Sportsbikes Reviews
Sportbikes offer the most advanced motorcycle design technology available and are designed for optimum speed, acceleration, braking and maneuverability. They have a more aerodynamic design than other classes of bikes and are a thrill to ride for experienced motorcyclists, especially in high-performance situations such as a trackday down at your local racetrack. However, comfort and amenities usually suffer at an inverse proportion to how quick they are around a racetrack.
story by Pete Brissette
photograph by Alfonse Palaima, Aprilia
2008 Aprilia 850 Mana U.S. Introduction
Techy, tricky Twin!
The Aprilia 850 Mana finally hits U.S shores. It’s loaded with techno-wizardry and has a couple tricks up its motorcycle sleeves....
Sportsbikes Reviews
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2008 KTM RC8 1190 ReviewLaunching the orange torpedo
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2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR ReviewBaddest production sportbike ever!
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2008 Aprilia Dorsoduro ReviewSupermoto Style Done Just Right
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2008 Aprilia 850 Mana U.S. IntroductionTechy, tricky Twin!
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2009 Triumph Models Line-UpNew 1600cc cruiser introduced
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2007 Triumph Daytona 675 ReviewThis isn’t your grand pappy’s Triumph
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2009 Buell 1125CR IntroductionStreetfighter twist on 1125R highlights updates to 20...
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2007 Suzuki GSX-R 750 ReviewA Gixxer Christmas in SoCal
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2009 Ducati Desmosedici Monster ConceptA streetfighter Casey Stoner would ride!
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2007 Ducati Multistrada 1100The new 1,100cc size offers a very unique mix
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2008 MV Agusta F4 1078 RR312 ReviewFaster than the rest
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2008 Suzuki GSX650F ReviewThis is no one-trick pony
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2008 MV Agusta Brutale 1078RR ReviewMax Brutale
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2009 Ducati Monster 696 ReviewMonster Espresso
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2008 Triumph Urban Sports ReviewTriple Threat
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2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 ReviewAmerica’s favorite sportbike, only better
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2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R ReviewRevvy and racy in a bite-sized package
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HP2 Sport At DaytonaBMWs enter AMA competition
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2008 Honda CBR1000RR ReviewFaster and Easier
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2008 Ducati 848 Road TestClass In a Class of its Own
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2008 BMW HP2 Sport: First RideAn Exclusive Club
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2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R ReviewWill This Be the Literbike Leader of 2008?
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2008 Yamaha R6 - First RideThe Screamer Gets Some Grunt
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First Look: 2008 Honda CBR1000RRMore than just another pretty face.
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First Ride: 2008 Buell 1125R25 Years In The Making: The Buell (Most) Everyone Wants
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2008 Yamaha Street PreviewRevised R6 and Supermoto, Too!
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2009 Yamaha RD350 ConceptCould this be the return of the two-stroke sportbike?
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2008 Bimota DB7 1098 ReviewBrute force à la carte
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2009 Yamaha R1 PreviewNew Yamaha Literbike Ready to Launch!
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2009 BMW S1000RR PreviewStunning New Literbike Challenger
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2008 Ducati 1098R ReviewYour Superbike is now ready!
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Hyosung GT650R ReviewCan Korea Compete With Japan Inc?
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2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R PreviewSpin Control: a pre-ride inspection
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2008 Kawasaki ZX-14: First RideThe Magic of Fewer Emissions With More Power
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First Look: 2008 BMW HP2 SportBMW's high-performance family grows to three
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First Look: 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600/GSX-R750Almost identical twins get gussied up for ...
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Buell 1125R First LookBuell Storms The V-Twin Sportbike Market
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2007 BMW K1200R Sport - Quick TakeThe Gorilla Gets A Top Hat
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2008 Ducatis: First LookNew Middleweight Marauder, An Entry-level roadster and a Su...
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2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R First LookTweaked to deliciousness
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Firebolts, Lightnings and an XB-RR: Buells in Bakersfield2007 Buell Model Line-up P...
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2007 KTM Street Bike IntroWhat's Angry, Orange, and Fun to Ride?
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Ducati Sport 1000SLove Hurts
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2007 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Full ReportStay On the Gas!
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2005 BMW K 1200 S "Second Time Around"The '05 K1200S: Version 1.1?
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2005 BMW K 1200 SThe '05 K1200S: Revolutionary!
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2004 Honda CBR 1000 RRBack in the saddle again...
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2003 Mondial PiegaIn which Our Man in Italy approaches a very sharp bend...
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First Ride: 2002 Triumph Speed TripleAll the sport without the plastic.
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'03 Kawy ZX-6RKawy Brings a Gun to the Knife Fight
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Aprilia US Track FestA Day at the Track with 5 of Aprilia's Finest
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Tuono Means Thunder!One Weekend is Just That, One Weak End
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'03 Ducati SuperSportsDucati Applies the Spin in Spain
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Moto Guzzi V11 ScuraIn which Yossef uses the C-word. (Character)
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2003 Buell XB9S LightningSavage Pekingese!
