Archive for the ‘Motorcycle’ Category
Fanned by a recent article in Motorcyclist (and an earlier article in MCN from the same author), rumors abound that Honda is working on a 1,000cc V4 sportbike, likely to be called the RVF1000R. A supplement to Honda’s superbike offering, and not a replacement to the CBR line, the new RVF would be a more premium superbike offering, differentiating itself from its inline-four cousin in a similar manner as the Rc-45 and RC-51 motorcycles did in previous decades.
If rumors are to be believed, we could see   … Picture & More
Let’s start clearly and concisely here: We learned a lot at Hangtown. This column could take any form, including the confidence a racer like Blake Baggett gets after winning an AMA National at the opener the way that he did it, coming from behind in both motos; or the return of Chris Pourcel and what seems to be his need to race himself into shape; or how smart it was of Ryan Villopoto to not try and force anything since he was so sick for the last couple weeks; and on and on.
But for the purposes of this column, what really happened at Hangtown was … More