Scoot-Touring the Honda Silverwing and Suzuki Burgman

Riding into Princeton the smell of fresh cut hay from roadside ranches wafts through my helmet’s vents.  It is hot for June, after a sodden spring the sun is pushing the temperature to 34°C and the hay into midlife.  It’s a combination of events that makes this early harvest and the accompanying aroma of fresh…

Evader EV1000 – Move over WMD, meet WMT

Realization hits me with a sopping wet thud of a bug (you know the juicy kind) splattering, driven by hurricane force into my visor; this may be the most socially relevant two-wheeler I’ve had the honor of twisting the throttle of.  The Evader EV1000, or ERA, silently whisks me up to a respectable city traffic…

2004 Suzuki Burgman AN-400: Hello Kitty, Goodbye Dignity

I wind the throttle wide open as I round the corner, leaning my shoulders off for all I’m worth. The bike bucks and wallows a bit under me as I catch a compression bump, but the grip holds. The execution is near perfect, I slingshot around my prey in a questionably legal pass and rejoin…