2012 Yamaha R1 Traction Control

Valentino Rossi once described the Yamaha's inline four-cylinder motor developed for their M1 MotoGP race machine as the "sweet motor."

2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R

The original Ninja warriors were experts in waging covert war... and Kawasaki's new ZX-14R deserves the moniker: it really is an iron fist in a velvet glove.

Ducati 848 EVO

Ducati motorcycles are quintessentially Italian. They are hot-blooded, good-looking, and they simply ooze charisma. Forever intertwined with racing, Ducati won the very first World Superbike Championship in 1988 and have subsequently dominated it so completely that at one point people started referring to it as The Ducati Cup.

Tour Master Motorcycle Glove Review

Tour Master equipment has a deserved reputation for being well designed and comfortable, and the new Cold-Tex gloves meet that quality standard.

Made from heavy duty, ballistic nylon, the Cold-Tex gloves feature a waterproof and breathable liner, and a pre-curved palm and fingers for optimum comfort.

To the People of Japan

I was fortunate enough to visit Japan twice in the last few years. The first time I was a guest of Kawasaki, and as part of the adventure I got to ride the awesome ZX-6R around Autopolis (Kawasaki's own racetrack) for two days.

Yoshimura Parts

Hideo "Pops" Yoshimura started the company that bears his name 55 years ago in Japan having trained as an airplane mechanic during the war. But motorcycles were his first love.

2011 GSX-R Reviews

The much anticipated revamped versions of the two smaller iconic Suzuki GSX-R 600 and GSX-R 750 have now arrived.

Ducati Diavel

Since Ducati's announcement of its entry into the cruiser class - the Diavel - we've waited with intrigue and a healthy dose of skepticism to see what their engineers would actually come up with.

At first blush the idea would seem to be at odds with Ducati's brand credo: high performance at all costs.

Motorcycle Track Gear

I'm no fisherman, but I am given to understand that end-of-day tall tales of "It was this big!" while propping up a bar come pretty easily to a lot of folk; apparently golfers can suffer from the same propensity to exaggerate when relaying the day's activities at the 19th hole.

Motorcycle Tires

The joy of riding a fast motorcycle on an inviting canyon road or the occasional track day is well known.

However, it doesn't take much of that type of mileage before your tires become decidedly worn and you face the question of replacement.

Ducati 848 Review

As the garage door rolls up, my early morning eyes peer into the recess. Several machines greet me, but the Italian racing red 2010 Ducati Superbike 848 draws my gaze like a tractor beam from the Starship Enterprise.

Its sleek, sexy lines ooze sophistication; this is no biker machine, clearly this is a rebellious racetrack refugee with lights.

2011 Ninja 1000

Make no mistake, Kawasaki's new Ninja 1000 is a sportbike. With credentials such as fully adjustable suspension, radial petal-rotor brakes and a 1000cc engine that produces as much torque as Kawasaki's new ZX-10R (and a full 65-percent more than the ZX-6R), the Ninja 1000 relishes fast-paced, aggressive riding.