It’s a Boxer-heavy week, with two BMWs from Europe, and a Ural flat tracker from Siberia. But first, a look at the bonkers new Crighton CR700W, with a rotary engine pumping out well over 200 horsepower, and a Honda Hornet cafe racer from Brazil.
Crighton CR700W In the UK, Crighton Motorcycles and Rotron Power have just thrown the wraps off the new Crighton CR700W, and we’re swooning. Not because of its flawless lines, aluminum Spondon-derived chassis or sprawling carbon fiber real estate. Nope—this one has us hooked because of its motor.
It’s a 690 cc, fuel-injected rotary that puts out a mind-boggling 220 hp. That makes it one of the most powerful naturally aspirated motors ever made, relative to its capacity, with more hp-per-liter than a MotoGP race bike.…