
Hello and welcome to the first installment of Asphalt & Rubber's 2017 Superbike Deathmatch – our take on the motorcycle media's superbike shootout review format, and the solitary path for a motorcycle to become the A&R Superbike of 2017. For those just tuning into the Superbike Deathmatch, the...
Back in July, MO took its show on the road to Yosemite National Park to compare the latest crop of sport touring motorcycles, and the result wasn't that good for the 2014 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS. Not that it's a bad bike. Quite the opposite. The Connie is as good as it ever was, but the...
The 2015 Ducati Superbike family presents a new major player in the category: the 1299 Panigale. The latest arrival at the Bologna-based firm, with its 1285 cm3 Superquadro engine, raises the standards once again in terms of performance for supersports bikes on the international market. Thanks...
MSRP $21,999 $18,945 (as tested) $24,995.00 $17,299 $15,599 (as tested) $16,490 Type 999.6cc Liquid-cooled, DOHC, four-stroke, 65-degree V4, 4 valves per cylinder 999cc Liquid-cooled, DOHC, four-stroke, inline-Four, 4 valves per cylinder 1285cc Liquid-cooled, DOHC, L-Twin, four-stroke,...
In spite of protestations from various peanut gallery season-ticket holders who claim disinterest, our mostly annual Superbike Comparison remains MO's single biggest deal of the year when it comes to clicks and comments. Apparently, many people who don't have much interest in owning any of these...
Because International Speedway Corporation and MotoAmerica could not come to an agreement on joint production of a 2015 Daytona 200, ISC brought in ASRA (American Sportbike Racing Association), whose address is the same as that of CCS (Championship Cup Series). The race was in the very best...
Six rounds into the World Superbike season and America has a winner in the class once again. Nicky Hayden's Sepang success was the highlight of this passed weekend in Malaysia, but there was plenty more to the weekend than just hearing the Star Spangled Banner played. Jonathan Rea added some...