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When we first laid eyes on the Moto Guzzi V7 Café Classic’s hunched silhouette and satin Legnano-green finish, we knew we were in for a treat. And while this $8,990 single seater won’t set any speed records, its ancestor actually did at Monza in 1969

Socket Bit Sets Handle Most Common Powersport FastenersCruz Tools has the right tool for the job. Their new hex and torx socket sets have all the sizes you need for your bike.CruzTOOLS has three new Socket Bit Sets for home, shop, and pit use.inline_mediu

For the last couple of months, Nick Wey has been filling in for the injured Chad Reed on the Monster Energy Kawasaki factory team. Now that Reed is scheduled to come back, Wey is returning to his Ti-Lube/Babbitt’s/Brown Motorsports Kawasaki team this we

Yamaha has finally released full specifications for its new middleweight street sportsbikes, the naked FZ8-N and semi-faired Fazer8. A 779cc engine derived from the FZ1 donk is the star of the show, with a complete FZ1 frame and swingarm as well. The new

Ducati MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden hasn't had the best time of it since his MotoGP Championship win in 2006, but Arai's latest racing helmet, their most technologically advanced yet, is unlikely to do the Kentuckian's chances any harm.

Dirt Rider Ride Day Preview VideoThe Pros' ShowDirt Rider Magazine's famed Torture Test/24-Hour Test has become extinct--at least for a little while. In light of the current strain on the economy, having companies build us bikes to abuse for a few days do

Honda VFR1200F vs. the WorldWhich one wins depends on the way you playThe old boundaries between sport and touring are getting harder to see. Throw Honda's VFR1200F into the mix and this Über GT game just got harder to win. How it stacks up against BMW's

Hot-Rod Custom Harley-Davidson has expanded its youth-focused Dark Custom line with a daring new addition--the Sportster Forty-Eight. Utilizing the Sportsters' fuel-injected 1200cc Evolution powerplant, the Forty-Eight rides low with slammed suspension a

Go Green Remember all those articles back in the 70s in magazines like Popular Science that with the help of artist's renderings portended a future of glass domes on Mars, personal servant robots, and electric cars? Decades later we still haven't been to

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Rev Up. This is an exciting time of year in American Motocross. At the top, the Supercross season is already halfway through and the big boys will begin making the final stretch to the championship in the next few weeks

If this is what Christophe Pourcel looks like when he’s not at 100 percent, imagine the 100-percent version. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Pourcel crashed after the Indy Supercross, knocking himself out and banging himself up. In Atlanta, he

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Ricky Carmichael was the kind of guy for whom pressure was a motivator. Over the years, a lot of people have compared Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto with Carmichael, from his three-straight Lites Outdoor titles, and his dominance in his second

2010 H-D Road Glide vs. 2010 Victory Cross Country - New Breed of Baggers Busts OutThe 2010 models were stacking up, so we ran a trio of quick comparisons. First up: Harley's and Victory's new baggers.For years, it was a foregone conclusion that cruisers

Motorcycle Racing GearSo you wannabe a racer? Cool kit to make you feel like a proGear Every rider who's rolled the throttle to the stop has entertained fantasies of taking the checkered flag first. While those daydreams may never become reality, you can