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W H A T Y O U A R E S A Y I N G
"When an adventure bike is trying really hard
to not be an adventure bike."
Mathew Scholtz:
First South African?
Another rider from Durban,
South Africa—Kork Ballington—
took victory in the AMA Series
back in the '80s, albeit not in
the superbike class.
Nice ride, Mathew.
Denis Torres
MotoAmerica
Class Changes
One has to wonder what
guided the decision to cre-
ate a Twins class. Only Ducati
and KTM have true race-ready
motors on tap. This class has
been done before and didn't
last long.
James Edward Zeiser
Archives: Schwantz
And Daytona
Sad how meaningless Daytona
has become; I guess some of
us were lucky to be there dur-
ing the good years.
Donald N. Mei
Barry Boone: RIP
Very sad. What a great ambas-
sador for motorbikes! Just
last Wednesday, he had Buzz
Kanter on talking vintage and
getting ready for Sons Of
Speed #3 during Biketoberfest
in Daytona next month.
This on top of the Irma de-
struction is just too much.
Ginger Ahrens
MV Agusta
Turismo Veloce RC
When an adventure bike is
trying really hard to not be an
adventure bike.
David Mack
Honda: Something
Big's Cooking
No drama here, there's been
plenty of leaks of the new GL.
It had to be updated with new
electronics to meet EU regula-
tions beginning in 2018.
It's a new six-cylinder
with a dual clutch [gearbox],
leading-link hub steering and
finally an electronic adjustable
windscreen all claimed to shed
87 pounds from the current
GL1800.
State-of-the-art perfor-
mance, electronics and reliable
as a Honda; if big a bagger is
your favor, it will likely be the
bike to buy.
Michael Mcline
Modern touring bikes come
in two styles: ADV bikes with
five-foot seat heights, or bikes
that are big and heavy with 36
suspension settings and ste-
reos, cup holders and airbags.
And they have to have 12 fuel
map choices, seven levels of
traction control and 10 ABS
levels because, heaven forbid
you should actually learn to ride
properly.
So what we will get will
probably be another 800-plus
pound bloated bike, which will
be so big, it will have its own
zip code and will have all the
comfort of a Camry, but not as
fun to drive.
John Cordier
Nah, it's going to be the all-new
CR250 two-stroke. Yeah, baby!
Gary Milhoan
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