Kawasaki KTRC Traction Control
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Posted October 29 2009 11:05 AM by Tim.Carrithers
Generally speaking, turning 130-something horsepower loose on an expanse of wet, slippery white plastic in a hotel parking lot is very bad idea. But since our friends at Kawasaki said it would be okay, I did it anyway....
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Filed under: Motorcycle Evaluations, Kawasaki
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Protect your ears, before it's too late.
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Posted October 23 2009 10:18 AM by Ari Henning
Noise-induced hearing loss is a big issue for motorcyclists. The interior of a helmet can be an audibly offensive place: engine noise, road noise, and the sound of rushing wind combine to create a din that routinely...
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Filed under: Miscellaneous
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Honda greens up its Kumamoto motorcycle manufacturing facility
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Posted October 22 2009 06:05 AM by Aaron Frank
“The Factory at the foot of Mount Aso, where humans and nature are as one.” That’s how Honda literature describes the Kumamoto factory, the largest motorcycle manufacturing facility in the world.
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Filed under: Industry News, Honda , Honda
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2010 Ducati Hypermotard 796
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Posted October 14 2009 01:49 PM by Tim.Carrithers
Architectural Digest subscribers call Bologna La Rossa because of the red tile roofs around the Piazza Maggiore . Political scientists say the color comes from 50-something years of left-leaning government. But most...
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That’s more like it—166 mph on electricity!
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Posted October 12 2009 06:26 PM by Aaron Frank
Before we left the salt flats on Friday we pulled the fairing and tail off the Lightning prototype. I was having high-speed stability issues we thought might have been related to aerodynamics. Removing the bodywork and...
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Let's get naked!
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Posted October 9 2009 07:53 PM by Aaron Frank
OK, so the Ducati fairing/whale tail combo isn't working as well as we hoped. Time to try something completely different:
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A salt virgin no more...
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Posted October 8 2009 06:45 PM by Aaron Frank
It's difficult to describe the how bizarre it feels speeding along the Bonneville Salt Flats. The flat, utterly featureless landscape, the imperceptible horizon, and the blinding monochrome sameness deaden all of...
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Yamaha’s RD350B genie is out of the bottle.
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Posted October 8 2009 09:06 AM by Tim.Carrithers
You learn things writing about the motorcycles that once lived in people's garages. Lyle Lovett is meticulous, with a photographic memory for all the details. Joe Gresch jarred a few screws loose with a motorized Schwinn...
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Filed under: Miscellaneous, Yamaha
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Cleared for Takeoff.
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Posted October 7 2009 08:32 PM by Aaron Frank
Talk about cutting it close: technical inspection closed at 5 pm today, and the lead scrutineer signed off on our last bit of wayward safety wire at 4:58 pm. We have our blessed tech approval sticker in-hand and are now...
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Will Honda fill the CB1000R-sized hole in my garage?
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Posted October 7 2009 02:45 PM by Tim.Carrithers
Honda probably thinks it’s too weird for Americans, and maybe it is. But I, for the record, don’t have a problem with weird. Maybe American Honda will surprise all of us and stick the CBR1000R into its 2010 Redbook....
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Filed under: Miscellaneous, Honda
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Motorcyclist attempts to break the outright electric motorcycle speed record!
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Posted October 6 2009 05:47 PM by Aaron Frank
I’m in Salt Lake City tonight, working my way slowly toward the town of Wendover, on the Nevada/Utah border. Home to Wendover Air Force Base, where the B-29 Superfortress the Enola Gay was housed during World War II,...
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Baby Back Rack Attack
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Posted October 2 2009 10:41 AM by Tim.Carrithers
If you live anywhere near Asheville, North Carolina and have any inclination toward barbeque, 12 Bones Smokehouse is already on speed-dial: 828.253.4499. Even if you’re a few states away, this one is worth burning a few...
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Filed under: Staff News
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Our first look at Pirelli’s latest/greatest sport touring rubber
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Posted September 19 2009 02:39 PM by Tim.Carrithers
I’ve staked out the Comfy Chair in the Starbucks across from my gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Headed home after two days on Pirelli’s brand new Angel ST sport touring tire—successor to the Diablo...
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Chasing a speed record on a 60-year-old Vincent single
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Posted September 18 2009 07:24 AM by Aaron Frank
Maxton is a sleepy nowheresville in a dry county along the North and South Carolina border, on a broad coastal plain that stretches to the Atlantic ocean 60 miles away.
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Don't Ask, Can't Tell
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Posted September 11 2009 10:51 AM by Tim.Carrithers
As soon as I can dig up enough information to write something about a 2010 model we can’t tell you about yet, I’m heading off into the Mojave Desert to a set of GPS coordinates you’ll probably never use. You shouldn’t,...
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Dodge Dakota Research
Finding a fuel efficient automobile today is easier than ever. Check out the Dodge Dakota buyer's guide providing information on car specs, reviews and fuel economy. The Dakota gets 9 mpg in the city and 12 on the highway, and comes with a standard Automatic transmission, and 4WD drivetrain. You also might want to research the Ford F150 and the Ford Flex.
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