Two issues in one – our Holiday Buyers’ Guide stuffed into the middle of our jam-packed Nov/Dec issue!
Our long-term test mule for 2011 was the BMW R1200GS – the “Swiss Army knife of motorcycles” according to test pilot Jason Thorpe. Read why we think this might be the best bike of 2011…
We grill the General Director of BMW Motorrad worldwide, Henrik von Kuenheim, at the EICMA Show in Milan, Italy…Tech columnist John Sharrard weighs in on the carbs vs. F.I. argument… Canada’s original Superbike champion, George Morin, takes a trip with some buddies to Southern France…B.C. drag racer Terry Schweigert is profiled after a second straight ADRL PXM second place season…Colin Fraser discusses how the global economy is affecting world road racers in Road Race Reality… Brett McCormickputs on his “reporter” hat and tests the top World Superbike machines in Spain… get the Canadian champ’s opinion on how these bikes stack up to each other…in a similar vein, Sharrard tests the number two plate holding Kawasaki ZX-10R Canadian Superbike… Mike Kelly checks in from the ISDE in Finland…we profile a stunt bike guy, Canadian Ryan Hawco!