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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
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
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
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
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
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
The Future of Fuel Economy | Drawing the Line

Honda’s NC700X is one of the first all-new motorcycles in recent memory designed as much for efficient operation as for outright... more