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• Quick Ride: Honda SH150i

  "The SH150i scooter just made riding easier than ever, so park the car and get on two wheels!"

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• Quick Ride: Honda CBR1000RR C-ABS

  "Honda has set a new standard in C-ABS performance… the [CBR1000RR C-ABS] was widely regarded as being the most confidence-inspiring in testers' subjective notes, making it an ideal bike for street/track-day use."

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• Short Stop: 2009 Honda CBR600RR ABS

  "I'm here to tell you: Believe the hype. On wet pavement, on wet painted lines and on a wet 30 percent downgrade I was able to stop quickly and confidently without drama."

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• 2010 Honda Elite Scooter First Ride

  "We had a blast scooting around L.A. For urban commuters looking for a ride that's reliable, fuel efficient and, most important, fun, the Honda Elite receives our letter of recommendation."

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• 2010 Honda SH150i Scooter Review

  "We're really impressed with Honda's new scooter.... If you're looking for an easy, affordable scooter that can truly keep up with the Jones, the SH150i is it."

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• 2009 Best Touring Bike

  "How good is the Gold Wing? This is the 19th time a Gold Wing of any size has been voted Best Touring Bike in the 33-year history of our Ten Best program. Obviously, Honda knows a thing or two about touring..."

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• Braking New Ground

  "We've come to expect compromises in the feel and function during high- performance braking. Honda has made us rethink our position; to do so with a pure sporting platform is doubly astonishing."

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• Quick Ride Honda Gold Wing GL1800

  We like to test bikes in their intended environments, so an extended tour on Ike's Interstate is the only way to put a Gold Wing through its paces. Any bike can be fun for a day, right?

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• Best Firsts

  Nine cures for the common Prius, led by a Li'l Red Honda that gets 93 mpg!

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• For the Love of Camping

  Our trip to Michigan all began with a desire for an addition to our Wing's camper but ended up being a wonderful trip...

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• Out of the Cage- And into The Salton Sea

  Ever see a rider make a rookie mistake? There's nothing more amusing (or sad) than watching someone, decked out in all the latest gear with a brand-new bike, pop the clutch and stall at a light; at the same time, there's...

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• Top Ten Newbie Tips - Ride Like A Veteran - You Don't Have To Go To The School Of Hard Knocks

  Ever see a rider make a rookie mistake? There's nothing more amusing (or sad) than watching someone, decked out in all the latest gear with a brand-new bike, pop the clutch and stall at a light; at the same time, there's...

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• Comfort Uncovered - High on the Wing

  I didn't start out to own only Honda motorcycles, that's just the way it worked out. My first motorcycle was a used 305...

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• Honda Motorcycles I've Owned

  I didn't start out to own only Honda motorcycles, that's just the way it worked out. My first motorcycle was a used 305...

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• Riding Technique: Four Ways to Steer a Motorcycle

  There's always been quite a debate over the proper way to steer your motorcycle, but at the Freddie Spencer High Performance...

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• Mr. Honda and the Island

  By the mid-1950s, Honda was already the largest manufacturer of lightweight motorcycles in the world, but the company...

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• Ed Quinn and the CBR1000RR

  Between Honda's own Rider Education Centers (HREC) and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's (MSF) nationwide network of courses, locating a streetbike training facility...

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• Honda's ST1300 Does It All

  There's a motorcycle saying that goes, "You can never have too many motorcycles." While we can't quarrel with...

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• Split Personalities

  The perfect motorcycle doesn't exist and it never will. The way we see it, this paragon of two-wheeled virtue would be an enchanted...

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• A Day at the Track: How to Prep Your Race-Bred CBR for Track Days

  In the last issue of Honda Red Rider magazine, we elaborated on the versatility sportbikes can deliver by showing how a few...

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• Hello Old Friend: Honda's Interceptor

  In the vernacular of the Honda Way, an "old" motorcycle model is one that has weathered the ebb and flow of engineering fads...

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• “All I'll Ever Need”: Me and My Hondas Throughout the Years

  In the summer of 1962, in Hagerstown, Indiana, I discovered something that would change my life forever.

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• Maggie's Geography Lesson

  Each summer, I travel around the United States on my Honda Gold Wing®. For years, I've been planning the ultimate tour. Sponsored by the Southern California Motorcycle Association (SCMA)…

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• Riding to America's National Parks

  We motorcyclists are always searching for an excuse to ride, and here in America we are truly blessed with an amazing natural resource for riding destinations: 129 National Parks and Monuments that provide….

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• Road Skills – Top Ten Tips for Riding At Night

  It's inevitable. One of these days, you're going to have to ride at night. While it's not difficult, there's no denying that motorcycle riding in the dark…

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