Ten Best Bikes 2007 Cycle World Picks the Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
Good job, bike-makers of the world! How’s this for parity? Of the Ten Best spots open to 500 or so individual motorcycle models available for sale in the U.S. this year, seven manufacturers from six...
View ArticleBest Superbike: Ducati 1098 Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
Once in a while a bike comes along that changes the rules. Way back in 1994, that bike was the then-brand-new Ducati 916 taking Ten Best honors. Editors called the Duc, “The most sensational bike to...
View ArticleBest Open Streetbike: Kawasaki ZX-14 Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
Big performance generates big headlines, and no motorcycle created more of a stir last year than the ZX-14. Twelve months later, nothing has changed. Despite sophisticated electronics that soften...
View ArticleBest Middleweight: Honda CBR600RR Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
All who rode Big Red’s new middleweight came away impressed, so much so that it edged out last year’s winner, the still-spectacular Triumph 675. After riding the bikes back-to-back multiple times, in...
View ArticleBest Standard: Triumph Tiger 1050 Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
It hardly seems plausible that the comparatively small bike-maker from the British Midlands should keep cranking out the hits like it has over the past several years. And yet, here is Triumph, once...
View ArticleBest Sport-Tourer: BMW K1200GT Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
It’s hard to figure out what the K1200GT can’t do. Its 150-plus-hp engine is capable of breathtaking acceleration, and its sophisticated shaft-drive chassis (with available adjustable-on-the-fly...
View ArticleBest Cruiser: Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
It’s gotta be frustrating if you’re a competing bike-maker chasing after Harley-Davidson for a share of the lucrative cruiser market. Just when you think you’re close, Milwaukee takes its most popular...
View ArticleBest Touring Bike: Honda Gold Wing Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
Make all the jokes if you must–it’s a two-wheeled motorhome, half a car, a bike so big it has its own zip code, blah, blah, blah. But whatever wisecracks the Gold Wing might evoke, there is no better...
View ArticleBest Dual-Sport Bike: KTM 525 EXC Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
Dual-sporting is back in a big way, but KTM never bought into the “dual-sport-is-dead” philosophy. For 2007, it rewarded consumers with two great off-road-based machines: 450 and 525cc versions of the...
View ArticleBest Enduro Bike: Kawasaki KLX450R Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
Hey, wait a minute, the KLX450R is a 2008 model, how is it the Best Enduro Bike of 2007? An early release had this all-new motocross-based enduro on showroom floors in April of this year. That means...
View ArticleBest Motocrosser: Honda CRF450R Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007.
At this point in the game, Honda’s CRF450R simply rules motocross. 2007 marks the sixth-in-a-row victory for the CRF in the Best MX category–it has won every year since its introduction. In the past...
View ArticleBest Superbike: Ducati 1098
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. Once in a while a bike comes along that changes the rules. Way back in 1994, that bike was the then-brand-new Ducati 916 taking Ten Best honors. Editors called...
View ArticleBest Open Streetbike: Kawasaki ZX-14
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. Big performance generates big headlines, and no motorcycle created more of a stir last year than the ZX-14. Twelve months later, nothing has changed. Despite...
View ArticleBest Middleweight: Honda CBR600RR
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. All who rode Big Red’s new middleweight came away impressed, so much so that it edged out last year’s winner, the still-spectacular Triumph 675. After riding the...
View ArticleBest Standard: Triumph Tiger 1050
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. It hardly seems plausible that the comparatively small bike-maker from the British Midlands should keep cranking out the hits like it has over the past several...
View ArticleBest Sport-Tourer: BMW K1200GT
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. It’s hard to figure out what the K1200GT can’t do. Its 150-plus-hp engine is capable of breathtaking acceleration, and its sophisticated shaft-drive chassis (with...
View ArticleBest Cruiser: Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. It’s gotta be frustrating if you’re a competing bike-maker chasing after Harley-Davidson for a share of the lucrative cruiser market. Just when you think you’re...
View ArticleBest Touring Bike: Honda Gold Wing
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. Make all the jokes if you must–it’s a two-wheeled motorhome, half a car, a bike so big it has its own zip code, blah, blah, blah. But whatever wisecracks the Gold...
View ArticleBest Dual-Sport Bike: KTM 525 EXC
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. Dual-sporting is back in a big way, but KTM never bought into the “dual-sport-is-dead” philosophy. For 2007, it rewarded consumers with two great off-road-based...
View ArticleBest Enduro Bike: Kawasaki KLX450R
Reviews Ten Best Motorcycles of 2007. Hey, wait a minute, the KLX450R is a 2008 model, how is it the Best Enduro Bike of 2007? An early release had this all-new motocross-based enduro on showroom...
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