Standard Reviews
Standard-type motorcycles have a riding position midway between the forward-rotated position of a sportbike and the reclined arrangement of a cruiser, putting the rider in a very natural position not unlike a low dirtbike. Standards often have little or no fairing and limited bodywork, and many are appropriately termed as Naked bikes. Standards are popular for commuting and other city riding, as the upright riding position is comfortable and gives greater visibility in traffic.
2009 Star V-Max Review/Test
VMax takes it to the max!
The new VMax is a reinvention of an icon for Yamaha and Star, retaining its distinctive style and adding huge upgrades in handling. And with a whalloping 200 hp on tap, it's a tire-melting machine of the first order!...
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2009 Star Motorcycles VMax Preview
A thrill ride beyond compare!
The 2009 Star Motorcycles VMax is ridiculous! It’s ridiculously big and it’s ridiculously overpowered. But more than any of that, it’s ridiculously entertaining!...Read Full Story
2008 Aprilia SL750 Shiver Review
Tuono Lite?
What you see here might be the perfect antidote to the 600cc sportbike. Riding the Shiver is an opportunity to be sporty and stylish but without the cramped knees and sore wrists of a supersport machine. ...Read Full Story
Standard Reviews
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- 2008 Moto Morini Corsaro Review The naked Italian alternative
- 2008 Triumph Street Triple 675 Review The Daytona 675's evil (Triple) twin
- 2008 Moto Guzzi V7 Classic Review The retro-inspired V7 in the Italian Alps
- 2008 Moto Guzzi Stelvio Review Italian for GS
- 2009 Ducati Monster 696 Review Monster Espresso
- 2008 Triumph Urban Sports Review Triple Threat
- 2008 Triumph Speed Triple 1050 Review A Sharper Speed Triple
- 2008 Kawasaki Versys Road Test Dawn of a New Standard?
- 2008 Moto Guzzi Griso 8V Four Extra Valves Deliver A Kick in the Pants!
- 2007 Moto Guzzi Griso 1100 A Name Not So Befitting
- 2008 Kawasaki Versys First Ride Kawasaki’s New Standard
- 2007 Ducati Monster 695 Gucci Style at a WalMart Price
- 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250 ABS Solid as a rock
- 2007 Harley-Davidson XL1200N Quick Take on the Nightster
- 2007 Triumph Bonneville T100 Review A modern classic from across the pond
- Ducati GT1000 Sport Classic Road Test This GT 1000 is going to do a lot for Ducati
- 2007 Buell Lightning XB12STT Lightning Strikes Buell. Again!
- Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5 Riding Impression One of the most unique experiences to...
- 2007 Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport Introduction Report
- 2007 CBF1000 First Ride Report The CBF1000 could be a great and un-intimidating step...
- Guzzistas! 2006 Moto Guzzi Three-Way Combo
- 2006 Suzuki GSR 600 The GSR delivers some concrete improvements over its rivals
- Review: 2006 BMW K1200R Gorilla In A Tuxedo.
- 2006 Yamaha FZ-1 Yamaha Sets a New Standard with a Sport Standard Standard-Bearer
- 2006 Ducati S4Rs As civilized as this Monster might be it will respond brutally when...
- 2006 Honda 599 The 2006 facelift did give it some useful features
- 2006 Moto Guzzi Griso
- 2005 Moto Guzzi Breva
- 2005 Kawasaki Z 750S "The motorcycle American consumers should buy."
- 2005 Ducati Monster S2R
- 2004 MV Agusta Brutale S on the Track, Dyno & Street
- Suzuki V-Strom 650
- 2004 Benelli TNT
- Kawasaki Z750
- 2004 Ducati S4R Monster
- 2004 MV Agusta Brutale S
- Triumph Thruxton 900
- 2003 BMW Rockster BMW Rocks My World.
- 2003 Moto Guzzi Breva V 750 IE
- Ghezzi & Brian Furia
- Kawasaki slips into something more comfortable...
- Ducati 749: Small But Whirry
- 2003 Ducati Multistrada
- 2003 Ducati Monster 1000
- Moto Guzzi V11 Scura In which Yossef uses the C-word. (Character)
- Ride Report: 2003 BMW F650CS Scarver Are You Buying this Scarver Affair?
- Ride Report: 2002 BMW R1150R Think Outside the Boxer
- Triumph Bonneville America Cool, a cruiser you can ride without Harmful Psychic Repe...
- First Ride: Yamaha BT1100 Bulldog Naked urban retro standard cruiser all-purpose lov...
- Ghezzi & Brian Guzzi Think of it as an Italian Buell?
