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Torque is cheap - Aprilia Falco, Suzuki SV1000, Honda Firestorm
By Rob Hoyles on 07/04/2010 15:45:02
Just how much V-twin can you get for £3,500? We track down the best twin-cylinder sports bikes on the market

When Ducati started winning world championships, interest in twin cylinder sports bikes was rapidly ignited. Add to that a cocky Lancastrian in the sinewy shape of Carl Fogarty and all of a sudden the UK’s biking populous went mental for a configuration that had previously only e...

MotoCzysz D1-10: treble the torque of a Ducati Desmosedici
By Visordown News on 20/04/2010 08:21:41
Not cheap and only 100bhp but check out this baby on the dyno

THIS IS a clip of the new MotoCzysz D-10 electric motor being put through its paces on the company's dynamometer.The result is an astonishing 250ft-lbs torque - that's treble the output of a road-going Ducati Desmosedci MotoGP road bike.The new

Triumph Rocket 3: Hope you like black
By Visordown News on 29/09/2009 09:35:51
More torque and black paint for Triumph's 2300cc triple

COLOURED PAINT must be thin on the ground at Triumph: the company's latest incarnation of their gargantuan Rocket 3 will only available in black when it's released early next year.And there's more torque, too: 165ft-lbs to be precise - up 15 per

Track T800 Diesel goes on sale in the UK
By Visordown News on 03/01/2012 15:30:53
80mpg more torque than a 1200GS

and 100mpg, producing just 45bhp but with 74ftlb of torque - more than a BMW R1200GS.It's a shaft-drive but doesn't feature convential gears, instead it used continuous variable transmission, much like a twist-and-go maxi-scooter. It'll top out at 100mph

New Indian Chief cruiser breaks cover
By Visordown News on 15/05/2008 10:35:09
With 100ftlb of torque, 20 more than an R1, it'll be fun at the Traffic Light GP

Indian Chief ... 25% more torque than an R1Here’s the first instalment in a new Indian range of models coming out later this year. The first model will be the Chief with four variations: Standard, Deluxe, Roadmaster and Vintage. The new bikes

US engineer develops dedicated V8 motorcycle transmission
By Visordown News on 09/09/2009 09:56:25
Belt-driven system can handle V8 power and torque, says manufacturer

AN AMERICAN motorcycle engineering company have come up with a dedicated transmission system designed specifically for use in conjunction with a motorbike and a V8 engine.Sabertooth Motorcycles, in partnership with Taylor Race Engineering, have developed a new multi-speed transmi...

The world's fastest electric motorcycle?
By Visordown News on 19/04/2010 17:13:45
And it's got more torque than a 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1

/70mph".Mmmmm.But even though the bike's top speed is, er, a bit of a disappointment, just check the torque figure: 135ft-lbs. To put that into perspective a 2010 YZF-R1 produces 49-ft-lbs LESS. The ZEV7000 has a range of around between 65 miles

First Ride: 2001 Honda VTX1800
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 13:12:58
There's a low, mean burbling coming from somewhere near my pants as my posterior is pummeled by a searing wave of torque. God, can you believe I've just written such tosh?

Reading it back,  It all sounds so pants... but just how do you put into words the following two BIG figures... 1,795cc and 115 ft/lb of torque? Instead, hop on and come for a ride.We're cruising at an altitude of 693mm (all shorties welcome

Used Review: Suzuki GSX1400
By Bertie Simmonds on 10/04/2008 19:10:37
It looked like a pit-bull, even if it was more of a lap-dog to ride. Blessed with good looks and mucho torque, Susuki's GSX1400 has proved to be a popular retro bruiser bike in used circles.

rise the fun starts to tail off. The class-leading max torque of 94ft-lbs kicks in at 5000rpm, with 105bhp maxxing at just 6700rpm. Front suspensionThe GSX is a bit underdamped and undersprung on the forks. Thanks to the weight you're carrying (a hefty

Used Test: Suzuki GSX1400
By Bertie Simmonds on 13/09/2010 14:19:12
It looked like a pit-bull, even if it was more of a lap-dog to ride. Blessed with good looks and mucho torque, Suzuki's GSX1400 has proved to be a popular retro bruiser bike in used circles

by the GSX-R1100 motors of old, meaning that in the low to mid-range the GSX bows down to no other retro, but as the revs rise the fun starts to tail off. The class-leading max torque of 94ft-lbs kicks in at 5000rpm, with 105bhp maxxing at just 6700rpm

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