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  1. First Ride: Ducati 1199 Panigale S review

    ... DQS, which is Ducati's Quick Shift, it helps you feel in gears with such speed you wonder whether it's actually cheating. Then there's ... 1198SP, although a good bike, just isn't as usable in lower gears as you'd like it to be. To be honest, I thought the 1199 Panigale was ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:09 - 0 comments

  2. First UK road test: BMW F800R review

    ... to fuel injection and exhaust changes. First and second gears are shorter, enhancing the effect that modest hike has on acceleration. ... response. About town, with the shorter first and second gears, a degree or two of throttle is all that’s need to propel you forward ...

    Steve Farrell - 10/05/2024 - 03:52 - 0 comments

  3. FZR1000R

    ... if a bit agricultural by modern standards, only has 5 gears but doesn't need anymore, will still keep with modern stuff in the right ... Oil consumption is a problem, only 5 gears and is on the porky side. Exup valves sieze, non Ohlin's shocks are ...

    Ben Cope - 01/01/1989 - 00:00 - 3 comments

  4. Tre-K 899 (2010 - present) review

    ... of most other firms. By the time you’ve howled through the gears and flicked through a few bends, it’s clear the new Tre-K is no ... of most other firms. By the time you’ve howled through the gears and flicked through a few bends, it’s clear the new Tre-K is no ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  5. Are camless engines going to be the next big thing?

    ... without the use of any old-school tech like chains, cams or gears. Here’s why we think that camless engines could be the next big ... parasitic load imparted on the engine; with no cam-chains, gears or camshafts to rotate, more of the engine’s torque can be used for ...

    Simon Hancocks - 18/02/2020 - 12:11 - 2 comments

  6. Emula electric motorcycle disguises itself with classic 2-stroke sound

    ... your legs or the satisfaction of clicking through the gears under acceleration. While no-one wants to kill the planet, for now the ... the trajectory of the rev limiter and click through those gears if you want to. At a time when motorcycle noise is becoming a more ...

    Ollie Barstow - 28/05/2020 - 10:40 - 6 comments

  7. Bonneville 2009 review

    ... so) the bike pops and crackles as I change down through the gears, the mechanical resonance bringing smiles to my fellow travellers and car ... on engine braking and guttural rasps as I thrash through the gears, intent on overtaking anything in my path. Later, Ian said he could hear ...

    fatmencantfly - 10/05/2024 - 04:14 - 0 comments

  8. 2023 Ducati Diavel V4 review

    ... 2023 model, and all you really have to do is feed the engine gears as quickly as your left foot can manage. And while we are on the subject ... the 'box and a quickshifter thast works both up and down the gears at pretty much any speed. You can even find neutral while stationary - as ...

    Simon Hancocks - 21/06/2023 - 13:42 - 0 comments

  9. Adventure Motorcycles | Sinnis Terrain 380 (2021) review

    ... be doing lots of it. The T380 has extremely closely spaced gears, with the 6 th feeling like an overdrive and it seems like there is only about 1,200rpm covering the final three gears. While this isn’t such an issue on back roads and B-roads, out on ...

    Simon Hancocks - 21/06/2021 - 12:43

  10. Trophy 1200 (2012 - Present) review

    ... especially in the rain - that makes you use mid-range, high gears and big throttle openings to keep your momentum up, to keep things ... especially in the rain - that makes you use mid-range, high gears and big throttle openings to keep your momentum up, to keep things ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

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