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  1. Is Kawasaki’s electric bike getting closer?

    ... to the central shaft. Gears! Another interesting part of the bike is the inclusion of a clutch, ...

    Simon Hancocks - 14/02/2019 - 13:19 - 1 comment

  2. Roland Sands Yamaha MT-09 properly revealed

    ... cable clutch perch and Barnett custom clutch cable keep the gears in check and RSD Nostalgia handlebar risers, Renthal FATbar handlebars ...

    Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  3. CRF450R (2005 - ) review

    ... happening a lot quicker, and having less mid-range and five gears makes you feel like you are working harder. Other changes include ... happening a lot quicker, and having less mid-range and five gears makes you feel like you are working harder. Other changes include ...

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

  4. Mackenzie's fast road riding tips

    ... have to be careful, and being lazy with the throttle in high gears can catch you out on a modern 1000cc bike. Ron Haslam calls it ... It's okay up to a point, and works at low rpm in higher gears, but 1000cc sports bikes are now so powerful you can be caught out, ...

    Niall Mackenzie - 10/05/2024 - 04:14 - 0 comments

  5. Mackenzie on acquiring throttle control

    ... It's always going to be a bit risky with high revs and low gears however many CCs, so to avoid a highside stay in a higher gear - you can ... see what happens. Try riding round the corner in different gears and at different RPM to see how the engine behaves. Practise opening and ...

    Niall Mackenzie - 10/05/2024 - 04:15 - 0 comments

  6. VN2000 (2004 - 2008) review

    ... about something. Then, try accelerating in the higher gears – maybe fourth and fifth – and it’s pretty obvious the Vulcan 2000 ... seems identical to the one found in first and second gears. I never had this sensation on any other bike. It must have something to ...

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

  7. GSX1400 (2001 - 2006) review

    ... progress on the GSX. Just use the torque and keep shifting gears to get a move on, it’s not a frantic or frenzied assault on the senses ... down the road. And it’s really responsive low-down. In low gears it was a pussy cat, any throttle position, any rpm, it just pulls. ...

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

  8. KTM reported to be working on a semi-automatic gearbox

    ... clutch, and a separate gear control unit to shift the gears. Interestingly, the system also comprises a form of a parking brake, that ... uses an L-shaped lever that physically locks the driven gears in place. If this system can’t be deactivated unless the bike is ...

    Simon Hancocks - 24/05/2023 - 09:28 - 0 comments

  9. First Ride: 2002 Suzuki GSX1400 review

    ... progress on the GSX. Just use the torque and keep shifting gears to get a move on, it's not a frantic or frenzied assault on the senses - ... down the road. And it's really responsive low-down. In low gears it was a pussy cat, any throttle position, any rpm, it just ...

    Niall Mackenzie - 10/05/2024 - 04:24 - 0 comments

  10. CBR600RR (2005 - 2006) review

    ... is now more enjoyable as short shifting through the lower gears works well, whereas before you would have to ring its neck all the way ... Acceleration is also noticeably better in first to third gears - and so it should be, as more than 6kg has been trimmed off the CBR, ...

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

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