…-range. As you can see by the lap charts, this didn't really hurt the Yamaha."The CBR makes fantastic mid-range power from as low as 9000 rpm," says Waheed. "It feels the strongest of the Japanese bikes which makes it easy to ride. It almost feels like it has some extra ccs inside. Top-end power is in…

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…a blinged-out chopper that inspires a rebellious attitude as soon as you get behind the handlebars. Look at what it did to Motorcycle USA's Adam Waheed. And he used to be such a nice young man.Like OCC's flagship Splitback model, clean styling characterizes the Softail. Some quick examples are found…

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…in Santa Clarita, California to see what the new quarter-liter four-stroke is capable of. Handling the testing duties were Associate Editor Adam Waheed and I on the staff side of things, while former pro Motocross and Supercross rider Matty Armstrong joined in to throw down some fast lap times and…

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…element to the two days of track testing."If God were to ever ask me what my perfect motorcycle would be, Ducati?s Desmosedici D16RR would be it." - Waheed.?Waheed: It?s impossible not to notice those long, gold gas-charged canisters behind each fork leg. Although they?re standard issue in professional…

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…the corners. For how big of a machine it is, it turns incredibly fast: Faster than the 1098," explains our second test rider, Associate Editor Adam Waheed.Despite the fact that the motor sounds raucous and ready to go, it doesn't exactly come on with authority compared to the 1098S - and that's where…

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…former X-Games Supermoto rider Frankie Garcia. A combined 15 years of moto-journalism experience pads the testing resumes of?Road Test?Editor Adam Waheed and MotoUSA?s VP Ken Hutchison, with photographer/club racer extraordinaire JC Dhien rounding out the supersport squad. For the street portion, we…

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…on its face. The Kawi definitely feels like it delivers more acceleration in the mid-to-high rpm range,? says Motorcycle USA?s Road Editor, Adam Waheed.?The Electra Glide?s TC 96 actually has more horsepower at 2000 rpm, which corroborates Waheed?s assertion that the Harley has responsive power off…

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…quicker laps on the Duc than either the defending class champion GSX-R or R1 at the curvaceous 2.2-mile Pahrump track, and resident Ducophilliac Adam Waheed posted his fastest time on the 1.5-mile track aboard the 1098. The riders who didn't have a lot of experience riding Twins struggled to get the Ducati…

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…its high-speed stability, effortless initial turn-in and fantastic brakes. "The ZX-10R steers the quickest and initiates a turn the easiest," says Waheed. "It almost feels like it is in a different league. Getting the 10R to change direction is literally almost as easy as a 600." With a little more room…

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….24 @ 134.11 mph. That's still right there with the other bikes but it takes a lot more work to get it to produce those times.The new-and-improved Waheed shows off his fine form while at the controls of the razor-sharp 2009 Yamaha R6.While on the track, about as low as anyone ever goes at speed is roughly…

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