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First Ride: 2003 Buell XB9S LightningAmerica's First Modern Streetfighter
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First Ride: Triumph Speed FourStripped down and loving it.
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Yamaha Diversion 900Bored? You Don't Need a Hobby, You Need a Diversion
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Ghezzi & Brian GuzziThink of it as an Italian Buell?
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Attack Suzuki GSX-R1000Attack of the Killer Formula Xtreme Champion
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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-12RHas Kawasaki's largest sport bike finally seen the ...
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2002 Aprilia Mille RThe cure for the common Open-Class Sportbike
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First Ride: Aprilia TuonoA Camouflaged Interceptor Jet
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SRX!Further Adventures of Senor X
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First Ride: 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1Jin Sato Bai!
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First Ride: 2002 Triumph Speed Four PrototypeA naked little hauler from Hinckley.
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First Ride: 2002 Honda VFR InterceptorMore than just a face-lift for the perennial ...
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2002 Buell XB9RPart One: Deciphering the Trilogy
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2001 Yamaha FZ-1 Hop-upThe FZ-1 Yamaha should have built
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First Ride: 2001 Triumph TT600Hinckley Shoots for the Heavens
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2001 GSX-R1000 Street RideAn Atomic Bomb in the Openbike Wars
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2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200SSeventies on Steroids
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First Ride: Buell XB9R FireboltThe Trilogy on Two Wheels
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2001 Yamaha Fazer 1000A New Breed of Muscle Sport?
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First Ride: 2001 Honda CBR600F4iThe "i's" have it!
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First Ride: 2001 Yamaha YZF-R6Sheer Madness...
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Project: 2000 BMW R1100SSlammin' Salmon
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2001 Yamaha Fazer 1000 (2)An upright R-1
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Ride Report: 2000 BMW R1100SThe Ultimate Sleeper bike?
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2000 Triumph Sprint RSVee-Fer Stalker
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First Ride: 2000 Honda RC-51A Terror of a Twin to Tame the Tracks (and other allite...
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Year 2000 Honda RC-51 Street Ride... but can it go 55?
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2000 MV Agusta F4 StradaLong-Term Test
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First Ride: 2001 Suzuki GSX-R1000Exquisite Agony
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2001 Suzuki GSX-R600A chocolate starfish in hot-dog flavored water
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2000 Kawasaki EX500Just like a REAL motorcycle.
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2000 Kawasaki EX250The little green bike that could.
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2000 Aprilia Falco SL1000VA Mille Coupe
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Project BMW R1100SSlammin' Salmon
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First Ride: Year 2000 Kawasaki ZX-6RCompletely new. But is it the one for you?
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First Ride: Year 2000 Kawasaki ZX-9RThe Final Open Class Contender Checks In
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Buell BlastA Better Beginner's Bike?
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First Ride: Y2K Yamaha YZF-R1Better Than Ever?
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First Ride: 2000 Honda CBR929RRThe Empire Strikes Back
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1999 Triumph Sprint STThe Perfect Compromise?
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2000 LaverdasThe Affordable Exotic
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1999 Buell Lightning X1A Different Way to Dance
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First Ride: 1999 Honda CBR600F4Little, Yellow, Different
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Honda VTR1000F Super HawkBig Red Introduces Their Sporting V-Twin to America
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1998 Kawasaki ZX-6RThe Rain in Spain is Mainly a Big Fat Pain
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1998 Honda VFR800FI InterceptorBack to the Future
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1998 Honda CBR 900 RRWhat Took You So Long?
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First Impression: 1997 Moto Guzzi V10 CentauroGuzzi's Anniversary Beast
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First Impression: 1997 Kawasaki ZX-7RSteady Refinement is Kawasaki's Key to Success
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First Impression: 1997 Kawasaki ZX-6Urban Assault Weapon
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Kawasaki Ninja 250R.25 Caliber Top Gun
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Yamaha TRX 850Japan's Other Twin
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The Grand Prix FantasyYamaha RZ500
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Italian Stallion: Yamaha YZF1000RTHE ULTIMATE ROAD WARRIOR
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First Impression: 1996 MuZ Skorpion ReplicaThe Sound of Singles
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MachineArt MK9Grace and Beauty From New Jersey --For $10,000, Would You Buy One?
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First Impression: Aprilia RS250Be Like Max
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1996 Yamaha YZF1000R ThunderaceFireblade on Steroids
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First Ride: 1995 Suzuki GSXR1100The Big Lean: Suzuki's 1995 GSXR1100 Drops Weight, ...
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Road Test: 1995 BMW R1100RSBlue Beemer on the Backroads
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2007 Kawasaki Z1000Mad power that looks the part






















