The Best Sport Touring Motorcycle Comparisons
If you like speed but also want to enjoy a touch of comfort, then a sport touring motorcycle is what you need. Long motorbike trips require the right equipment, and sport touring motorbikes are more than capable for the job, whether off-road or on-road. Meanwhile, training camps nfl kicking off soon, with teams preparing for […]
Continue readingThe Best Cruiser Motorcycles: Comfortable and Stylish Rides
When it comes to motorbikes, cruisers have a feel and look of their own. This category of motorcycles is not about speed and power (even though most of them have these attributes) but it is about cruising in style, as the name implies. Cruiser motorcycles tend to have a very low seat, a relaxed feet-forward riding […]
Continue readingThe Best Beginner Motorcycles: Coolest Starter Rides
Riding a motorcycle is somewhat similar to riding a classic bicycle – you have to learn how to ride, and once you do, you will never forget. Nevertheless, learning to ride a motorcycle can be more difficult than learning to ride a bike. Fortunately, you can enjoy a smoother and safer learning experience by choosing […]
Continue readingThe Café Racer: RE Continental GT Review
Royal Enfield has recently introduced the Continental GT café racer as their “lightest, fastest and most powerful model” now in production. Cycle World 2014 Buyer’s Guide considers it “….a cool new café racer with an affordable price …. and has all the right café racer hardware”. So just what is a café racer?Café racer motorcycles evolved […]
Continue readingHarley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
Before there was a Harley-Davidson Dyna family there was the Wide Glide. Introduced in 1980 as the FXWG, the Wide Glide represented the epitome of Harley’s factory custom theme, introduced in 1971 with the Super Glide.Vital StatsManufacturerHarley-DavidsonModelDyna Wide GlideBike ClassCruiserYears1993 – 2008, 2010 – presentConfiguration1690 cc fuel injected air-cooledTwin Cam 103Weight650 lb (dry)Height47.8″Seat Height26.7 mmSeat […]
Continue readingHarley-Davidson Softail Custom
Two research developments came together in 1984 when Harley-Davidson introduced the Softail model family. Work on the Softail frame, which hid the rear suspension to give the bike the look of hard tail choppers of the 60’s and 70’s, began in St. Louis in 1974.Vital StatsManufacturerHarley-DavidsonModelSoftail CustomBike ClassCruiserYears1986 – 1999, 2007 – 2010Configuration1584 cc air-cooled […]
Continue readingHarley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide
The brainchild of Willie G. Davidson, senior vice president and chief styling officer at Harley-Davidson until his retirement on April 30, 2012, the first Super Glide made its debut in 1971. In an effort to appeal to customizers, and offer some competition to aftermarket suppliers, Willie G. took the frame, powertrain and rear suspension of […]
Continue readingHarley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider
The Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider traces its origins to Harley’s first factory custom. At the 1977 Daytona Beach Bike Week the Motor Company unveiled the FXS Low Rider. The first Low Rider had extended front forks and shorter rear shocks to put the rider just 26 inches off the ground.Vital StatsManufacturerHarley-DavidsonModelDyna Low RiderBike ClassCruiserYears1995 – […]
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