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Written by Neil Johnston + Photos By Kevin Miklossy
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 lubricious |loō bri sh əs| (also lubricous | loōbrikəs|)
adjective
1 offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire.
2 smooth and slippery with oil or a similar substance.
A mobile contradiction in terms the Honda CBF1000 is at once lubricious and not. Designed in Germany, this upright standard’s looks teeter between friendly and bland and are evocative as Grandma’s flannel nighty. Those looking for lurid spec-porn will hardly trouser-twitch at the 1000cc plant yoinked from the previous generation CBR1000RR. They'll be disinterested in its detuned 96hp, down from the donor's claimed 174hp. Their loss, because to ride the CBF1000 is utterly lubricious in every subtle slippery way.
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Written by Ducati Press
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   Cupertino, CA (5th, January 2008) – Ducati North America is proud to announce the imminent arrival of the 2009 Monster 1100 S in US showrooms, and exciting celebrations surrounding the big-bore Monster’s arrival. |
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Written by KTM Press Release
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 Marc Coma still overall leader after stage 2. Over the second short stage victory went to Frans Verhoeven (KTM) 0'41 ahead of Cyril Despres (Red Bull KTM) with David Fretigne third (at 1'04). |
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Written by Flora Lloyd + Images by Flora & Joe Lloyd
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 Friday afternoon, the sun was out and it couldn't get any stiller. In a bit of a last minute decision we decide on doing a 2-1/2 day ride to the tip of the North Island of New Zealand. To Cape Reinga and the lighthouse there. We hastily packed up the DR's got out of Auckland.
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Written by Neil Johnston
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 It's that season again when the manufacturers attempt to stoke the fires of our avarice with new offerings. So meet the brand new 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 . Surely it will be a hugely exciting bike to ride, yet despite a massive production budget Suzuki creates the video equivalent of six minutes of watching paint dry. It's one for the gear heads . |
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Written by Neil Johnston
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 That’s the last Inukshuk, Highway 17 has been lined with them the past two days. These human forms, some classic in design and others more avant-garde, have been my constant companions as I cross Ontario. Whenever I’ve been feeling a bit low I glance up the highway’s stony embankments, and there is an Inukshuk. My imagination gets the better of me, fancifully wanting to believe that these signs of the traveler are the work of a lone soul wandering hwy 17 by foot marking their travels. |
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Written by Administrator
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 UK site Visordown , the web face for TWO magazine, has reported on a report by French Magazine Motorevue and brought us the rumour of a 2010 replacement for the Multistrada positioned to take on the BMW R1200GS. Given that after a cross Canada bimble we thought the Multistrada, with a bit of light modification, would make a “RTW” (‘round the World) bike, we’re pleased to hear Ducati is stepping up to the plate. |
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Written by Joe Lloyd + Flora Lloyd
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 In this latest installment of our on-going exploration of New Zealand by motorcycle, we visit the Waitomo Region. As usual we take the longest way possible to get there, and take in some amazing sights along the way. |
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Written by Adrian Blake
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The Climb
 Our first full day at the campsite is a free day and everyone scatters to explore the park or just relax. Brendan works on the bikes, methodically changing oil, adjusting or tightening where the bumps have jarred things loose.
Feeling the need to walk, I set out in late afternoon in the direction of the park's Visitor Centre. By the time I've reached a wooden bridge spanning the narrow neck of water at the south end of Rio Paine, I need to take a break.
I sit on the river bank in silence,...
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Written by Neil Johnston + Photos by Kevin Miklossy
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 Periodically in a review I dance around the topic of whether a bike “spoke” to me or not. This is not one of those reviews. Let’s cut a swath of broken daisies through the meadow and directly to the point; the KTM 950 Super Enduro R is pure delightful lunacy.
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Written by Neil Johnston
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 Sometimes a ride is just a ride, there’s no deeper meaning or context to be provided. These are the rides magazines never show you, the hard slogs. Magazines are all about peak experiences, not the troughs. Leaving Sault Ste. Marie, Highway 17 hasn’t been what I expected. I was told to brace for mind numbing boredom. I was expecting a trough. Along the shore of Lake Superior I’m seeing anything but. |
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