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Watch as the MV Agusta F3 enters production

Sun, 05/02/2012 - 23:01
One of the most anticipated new motorcycles of 2012, at least among HFL staff, has finally entered production. The MV Agusta F3 isn’t exactly revolutionary, but it is bringing several new technologies to the sportsbike sector. It’ll be the first 600-ish bike to be equipped with performance-enhancing traction control and the first transverse engine production [...]

Moto Guzzi California 1400: first production-spec pictures

Sun, 05/02/2012 - 23:00
These images have leaked from a private presentation of the new Moto Guzzi California 1400 at the same dealer conference that the concept model leaked at last year. The first images of the all-new, production-spec cruiser, what do they reveal? Well, a bike that looks shockingly similar to the concept. Same tank, same seat, same [...]

The $3,200 solution to the modern motorcycle

Sat, 04/02/2012 - 00:03
“Cool is being able to afford a bike that looks good and makes the owner feel good, but does not break the bank,” said the guy who designed this bike back when he first showed it to us in 2010. Finally, the Cleveland CycleWerks Misfit is available in the US. It’s not hard to define [...]

Bike shop 2.0?

Sat, 04/02/2012 - 00:02
Vancouver’s MotoMethod isn’t the only shop in the world to put a more holistic, community-oriented twist on the traditional bike shop business model. But it is the only one to explain that twist extremely well in a slick video. What? No greasy malcontent spitting on his hands before a handshake? No screwing customers on parts [...]

First photos of the KTM Moto3 racer

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 23:24
A cast swingarm pivot plate mated to a dainty steel trellis frame. A self-supporting carbon seat unit. A 55lbs, 250cc, single-cylinder four-stroke making something in the neighborhood of 54bhp. Tiny two-piston radial brakes. 326lbs (including rider). These first live photos of the KTM Moto3 racer, shot during Valencia testing, make for some great bike porn [...]

Aprilia CapoNord 1200: RSV4 meets ADV

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 21:13
These are the first images of the Aprilia’s new adventure tourer, snapped earlier today by Motociclismo.it at Piaggio Group’s annual dealer convention in Monte Carlo. Based on the frame and 130bhp, liquid-cooled V-twin of the Dorsoduro 1200, the Aprilia CapoNord 1200 is equipped with much taller suspension, a two-piece seat and low-mount exhaust. Equipped with [...]

Custom: Triumph Speed Twin

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 20:45
“How about a modern re-interpretation of a classic theme?” Asked Triumph product manager Simon Warburton when he commissioned this bike. “A bike based around our 865cc air-cooled parallel-twin, styled to appeal to younger riders. Maybe it would be the bike the Bonneville might have evolved into in an alternative universe?” The two design students who [...]

Jamie Robinson does Europe: Stelvio, Mugello, Switzerland and Italy

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 00:34
Camping for three days on the Iron Mountain in the rain and cold gave way to a much needed real bed on our last day in Austria, we spent a night at a 14th Century guest house and also caught up on doing some much needed laundry thanks to a very helpful owner. Soon Seth [...]

Watch Ducati race Pikes Peak

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 20:27
Last summer, Ducati entered four Multistradas in the Pikes Peak Race to the Clouds. Two finished. Here’s the full, 14-minute, HD video of their race.