2012 Triumph America Review

The likeable Triumph America has sat quietly in the lineup since 2002.

Think of cruisers, and the usual suspects come to mind: Harley-Davidson, various offerings from Japan’s Big Four, Victory – in fact, nearly every OEM builds a bike to tap into the lucrative cruiser market.

2012 Triumph Street Triple R Review

2012 Triumph Street Triple R: Mildly updated but still one of our favorite two-wheeled machines.

Introducing SheilaMoto7000! The world’s first female-form auto-morphing motobot! SheilaMoto7000: The perfect motorcycle that also cooks breakfast!

2012 Triumph Speed Triple R Review

At first glance you might think this is an average Triumph Speed Triple. The gold fork and red highlights reveal that this is actually the Speed Triple R, the more hard-nosed and athletic version of the S3.

When it comes to upping the performance of a vehicle – whether two wheels or four – simply adding the letter R to the name has seemingly become standard practice these days. It’s gotten a bit predictable, actually, and even Triumph has jumped on the bandwagon with the Street Triple and Daytona 675 both recently getting the R treatment, which includes suspension and brake upgrades and of course a few graphic touches to differentiate between the standard models.

2012 Harley-Davidson 10th Anniversary Edition V-Rod Review

The 2012 Harley-Davidson 10th Anniversary Edition V-Rod in its silver color scheme gives big props to the original V-Rod.

I distinctly recall the first time I sawHarley-Davidson’s V-Rod. With its long, low and slender profile, silvery paint from tip to tail and an eye-catching aluminum solid front wheel it was hard to miss, even in a crowded parking lot.

2012 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom Review

2012 Harley-Davidson Super Glide Custom is a member of the Dyna family of Harley motorcycles. The SGC carries the Super Glide moniker, a model name that’s now 41 years old.

The name Super Glide has been a part of Harley-Davidson’s vocabulary for 41 years. While not a model continuously in the lineup since the first SG – penned by Willie G. Davidson – was introduced in 1971, the name Super Glide has surfaced on and off over the years.

2012 Harley-Davidson Sportster SuperLow Review

How looowwww can you go? Harley-Davidson answers, “SuperLow!”

With only 26.8 inches between the SuperLow’s saddle and the tarmac, a safe guess might say that, of the 30-plus motorcycles in Harley’s expansive lineup, the SuperLow has the lowest seat height. Guess again.

While the SL has a notably low span from seat to ground, it isn’t the lowest seat height from Harley. That distinction belongs to the Softail Deluxe and its 25.9-inch seat height. Truth is, several other models boast seat heights lower than the SuperLow, even if only by a couple tenths of an inch.

2012 Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two and Softail Slim Preview

Harley-Davidson has just released two new 2012 models that look in the Motor Company’s mirrors for inspiration, the XL1200V Seventy-Two and the FLS Softail Slim. The Seventy-Two represents the disco era when skinny choppers with fat metal flake paint jobs were vogue, while the Softail Slim evokes a period when bobbed FLs were the hippest things on two wheels.

2012 Harley-Davidson CVO Softail Convertible Review

Harley-Davidson’s CVO Convertible is at one time both a light-duty tourer and boulevard-profiling cruiser. As a CVO model the Convertible wears premium Harley components, effectively making it an in-house custom motorcycle directly from The Motor Co.

I’ve befriended many Harley owners over the years, and have met even more while at various events or when I’m out for a ride. Yet despite the number of Harley fans and loyalists I encounter, it never ceases to surprise me how few of them either know very little about, or haven’t ever heard of,Harley-Davidson’s line of in-house customs known as Custom Vehicle Operations, or CVO for short.

2012 Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two Review

Afros were worn loud and proud, as were polyester bellbottom pants and wide-collar shirts; America’s Team, the Dallas Cowboys, was a force to fear, ABC had itself a genuine hit with The Love Boat, and President Carter signed airline deregulation into law. Music from the likes of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath provided a hard-edged option to disco, while Star Wars, Jaws, Close Encounters of The Third Kind andThe Godfather were packin’ ‘em in at the theater.