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Real World Superbikes: Honda CB1000R v Kawasaki Z1000
By John Hogan on 11/08/2010 14:45:17
Stick your Alstare Suzuki and your Ten Kate Honda up your jacksy. When the sun’s shining and you’re up for it, there can be few better seats to slide over for a good buzz than Big K’s Z1000 and Honda’s CB1000R
Click to read: Honda CB1000R owners reviewsClick to read: Kawasaki Z1000 owners reviewsI think it’d be wrong to open this test by trying to justify why having either one of these two bikes is a more sensible decision than purchasing their fairing
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WSB: Sheridan Morais to replace injured Tamada
By Robin Goodwin on 14/05/2009 10:05:48
South African superbike star drafted into Kawasaki for Kyalami World Superbike round
SHERIDAN Morais will replace the injured Makoto Tamada at PBM Kawasaki for this weekend’s race at Kyalami.The 2008 South African Superbike Champion was due to wildcard in World Supersport but was drafted into replace Tamada - who is out with a
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Silverstone Motorcycles launch night Thursday 29th
By Visordown News on 28/07/2010 16:36:26
Meet World Superbike star Tom Sykes at Kawasaki dealership
special guest appearance by Kawasaki World Superbike star, Tom Sykes, a ticket prize competition for the WSB round itself, plus the chance to ride a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R round the new Silverstone Stowe circuit over the race weekend, the evening has been
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Six teams up for official Kawasaki WSB
By Visordown News on 18/07/2011 16:40:33
PBM, MSS Colchester, Pedercini, Supersonic and Motocard competing for the title of the factory Kawasaki team in the World Superbike championship
's disappointment of Paul Bird's team transport being found with large amounts of drugs, a handgun and ammunition in a customs check. Alongside the damage to Kawasaki's image from the incident, PBM have scored lacklustre results for a superbike that had high
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Splitting heirs - Kawasaki ZX-10R V ZX-10R
By Jon Urry on 20/03/2008 15:36:50
It was the maddest 1,000cc superbike in the world, then they tamed it. TWO rides both incarnations of the Kawasaki ZX-10R back to back...
In the late 1990s and early 2000s Kawasaki had problems. Bike sales weren't brilliant and there was a feeling that the company had lost its direction. New models were short on the ground and, dare we say it, Big Green had become stagnant. A breath
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Class '74 - Original superbikes
By Visordown on 24/09/2010 10:58:04
It’s 1974. Honda rule the world with their CB750, the first modern-day superbike. It’s taken Kawasaki three years to respond but now they’ve done so in style with the Z900. This scrap could be the most signifi cant in motorcycling history...
, reliability.So serious was this project, Honda actually withdrew from the World Grand Prix Road Racing Series after a successful ’66 season to concentrate on it. Sales were dropping Stateside (their most important market) and the Yanks were hankering for more
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Lascorz remains in intensive care
By Visordown News on 11/04/2012 09:14:40
Injury update on Joan Lascorz
.“Meanwhile, from today, Joan Lascorz's Facebook profile will carry updates about his situation every morning.”Click here for the 2012 World Superbike Calendar schedule and dates
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'OK' finish for Kawasaki
By Visordown News on 28/02/2011 11:17:32
Top ten performance from the new ZX-10R
The much-hyped debut of the new Kawasaki ZX-10R left much to be desired after the first round of the World Superbike championship.Showing readiness over pre-season testing the official Kawasaki squad's best finishes came from Tom Sykes, cracking
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Sykes confident ahead of Donington
By Visordown News on 23/05/2013 09:35:24
Brit rider aiming to improve on last year's third place finishes
TOM Sykes reckons Donington suits his ZX-10R and the Englishman is confident ahead of this weekend's round.Sykes currently sits third in the championship, behind Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli. He's taken a win at Assen this season - a circuit not dissimilar to Donington wit...
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Gadea replaces Lascorz at Monza
By Visordown News on 04/05/2012 09:49:33
Sergio Gadea making his World Superbike debut at Monza
KAWASAKI will replace Joan Lascorz at Monza this weekend with former 125GP race winner Sergio Gadea.Lascorz was injured in a serious accident in testing at Imola last month, and as he makes further progress in a Barcelona hospital he
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