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Ilmor develop 5-stroke motor. What?
By Ben Cope on 12/08/2009 14:42:31
They may not have had the best track record with bikes, but Ilmor's new 3-cylinder motor could be the future
-stroke motor.The Ilmor 5-stroke prototype uses a 700cc turbocharged engine, with a fairly average peak power of 130bhp at 7000rpm, but a monster 120ft/lb of torque at 5000rpm.The engine uses two overhead camshafts, one is high pressure, the other low
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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.
It’s one of the best feelings in the world. You grab a big handful of throttle and the bike instantly surges forward, torrents of power blasting you towards the horizon. It never fails to make you smile, this is why you got into bikes in the first place. But what separates a good...
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Moto Guzzi California actually exists
By Ben Cope on 15/11/2012 14:26:20
Big news for Guzzi
four-vave-per-cylinder Guzzi motor but a longer, 104mm stroke. The firm says it's the largest V-twin made in Europe; a fairly pointless claim since it's dwarfed by some Japanese and American V-twins and also the parallel twin in Triumph's rival
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Fitting a Leo Vince GP Pro + Decat to my 10R
By Ben Cope on 03/08/2011 16:46:51
Leo Vince claim good power gains but it's the 12.5kg weight saving I'm after most
It's not like my 10R lacks power; 173bhp on the dyno, to be precise. It was the claimed weight savings that made me think it would be worth spending a morning skinning my knuckles and swearing at inanimate objects. Leo Vince reckon the GP Pro exhaust is 78% lighter than the stock...
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To The Crusher - Kawasaki GPZ305
By Ben Cope on 26/03/2010 09:39:12
It's another motorcycle that they should have never made. But they did. Why?
gondola on wheels. Think of how twattish small people look in baggy clothes and stacked heels and you get the picture.They bored the 248cc parallel twin motor out to 306cc to produce one of the most powerless motorcycle engines of vaguely modern times
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25 years of the Ninja
By Ben Cope on 22/07/2009 11:57:00
From the GPZ900R to the current ZX-10R and everything in-between. Kawasaki hit the nail on the head with the Ninja range and they're celebrating in style.
The Ninja brand is officially a quarter of a century old in 2009, and Kawasaki Motors UK is set to recognise the important anniversary in style.Alongside events planned at Kawasaki dealers across the UK, the celebration will focus on a week long
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Ultimate Trackbike 4: Hizzy's 2003 BSB R1
By Ben Cope on 20/01/2011 11:11:53
It was never that good a bike. But it was Hislop's bike and that makes it special
AND STEERING DAMPER OZ 16.5 WHEELS WITH BREMBO FLOATING DISCS AND CALIPERS .FULL FACTORY MOTOR FULL TITAMIUN AKRAPOVIC EXHAUST. FULL FACTORY LARGE RADIATOR .ELECTRONIC QUICK GEARSHIFTER HARRIS YOKES REARSETS ALOT MORE . FULL SPEC ON MOTOR AND VERIFICATION
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WDW: Hyper Evo Testastretta
By Ben Cope on 07/08/2012 10:17:57
Just one of a few custom bikes at World Ducati Week
in there. Infact the guy building it had quite a job to fit the motor in there, having to cut the frame and change mounts just to fit the engine in, then there was the small case of finding room for the radiator.Purists probably won't like the fact it
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Donington Park owner, Tom Wheatcroft dies
By Ben Cope on 02/11/2009 10:24:11
The man who bought Donington in the 70s has died following a long battle with illness
DONINGTON Park motor racing circuit owner, Tom Wheatcroft, has died following a long illness.Wheatcroft, who was 87 years old, bought Donington in 1971 for £100,000 and set about restoring the circuit. He bought the European Grand Prix to Donington
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Will Honda introduce a CBR250RR to the UK?
By Ben Cope on 29/10/2009 22:41:39
Baby-sportsbike would be aimed at new riders and rival Kawasaki's Ninja 250R
.Honda could use the 250cc motor from the CRF motocrosser, model in an aluminium chassis, adapted for road riding. Honda could also use the v-twin engine from the VTR250.We can only hope Honda introduce a rival for Kawasaki's Ninja 250R and get some competition
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