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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.
, 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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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
, the catalytic converter is guilty too. Blame the European Union for that one.So I went for the GP Pro exhaust and de-Cat option. Leo Vince claim a weight saving of 12.5kgs over stock and a torque gain of up to 15% in the mid range and an additonal 15bhp at 7,000
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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?
the ravages of a winter, what's the bloody point when all that was left un-corroded after a couple of months outside was the belt itself? And to think this abomination lasted from 1983 right up until 1996!To the Crusher, foul underpowered beast!
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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
's 2003 Virgin YamahaYAMAHA YZF-R1 1000cc , Manual 6 speed, 2003, virgin race team. STEVE HISLOP YAMAHA YZF R1 VIRGIN OFFICIAL RACE BIKE RIDDEN BY STEVE IN THE BRITISH YAMAHA TEAM OF 2003 . FULL FACTORY REQUIREMENTS OHLINS FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS
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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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Jarvis: Signing Rossi, the best thing we ever did
By Ben Cope on 30/10/2009 11:38:03
Extracting Rossi from Honda to ride for Yamaha was the best thing Yamaha's done, according to racing boss Jarvis
with Yamaha, since he jumped ship from Honda. Rossi joined Yamaha in 2004, taking most of his team with him in order to change the Yamaha into a championship contender.Jarvis is hopeful that he can keep Rossi at Yamaha after 2010, however there are currently
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Video: 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R at Suzuka
By Ben Cope on 07/07/2010 11:21:39
It's only a really short clip, but here's the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R being warmed up
APOLOGIES for such a short clip but it's all we could get. It's the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R filmed warming up in the pits at Suzuka where it's undergoing a shakedown test.Visordown brought you the first pictures of the new 200bhp machine earlier
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