September 14, 2011
Suzuki Urban X-Over
No official info has been released for this bike, but what you're looking at are photos snapped by Motosblog of a lightly modified V-Strom with an eye toward dirt performance and crashability. Knobby tires, grippy dirt-bike pegs, upgraded brake lines, fog lights, hard bags and a cut down, lightweight looking tail with LED lights help the bike perform a little better. An aluminum radiator guard, be...
14 September 2011
2012 Yamaha Bold New Graphics
It might be worth celebrating that the white 2012 FZ6R will lose the terrible graphics offered in 2011, but unfortunately you can still add a similar graphics package to the 2012 R6 for $200 over its base price of $11,390. A limited edition of 1500 R6's will be available for 2012 in the same 50th anniversary colors as the R1 for a $500 premium. These bikes will also boast 50th anniversary emblems ...
14 September 2011
2012 Yamaha R1: traction control
Call this one a recession special. In lieu of an all-new model or significant updates, Yamaha is instead heaping its flagship R1 with classy new paint jobs and all manner of popular aftermarket upgrades. Foremost among those? A seven-level traction control system, bringing the 2012 Yamaha R1 up to speed with bikes like the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R and BMW S1000RR. The rest of the upgrades read like ...
14 September 2011