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Honda Crossrunner Redux The Honda Crossrunner and Honda Crosstourer (report) were introduced at the 2010 EICMA show, but I wasn’t impressed. It looked like Honda rummaged through the parts bin to come up with something — anything — that would roughly look like an adventure-tourer. The Crosstourer disappeared at the 2011 show but the Crossrunner was slightly …
Bikers’ Britain By: Simon Weir Spiral bound 208 pages 215mm x 150mm Published: 2013 by AA Publishing ISBN: 9780749573966 RRP: £12.99 The Automobile Association has been providing assistance and advice to British motorists since 1905 and is a trusted name in driving circles. RiDE, meanwhile, is a magazine held in high esteem among bikers. I …
More Original Than the Original October 28, 2014 – I’m still digging through my SD memory cards and finding leftover photos from the 2014 AIMExpo (Report). One night, I hung around until past closing time (18:00), hoping they wouldn’t kick me out. They didn’t and I was wandering around and came across the Yamaha display. I …
Photos From the 2014 Intermot Show October 5, 2014 – Here are some photos from the 2014 Intermot show in Cologne, Germany. The photos were taken by Dragoș Ștefan for webBikeWorld.com. Included are the new BMW R 1200 R and BMW R 1200 RS; the Ducati Scrambler; the Kawasaki Ninja H2; the 2015 Suzuki V-Strom …
wBW Quick Look: AFX FX-120 Updates We first reviewed the AFX FX-120 (review) in March of 2013. The FX-120 is the company’s top-of-the-line helmet, with a list price of $149.95 for solid colors and $159.95 for graphics. While overall we rated the FX-120 as a pretty good value, the original version of the helmet had a few issues …
IXS Swiss Motorcycle Fashion Coming to the U.S.A. October 21, 2014 – In what could be one of the most interesting reveals at the 2014 AIMExpo show, IXS Motorcycle Fashion announced its U.S. introduction. The IXS brand is owned by Hostettler AG, a large Swiss-based, 100-year-old family-owned company. Hostettler AG is the Yamaha importer for Switzerland …
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