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Kawasaki ZZR1400 official accessories
By Visordown on 19/01/2012 08:40:50
2012 ZZR1400 optional extras includes a 47-litre top box, Akrapovic slip-ons and a centre-stand kit
Kawasaki have a selection of optional extras available for their new ZZR1400. The genuine Kawasaki accessories are:Single seat pillion cover, available in a coordinating colour of ZZR1400.Tinted spoiler windshieldTitanium Akrapovic slip-ons47-litre top box, with room for 2 helmet...
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Hard Man Bayliss
By Mark Forsyth on 17/06/2008 14:51:06
It's official: Troy Bayliss is the hardest man in motorcycle racing. And here's why
Leading race one at Donington, coming out of Coppice at over 100mph, his Ducati slewed sideways and spat him unceremoniously onto the tarmac.The next shot, of Troy in the gravel clutching his nuts, left no doubt as to what had broken his fall. Ouch. Then when a kid in the crowd a...
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Kawasaki Z800 accessory options
By Ben Cope on 06/12/2012 14:12:46
If there's one bike owners can't resist modifying, it's Kawasaki's middleweight Zed
s below show you some of the available accessories.First up, this Z800 features a 'meter cover' otherwise known to you and I as a fly screen. It also features fork axle protectors (crash bungs) and engine guards (located on the engine casing
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British frame breakthrough
By Mark Graham on 10/08/2004 10:19:57
The heat of competition demonstrates how post-war Britain led the way in cost-cutting technology
Of Defence officials were eagerly awaiting a five course picnic. This was to be provided by Lord Lucas of Auld Aulternaghter (whose Lanchester limousine can be seen directly behind the three figures attending to Bagg's stricken Matchless).But the unfortunate
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I Love The 90s
By Stuart Barker on 04/11/2010 09:39:01
Choose a FireBlade. Choose a Ducati 916. Choose born-again bikers, track days, Mick Doohan and Carl Fogarty. Choose the 1990s.
in this market), parallels were bikes bought cheaply from source and imported through unofficial channels. This obviously got up the noses of the official importers who all of a sudden had to find ways to justify charging several grand more for their 'official
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Kings of Cornering: Part Four
By mark forsyth on 10/08/2011 14:29:57
Rarer than a blue steak
that most were raced (and smashed to pieces) are still nose bleedingly expensive now (if you can still find one, that is). Approximately 40 bikes were officially shipped to the UK.The chassis data for this high revving in-line four was plucked straight from
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MV Agusta
By Gavin Day on 04/06/2010 10:40:35
Moulding matter with the force of passion. By means of this philosophy, MV AGUSTA creates its models following a commitment that starts from expert craftsmanship and materializes into the rational language of standardisation
are officially distributed in the UK by MotoGBhttp://www.visordown.com/cl.asp?cn=184About MV AgustaMoulding matter with the force of passion. By means of this philosophy, MV AGUSTA creates its models following a commitment that starts from expert craftsmanship
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Bike Icon: Yamaha RD400
By Stuart Barker on 26/10/2010 17:23:27
Post RD350 and pre RD350LC there was the RD400. Cool doesn't even come close
the factory to re-tool in order to produce it.The new machine also featured a rubber-mounted engine to reduce vibration as well as new wheels and brakes. The engine was also moved forward in a bid to reduce the bike's tendency to wheelie but, happily
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Bad Boy No.6: Jason Lawrence
By Stuart Barker on 07/12/2010 15:17:27
Top AMA Supercross racer sentenced to one year in prison during 2009 for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of battery with serious bodily injury, and one count of mayhem
then and the defence of his title was marred by controversy. On February 4, 2009, he was handed a two-race ban by AMA racing officials after being involved in a fight with some other Supercross competitors. Lawrence was already on probation following an earlier ruling
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History of the Superbike: 1969 - 2001
By Stuart Barker on 15/09/2001 11:53:56
Detailing the history of the superbike from the Honda CB750 in 1969 to 2001's ground-breaking Suzuki GSX-R1000
relating to bikes, from those mentioned above to your granny just saying you're bike looks 'super.'So, in the absence of an official dictionary definition (the word isn't listed in the English dictionary), let's make our own for the purpose of this feature
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