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  1. 1098 (2007 - 2009) review

    ... found gear selection quite stiff, and while I wasn't missing gears I had to use the clutch until I was up to speed. My bike had only a few ... power at 9750rpm. Around the whole circuit I only used three gears (second to fourth) which gives some indication of the wide spread of ...

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

  2. 2023 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ in detail: Radar, integrated electronics headline

    ... 30kph and 160kph. It is operational in first and second gears from 30kph, in third and fourth gears from 40kph, and in fifth and sixth gears from 50kph. Additionally, it is ...

    Alex Whitworth - 11/11/2022 - 13:10 - 0 comments

  3. Motorcycle Trackday: Learn Your Lines

    ... nicely to peel in for the biscuits. But on track you've got gears to change, wind noise, other people around you, braking, all that. The ... something less to think about. As you build up speed the gears you're using are going to change anyway. On, say, a 1000cc bike, you can ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:24 - 1 comment

  4. First Ride: 2005 KTM Super Duke Review

    ... As you would expect wheelies are a doddle in the first three gears, but short-shifting while using the bottom end grunt keeps the front down ... power band gives enough flexibility through all of the six gears. I managed 150mph on the speedo and was later informed that another three ...

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

  5. Road Test: 2007 Z750 v FZ6 v GSR v Hornet

    ... almost as powerful. It's most noticeable in the higher gears. Overtaking a car at 70-odd mph on the Hornet no longer requires dropping a few gears to get the revs up, now it simply involves opening the throttle and ...

    jon96 - 10/05/2024 - 04:21 - 0 comments

  6. Motorcycle Trackday Guide: Silverstone Full GP circuit

    ... and try to use the entire track as you change up through the gears to fifth, and then gradually swing back to the very right hand side of ... the fast left of Aintree. Changing up through the gears you should also be using every inch of paint on the exit on to the ...

    Niall Mackenzie - 10/05/2024 - 04:11 - 0 comments

  7. First Ride: 2005 Honda CBR600RR

    ... 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, ...

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

  8. Yamaha MT-125 (2020) review

    ... Yamaha isn’t the torquiest machine out there, although the gears are perfectly spaced and make the most of everything the bike has on ... that really only needs one finger to snick through the gears. Chassis and handling As the ...

    Simon Hancocks - 16/07/2020 - 19:23 - 0 comments

  9. KLE650 Versys (2006 - 2014) review

    ... itself on the back wheel when you gas it hard in the lower gears, but it does provide a surprising amount of crisp, linear power that's ... itself on the back wheel when you gas it hard in the lower gears, but it does provide a surprising amount of crisp, linear power that's ...

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

  10. Ducati Monster 1200 R revealed

    ... mufflers Gearbox: 6 speed Primary drive Straight cut gears; Ratio 1.84:1 Ratio 1=37/15 2=30/17 3=27/20 4=24/22 5=23/24 6=22/25 ...

    Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 03:52 - 0 comments

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