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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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2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200 revealed
By Visordown News on 09/11/2009 13:47:00
Electronic suspension and a claimed 150bhp for Ducati's new all-rounder
slipper clutch with servo for improved feel and performanceElectronic key - as seen on Kawasaki GTR - for improved securityCheck back later for full specs and more analysis of Ducati's BMW GS rival.
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First Look: K-Way Motus
By Visordown News on 01/04/2010 11:25:01
A leaning, two seat, hybrid powered three-wheeler
the vehicle's batteries. The machine can run on just the petrol motor, just the electric motors, or all three together.Think that's impressive? An electronic servo control unit tips the cockpit from side-to-side in order to help the Motus negotiate corners
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2011 ZX-10R + Leo Vince GP Pro dyno video
By Ben Cope on 23/11/2011 17:05:31
Check out the traction control kicking in, hear the Leo Vince in action
krpm the bike was hesitating and not revving cleanly. At first we thought it could have been the exhaust valve cables - which I've not disconnected from the servo. But then I scratched my head and thought it couldn't be, because the bike runs fine
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New: Electro-rheological shocks revealed
By Visordown on 27/11/2012 10:27:41
Suspension just got clever
rely on either relatively slow-moving servos, or faster-acting solenoids, to adjust otherwise-conventional valves, the Bitubo ER shock needs relatively few moving parts and should react almost instantly.Of course, the efficiency of the shocks
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Ducati 848 bits and bobs for sale
By Ben Cope on 16/02/2013 12:35:35
Need a few standard parts for your 848? Make me an offer.
lug looks like it's missing but otherwise all good: £757. Under-headlight trim: £58. Ducati suspension tie rod: £109. Lambda sensor: £1010. Exhaust servo and cables: £1011. Pillion pegs, slightly grazed: £1012. Horn: £513. Left Hand Mirror
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Giving the VFR1200 a European look
By Mark Forsyth on 07/06/2010 15:05:06
Interview with one of the men behind the new VFR1200, Teofilo Plaza
are designed to mimic the human face – an image the human eye is naturally drawn to. Honda’s research claims this makes a motorcyclist more visible to car drivers.That chrome exhaust end-can is yet another example of the effects of draconian noise regs. A servo
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The clever bits of the new Honda VFR1200
By Mark Forsyth on 07/06/2010 14:31:05
...and some of the (maybe) too clever bits, like the ABS. Whatever happened to a front brake lever that gives you all the front brake?
Cat than being big for big’s sake. Like that on Aprilia’s RSV4 and the new Harleys, it features a servo-operated flap to kill the decibels at low revs5. Clutch and transmissionThe manual VFR gets a mechanical slipper clutch and four drive-train dampers
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First Ride: 2001 BMW R1150RS
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 13:48:02
Spring 1993 and the most cutting-edge and outrageous looking teutonic two-wheeler was launched by BMW. The BMW R1100RS was one of the first of the new generation Boxers and was a bit of a departure for BM in its (then) 70-year history.
catalytic converter and now a six - not five - speed gearbox. Brakes are also upgraded. You now get the EVO servo-assisted brakes and (as an optional extra) the BMW ABS system. New wheels (starfish alloys) replace the older three-spoke ones and you get a
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Ridden: BMW R1200GS Adventure
By mark forsyth on 07/10/2011 12:33:25
Demons exorcised. Job jobbed
.And the worst bit? The noise of the impact made the dogs bark which woke the sleeping baby up anyway.It was my welcome to the World of servo brakes. What a stupid idea. No engine running = No brakes. What were they thinking?The physical scars may have healed
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