September 14, 2010
Moto Guzzi V7 Racer: for reals
First the Moto Guzzi V7 Clubman was on, then it was off. Now, it’s on again, and how. Now known as the Moto Guzzi V7 Racer, it’s a limited production model and it’s coming to the US next year. Bellissimo. A strikingly faithful adaptation of last year’s concept bike, the Racer appears to only change its name and lose its heat-wrapped exhaust pipes in translation to reality. With its leathe...
14 September 2010
News
Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200: giant supermoto gets traction control
The most exciting thing about the new Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 isn’t its new 136bhp 1200cc 90° v-twin that we’re sure-as-hell going to see in future Aprilias, but instead the debut of Aprilia Traction Control, that we’re also going to see in new models. Oh yeah, since we exclusively revealed the Dorso 12 back in August, the only new details this official one-image release brings are power and...
14 September 2010
The world’s fastest 125
Kicking out 41bhp, this Honda RS125-powered streamliner just reached a two-way average speed of 146.77mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats, setting a new land speed record for the capacity. Also, don’t you just want to pick it up and cuddle it? Photos: Nicolaus Czarnecki Scott Kolb was aiming for a 27-year-old record of 136.1mph. Previously Scott and the bike had reached 126mph in the unfaired c...
14 September 2010