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BSB: Kawasaki running WSB-spec engines at Croft
By Visordown News on 10/08/2007 17:29:54
BSB squad up the horsepower with factory engines

What Rutter might look like on the new bike, probablyTHE MSS Discovery Kawasaki squad are running new 'WSB-spec' engines in their Ninja ZX-10R Superbikes at Croft, this weekend.Other technical improvements to the Ninja ZX-10Rs include a new swingarm with a revised rear shock link...

2010 Buell 1190RR revealed
By Visordown News on 01/03/2010 12:52:58
A claimed 185 rear wheel horsepower for Buell's new V-twin racer

THIS IS THE 2010 Buell 1190RR - the first new motorcycle from Erik Buell Racing. Based on the 1125R and 1125RR, the 1190RR is constructed from a new 1125R with a complete kit of Superbike level components. Engines are completely disassembled and blueprinted, with top-shelf intern...

450bhp Suzuki B-King Turbo
By Visordown News on 06/05/2008 15:30:51
Purveyors of excess horsepower, Big CC have squeezed a healthy 450bhp from the B-King's not exactly underpowered Hayabusa-derived lump

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 system helps the 1300cc lump kic...

First Ducati 1199s arrive in the UK
By Visordown News on 23/02/2012 15:35:52
Racing teams get their hands on the first batch

DUCATI'S 1199 Panigale has arrived in the UK, but these models will be destined for the British Superbike grid, not the road.Millsport Racing and JHP Ducati Coventry have each taken delivery of their Panigale S models and only have 40 days to prepare and test them before the open...

1814cc inverted 3-cylinder Nembo 32
By Visordown News on 01/08/2011 13:54:03
Prototype machine undergoes testing at Italian circuit

THIS is the Nembo 32, a prototype motorcycle that's about to be put into limited production. The Nembo uses an 1814cc three-cylinder inverted engine.The Nembo team were testing at the Franciacorta circuit in Italy. The final machine will use a larger, 1925cc engine.The idea behin...

WK launch the £2399 125RR
By Visordown News on 03/09/2012 08:48:23
New 125 has adjustable front and rear suspension and weighs just 150kg

WK BIKES have launched their new 125RR, a 'race replica styled' 150kg 125.The 125RR is a fully-faired, learner legal sports machine featuring a liquid-cooled, single-cylinder four-stroke engine, five speed transmission, electric starter, adjustable suspension front and rear, disc...

2011 Kawasaki ZX10R spied
By Visordown News on 06/08/2010 10:01:14
Big Green's 2011 superbike spied out on track with Skyes and Yanagawa testing the Kawasaki ZX10R at Autopolis, Japan

KAWASAKI'S resident Twit has been at it again, Tweeting pictures of the company's 2011 ZX-10R during test trials.The test team, comprising of WSB racers Tom Sykes and Akira Yanagawa, is currently in Japan putting the new 1000cc sportsbike through its paces at the Autopolis circui...

Scoop: Honda-only engines for new MotoGP class
By Visordown News on 03/05/2009 09:37:41
New breed of race machines will produce more than 150bhp, but will one-engine supplier ruin what made MotoGP so good?

-level performance engine,” read the statement, adding: “The horsepower will be over 150.”Although the decision was made behind closed doors, it is understood that there had been a number of offers, including at least one other from a major Japanese manufacturer

VIDEO: eKRAD electrically powered off roader
By Visordown News on 09/12/2008 10:05:18
German alternative energy specialist unveils new battery powered line up

GERMAN MANUFACTURER eKRAD have recently launched two new electrically powered off and on road bikes.The bikes are driven by a 28 horsepower electric motor, which gets its power from lithium polymer batteries that put out 72 volts of power. The bikes

Moto2 is too dangerous, claims Elias
By Visordown News on 28/06/2010 09:50:23
Points leader Elias highlights problem and provides solution: more power

MOTO2 IS THE MOST most dangerous class in racing … and will remain so unless changes are forthcoming, most especially a horsepower boost, according to the first man to win two races in the class, former MotoGP winner Toni Elias.Elias is asking

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