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History of the Superbike: 1969 - 2001
By Stuart Barker on 15/09/2001 11:53:56
Detailing the history of the superbike from the Honda CB750 in 1969 to 2001's ground-breaking Suzuki GSX-R1000
that superbikes have been around forever because they dominate the market today but the truth is they've only been scratching round our roundabouts and pulling wheelies down high streets for three decades.In the 1960s (just like today), the biggest Grand Prix
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Bike Icon: Suzuki GSX-R1100
By Stuart Barker on 08/10/2010 13:11:59
Like a nightclub bouncer ripped to the tits on bodybuilding steroids, the big Suzuki was not to be messed with. Unless you were rock hard...
(for the time) 197kg, Suzuki claimed their new machine had the best power-to-weight ratio in the business - 1.51kg per brake horsepower for a showroom price of just £3299.For their cash, GSX-R1100 buyers got an oil/air-cooled 1052cc dohc, four
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600 Evolution 1985 - 2003
By Stuart Barker on 04/07/2003 09:08:16
The Rise and Rise of the 600
Sometimes, less really is more. Take 600cc supersports bikes for example. Your mate down the pub may rant on about the fact that his R1 or his GSX-R1000 enjoys 400ccs more than your middleweight machine but does that mean he has any more fun than
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Burt Munro's Speed Obsession
By Stuart Barker on 10/09/2010 14:16:16
From a small shed in a small town in a small country at the very bottom of the world came an old man and an old bike - to capture the most remarkable world speed record ever
, then the 63-year-old grandfather took the vintage machine to the Bonneville Salt Flats and clocked 212mph. The equivalent today would be taking a Suzuki GSX-R1000 and modifying it - designing and building all the parts yourself, on a shoestring budget
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I Love The 70's
By Stuart Barker on 27/10/2010 15:42:48
Whats not to love about the 70's, lairy cars, crazy dress-sense, hairy women (forget the last bit). TWO feature looking at 70's biking
emissions laws.In 1973, Kawasaki released its own four cylinder, four stroke Honda-beater in the shape of the £1,088 Z1. At 900cc, it may have been bigger and faster than the Honda but it still handled like a piece of shit - a problem with most bikes
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