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Cologne Show: 2011 Triumph Speed Triple
By Visordown News on 05/10/2010 10:35:36
Sharper, lighter and more power for Triumph's 2011 naked
TRIUMPH'S 2011 Speed Triple is to thump out over 130bhp, grind out 111Nm of torque - up about 11% up on last year's model - the company has claimed at the bike's unveiling at the Cologne Motorcycle Show.The new Speed Triple will weigh 214kg wet
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Aprilia release 2009 RXV Enduro
By Visordown News on 18/09/2008 12:37:35
Check out the latest images and new specs for Aprilia's RXV Enduro
HERE ARE the first images of Aprilia's 2009 RXV enduro bike.The machine has been updated with:New aluminium swingarm with cast body and hydroformed members. The new swingarm is significantly lighter and more flexible, giving clear benefits
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First Look: 2009 Triumph Daytona 675
By Visordown News on 29/07/2008 11:27:47
Visordown gets the first riding shot of Triumph's new middleweight sportsbike
The new 675's 3kg lighter with 3bhp more on tapTHIS IS the first action pic of the all new Triumph 675 which will be on sale later this year.The new bike tips the scales at 162kg (3kg lighter than the current bike) and is reported to be a full three
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First look at Haga's Yamaha
By Visordown News on 07/02/2008 09:10:04
A tempting glimpse at Nori's new ride
intake system and the lighter exhaust and swingarm.First race on February 23. Just over two weeks away...
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Milan Show: New Monster 696 Video and pics
By Tim Skilton on 05/11/2007 19:37:39
Underseat exhausts, 80bhp - and it's entry level!
.The entry level Monster weighs just 163kg, that's a full 10kg lighter than the original 1993 Monster 900. The weight loss is thanks, in part, to the new lightweight aluminium subframe, lighter wheels and less weighty underseat exhausts.Power is a claimed 80
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Ailing Stoner opts for lighter clutch
By Visordown News on 31/07/2009 21:43:57
Ill health forces young Aussie to rethink machine set up
SICKLY AUSTRALIAN Casey Stoner is using a specially modified clutch to help with his fatigue problems, the rider revealed at Donington Park.“It’s lighter, to make it easier for me,” he said, adding that there were some heavier internal components
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Milan Show: 2008 Honda Fireblade - 360 video
By Tim Skilton on 06/11/2007 10:41:41
Milan Show shots of Honda's flagship sportsbike
clutch lever pull. New mid-muffler exhaust system design incorporates exhaust valve and catalyst. Also new for 2008 is a new-generation Honda Electronic Steering Damper.Other stuff for 2008:New lighter-weight front brake hoses with lighter front brake
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2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000 revealed
By Visordown News on 25/10/2011 09:00:17
It's new, honest.
thanks to the single can, improves handling, too. Apparently.Inside the motor, there are new pistons (11% lighter) with revised valve recesses. Wake up at the back. You probably don't want to know too much about the ventilation holes in the cylinder bores
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Cologne Show: 2011 GSX-R600/GSX-R750 specs and pics
By Visordown News on 05/10/2010 09:19:52
2010 GSX-R not quite enough for you? Step this way, Sir ...
lighter, more durable forged pistons designed with the same Finite Element Method (FEM) and fatigue analysis technology used to develop MotoGP racing engines. Shorter and narrower skirts, narrower wrist pin bosses and shorter wrist pins help make each
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Exclusive aerial shot of new Anglesey circuit
By Visordown News on 22/11/2006 20:17:47
Visordown's got the eagle eye on the redeveloped track
(lighter coloured track) and due to the mild winter, work is actually ahead of schedule for the project as a whole. The two mile long circuit is going to be 12m wide and surfaced with join-less tarmacadam. This is the same width as Donington Park
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