MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2011/2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero
A bagger for those who love luxury touring
4/25/2012, Story and photos by Tricia Szulewski
Fully dressed tourers offer comfort features no other kind of motorcycle can match. But they’re also big and heavy and can be intimidating for many women riders. And while a tour trunk adds a convenient place to store lots of stuff that’s easy to get to, it also creates a load in the worst place possible—up high and to the rear. However, there are several large touring models available today that eliminate that awkward tour trunk, including Kawasaki’s Vulcan 1700 Vaquero.
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MOTORCYCLE REVIEW WITH VIDEO: A 150cc Motorcycle That Can Go the Distance
CSC Motorcycle’s diminutive bike (that’s not a scooter)
3/6/2012, By Genevieve Schmitt, Editor
Pure fun—that’s how I describe my time test riding CSC Motorcycles’ 150cc bike. At first glance, you’d think the 240-pound two-wheeler is a scooter, but look again. It has a motorcycle-style frame (versus the step-through frame of a scooter) and a 5-speed manual transmission with a clutch that the rider must actuate to shift gears (versus the automatic transmission of a scooter).
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MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Harley-Davidson FLD Dyna Switchback, with Video
An economical touring motorcycle
11/29/2011, By Genevieve Schmitt, Editor; Photos by Tricia Szulewski
Once in a while, a motorcycle is introduced that I believe has “woman rider” written all over it. The 2012 Harley-Davidson Dyna Switchback is one of those motorcycles. Why do I think this? Because it is a purpose-built touring motorcycle designed for riders who can’t or don’t want to handle the large touring motorcycles—and that description fits the majority of women riders.
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MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2011/2012 Harley-Davidson Blackline
The lowest Harley
11/15/2011, By Pamela Collins
It makes a great trivia question: What Harley-Davidson has the lowest seat height? Well, up until 2010, it was the Fat Boy Lo, at 24.3 inches. But in 2011, Harley unveiled a mid-year release model—meaning it came out a few months after the other 2011 models were announced—and this motorcycle now lays claim to having the lowest seat height of any Harley-Davidson.
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MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Giving Kymco’s 2012 Scooters a Whirl
Rethinking scooters; they’re not like they used to be!
8/9/2011, By Michelle Baird, Photos by Scott Hirko
At my motorcycle training site where I’m an instructor for basic riding skills, students often ask me if I think they should start off on a scooter. Sometimes riders are nervous about learning how to work a clutch, while others have anxiety about their ability to plant both feet on the ground. I respond by telling them it’s their choice.
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TRIKE REVIEW: A Three-Wheeler Aimed At Women Riders
A woman motorcyclist reviews the Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Storm
7/11/2011
You don’t have to be a trike rider to enjoy Pamela Collins’s review of the Lehman Trikes Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Storm. After all, before climbing aboard, Pamela had 13 years’ experience on two wheels but zero on three.
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