World Superbikes - The Kawasaki WayYou can be forgiven for thinking that working in the motorcycle press gives you access to some of the most amazing ‘money can't buy experiences’ and it has to be admitted that there are occasions when you have to pinch yourself. Last year one of my most treasured days for me was, you will be pleased...
Victory High-Ball Longterm Test ReviewLast month I talked about treating the High-Ball to a more rebellious set of pipes. Victory's 2012 accessories catalogue lists a number of suitable alternative Stage I exhaust systems. Two are rated best for performance, the Tri-Pro 2-into-1 with its triangular silencer and the X-Bow twin swept leaf cutters....
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Official: University of Michigan hopes to set new 3,300-mpg record in SAE Challenge [w/video]Filed under: Etc.The University of Michigan has had one of the preeminent solar car teams in the world for more than two decades, but a new group of students is looking to make its own mark in the world of green engineering. The school will be fielding i...
Tankslappers, top boxes and the tremblesExcuse the alliteration in the title but it pretty much sums up an exchange of emails this week with my riding mates Dr Andy West and fellow Kiwi blogger extraordinaire Roger Fleming Now please bear with me as it's a bit of a detective story!It started with an email from Andy who in addition to his wicked ...
Kawasaki KZ1000 customEarly Japanese superbikes seem to get more appealing as the years go by. The Honda CB750 is still going strong, and so is Kawasaki's KZ series. This classy, understated KZ1000 is the work of London's Untitled Motorcycles, and it's owned by Anthony van Someren of the UK website the Bike Shed. "My Ducati became more and ...
Triumph Thruxton Street TrackerLast time we heard from Dan he'd had an unfortunate accident that left him and the lovely Speed Merchant Thruxton Cafe Racer out of action. Thankfully Dan has since recovered from his injuries and the Speed Merchant team have been at it again with another custom Triumph Thruxton. This time round though rather t...
European Round - statisticsWorldSBK.com provides a quick round-up of the facts and figures from the fifth eni Superbike World Championship round at the Donington Park circuit in the UK.QUALIFYING Sixth career pole position for Tom Sykes, who equalled John Kocinski and Cal Crutchlow in the sixteenth all-time spot. It's the 25th pole for Kawasaki,...
Generation 2013: KTM presents the latest offroad modelsKTM shows itself to be prepared in the best possible way for offroad sporting activity. The starting gun has gone off at the production line in Mattighofen for the latest range of high-class Motocross, Enduro and Sports Minicyles.The Austrian market leader launches the 2013 range of bikes wi...
The Fine Art Of Canyon Carving - RIDEAPARTThe Yamaha R6 and the Aprilia Tuono V4R, two motorcycles that have the ability to entertain, scare and mystify even the most hardened rider when it comes to performance. The R6 is a scalpel of a machine that has the ability to carve up corners with the precision of a surgeon. The Tuono V4R on the other h...
Video: Watch Genki Hagata pull off the world's greatest motorcycle saveFiled under: Motorsports, Etc., Videos, MotorcycleWe officially have a new motorcycle hero. Genki Hagata rolled his Yamaha YZF-R6 out onto the track during the second AMA Pro Supersport qualifying session at Sears Point recently. Partway through his out-lap, the bike lost tra...
Yamaha XS650 by Maria motorcyclesIf you're going to customise a motorcycle it's always best to start out with a bike that's got a good following and Yamaha's XS650 is just such a bike. Known for it's bulletproof engine and tricky electrics, the XS650 is a good solid base that will put your skills to the test and give you plen...
Photo Gallery: The Prettiest Dirtbike You'll See All DayClay Rathburn of Atom Bomb Customs had a problem: the Richmond, Virginia-based builder churned out bobber after bobber, but, raised on dirtbikes, felt like he needed to get a personal build "out of his head."Nearly 800 man hours later, the RVA Overland emerged.Built around a 1974 Triumph T1...
There is no question that sliding sideways through a corner is one of the more enjoyable things you can do in an automobile. Sure it’s juvenile and serves no purpose, but in the end who really cares? “Keep Drifting Fun” by NOS energy drink is a film created to illustrate this ex...
This must be a Japanese thing because I think that if even one of these vehicles were to set foot at an American car show that it would be torn apart immediately. I mean I’m all for custom cars and all, but this is ridiculous. Source: Youtube.com
Filed under: Truck, Work, Off-Road, MISCIf you're in the market and mood for a 6.5-ton cab-over truck that also offers power to all its wheels, Fuso would like you to have a look at its new Canter 4x4. With the addition of selectable four-wheel drive, Fuso is hoping to expand the 4x2 Canter's tra...
If you've got the cash to place on the hood (or nose cone, as it were), most any Formula One team will sell you one of their old race cars. After all, they're not using them anymore, and it's a good way to raise funds to develop next year's car. But not McLaren. The team from Woking - one of the ...
Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Wagon, Mercedes-BenzIf you need to haul some stuff in a big hurry, you could do a lot worse than the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate wagon. It offers all the power of its coupe and sedan siblings, only with the added cargo space that so many European customers ...
