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  1. Kymco CK1 125 UK road test

    ... engine offers some likeable acceleration in first and second gears, just enough to get away from lights ahead of cars. It's quite good fun, bombing about the city and shifting gears to stay in that sweet spot of maximum power. Until the first time you ...

    Steve Farrell - 10/05/2024 - 03:55 - 0 comments

  2. How to get ready for a trackday | Part 3 – your first sessions

    ... had some instruction – you should start to use all the gears the bike has on offer. Most novice trackday riders will fall into a habit ... and get them to talk you through the circuit advising what gears you need to be in and where. Now you have that info you’ll probably ...

    Simon Hancocks - 12/11/2019 - 10:55 - 0 comments

  3. 2023 Ducati Streetfighter V4 S review

    ... has changed though is the torque mapping in the first four gears. Before the Streetfighter V4 S utilised grouped mapping, softening the torque in bunches of gears. Now you have bespoke maps for each individual gear for a much more ...

    Simon Hancocks - 13/06/2023 - 16:42 - 0 comments

  4. XB9R Firebolt review

    ... 136mph airstream he uses his big shiny boots to go down two gears before pitching into turn one. “Ooooh, Bertie, please be careful,” ... think about gear changes. You could whack down through the gears with hardly a lock-up from the rear Dunlop, despite the lack of a slipper ...

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

  5. Used Test: Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa

    ... like the chain is hopping off the rear sprocket in certain gears. The widest reported is between 2nd and 3rd gears with others having the problem between 3rd and 4th. Sometimes this ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:26 - 0 comments

  6. F4 1000S review

    ... has lost more than 1.2kg; clutch and primary transmission gears are lighter despite being stronger. Claimed max output is 166bhp at ... systems. When I was braking and changing down several gears into a turn, there was a welcome lack of complaint from the rear tyre, ...

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

  7. Honda to build a dual-clutch Fury cruiser?

    ... third and fifth, the other with second, fourth and sixth gears.  It means that at any time, two gears can be selected – first and second, for instance – and that by simply ...

    Visordown Corre... - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  8. Head of the KTM RC8's Engine Design: Andreas Bilek

    “The RC8 shares only the gears from the LC8. We started with a list of common parts to make the project ... costs, but at the end of the day only the forgings for the gears remained the same, the rest is totally new. The RC8 has a dry sump ...

    rgo - 10/05/2024 - 04:15 - 0 comments

  9. Video: Ducati Panigale V4 and V4S (2022) walk around at Jerez!

    ... the power hasn’t changed much in 2022 - but the first 3 gears have been mapped for the torque, smoother delivery in the first 3 gears. The swingarm pivot point is higher, to try and help you deliver power ...

    Alex Strange - 02/12/2021 - 16:04

  10. Biker makes final journey in Triumph Rocket III hearse

    ... spending 27 years as an engineering cutter at David Brown Gears, an English engineering company principally engaged in the manufacture of gears and gearboxes. ‘He was a real character,’ said Mr Craven. ...

    Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 03:58 - 0 comments

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