New Sport Bike Tests, First Rides & Impressions
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Sport Bike Tests & First Rides

Sport Rider’s Tests and First Rides section showcases sport bike tests from our staff riding new sport bikes from Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, and more to give you professional sportbike reviews and first impressions.
2003 Kawasaki Sport Bikes 2003 Kawasaki Sport Bikes
An all-new 636cc ZX-6R, an ultra-trick Supersport-legal ZX-6RR, and a wild naked bike.
 
2003 Sport Bikes Roundup 2003 Sport Bikes Roundup
Summary of 2003 sport bikes updated as information becomes available.
 
2003 Suzuki Sport Bikes 2003 Suzuki Sport Bikes
A new SV1000 and SV1000S, an updated SV650, and an even hotter GSX-R1000.
 
2003 Honda Sport Bikes 2003 Honda Sport Bikes
Big Red introduces an all-new CBR600RR with styling based on the RC211V four-stroke GP bik...
 
Raging Bull Raging Bull
Some people just can't get enough of a good thing, and Richard Sims--not that we're compla...
 
Visual Skills Techniques - Look Far & Wide Visual Skills Techniques - Look Far & Wide
As your basic skills increase and you begin to feel comfortable speeding up your riding pa...
 
Suggested Suspension Settings Suggested Suspension Settings
These tables show suggested suspension settings for each bike. You can also use the tables...
 
Performance Numbers Performance Numbers
Hard numbers for every sportbike tested by Sport Rider since 1997
 
Middleweights In Real Life Middleweights In Real Life
It's easy to cursorily dismiss these bikes as also-rans in the middleweight sportbike worl...
 
Southern Comfort: JJP Yamaha YZF-R1 Southern Comfort: JJP Yamaha YZF-R1
"I wanted to build something that I would really enjoy, that I think would be an ultimate ...
 
The Gentleman's  Superbike?  Triumph 955i Daytona Full Test The Gentleman's Superbike? Triumph 955i Daytona Full Test
We're a nation of individuals. We're always looking to display our individuality, especial...
 
Agent Provocateur: MV Agusta F4S Full Test Agent Provocateur: MV Agusta F4S Full Test
It's somewhat ironic that right around the time we first heard mutterings of the MV Agusta...
 
Star Pupil? Jason Pridmore's Star School Star Pupil? Jason Pridmore's Star School
Riding schools are Quickly becoming a popular way to get track time and improve your skill...
 
Returning With A Vengeance-2000 Suzuki GSX-R750 Road Test Returning With A Vengeance-2000 Suzuki GSX-R750 Road Test
It's been a foregone conclusion that Suzuki has pretty much owned the 750 sportbike class ...
 
Birth of the Super Standards Birth of the Super Standards
Back in the Motorcycle Dark Ages, before market segmentation gave us stiletto-sharp sportb...
Nissan Frontier Research
Nissan Frontier Being one of the most popular cars in its class, the Nissan Frontier offers good performance and quality. The V6 standard engine in the Frontier gives you 261 horsepower with an estimated 16 mpg. It has drivers side crash test ratings of 4 stars and passengers side crash test ratings of 5 stars. You also might want to research the Mitsubishi Lancer and the Acura TL.