Honda has not only made a better CRF250R, but it would appear they have just raised the game for everyone in the quarter-liter four-stroke class. All signs point to the Honda once again being the class benchmark.

The plan was simple: Test the new 2010 Honda Elite scooter while dashing around Hollywood and Santa Monica on a poker run and taking creative shots of the small-displacement Elite at various LA landmarks along the way.

Shetland pony or, better yet, a street-legal NSR125, the PCX is in fact a roomy midsize scooter, packing solid performance and fresh styling. Big Red has targeted a younger audience with the $3399 PCX, pricing the 125cc liquid-cooled four-stroke $1100 below that of its own retro-styled SH150i.

Gold Wing has always been sportier than most people realized. Conceived as a superbike when it debuted in 1975, the Gold Wing has expanded to a bike powered by an automotive-size 1832cc.

Honda Shadow Phantom Who knew what evil lurked in the heart of Honda? The Phantom takes the 27-year-old Shadow line in a new direction. With a couple of key changes, Honda has successfully altered the identity of the docile Spirit into something sinister. A fat front tire, bobbed fenders, beefy fork shrouds and an all-inclusive matte-black paint scheme hearken back to a simpler time, when bikes were basic—and undeniably cool.