Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. Introduces All-New 2015 FZ-07 (Industry...
Cypress, CA June 5, 2014 – When Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. introduced the all-new FZ-09 last year it was positioned as the beginning of a new breed of motorcycles from Yamaha. So how do you...
View ArticleMD Tour of Norway, Final Report (News)
This is the last of three reports. Here are links to Report 1 and Report 2. In Sogndal, where we would remain for 5 days, we had a warm apartment that allowed us to explore the adjacent fjords and...
View ArticleYamaha Introduces 2016 XSR700: Retro Design Built on FZ-07 Platform (Bike...
A short while ago, we asked where Yamaha was going with its “Faster Sons” riff. Now we know. Yamaha Europe has announced the production 2016 XSR700 — a bike likely to come to the United States, as...
View Article2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT: MD Ride Review (Bike Reports) (News)
Back in 2007, Kawasaki christened a new 650 cc parallel twin model the “Versys”. It arrived in the U.S. for the model year 2008. When we tested that bike, we concurred with the versatility built into...
View ArticleMD 2015 Bike of the Year Awards: Honorable Mention to the Yamaha YZF-R1 and...
A bit later today, we will be posting a story on MD’s 2015 Bike of the Year (stay tuned), but there are two very deserving machines that get honorable mention. Two Yamahas, in fact, the YZF-R1 and the...
View ArticleYamaha Announces New Tracer 700 for Europe: Lightweight, Affordable Twin...
Yamaha today announced a lightweight, affordable sport tourer based on the FZ-07 naked twin. The Tracer 700 is currently announced for the European market only, but we are hopeful that the bike will...
View Article2017 SV650 Priced at $6,999; MD Testing Next Week (Bike Reports) (News)
Earlier today, Suzuki announced pricing and availability for the 2017 SV650 and SV650 ABS models. Both bikes will be in U.S. dealers next month with the Standard model priced at $6,999 and the ABS...
View Article2017 Suzuki SV650: MD First Ride (Bike Reports) (News)
The Suzuki SV650 is an icon. It is the quintessential do-it-all motorcycle of the past two decades … a beginner’s learning device, an expert’s play thing, a racer, a commuter, and even a tourer with...
View ArticleYamaha Launches FZ-10 Into U.S. Market for 2017 (Bike Reports) (News)
As we anticipated, Yamaha has announced that the European market MT-10 is coming to the U.S. for the 2017 model year as the FZ-10. We have already provided details regarding the European-spec version...
View ArticleJvB-moto “Yard Built” Yamaha XSR700 – Clean Take on the Excellent Parallel...
You probably know that we love clean, standard-style customs. This one, based largely on the ultra-light, powerful Yamaha FZ-07, was created by JvB-moto in Germany, and is called the “Super 7”. The...
View ArticleNew Kawasaki Ninja 650 Gets Huge Weight Loss and Revised Styling (Bike...
Kawasaki Europe has unveiled the new 2017 Ninja 650 at Intermot earlier today. New styling is more aggressive, but still paired with the relaxed ergonomics found on the current model. The Euro 4...
View Article2017 Suzuki SV650: MD Ride Review (Bike Reports) (News)
We have always liked Suzuki’s SV650 and our first impressions from the press launch of the redesigned 2017 model didn’t change that feeling. We have now had a chance to evaluate the bike on familiar...
View ArticleHardcore Yamaha T7 Production Bike Expected This Fall (Bike Reports) (News)
Is Yamaha about to introduce another production model featuring the brilliant engine from the FZ-07? We are still waiting for the FJ-07 (already introduced as a Tracer model in Europe) sport tourer,...
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