You know the old saying, “It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog?” Well in the performance motorcycle world circa 2014, MV Agusta...
Tag Archives: Sportbike
When Harley-Davidson shuttered the Buell sportbike brand on October 30, 2009, most people figured that was the last the world would hear from motorcycle engineering guru Erik Buell vis-à -vis building his own motorcycles. But...
Naked sport bikes – such as those belonging to the Ducati Monster family – hold a lot of appeal. The lack of bodywork means the engine and other functional bits are on display for all...
When most people hear the phrase “single-cylinder motorcycle,” they imagine a limp-wristed conveyance for put-putting around town. However, some pretty peppy singles have been made over the years. And while they might leave you wanting...
While burying the speedometer deep into the triple digits in a car is exciting (and something you should only do on a track…obviously…), doing the same thing on a motorcycle ratchets the excitement up exponentially....
The streetbike segment has certainly been heating up lately. Blurring the lines between naked sportbikes, choppers and old school café racers, these un-faired brawlers broadcast their preference of function over form loudly and proudly, yet...
![Husqvarna Expresses its Naked Ambition with the Nuda 900R [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nuda-18_0-335x256.jpg)
In the world of motorcycle manufacturers, most people are familiar with the Japanese brands, the Italian brands, Germany’s BMW, Austria’s KTM, and the occasional British and American firms. But few casual motorcycle buffs (at least...
![2011 Ducati Diavel is the Thinking Satanist’s Naked Bike [w/Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ducati_diavel_6-335x256.jpg)
Mention the name “Ducati” to most people, and chances are a picture of an angry looking, angry sounding red superbike will pop into that person’s head. That’s understandable, because those are the bikes that seem...
There are those who say it’s better to do one thing well than a bunch of things just decently; still others feel it’s better to be well-rounded than specializing in one niche. Now Honda, a...
Owning a bike like the Yamaha R1 immediately temps one to throw common sense and rational thought out the window, replaced with sheer adrenaline and a fearless kamikaze attitude. But that doesn’t mean one should...