By: Barry Winfield
As the motorcycle cop drew alongside me on his Kawasaki KZ1000 Police bike, he looked over and shook his head in disbelief. I think it had something to do with my cruising in the low nineties along L.A.’s Riverside Freeway, but I have to admit that the Suzuki GSX-R1000 I was riding often had me shaking my head ...
Por: Greg Sánchez
Existe un lugar donde el invierno nunca llega, donde el sol calienta y la brisa del mar refresca, donde desfilan flotillas de pelícanos sobre sus serenas y encantadoras playas blancas y arenosas. Donde la carretera de dos vías atraviesan por bellos bosques de pinos e increíbles escenarios bordeando la costa atlántica, y que también te lleva por esos ...
By: Barry Winfield
Anyone who has watched motorcycle racing will have witnessed the typical exuberant response of the winner as the checkered flag drops. It’s the ubiquitous wheelie, where the rider picks the front wheel off the ground and carries it as far as his skill and power allows.We’ve all seen riders perform the same stunt on the road (arguably much ...
By: Barry Winfield
It’s funny how the vernacular changes. The first cruiser motorcycles out of Japan were referred to as “customs”, and what were known as standard motorcycles have recently become “naked” bikes. What then, does one call this Kawasaki Z1000? It’s a naked bike, for sure, but its styling is so spectacular and extroverted that it’s tempting to pull out ...
By: Barry Winfield
Honda claims to have developed the new CBR600RR at the same time as they labored on the V5, 990 cc RC211V racer that currently dominates the FIM MotoGP world championship in the hands of Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, and Max Biaggi. (There’s another RC211V under the talented American rookie Nicky Hayden too).
Certainly, the two bikes share several important ...
A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine (a total Harley buff with a personal HD collection of a V-Rod, a beautiful customized Fat Boy worth in the vicinity of $38K, and a 1999 Road King) and I had the opportunity to spend an entire week-end in the Los Angeles area test riding a few of the latest bikes ...