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Ride Review: Triumph Tiger 800 XRx
Disappointment. If you were to ask me to sum up the Triumph Tiger 800 XRx in a single word, that would be it. There are plenty of positive words I might use in addition — “fun,” “revvy,” “light” — but ultimately this new effort from Triumph is a letdown. Which is kind of surprising to…
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2015 Victory Gunner – First ride
Big, sexy, and ‘viscerally pleasing’ the stripped down Gunner is one of Victory’s best models.
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Owning a Suzuki V-Strom 1000: The first 1,000 miles
The odometer on my V-Strom just clicked over 1,000 miles this weekend, so I thought I’d offer my first long-term review of the bike (I plan to write more as I hit other milestones), just in case there’s anyone out there considering getting a Strom of their own. By and large, I would say that…
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An Open Letter to Indian Motorcycle: Build a Scout Scrambler
Indian has all the tools it needs to give the people what they want
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What I want: BMW R1200RS
One of the people I’ve always looked up to in life is James Moore. A friend of my father’s since the two of them were reporters in Texas in the 1970s, he’s always been a touchstone figure for me. He’s a strong writer, quick-witted, intelligent, ambitious and generally a lot of other things that I…
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This bike is a pain in the caboose
One of the things I didn’t really mention in my review of the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 is that it is, in fact, a large piece of machinery. It is not so huge as a Triumph Tiger Explorer, nor a BMW R1200GS, but is still pretty damned big. Tall and wide, the thing has a lot…
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Gear review: Givi GPS and Smartphone Holder
This simple solution for navigation is affordable, durable, and mostly functional.
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EBR we hardly knew ye
By now you will have heard the news that EBR is no more. Out of the blue this week, the company announced it was shutting its doors, laying off all 126 employees and selling off assets to try to cover a $20 million debt. That’s a damned shame. And it’s really surprising. OK, when I…