Category Archives: Bike Tests

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Ducati Multistrada 620 : Commanding Confidence

14 Aug Filed under Bike Tests.

I’m squeezing the front brake as I work my way through the entrance of a deep downhill one hundred and eighty degree corner when the bike begins its ultimate fighter like challenge to push the limits of a reasonable lean angle. What once was horizontal … Read More →

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Ducati ST3S ABS : Sleeper of The Pack

19 Jun Filed under Bike Tests.

A thick early morning marine layer is hanging just a few feet above the coast as I whip through another mile of twisting euphoria. Each consecutive series of corners comes flying at me in a rapid succession that almost seems implausible and yet it’s not. … Read More →

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Ducati S2R 1000 Monster : The Definition of Fun

2 Dec Filed under Bike Tests.

I’m mere miles away from some of the densest population centers that the city of Los Angeles has to offer and yet I’m not even conscious of it. Twisting around the back half of the Mulholland Highway it’s remarkable how a great ride can completely … Read More →

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MV Agusta Brutale 910 : Show Me, Don’t Tell Me

20 Oct Filed under Bike Tests.

It’s late in the afternoon on a Friday, a mere hour before dusk and I’m ripping through the Malibu Canyons listening to the one of the most evocative sounds I’ve ever heard while on a motorcycle when I’m reminded of the mantra, “show me, don’t … Read More →