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Big Bang Theory - Virgin Yamaha R1
By Tim Dickson on 29/07/2005 13:27:00
Big bang motors have arrived in BSB. Virgin Yamaha's R1 breaks the mould, not the rules
At the beginning of 2004 a new sound was heard in MotoGP. The screaming rasp of the inline four-cylinder Yamaha M1 was replaced with a deeper, flat drone, which at tickover became a rough, barking clatter. Yamaha had introduced the 'big bang
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2009 Yamaha R1 - Niall Mackenzie's big bang launch review
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/03/2010 17:15:46
The Yamaha R1 promises to be a genuine breakthrough, making use of a crossplane crankshaft developed in MotoGP to deliver smooth, even power. Will this radical new technology put the R1 ahead of Honda’s awesome current-generation Fireblade?
Click to read: 2009 Yamaha R1 owners reviews, 2009 Yamaha R1 specs and to see the 2009 Yamaha R1 image gallery.It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for the 2009 Yamaha R1. We’ve all been teased with the pictures and the soundtracks, we even got to touch it at the NEC bike sho...
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Le Mans 24Hr: RC30 beats big-bang R1
By Visordown News on 20/04/2009 11:40:57
French journos run a 20-year old Honda RC30 and finish well up the rankings
Respect ... Moto Journal team all smiles before the raceTHE LE MANS 24-HOUR race is one of biking's most gruelling. So you'd have to be mad to try and compete on a 20-year old bike, right?Well that's exactly what French journos from Moto Journal decided to do, to celebrate the 21...
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Mick Doohan NSR500 art sculpture
By Robin Goodwin on 04/04/2012 12:24:22
'The Big Bang' by Australian artist Eamon O'Toole
How do you best immortalise the great Mick Doohan and the big bang Honda NSR500 with which he dominated Grand Prix racing in the 90s? An Australian artist has answered this by creating an art installation that sees a hand-created replica of the bike
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Dec 2008
By Niall Mackenzie on 13/12/2008 10:18:51
Seeing the 2009 Yamaha R1 brings up thoughts of styling uncertainty and memories of 'big bang' GP bikes for Niall Mackenzie
as much as the next man, but I remember it was a very sad day when this happened to 500GP racing. In 1992 Honda shocked everyone at the first GP of the season when they fired up their ‘big bang’ NSR500 in the Suzuka pitlane. Although the 180 degree firing
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First ride: 2010 Kawasaki Z1000 review
By Roland Brown on 14/06/2010 09:28:32
Kawasaki’s naked beast is back, not with a whimper, but with a big styling bang and an engine to back up the new look. Roland Brown gets down with the brand new Zed
most people’s eyes) less attractive – just as Honda and Yamaha were poised to provide stiffer opposition with stylish naked fours of their own. Predictably enough it bombed.Three years further on, and Big K is trying again, in the knowledge
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FJR road test: but does it float?
By Sachin Rao on 04/12/2012 10:15:27
Some might say the FJR1300's a boat, but this is a step too far
BIG bike. Wide panniers. Narrow path. Pier. Bollards. Bang! A moment's lapse saw French bike journalist Laurent 'Lolo' Cochet, from Moto Journal magazine, and his test FJR1300 take a long ride off a short pier, while filming in St
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Firework send-off for Knievel
By Visordown News on 05/12/2007 08:33:34
Family plans big pre-funeral farwell to motorcycle legend
NEWS OF his death has spread around the world like wildfire and to ensure legendary stuntman's Evel Knievel's funeral really goes off with a bang his family are organising a spectacular fireworks display at a pre-funeral show on Sunday. The show
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Ducati: 'We have to improve Rossi's bike'
By Visordown News on 15/11/2010 10:59:21
Ducati MotoGP boss admits there's work to do before start of 2011 MotoGP season
tested both 'big-bang' and 'screamer' V4 motors. The squad now say initial impressions favour the big-bang motor following the test; Ducati will now work on producing a bike to complement Rossi's riding style, with particular emphasis being placed
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Is this the new 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1?
By Visordown News on 29/07/2008 12:25:42
We have a look at French mag - Motorevue's - take on Yamaha's flagship sportsbike
, apart from being smaller and faster, being considered for a 'big bang' style motor with more power allied with easier delivery. Oh, and they say it'll look like the MotoGP bike too.Not so sure we like the picture as much as the ZX-6R though.
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