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The rise of the 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By Bertie Simmonds on 22/04/2002 15:24:57
After the original 1998 R1, this version had a tough act to follow. So how did they go about developing and improving the previous model
, the fuel-injection system. It's different from most systems in that it incorporates what they call a 'suction-piston-type' EFi system. Kenji Abe, was responsible for engine design, so we'll let him explain: "This system allows an ideal air/fuel mixture
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The GSX-R Factor
By Bertie Simmonds on 26/05/2010 12:03:29
GSX-R. No other machine has had the impact on motorcycling in the last 30 years than those four letters have. But what has made the GSX-R so great?
the sexiest capacity of sportsbike.And to top it all off it gave us a multitude of bizarre and confusing acronyms such as SRAD, SACS, SCAI, SCEM, SOL-AIR, DAIS, DIAS, PDF, DOP, NEAS, MR-ALBOX and TSCC (Do you know them all? Answers on the last page).But only
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Crown Jewels - AGV Helmets
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/10/2003 09:05:35
So just how do Italian helmet manufacturers AGV protect the most precious head in motorcycle racing? Bertie headed to Italy to find out making a helmet for Valentino Rossi must be akin to trying to make a crown fit for a king
that Arai and Shoei make. That became the Ti-Tech, which Valentino uses today."But first the Committee had to arrive at a design they liked. They wanted a lid that had an integral set of air ducts in the actual shell of the helmet rather than
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What's MotoGP ever done for us? Pt.2
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/05/2010 12:52:33
Following on from looking into how Grand Prix racing has revolutionised the very bikes we ride, here’s how the riding kit the fastest racers on the planet wear has shaped what we use today
For early pioneers in any discipline, safety has never been of primary concern. The Wright Brothers first took to the air in flat-caps and bowler hats on an aircraft made of string and box cartons, while the very first submarines had wooden hulls
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Fit for purpose: Diablo 666 Endurance ZX-10R
By Bertie Simmonds on 20/10/2010 10:03:37
The average road bike does a bit of everything. But there are machines in the biking world designed to do one job only. Pure specialists if you will. These are the bikes...
and the track can get slippery, you can also be more relaxed at night or at dusk or dawn, and cooler air can make the bike perform better.Cool kit for me includes a lovely pair of RS Taichi gloves, which I got at the Suzuka Eight-Hour and Daytona boots, which
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The Honda VFR Story
By Bertie Simmonds on 30/04/2006 14:05:42
Honda's VFR has stood for two decades as a machine which owners and press alike have claimed to be the world's most perfect motorcycle. Surprising, then, that the VFR story was almost over before it had begun
for building industrial strength jackhammers for cracking a peanut.So while other manufacturers were still clinging onto air-cooling and two valves per cylinder, Honda was building machines like the VF400, VF500, VF750S, VF750F and VF1000. They signalled a
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