- Suzuki SV-1000S: Fast 'n Fun for Everyone
- 2002 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom Strommin' On the Ol' Banjo
- 2002 Kawasaki ZR-7S Bad as in Good. No, Really...
- Restoration without the Exploration The Joy of Internet Motorcycling
- First Ride: 2002 Ducati Monster 620 i.e.
- First Look: 2002 BMW R1150R and R1150RT Super Power Brake Booster!
- 2002 BMW R1150R Think Outside the Boxer
- First Ride: 2002 Honda 919 An old wolf in sheep's clothes.
- 2002 Triumph Bonneville America
- 2001 Yamaha FZ-1 Hop-up The FZ-1 Yamaha should have built
- 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S Just Another UJM?
- 2001 Cagiva Raptor 650 Best of Both Worlds
- Borile B500CR A Screamin' Italian Single With Soul
- 2001 Cagiva Raptor Hybrid, Thouroghbred
- 2001 Ducati Monster S4
- 2001 Yamaha Fazer 1000 A New Breed of Muscle Sport?
- Triumph Bonneville The Bonneville is Back
- 2001 Yamaha Fazer 1000 (2) An upright R-1
- Honda Hornet 2000 Too bland to give you a buzz?
- 2000 Suzuki Bandit 600S A New Twist on the Original
- Year 2000 Kawasaki W650 Oh, so retro!
- 1999 Suzuki SV650
- 1999 Buell M2 Cyclone Definition of Fun?
- Euro Quickie: Honda Transalp Euro Motorcycling's Halfway House
- First Impression: EMB Lectra Electric Motorcycle See the Future, Be the Future.
- First Impression: The 1998 Ducati M900S Ducati's New Age Monster
- First Impression: '98 Sportster Sport Don't Believe the Hype... Well, Believe Some o...
- First Impression: 1998 BMW R1100R Naked Sensibility from Germany.
- 1997 BMW F650ST
- Honda Nighthawk 250 .25 Caliber Misfire
- First Impression: 1997 BMW F650 BMW Checks Out the Singles Scene.
- First Impression: 1997 Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro Guzzi's Anniversary Beast
- First Impression: 1997 Suzuki XF650 Freewind Suzuki's Euro All-Arounder
- First Impression: 1997 Ducati M750 Monster
- First Impression: 1997 Buell M2 Cyclone
- First Impression: 1997 Honda CB 500
- First Impression: 1996 BMW R850R
- First Impression: 1996 MuZ Skorpion Replica The Sound of Singles
- First Impression: MuZ Skorpion Tour Singled Out
- First Impression: Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport
- Bartels' XLR 1200 Mile racer for the street
- Buell's Monster
- Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Sport
- 1995 BMW R1100R Fifteen Rounds With A Contender
- Trident 900
- Road Test: 1995 BMW R1100RS Blue Beemer on the Backroads
Standard COMPARISONS
- 2007 Air-Cooled Twins Naked Comparo Airin' It Out!
- Three for Five: Budget Bombers Check-out 3 bikes on a $5,000 budget
- Three Naked Euros Aprilia TuonoR :: BMW R1200R :: MVAgusta Brutale 910S
- McQueen v. Knievel Road Test You just have to choose if you want to be McQueen or Kn...
- Big, Naked and Beautiful: Open-Class Standards 2006 2007 Buell XB12Ss v. 2006 Honda ...
- It Ain't The Tool: Revisited
- 2006 Suzuki SV650S v. 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 650R To SV or not SV, that is the question...
- State of the Moto Guzzi A Guzzi Twofer: 2005 Moto Guzzi Breva 750 IE :: 2005 Coppa I...
- Sit Up or Lay Down? 2005 Yamaha FZ-1 v. YZF-R1
- Streetfighter Shootout Buell XB12S :: MV Agusta Brutale S :: Apilia Tuono 1000 R
- 2004 Middleweight Standards F 650CS :: Sportster 1200R :: FZ-6 :: Ninja 500R :: Spee...
- 2003 Naked 1000 Shootout The Owl and the Pussycat: Kawasaki Z1000 vs. Suzuki SV1000
- 2003 Naked Twins Nice Little Bikes, And The Runaway Winner: SV650 :: M800 :: XB9S
- 2002 Naked Bike Shootout We Like to Play the Emperor's New Clothes
- 2000 Valuebike Shootout Who let the MO out?
- .25 Caliber Shootout Three Japanese Fighters Whip Out Their Little Guns
- 1997 Open Bikini Shootout Do You Need A Mistress?
- Power Tourers Soft Saddlebags Required
- Matchup of the Heavyweight Contenders
- Frugal Flyers: A Six-Bike Shoot Out
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