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250 Comparo: Alphasports/Hyosung, Honda, Kymco, Suzuki, Yamaha
In the cruiser market, in case you haven't heard, the oft-repeated conceit is that size matters. "If you're not packing at least a liter... more |
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Honda Shadow Aero 750 Motorcycle Test
Honda's all-new middleweight V-twin motorcycle finally brings shaft drive to Honda's 750 V-twin. more |
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Maximum Twin-Cylinder Motorcycles: Honda VTX 1800N vs. Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 vs. Yamaha Road Star 1700
We take the biggest motorcycle V-twins—Honda's VTX1800N, Kawasaki's Vulcan 2000, and Yamaha's Road Star 1700—for a big ride to... more |
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Harley's Born-Again Sportster 1200s, Custom & Roadster
Don't be fooled by the fact that they look so much like previous Sportsters. With vibration banished, more power and many detail... more |
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Full Road Test: 2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 Motorcycle
With the entirely new Vulcan 2000, Kawasaki not only raises the motorcycle displacement bar but sets other standards for future cruisers.... more |
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2003 Touring Cruiser Motorcycle Comparison: BMW R1200CL, Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic, Yamaha Royal Star Venture
Yes, there are touring motorcycles besides Honda's. BMW, Harley-Davidson and Yamaha make traveling big rigs too. We rode them to Baja to... more |
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Motorcycle Road Test Finder
The one-click route to the road test you're looking for. more |
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Seeing Double: Kawasaki Mean Streak and Suzuki Marauder 1600
Though selling the same basic vehicle under two brand names has become common in the automotive world, the practice is a comparative rarity... more |
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Motorcycle Comparison: Kawasaki W650 Meets Triumph Bonneville
Kawasaki's W650 and Triumph's 2001 Bonneville rewrite history. From the June 2001 issuwe of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more |
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Suzuki Intruder 800 Volusia Road Test
Think Volusia County, Florida and you probably conjure up visions of languid blue skies, the relentless sun and--at least two weeks out of... more |
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Motorcycle Road Test: Honda Shadow Spirit 750
Honda's new 750 cruiser motorcycle comes out of the Shadows. From the April 2001 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more |
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Ghost in the Machine: Honda Shadow Spirit 750
We're torn. We can't decide if we're merely content with Honda's new Shadow Spirit 750, or pleasantly surprised by it. It's one of those... more |
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Be a Sport: Moto Guzzi Jackal
If sport cruisers are, in fact, the "next big thing," Moto Guzzi's Jackal looks like a prime contender for the crown in this new category.... more |
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Motorcycle Road Test: Honda VTX1300C and VTX1300S
Honda downsized its VTX1800 concept to create two all new middleweight cruiser motorcycles -- and an instant sales hit. From the December... more |
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Motorcycle Test: Moto Guzzi California Aluminum Special Sport
Recently rescued by Aprilia, Italian cruiser maker Moto Guzzi has improved its motorcycles and expanded its cruiser line. By Mark... more |
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Moto Guzzi California Aluminum Special Sport
Moto Guzzi has been through a rough couple of years. In fact, if not for an 11th hour bailout by Aprilia, it's quite likely Moto Guzzi... more |
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Comparison: Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Classic Versus Yamaha Road Star 1700
Regular visitors to MotorcycleCruiser.com know that our full test of Kawasaki's new Vulcan 1600 Classic ($10,499) was posted in the Road... more |
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How to Find a Motorcycle Cruiser Road Test
This is how MotorcycleCruiser.com arranges its road tests. We start out with First Rides of new bike. Next come comparison and group tests,... more |
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Honda Rune, 1800cc Six-Cylinder Motorcycle Road Test
The story of the Rune is as much about flesh and blood emotion as it is about a chrome and steel motorcycle. One simply would not exist... more |
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Riding the Excelsior-Henderson Super X
On a sunny Daytona Beach morning in early March 1999, the Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Company rolled out its first -- and, as it turned... more |
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Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic FI
Motorcycle Cruiser has had a long-running love affair with the Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic. We both appeared on the scene at the same time... more |
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Honda VTX1800N Motorcycle - First Ride Report
The beauty of Honda's latest rendition of its monster twin goes beyond the neo-retro skin, with more accommodating ergonomics and a program... more |
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Retro-Active: First Ride on Honda's VTX1800N
The latest spin on Honda's VTX1800 monster twin is a styling theme that Honda calls "neo-retro." Essentially that means a new (neo) take on... more |
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Off Broadway: Triumph Thunderbird Sport
There wasn't always an England, at least not for motorcycle enthusiasts. The British motorcycle industry entered a tailspin in the 1960s,... more |
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1100cc V-Twin Motorcycles Compared: Yamaha Virago vs. Honda ACE, Aero and Spirit
It has been less than two years since we last lined up the various 1100-class tandem V-twins against one another; but Honda has shuffled... more |
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