No doubt about it -- we were genuinely surprised when Yamaha told us its new FZ6 would be offered in America in 2004. After all, this motorcycle's European intentions couldn't be more obvious if its ...

Not so long ago, all Japanese manufacturers offered a bargain sportbike of some sort—a model just one notch down from the best they could make. These models promised 80% of the performance at 70% of ...

View post: Kia’s Stinger Flopped—Now a 600-HP, 500-Mile Electric Successor Is Taking Shape While Yamaha’s biggest sportbike release for the year is undoubtedly the 2009 R1, the tuning fork crew didn’t ...

If only I had a dollar for every time a prospective new rider walked up and asked me what is the best beginner bike on the market, I would have enough to buy Mat Mladin’s racebike at the end of the ...