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Slip-streaming other traffic: a rough guide
By Admin on 05/06/2006 17:59:23
A quest to see what's worth slip-streaming on UK roads
. By the time you have lined them up and zapped past, they more often than not see it as a sign for a race. Yes, I do know a Mondeo can go faster than me in a straight line, thanks. If you are going to play with cars, try anything that has been "modded". Huge
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Gordon Ritchie Column - Jun 2005
By Gordon Ritchie on 01/06/2005 10:09:23
Ban the boom
R1s in BSB with the adoption of an altered firing order engine. A squint may well be as much as any SBK Yammy team gets at such tech trickery, as FGSport have come out and said they will not allow such mods to the SBK machines, keeping them as close
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Used Review: Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 22:11:44
Ten years ago the Super Blackbird was celebrated as the fastest and most powerful thing on two wheels. Now, it's 'just' a very fast, big, sports tourer with an enviable reputation for quality.
to go down - and headlight protector (it's a lot of money for a new headlight assembly). Other popular mods include mirror arm extenders, bar risers, fork preload adjusters, High Intensity Discharge headlight kit, yoke protectors and a 6mm spacer on top
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Used Review: Kawasaki ZX-12R
By Bertie Simmonds on 17/08/2008 21:32:11
It arrived on the scene in a blaze of green and tantalisingly promised 200mph motorcycling. It didn't quite deliver that, but it did become a well-loved machine with a loyal cult following.
4000 miles.KLEEN AIR REMOVAL Some owners have removed the KLEEN air injection system in the notion they're going to gain a few bhp. This obviously means the bike won't pass an emissions test. Ask the owner if this or any other engine mods have been
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Used Review: Kawasaki ZRX11 & 1200
By Bertie Simmonds on 09/04/2008 21:55:47
The menacingly handsome, retro-cool and capable ZRX series has been with us for a decade now, so how does it fare as a used buy? Bertie Simmonds finds out.
-steering beast, but an easy and worthwhile handling mod is to rotate the eccentric chain adjusters by 180 degrees. The result is around 20mm extra rear ride height, making the steering usefully quicker.Continue the Kawasaki ZRX1100 & ZRX1200 Used Review
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First Ride: 2004 MV Agusta F4 1000S
By Roland Brown on 30/03/2008 20:30:04
With company finances back on track and production delays a thing of the past (for now...), the long awaited F4 1000S is finally, eventually, here. At last...
tubes with cast aluminium sections around the single-sided swing-arm's pivot. This bike's upside-down Marzocchi forks are 50mm in diameter, (the 750S has 49mm units), but angled half-a-degree less steeply at 24.5˚.Other chassis mods include the uprated
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First Ride: 2005 Yamaha YZF-R6
By Roland Brown on 31/03/2008 21:51:49
A number of performance-enhancing tweaks make this year's R6 a faster and more exciting proposition. Riding tips from Valentino Rossi not included...
-injection settings and new ignition timing increase peak power by 3bhp to a claimed 120bhp max at 13,000rpm, or 126bhp with ram-air effect included. Peak torque remains 49 lb.ft (51 lb.ft with ram-air) at 12,000rpm.Chassis mods are centred on the front end, which
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Litre-bike super test - Real world superbikes
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 15:47:12
The boys from TWO give the big four's litre superbikes a going-over
-new ZX-10R with new frame, steering damper, engine mods and underseat pipes, so 2007 sees a few new stickers on the fairing and that's it. The big changes come from Suzuki and Yamaha.Despite looking the same, the R1 has a whole host of modifications
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First Ride: 2005 Honda CBR600RR
By Niall Mackenzie on 31/03/2008 22:17:22
Two years on and the all-conquering CBR600RR gets its first major revamp. Has the best just got better? Crash test dummy Niall flies to Estoril to find out.
giving a sleeker appearance while helping ram air induction and saving on power-sapping weight.The mods are instantly apparent. Just riding down Estoril's pit lane I could tell the engine had lost its lethargic feel, gained a mid-range surge and acquired
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Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX first ride review
By Colin Goodwin on 26/07/2010 12:47:37
Plucky Italians go chasing a slice of the big-money BMW GS Adventure pie with a re-worked Stelvio. But does the pricer, torquier NTX stand a chance?
just tipped it over to get it in. So simple; so Italian.The engineers have also saved a few euros by quoting the same maximum power as the orginal Stelvio, though in truth the engine mods have dropped peak power from 105bhp to 102bhp. Trouble is
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