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Caption That - Maximum Horsepower
By Caption That! on 06/03/2009 12:24:59
You don't have to be a member to add your comment to this week's caption competition

'Met Officers discuss the Force's new low-emission transport'WELCOME FOLKS to Visordown's weekly caption competition, where you get a chance to slap your wittiest quote on some interesting shots from around the motorcycling world. This week we've a shot of a Metropolitan Police b...

Foggy feels the pressure and five thousand magic merlin horsepower. . . the Whitham blog
By James Whitham . on 27/09/2010 11:50:06

, possibly with the fuselage swimming in hydraulic oil and aviation fuel doesn't even bear thinking about . . . . Sat in the cockpit with the four 1400 horse-power merlins revving away and the whole aircraft chomping at the bit, straining against the brakes

BSB: Kawasaki running WSB-spec engines at Croft
By Visordown News on 10/08/2007 17:29:54
BSB squad up the horsepower with factory engines

What Rutter might look like on the new bike, probablyTHE MSS Discovery Kawasaki squad are running new 'WSB-spec' engines in their Ninja ZX-10R Superbikes at Croft, this weekend.Other technical improvements to the Ninja ZX-10Rs include a new swingarm with a revised rear shock link...

2010 Buell 1190RR revealed
By Visordown News on 01/03/2010 12:52:58
A claimed 185 rear wheel horsepower for Buell's new V-twin racer

THIS IS THE 2010 Buell 1190RR - the first new motorcycle from Erik Buell Racing. Based on the 1125R and 1125RR, the 1190RR is constructed from a new 1125R with a complete kit of Superbike level components. Engines are completely disassembled and blueprinted, with top-shelf intern...

First Ride: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR1400
By Tim Dickson on 22/09/2010 11:00:00
Kawasaki re-ignite the horsepower battle with the year's most outrageous new bike. Tim Dickson says 'hooray' for Japan's latest autobahn stormer.

Click to read: Kawasaki ZZR1400 owners reviews, Kawasaki ZZR1400 specs and to see the Kawasaki ZZR1400 image gallery.CLEAR ROAD, TUCK in behind the screen and pin it. The speedo reads up to 280kph, but there's an unmarked segment beyond that, where '300' should be but isn't. The ...

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 system helps the 1300cc lump kic...

The 10 best motorcycle engines ... ever!
By Ben Cope on 09/07/2010 12:27:44
You can’t have a motorbike without a motor, and over the decades there’s been some truly glorious bike engines. This is our Top10 list of the greatest, most important and most innovative bike engines ever made, as we pay homage to horsepower.

It’s one of the best feelings in the world. You grab a big handful of throttle and the bike instantly surges forward, torrents of power blasting you towards the horizon. It never fails to make you smile, this is why you got into bikes in the first place. But what separates a good...

First Ducati 1199s arrive in the UK
By Visordown News on 23/02/2012 15:35:52
Racing teams get their hands on the first batch

DUCATI'S 1199 Panigale has arrived in the UK, but these models will be destined for the British Superbike grid, not the road.Millsport Racing and JHP Ducati Coventry have each taken delivery of their Panigale S models and only have 40 days to prepare and test them before the open...

Return of the Yamaha Vmax
By Jon Urry & Ben Cope on 26/08/2008 09:25:05
It’s been 12 years in the planning, makes over 197bhp and will set you back nearly £16,000. Welcome back Vmax, you have some big boots to fill

Ever since Yamaha unveiled a prototype V4-engiend bike at the Tokyo motorshow in 2005 the hype around the new Vmax has been building. There was little doubt it was on its way, Yamaha even gauged public reaction with two websites, one called nextvmax.com, and by the time a ‘concep...

2011 ZX-10R on the dyno. Our survey says...
By Ben Cope on 13/06/2011 15:39:26
Stock ZX-10R goes up against S1000RR and Fireblade

Last week I took my 2011 ZX-10R to PDQ to get it run up on the dyno. You can see the video here.The horsepower result on its own looks good; 173.14bhp @ 12,5000rpm. However, the torque figure isn't quite what I expected. At 74ftlb, it's strong

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