The Ducati 1199 Superleggera – an extra-sharp version of the already astonishing 1199 Panigale – has only recently started making its way into dealers. But the newness of this lighter, more powerful version of Ducati’s...
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When surveying the current superbike landscape, the Ducati 1199 Panigale stands taller than most. Its close-coupled bodywork, booming L-twin engine and strong, lightweight frame (of which the engine is a structural member) conspire to provide...
For most of its recent history, Ducati has offered slightly-smaller-displacement versions of its flagship superbike. And given how successful this product strategy has been in the past, it should come as no surprise that the...
In the world of superbikes, you can’t get much more super than the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R. Its fire-breathing 1,441cc inline-four and wind-tunnel-honed bodywork allow it to reach its artificially-capped 186 mph top speed with absurd...
We’re all familiar with those t-shirt-wearing knuckleheads who like to pop wheelies on their motorcycles while clogging up the diamond lane on the highway, right? Of course we are. There exists a certain temptation to...
Large-of-mandible talkshow host and lifelong gearhead Jay Leno owns hundreds of automobiles and motorcycles. However, he has gone on record multiple times that one of the favorite rides in his collection is his MTT Y2K,...
The Aprilia RSV Tuono 1000 R is a naked wonder based on the Aprilia RSV 1000 R superbike. In stock form, it has presence and grace that demands attention. So, it was the perfect platform...
From 1991 to 2002, Ducati produced the 750SS, a cheaper, less intimidating version of the 900SS superbike (which was the subject of a famous Cycle World review penned by a certain Hunter S. Thompson). Though...
There are motorcycle enthusiasts out there (and you know who you are) who steadfastly refuse to regard the current era of foreign-owned British bike nameplates as anything other than cynical, heretical cash-grab. And that’s a...