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  1. First ride: Ducati 959 Panigale review

    ... other massive. The 959’s brakes are Brembo M4.32 four-piston radial monoblocs, exactly the same as those on the 899. They offer good ... identical to the 899’s. The front forks are 43mm Showa Big Piston fully-adjustable and the shock is a Sachs fully adjustable unit. The ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  2. Top 10 bikes we can’t wait to ride in 2019

    ... are top-spec Brembo four pot calipers up front and a twin piston Nissin at the rear. Wheels are cast alloy as opposed to the spokes of ...

    Simon Hancocks - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 0 comments

  3. 2003 SV650S review: First ride

    ... and the brakes seem to be one of them. While the twin piston sliding calipers on the front are up to the job they really could do ... They just don't give you the confidence a decent set of four-piston opposed calipers do and I am sure Suzuki isn't saving that much by ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

  4. Rough Raiders - BMW R1150GS, KTM 950 Adventure S and Honda Africa Twin

    ... engine, its mellow power pulses giving an impression of one piston sliding up and down its bore, rather than two. One by-product of ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

  5. Four. Three. Two. One. Cylinders test

    ... more power than a Ford Ka from just one short-skirted piston that sweeps a displaced volume of just 695cc. It may not be an easy ... cut their biking teeth on a whole succession of single-piston, wide-barred mud flingers. It goes without saying that when they ride on ...

    MF - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

  6. First ride: Triumph 765 Street Triple RS review

    ... The suspension is spot-on too; the RS comes with Showa Big Piston forks and an Öhlins single tube rear monoshock, which is pretty much ... and R), Ohlins STX40 shock (RS) Brakes: Nissin twin-piston sliding calipers (S), Brembo M4.32 four-piston radial calipers (R), ...

    Alan Dowds - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  7. 2024 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Review

    ... The bike is fitted with Showa Separate Function Forks - Big Piston (SFF-BP) at the front and a Showa shock at the rear with no ... Bybre stoppers front and rear, with an axially-mounted two-piston caliper and 320mm disc at the front, and a single-piston caliper and ...

    Simon Hancocks - 14/06/2024 - 13:28 - 0 comments

  8. 2011 Triumph 1050 Sprint GT road test review

    ... & rebound Front brakes Twin 320mm floating discs, four piston calipers ABS Rear brake Single 255mm disc, twin pot caliper ABS ...

    MF - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

  9. Buying used: 2014 Ducati 899 Panigale

    ... pressure still applied. The stiff feel from the chassis, big piston forks, and grippy front tyre clearly helps with all this control. If ... fully adjustable  Brakes: Twin 320mm discs, four-piston front calipers; 245mm disc, twin-piston rear caliper  Tyres: ...

    Visordown - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 1 comment

  10. Triumph Thruxton R vs Bobber

    ... to be near the end of the lever. The Thruxton R’s four-piston radial Brembo calipers in contrast are exceptional, with masses of bite ... aluminium swing-arm Suspension: Showa 43mm USD big piston forks, fully adjustable with 120mm travel. Fully adjustable Öhlins twin ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 2 comments

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