“Transportation’s kinda broken,” says Brammo founder and CEO Craig Bramscher. But is a $12,000 electric motorcycle the way to fix it? The Brammo Enertia will only hit 60mph, but Craig sees potential far outweighing its meager performance. “[We] want to be the next great American motorcycle company.”
Click below for the feature:Craig Bramscher: Transportation 2.0
“Snipers just know to shoot any kind of gas can.” Snipers don’t usually come up in an interview with a bike designer, but they did talking to Neal Saiki, the founder of Zero Motorcycles. High velocity rifle fire is just one thing Neal has to worry about with his company’s new range of electric dirt and street bikes, Zero is developing unconventional products for an incredibly conservative market. When it comes to motorcycles, saving the world is not enough.
Click below for the feature:Neal Saiki: Sustainable Performance
Photo: Brk in Brklyn
What is the Aprilia Mana 850? With its CVT transmission and parking brake, is it a scooter? Do the powerful v-twin, chain final drive and steel trellis frame make it a naked bike? Does the storage area in the fake tank make it a tourer? We ride it from Brooklyn’s outer reaches to its richest neighborhood via the land that real estate agents forgot — all on one road — to find out. Click below for the feature:Aprilia Mana 850 Vs. Flatbush Avenue
Housing a re-tuned SV650 v-twin in a new, steel trellis frame, the Suzuki Gladius raises questions about its identity. Is it a replacement for the naked SV650 or something new entirely? We take it to one of the most congested freeways in the country to find out.
Click below for the feature:Suzuki Gladius vs. I-405
The 2009 Zero X could mark a watershed moment for electric motorcycles. Making 50lb/ft of torque and weighing just 151lbs, it’s the first to offer performance rivaling, if not exceeding, its gas-powered competitors. At $7,750, it’s also the first that will be sold in large numbers and for a price only slightly higher than that demanded by equivalent internal combustion dirt bikes. But can it really tackle a challenging motocross track and dirt trails with equal aplomb? We take it to the huge ascents and daunting, rutted descent of Glen Helen Raceway to find out.
Click below for the feature:2009 Zero X Vs. Glen Helen Raceway
You know the 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 can carry you to far away places in complete comfort. But, equipped with the engine from the ZX-14, it promises to make getting to those places worthwhile. We take it to a remote desert canyon in central Utah to find out if it can.
Click below for the feature:Concours 14 Vs. San Rafael Swell
The 2009 Triumph Speed Triple is the latest in an infamous line of machines known for brute power and unwavering performance. The deserted industrial streets of Newtown Creek are home to mad truckers, sprawling treatment facilities and the world’s largest waste spill- the ideal setting for a streetfighter. We take the new Speed Triple on a late night run of mad dashes to find out if it lives up to its name.
Click below for the feature:Speed Triple Vs. Newtown Creek
The 2009 Honda CBR1000RR is already our favorite of the current superbikes. But we’ve only ridden it out west, where the roads are warm, smooth and free of yellow cabs. How does Honda’s flagship fair out of its element? We take it to one of Brooklyn’s most rundown neighborhoods to find out. Click below for the feature:CBR1000RR Vs. Coney Island
Photo: Alex Conley Thanks to: TT Motorcyles
For many, the Ducati Monster 696 is an ideal first street bike. It combines low power and low weight in an easily manageable package with enough image to make it desirable and enough performance to guarantee not only that the rider won’t become bored with it for many years, but also that they’re learning how to use real suspension, real brakes and real tires. We dispatched beginner rider Andrew Didorosi into Detroit’s frigid, early winter depths to find out more. Click below for the feature: Monster 696 Vs. Belle Isle
Uranium mines, Hollywood, Manifest Destiny’s route to the West, Marlboro Country and home to the vanished Anasazi. Moab is one of the great landscapes of North America, full of history both real and imagined.
We went in hopes of awe-inspiring vistas set amid a brutish environment capable of pushing the limits of human endurance. Somewhere between the jumping, mad scrambling and lightning dashes through the dunes aboard KTM 525 and 450 XC ATVs we found something else. We’re just not sure what that was.
Click below for the feature:Expedition: Moab
