These are some brief thoughts and impressions on two sporty Dunlop tires, including the Q5S (a 120/70/17 fitted to the front of our Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory test bike) and the Dunlop Q4 (a 180/55/17 on the rear of that bike). You can read our review of the Tuono 660 Factory here. Some background is […]
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Ducati Introduces Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak With 17″ Front Wheel (Bike Reports) (News)
The new Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak is Ducati’s adventure model tuned for sport riding and track days. With the 170 horsepower V4 Granturismo engine, Ducati has adjusted the chassis geometry to work with a 17″ front wheel and sport-bike rubber. With all of the electronic wizardry you would expect from a current Ducati sport bike, […]
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BMW Executive Indicates Sport-Tourers are Being Replaced by Adventure Bikes With 17″ Front Wheels (Bike Reports) (News)
MD has long been an advocate of the virtues of comfortable, upright ergonomics on the street. Way back in 2006, we published “Upright is Alright” to discuss our feelings. Not just sport bikes, but sport tourers have long tilted the rider forward enough to make him/her uncomfortable on longer rides … hence the popularity of […]
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Front & Center: The used-book expert at Auntie’s Bookstore – The Spokesman-Review
Front & Center: The used-book expert at Auntie’s Bookstore The Spokesman-Review
Scott Richter, resident used-book expert at Auntie’s Bookstore in downtown Spokane, recently discussed treasure hunting, troublemakers and “the dude.”
2017 Honda CB1100 EX: Smooth Ride From New Front Fork (Bike Reports) (News)
We will have multiple articles on our 2017 Honda CB1100 EX test bike, but we wanted to provide a quick first impression on the new front end settings. When Honda announced changes to the CB1100, it identified two new models, including the RS and EX. We were not sure the EX model, which is now […]
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