The 2009 International Motorcycle Show

Art director Matthew Cokeley leaves the warm PopSci offices to check out the next wave of bikes

By Matthew Cokeley Posted 01.16.2009 at 4:53 pm 3 Comments

10) The 2009 Yamaha R1 The R stands for Relentless. Matt Cokeley

Motorcycles are the epitome of the phrase "form follows function." And nowhere is that more evident than at the 2009 International Motorcycle Show. Kicking off this morning at the Jacob Javits center on Manhattan's west side, Popular Science braved the blistering cold to see what's new and what's next.

Here is a sampling.

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techsmoke94

01/17/09 at 1:33 pm

Cool motocycles

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kasikas

01/18/09 at 8:00 pm

how could i wish i have this bike (-:
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Lucoss Li

09/29/09 at 3:04 am

It is indeed very cool, but I always thought that motorcycles are dangerous means of transport, so I was afraid of riding motorcycles, even though my boyfriend told me that it is not dangerous, but I still did not dare until now )-:
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