10 motorcycles we most want to ride this summer

[cdrw]

FWIW...
Consumer Reports magazine offers their view on the new or updated bikes which will soon be available:

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2013/07/10-motorcycles-we-most-want-to-ride-this-summer.html

 

[Chiang_Mai_Martin]

"Star 1300 Deluxe: Billed as the "world's first production midsize bagger," the V Star 1300 Deluxe is a variation on a respected bike, dressing it up for mild touring"

Hefty head-scratching moment going on here....... who the hell would rate a 1300cc bike, especially a Jap one, a "midsize" bike for "mild" touring? Batwing fairing with a tall screen will protect you from a helluvalot of shit, and the panniers are certainly big enough..... mild touring????

 

[KZ25]

Of those 10 bikes the only one I'd be interested in would be the CB500X...

What is it with this "Star" brand? Is it a subdivision of Yamaha? I've read the name lots of times but haven't figured out what it's about.

 

[Chiang_Mai_Martin]

KZ25;291565 wrote: Of those 10 bikes the only one I'd be interested in would be the CB500X...

What is it with this "Star" brand? Is it a subdivision of Yamaha? I've read the name lots of times but haven't figured out what it's about.

From motorcyclistonline.com: Star Motorcycles V Star 1300 Deluxe exists in a sub-segment that parent company Yamaha calls “casual full dress touring,”

 

[KZ25]

Thanks for the info - I'm not much for "casual full dress touring".

One of the bikes I'd like to ride this summer would be the FZ-09.

Read somewhere that Yamaha is working on a 500/600cc twin.

 

[Chiang_Mai_Martin]

Just amazes me that Yamaha seem to have totally forgotten that H-D and Indian have been producing what they refer to as "midsize" baggers for, oh, about 60 years!

 

[mezcal]

I definitely want to ride Roland Sands Ducati Desmosedici Tracker!
and the MV Augusta F3...
and...