Page 1: 2004 Motorcycle Reviews
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First Ride: Big Boost for Bologna's Base Superbike
For 2005, Ducati's base 999 has been tuned to produce 140 bhp. That's a hefty 16 bhp more than last year's version--and even more powerful... more
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2004 Ducati Monster 620: Cheap Thrills, Italian-style
Europeans always seem to do budget bikes differently. Style often wins over content, particularly for manufacturers who have to work... more
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2004 Victory Kingpin
Like a busload of errant conventioneers pulling up at the Palomino Club, we absolutely love Vegas—the Victory Vegas V-twin cruiser,... more
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Dream Fulfilled: KTM Duke 990
More than a year ago I wrote an exclusive, behind-the-scenes development story for the November 2002 issue of Motorcyclist on KTM's... more
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First Ride: Kawasaki ZX-10R
Midway through my first "Meanie Greenie Ninjatini," I noticed there was no motorcycle in the fifth-floor reception suite of Miami's posh... more
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First Ride: 2004 Honda CBR1000RR
I'd had the feeling all morning that Honda's all-new CBR1000RR was hooking up exceptionally well -- transferring its 172 (claimed)... more
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Honda 599 First Ride
How long have we wondered when someone, anyone, would launch a true competitor to Suzuki's SV650? (Right after we and Suzuki realized how... more
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2004 Yamaha FZ6
No doubt about it -- we were genuinely surprised when Yamaha told us its new FZ6 would be offered in America in 2004. After all, this... more
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FIRST RIDE: 2004 Victory Kingpin
Like a busload of errant conventioneers pulling up at the Palomino Club, we absolutely love Vegas--the Victory Vegas V-twin cruiser, that... more
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FIRST RIDE: 2004 Honda 599
How long have we wondered when someone, anyone, would launch a true competitor to Suzuki's SV650? (Right after we and Suzuki realized how... more
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FIRST RIDE: 2004 Buell XB12R and XB12S
Wisconsin's Road America (RA) raceway is a very long, very fast circuit--4.1 miles, with three long straights. So when Buell announced the... more
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2004 Ducati Monster S4R: The meanest Monster ever
I cranked the throttle for the first time, and the most powerful production Monster lunged forward almost hard enough to bend its fancy new... more
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First Ride: 2004 HONDA VALKYRIE RUNE
The guy on the Fat Boy spotted us riding up Pacific Coast Highway--and hung a U-turn to give chase. He followed us for 10 miles as we cut... more
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First Ride: 2004 Harley Sportster 883 & 1200
The details of those changes as well as photos of the 2004 Sportsters and Harley's other new motorcycles are in an accompanying story. This... more
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First Look: 2004 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
We have now seen the Harley-Davidson's 2004 Sportsters, and as expected, they use an all-new frame that rubber-mounts a revised engine. The... more
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