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

It's an age-old internet debate: 100bhp is all you need.If you live in France, it's all you're allowed. The 100bhp limit was introduced there in the '90s and it's still going strong today. Well, strong in a restricted kind of way.The Hype

.So after Monza I took my 848 to well-known engine builder, Mark Brewin from BSD. We ran my 848 up on the dyno and it punted out 120bhp. Not bad, but the series' limit is 135bhp. It wasn't just the outright power I felt I was lacking, it was the drive out

THE 100BHP limit in France is due to be revoked.A vote in the EU parliament has opposed the French 100bhp limit which was introduced in 1985 as a bizarre way to try and cut motorcycle accidents. France is the only EU member state to apply the 100bhp

THIS is the old versus new power graph for the ZZR1400.Kawasaki has been careful to leave the figures off, but here at Visordown, we've measured it to the nearest pixel. Kawasaki claimed the old ZZR1400 peaked at 187bhp which would mean the new one

CZECH-BASED 125cc GP team and aspiring bike manufacture FGR has taken the covers off its first planned production bike; a V6-engined, 2500cc, 240bhp naked machine.Six years in the making, the project has been funded largely by grants from the Czech

2009 R1 ... Save 8kg and add 8bhp with AkrapovicAKRAPOVIC have long been the brand to beat and it seems they're not giving the competition an easy time with their new exhausts systems for the 2009 Yamaha R1.Akrapovic have released two systems

.The new bike boasts a 1679cc V4 65 degree engine which revs to 9000rpm. Yamaha claim the V4 is producing over 200bhp. The monster V4 not only produces over 200bhp but also a claimed 167nm of torque.The beefy forks are adjustable and so too is the rear

DUCATI has released power graphs for the new 'Superquadro' engine that will power the 1199 Panigale, and with 195bhp it's in Desmosedici RR territory.Actually, factor in the stomping 98lbft of torque and it's likely to put the firm's £40k Moto

If you were a child of the seventies, you may remember Craig Vetter’s name from his previous work as a stylist (Triumph Hurricane) or his huge fairing business, Vetter Fairings. Since then, the 69 year-old industrial designer has become obsessed by fuel consumption - or rather hi...