of the 1100 without the pop. The 2009 version of its 649cc air-cooled mill remains the same, as the 81x63mm bore/stroke still compresses gases at a 9.0:1 ratio. Twin 28mm Mikuni CV carburetors continue to provide the fuel while a wide-ratio five-speed…
Euro Gossip March 2005
As much as many Americans believe the world revolves around the land of the stars and stripes, there's a whole 'nother world of motorcycling across the pond. This is the first instalment of a new column on MCUSA that will bring a Euro perspective on the moto world, written by veteran UK motojournalist…
2004 Honda Shadow Aero 750
…shaft drive. Now this 750 competes on a level playing field with the?Suzuki Intruder and Volusia 800's, the?Kawasaki Vulcan 750, and the?Yamaha V-Star 650, which now may feel the pressure to bump up their displacement to the 750 range soon. Just before I swung a leg over the new Aero, Dan Burdett, of…
2009 V Star 950 First Ride
…Innovation, From Inspiration Star (and their parent company Yamaha) never have, and hopefully never will be, one to sit back and relax, trying to make an easy dollar by hyping up minor changes to an existing model. They could have easily just given their highly successful V-Star 650 a quick-fix steroid injection…
Racing Baja To Hell and Back Part I
…the race only to have his pickup lines become the butt of the SCORE girls' nasty jokes. Girls can be so mean.Yes, we know, the whole shoot for the stars/go big or go home/fill-in-the-optimistic-euphemism-here scenario definitely applies, but Honda actually agreed to give us a 2006 XR650R to test in stock…
2006 Triumph Daytona 675 First Ride
…and high-speed braking did reveal was a suspension set up that was a little on the soft side for my 180 pounds, so a quick bit of cribbing off ex-GP Star Niall MacKenzie had me sounding very knowledgeable as I talked with Triumph's suspension tech. Basically, the bike was a little on the firm side of…
Steve McQueen's Scott Motorcycle Auctioned
…offer. The 1964 ISDT took place behind what was then the ?Iron Curtain? of communism in East Germany, during the height of the Cold War. On September 5, 1964 in a packed hall in Erfurt, East Germany, complete with a large picture of Lenin, McQueen -- in what has been reported as one of the proudest moments…
Memorable Motorcycles Works Triumph Bonneville
…the Clubman's TT which was intended for privately owned road machines and provided a wonderful showcase for super sports machinery like BSA's Gold Stars. The second was the Southampton club's Thruxton 500 mile endurance race, held in the south of England, that again provided an opportunity for, supposedly…
MotorcycleUSA's Best of 2006
…chassis. Rounded off by an appearance that makes it look more expensive than a lowly beginner bike, the SV650 is a modern classic.The Kawasaki Ninja 650 unseated the Suzuki SV650 as our pick for Best Entry-Level Streetbike. But don't shed too many tears for the old reliable SV, as it took runner-up in…
Custom Builder Ron Finch and Captivator
…of the bike walks over to me, a man of modest build with tufts of hair sticking out from a smooth, well-tanned head, deep-set eyes like Yoda from Star Wars. A long Confucius-style grey beard stretches down his chin, sits below an accommodating smile. He asks me if I want to see Michael Phelps in the…
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