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Caption That - Maximum Horsepower
By Caption That! on 06/03/2009 12:24:59
You don't have to be a member to add your comment to this week's caption competition
'Met Officers discuss the Force's new low-emission transport'WELCOME FOLKS to Visordown's weekly caption competition, where you get a chance to slap your wittiest quote on some interesting shots from around the motorcycling world. This week we've a shot of a Metropolitan Police b...
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Foggy feels the pressure and five thousand magic merlin horsepower. . . the Whitham blog
By James Whitham . on 27/09/2010 11:50:06
, possibly with the fuselage swimming in hydraulic oil and aviation fuel doesn't even bear thinking about . . . . Sat in the cockpit with the four 1400 horse-power merlins revving away and the whole aircraft chomping at the bit, straining against the brakes
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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
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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
. EBR now make competiton-only machines to order.EngineType: 72˚ V-Twin, 4-Stroke, 4-valve DOHC FF valvetrainDisplacement: 1190 ccBore and Stroke: 106 x 67.5Compression Ratio: 14.25:1Heads: CNC portedValves: Titanium, 42.0mm
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First Ride: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR1400
By Tim Dickson on 22/09/2010 11:00:00
Kawasaki re-ignite the horsepower battle with the year's most outrageous new bike. Tim Dickson says 'hooray' for Japan's latest autobahn stormer.
and notice the gear indicator - Kawasaki's new ZZR1400 was only in fifth. Another run in sixth is a repeat of before, except the rev counter only registers 10,000rpm.This is one indecently fast motorcycle. Restricted to 186mph it may be, but the ease
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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
system helps the 1300cc lump kick out a healthy 250 to 260bhp at 6psi & can be upgraded to in excess of 450bhp with bigger injectors. If you've got a B-King, a touch over £4000, and a decent life insurance policy; give Big CC a call.
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The 10 best motorcycle engines ... ever!
By Ben Cope on 09/07/2010 12:27:44
You can’t have a motorbike without a motor, and over the decades there’s been some truly glorious bike engines. This is our Top10 list of the greatest, most important and most innovative bike engines ever made, as we pay homage to horsepower.
, ground-breaking bike engines, but these are our Top 10 of the finest, fastest or most important engines ever made. We argued long and hard and this is our list. See if yours is on here…
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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
planning on racing on the roads, including the North West 200.JHP are also preparing the 1199RS models for Jentin Doodson Motorsport, a British Superbike team. Four 1199RS models are expected to arrive in the UK next week.Currently, the 1199 Panigale has
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Return of the Yamaha Vmax
By Jon Urry & Ben Cope on 26/08/2008 09:25:05
It’s been 12 years in the planning, makes over 197bhp and will set you back nearly £16,000. Welcome back Vmax, you have some big boots to fill
was the motor.Continue the look into the modern Yamaha VmaxVmax FactsYamaha has sold 100,000 Vmaxs since 1985The original bike was included in a display in the Guggenheim MuseumWork started on the new Vmax in 1996The new Vmax makes 197bhp!Only 2,000 Vmaxs
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2011 ZX-10R on the dyno. Our survey says...
By Ben Cope on 13/06/2011 15:39:26
Stock ZX-10R goes up against S1000RR and Fireblade
Last week I took my 2011 ZX-10R to PDQ to get it run up on the dyno. You can see the video here.The horsepower result on its own looks good; 173.14bhp @ 12,5000rpm. However, the torque figure isn't quite what I expected. At 74ftlb, it's strong
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