Motorcycle News Guy

For a while I’ve had an ambition to cross the US – from California to New York and then back to California – on a motorcycle. And I’ve been taking really long looks at the new versions of any sport-touring motorcycles out there – from the FJR1300 to BMW’s models. I would definitely have to [...]

If the American muscle of the new H-D V-Rod isn’t enough brawn for you, why not try of dose of Japanese thunder in the form of the 2009 B-King, or 2009 V-Max? (And what’s with all the “one letter-short word” names, anyway? Did all manufacturers of power cruisers get together for some sort of international [...]

The MotorcycleNewsGuy has always liked the look of the V-Rod. From it’s first appearance, I thought the thing was an inspired design, even if traditional H-D fans haven’t felt the same way. In my opinion, the departure from typical Harley – in terms of both look and engine construction – was a necessary evolution if [...]

And now for something a little different – yeah, I know there’s been a lot of coverage of supersport machines and hooligan toys recently, so try this out: the Aprilia Mana 850. With automatic transmission! Is shifting getting you down? Is your left hand cramping up from a bike with a clutch pull that’s just [...]

There are definitely days where I’m not sure whether I would rather own a Triumph Daytona 675, or the Triumph Street Triple 675. They are both fabulous machines, built around the core of Triumph’s mellifluous 3-cylinder masterpiece of an engine. (Today is Big Words Day here at MotorcycleNewsGuy. I had to look that one up.) [...]

Well, the MotorcycleNewsGuy has already linked to a 2009 supersport shootout, but we thought we’d give you a story with some in-depth goods on just the new ZX-6R. It seems to be a favorite of the moto-journos this year, so we think it deserves some more coverage. Team Green really seems to have hit the [...]

On the heels of the MotorcycleNewsGuy’s effervescent praise of the Triumph Street Triple R comes a look at another bike that I think is, well, to put in gently, pretty effin sweet. But that’s about the only thing this beast – err, monster – puts gently. It sounds like the chassis is significantly improved from [...]

I need this motorcycle. I don’t just want it. I need it. There’s a gigantic hole in my brain that can only be filled by rampant hooliganism and two bug-eyed headlamps. Triumph has been so spot-on in delivering wonderful, rideable motorcycles in the last couple years, ever since they said “screw the 600s, we’ll do [...]

  Motorcycle.com has one of their always excellent and thorough shootouts – this time looking at the new 600s from the Big Four manufacturers from the land of the rising sun. Honestly, any one of these motorcycles would be more fun than a barrel of monkeys on the track (wait, would monkeys actually be fun [...]

If you’re in the market for a large displacement supermoto – I guess megamoto is the right word – do yourself a favor and check out motorcyclist online’s comparo looking at the Ducati Hypermotard, KTM 950 Supermoto, Buel XB12STT, and BMW HP2 Megamoto. I’ve been wondering about the KTM for a while and it’s nice [...]