
At one point during the press introduction for the 2016 Yamaha FJR1300, talk turned to how time flies. And how, as we get older, events that seem like just a few years ago in fact transpired a decade or more beforehand. That's sort of how it is with the FJR1300. It seems like "just the other...
There's little doubt that the sales success of the Yamaha FZ-09 sport naked has prompted Kawasaki USA to go after a chunk of a growing segment with its own strategically priced middleweight streetfighter. The new for the U.S. 2016 Kawasaki Z800 is a readymade player, having become Kawasaki's...
Editor Score:90.25% Engine 19.5/20 Suspension/Handling 14.0/15 Transmission/Clutch 9.5/10 Brakes 9.0/10 Instruments/Controls 4.25/5 Ergonomics/Comfort 8.5/10 Appearance/Quality 9.0/10 Desirability 9.0/10 Value 7.5/10 Overall Score 90.25/100 I was on a GSX-R600 the last time I was at Misano, and...
Editor Score:92.0% Engine 19.0/20 Suspension/Handling 14.0/15 Transmission/Clutch 9.0/10 Brakes 8.0/10 Instruments/Controls 5.0/5 Ergonomics/Comfort 10.0/10 Appearance/Quality 9.0/10 Desirability 9.0/10 Value 9.0/10 Overall Score 92/100 After a complete redesign in 2016, the big KX impressed us...
Honda has a long history of producing some of the most well built motorcycles money can buy. Quality, durability, and performance have always been good with the bikes from Big Red. And with the 2016 Honda CRF450R, that reputation looks like it will continue. Last year, some may remember, the...
Editor Score:85.0% Engine 18.0/20 Suspension/Handling 12.0/15 Transmission/Clutch 8.0/10 Brakes 7.5/10 Instruments/Controls 4.0/5 Ergonomics/Comfort 8.0/10 Appearance/Quality 9.0/10 Desirability 8.5/10 Value 10.0/10 Overall Score 85/100 Here's a number to consider: 382. Kawasaki says that's the...
Kawasaki has earned the right to milk a championship hangover with two WSBK titles to its credit in the past three seasons. But Team Green isn't falling into any such slumber, as the Ninja ZX-10R has undergone a major generational update for 2016. At stake is more than simply providing reigning...