FIRST RIDE: THE SUPER-NAKED STORY: APRILIA TUONO V4R ABS

THE SUPER-NAKED STORY APRILIA TUONO V4R ABS Super-Naked class was unofficially found back in 2002 when Aprilia RSV Mille was stripped of its faring and added a one-piece and leaving its V-twin engine’s thunderous 130bhp output untouched. Three years ago a similarly uncompromising approach resulted in the Tuono V4R, which was based on the super-sports […]

FIRST RIDE: 2014 KAWASAKI NINJA 1000 ABS

 In 2011, Kawasaki introduced the Ninja 1000, which seemed to take things even further with a torquier, larger displacement (1043 cc) inline four. Although the original Ninja 1000 was an excellent bike, and seemed quite popular with consumers, suspension damping was finicky, fuel injection response was a tad touchy, and there was some vibration at highway […]