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Motorcycle Technology vs. Entertainment | A Marriage of Inconvenience | Drawing The Line

The current state of MotoGP is a series of increasingly complex compromises that hopefully allow all players to pursue their disparate... more
Honda CBR500R Purchase | You Can Thank the Missus | Cook's Corner

How badly do I want to test what could be one of the most important bikes in Honda’s 2013 lineup? Badly enough to (gulp) buy one. more
Riding Skills | Do Something, or do Nothing | Code Break

A rider’s skills are improving when his or her choices yield consistent results. Recognizing when our choices produce good results is the... more
Finding Your Footing | Foot Race | Behind Bars

Fast guy or well-fed guy: pick one. I dare you never to change your mind—or your pace—but I won’t likely be around to call you on it.... more
Men Behaving Like Children | Cook's Corner

My cohorts at RawHyde this year included a wide range of riders, some very green but most with half a lifetime of miles under their belt. more
Motorcycle Hardware vs. Vaporware | Drawing The Line

Today’s technical fantasies can be incredibly realistic, making it a bit strange when we lose sight of the hard line between hardware and... more
Riding Limits and Attitude | Code Break

Rider-training programs let you approach your limits in a safe environment, giving you the knowledge you need to maintain control at those... more
2005 Suzuki DR650 | Me & My Sickness | Cook's Corner

Somewhere along the way, I lost control of my Suzuki DR650. Not like that, though I’ve definitely run it through a few trees and dragged it... more
Highway Companions | Cook's Corner

Emory Pass in south-central New Mexico nearly had us for dinner. more
Vision & Reference Points | Code Break

In riding, each moment contains the question of how to arrive at—or how to avoid—a certain location in space, at a certain moment in time. more
Trickle-Down Tech From Cars | Drawing The Line

Motus’ prototype featured direct injection—not that you can see it here—but the company has elected to run conventional port injection on... more
The Bat/Gen Electric | Drawing The Line

You may have heard terms like “parallel hybrid” and “series hybrid,” but these do little to explain the technology to non-engineers. So,... more
Honda's 2013 Model Lineup | A Sleeping Giant No Longer | Cook's Corner

Motorcycle journalists, highly trained cynics that they are, seldom express true surprise. Even less often amazement. So, you can imagine... more
Jim Mosher's Performance Indian | Something Old, Something New | Drawing The Line

Jim Mosher’s racer has achieved speeds Indian engineers could only dream of. more
Riding With Your Head or Heart | Code Break

Do you ride with your head or with your heart? The best riders in the world—Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, and Casey Stoner—ride with both. more