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The story behind the revamped 2008 Hayabusa
By John Hogan on 21/06/2010 11:43:44
After nine years waiting, Suzuki unveiled their all-new Hayabusa in 2008. Promising 198bhp and the fastest acceleration of any production superbike, we spoke to the team of people who put it together
How fitting that Suzuki chose Rome as the venue to launch the 2008 Hayabusa - after all, neither were built in a day. Suzuki have made us wait a full nine years for an update on the original 173bhp 194mph heavyweight hypertourer. Time, and the official test launch in September (w...
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2008 Suzuki GSX-R1300 Hayabusa
By John Hogan on 27/03/2008 11:20:21
After nine years waiting , Suzuki finally unveil their all-new Hayabusa. Promising 198bhp and the fastest acceleration of any production superbike, we spoke to the team of people who put it together...
The new 2008 HayabusaHOW fitting Suzuki chose Rome as the venue to launch the 2008 Hayabusa - after all, neither were built in a day. Suzuki have made us wait a full nine years for an update on the original 173bhp 194mph heavyweight hypertourer. Time, and the official test launch...
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The most important motorcycles of 2010
By Robin Goodwin on 10/08/2010 09:59:24
A look through the manufacturers and the important bikes that have been released this year
in to the year releasing a selection of motorcycles that add a diverse range of bike genre to their line-up. Whereas most of the Japanese manufacturers have continued with their stable, Honda unveiled the new VFR tourer and somewhat unnecessary and gear (un
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Ducati Desmosedici GP10 vs. GP11
By Robin Goodwin on 13/01/2011 12:08:34
Despite looking the same, we outline the major changes to the 2011 Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike
Consider this a technical spot-the-difference, but with the unveiling of the latest Desmosedici it appeared that new model hadn't changed drastically from the previous GP10. Ducati engineer Filippo Preziosi detailed the changes and now seeing
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To The Crusher - Morbidelli V8
By Who Knows on 03/04/2008 15:51:20
Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
either.. The bike's styling came in for so much stick when it was unveiled in 1994 that it was taken back to the drawing board and re-designed twice over the next four years. But ugly is as ugly does and when it was unveiled again in 1996 and 1998
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Suzuki B-King: John Reynold's view
By Tim Skilton on 05/07/2007 17:40:03
Ex-BSB champion gives his views on Suzuki's new monster
Reynolds...extensive testing on the new B-KingFORMER BSB champion, John Reynolds, was present at Suzuki's 2008 model launch in Rome, where the company unveiled the new Hayabusa and long-awaited B-King. The Nottinghamshire racer, who's still involved
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Ducati 916 - the bike, the legend
By Visordown on 18/10/2010 10:57:27
The evolution of a legend and a motorcycling icon: 916 996 998 999 1098
. In 1999 he unveiled the F4 750. Many believe that if he hadn't left Ducati this would have been the next 916, rather than the 999.Click here for page two of Ducati 916 - the bike, the legend
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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
with racing. It was used by the world's press to describe a revolutionary new bike unveiled by Honda at the end of the swinging Sixties.The Beatles were still together, Elvis wasn't fat yet and a new decade was looming which would lead to more fashion
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To The Crusher - Yamaha GTS1000A
By on 13/08/2008 12:17:55
The GTS1000A was supposed to be an early '90s sports-touring flagship for Yamaha.
the technology.In 1992 the GTS was announced and Yamaha deemed it so important it had two launches. Launch one... and our very own Grant Leonard is whisked to Hotel Don Carlos down in Marbella. Next is a four-day 'unveiling', involving a £100k laser show
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How the 1098 Saved Ducati
By Colin Goodwin on 04/05/2010 15:45:23
In 2007 the future looked bleak for Ducati. With debts in excess of £30 million and with a product range that simply wasn’t selling, it was quite possible that another famous Italian marque was about to go bust. And then along came the 1098
after the Desmosedici RR was unveiled, and the major shareholding was transferred to Italian investment company Investindustrial. With an amazing new roadbike on its way and the company back in Italian hands, from the outside everything looked rosy
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