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  1. The Honda VFR Story

    ... It's all very strange. Some argue the V4 is the perfect layout for a motorcycle powerplant. It's more compact and narrower than an ... cylinder heads, barrels, camshafts, etc, but overall the V4 layout should be perfect for a motorcycle. And yet if we wind back to the ...

    Bertie Simmonds - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  2. Indonesian street circuit 'something special in MotoGP history'

    ... deceptive 'street' tag.  In terms of the actual layout, much of the circuit was determined by road plans already in place for the Mandalika resort. "The master plan for the resort [layout] was actually finished before we got involved. And then between ...

    anonymous - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  3. 2010 Honda VFR1200F - Full VFR1200 specs and pics

    ... vibration needed to be carefully managed. A unique cylinder layout was developed for this purpose. Instead of the traditional V4 cylinder ... while the front cylinders are more widely spaced. This layout allows for a slim, compact ‘waist’ that fits comfortably between the ...

    Visordown News - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 1 comment

  4. Dorna sues KymiRing for €6m after MotoGP round fiasco

    ... after the circuit was scolded by riders for its ‘boring’ layout earlier this year, with the 2021 round being postponed until 2022 and ... as a critic of the venue way back in 2019, claiming the layout would only promote boring races, urging the owners to revamp the layout. ...

    Simon Hancocks - 23/11/2022 - 06:14 - 0 comments

  5. Next Yamaha R6 and R1 will be triples

    ... increasingly clear that triples could become the dominant layout in future Yamahas, covering everything from scooters – the firm both ... announcement that it will make a new V4 superbike – a layout that was once synonymous with the firm. The sheer performance of modern ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 24 comments

  6. 2010 BMW R1200GS-ADV launch test review

    ... riding. Riding any GS it is easy to see why the boxer layout suits the bike’s purpose; power delivery is punchy, there’s plenty ... clear of the deck at full lean, weight feels low. Where the layout has always felt weak, however, is at the top end of the rev band, a ...

    the Pheasant - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 0 comments

  7. Spa Francorchamps upgrade | Return of top-flight motorcycle racing

    ... requiring extensive groundworks and modifications to the layout and safety infrastructure. Kick-starting the tracks renovations ... also a host of motorcycle-specific features to the revised layout too. The biggest change specific to two-wheeled competition comes in the ...

    Simon Hancocks - 16/02/2022 - 13:03

  8. CB600 Hornet (1998 - 2005) review

    ... giving the Hornet a thorough going over. The new clock layout comes alive when the ignition is turned on. The rev counter needle bangs ... I hadn't been paying too much attention to the new clock layout and missed the fact that I was almost out of fuel. Fortunately our ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  9. Calls to rebuild ‘boring’ KymiRing following fierce rider criticism

    ... MotoGP circuit amid calls to rebuild and reconfigure the layout to make it more interesting.   The newly-built venue, located ... goes as far as suggesting the circuit needs to change its layout to make it more challenging and to promote more exciting racing. "I ...

    Ollie Barstow - 04/09/2019 - 13:58 - 0 comments

  10. New images emerge of the Red Bull Ring MotoGP chicane

    ... located between what were turns one and two on the previous layout. Since it returned to the calendar under its current name - Red ...   Then, in 2020, it became visible that the layout itself presented a dangerous possibility, when Franco Morbidelli’s ...

    Alex Whitworth - 29/03/2022 - 15:54

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