Ducati claim a 0-60 time of 2.6 seconds for the Diavel, which I can believe. However, actually doing it yourself is a bit harder. This video shows a couple of runs I did. On the first one I hit 60mph just before 3rd gear. I may not have got near

US DRAG RACING guru Scotty Pollacheck has made drag racing history again - by rocketing from 0 to 60 mph in under one second - on a battery-powered motorcycle.Pollacheck achieved the amazing feat aboard the KillaCycle — a battery-driven drag bike

Fest conference, a conference for geeks to show off the gadgets of tomorrow. The KillaCycle is capable of 0 to 60mph in just 0.97 seconds.Dube, who runs the KillaCycle drag bike team - but isn't the team's rider - attempted a burnout in front of the Los Angeles

Cycle is just a giant cordless drill with wheels." Dube added that the next version of the KillaCycle should top 1000bhp.Watch the run here and see the bike go from 0 to 60mph in under one second - in virtual silence.

THE world's biggest scooter, Gilera's 839cc V-twin GP800, is to be turned into an Aprilia next year.Our sources have revealed that despite holding the 'world's biggest scooter' title ever since its introduction four years ago the Gilera hasn't made many waves, thanks in part to a...

On the launch of Kawasaki's new ZZR1400, we took the bike for a flat-out run around the 7.8m Nardò Ring to see what it's capable of and if it lives up to Kawasaki's claims of superior high-speed stability.Riding that fast on a banked circle was a really strange experience. I've m...

ADDING Öhlins suspension to a bike has long been the quick-fix path to creating an uprated machine. Ducati, Aprilia and even Yamaha (remember the R1 SP?) have all slipped in some of the Swedish company’s finest bouncy bits into an existing model to create a higher spec version. A...

Click to view: Honda Fireblade Series owners reviews, specs and image galleries.The Fireblade is a bike with such presence, influence and sales success that it has become one of very few machines great swathes of the great unwashed non-biking public have heard of. And with good r...

Here's what the British motorcycling press said in their 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale reviews:“The Panigale is a quantum leap forward over the 1198. It’s as advanced and as powerful as a Ducati World Superbike, with handling to match. With all the electronic fitted as standard to th...

Ducati Panigale S. The 30mm piston in the forks is used throughout most of the Öhlins range and is designed to improve feel. The stock Speed Triple uses 9.0 springs in the forks, but the R uses 9.5; so slightly stiffer, but not extreme. The rear shock