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450bhp Suzuki B-King Turbo
By Visordown News on 06/05/2008 15:30:51
Purveyors of excess horsepower, Big CC have squeezed a healthy 450bhp from the B-King's not exactly underpowered Hayabusa-derived lump
Big CC's B-King ... 450bhp, 6th sense not includedSUZUKI'S B-King hasn't been the sales success we thought it would be when we first saw the supercharged conept bike. But motorcycle tuning firm, Big CC have smartened up its act.Their modular turbo
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I've ridden the future and it's 100bhp
By Ben Cope on 17/04/2012 12:08:32
Would a 100bhp limit be the end of motorcycling?
It's an age-old internet debate: 100bhp is all you need.If you live in France, it's all you're allowed. The 100bhp limit was introduced there in the '90s and it's still going strong today. Well, strong in a restricted kind of way.The Hype
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When 120bhp is not enough
By Ben Cope on 18/08/2011 10:36:50
You can buy power but you can't buy talent
.So after Monza I took my 848 to well-known engine builder, Mark Brewin from BSD. We ran my 848 up on the dyno and it punted out 120bhp. Not bad, but the series' limit is 135bhp. It wasn't just the outright power I felt I was lacking, it was the drive out
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2012 ZZR1400: 217bhp?
By Visordown News on 10/10/2011 15:48:15
Could the new hypersports-tourer be pumping out MotoGP rivalling power?
THIS is the old versus new power graph for the ZZR1400.Kawasaki has been careful to leave the figures off, but here at Visordown, we've measured it to the nearest pixel. Kawasaki claimed the old ZZR1400 peaked at 187bhp which would mean the new one
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FGR 2500 V6: 2500cc, 240bhp, no fairing
By Visordown News on 17/01/2011 10:16:25
Czech-made 240bhp V6 production bike breaks cover. No, really.
CZECH-BASED 125cc GP team and aspiring bike manufacture FGR has taken the covers off its first planned production bike; a V6-engined, 2500cc, 240bhp naked machine.Six years in the making, the project has been funded largely by grants from the Czech
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Akrapovic system offers 8bhp gain for 2009 R1
By Visordown News on 24/03/2009 14:09:19
Take your R1 up to 165bhp. If it's good enough for Ben Spies, it's probably almost good enough for us...
2009 R1 ... Save 8kg and add 8bhp with AkrapovicAKRAPOVIC have long been the brand to beat and it seems they're not giving the competition an easy time with their new exhausts systems for the 2009 Yamaha R1.Akrapovic have released two systems
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Live from Yamaha's 200bhp 2009 V-Max launch
By Ben Cope on 05/06/2008 15:04:55
Minutes after Yamaha revealed the new V-Max, Visordown brings you the world's first pictures of the new 200bhp model
.The new bike boasts a 1679cc V4 65 degree engine which revs to 9000rpm. Yamaha claim the V4 is producing over 200bhp. The monster V4 not only produces over 200bhp but also a claimed 167nm of torque.The beefy forks are adjustable and so too is the rear
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Ducati 1199 Panigale: 195bhp, 98lbft confirmed
By Visordown News on 10/10/2011 13:55:40
Plus pictures and details of the all-new engine
DUCATI has released power graphs for the new 'Superquadro' engine that will power the 1199 Panigale, and with 195bhp it's in Desmosedici RR territory.Actually, factor in the stomping 98lbft of torque and it's likely to put the firm's £40k Moto
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MPG or BHP?
By mark forsyth on 05/01/2012 11:45:42
Craig Vetter wants better economy. And grocery space
If you were a child of the seventies, you may remember Craig Vetter’s name from his previous work as a stylist (Triumph Hurricane) or his huge fairing business, Vetter Fairings. Since then, the 69 year-old industrial designer has become obsessed by fuel consumption - or rather hi...
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ZZR1400. 'Only' 197bhp
By Visordown News on 12/10/2011 11:42:50
Official power figure revealed
Kawasaki's 2012 ZZR1400 makes 'only' 197bhp according to the firm's official figures, which were not included in the extensive press information but have since been published on the company's own website.The actual numbers are 197bhp (200PS) at 10
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