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Cycle News 2014 Issue 34 August 26

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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2015 HONDA CBR300R FIRST RIDE P84 the CBR300R doesn't promote mistakes; it is a great-handling machine that is agile and quick to respond to rider input. Getting slowed down for the turns is simple enough. The CBR's brakes are strong, but the back brake is a little touchy. For that little extra piece of mind, ABS is offered for an additional $550. Rather than being combined, the 300's ABS works independently with each wheel via a two-chan- nel system, which we feel is a move in the right direction. Without question, the CBR300R is bigger and better in every way over the bike it re- places, except that it does cost $200 more (though it's still a bargain at $4399, add $50 for

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