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Yamaha’s 2008 YZF-R6 has just become the first 600cc supersport motorcycle to hit a genuine 170mph. At 172.34 mph, the 2008 R6 beat the next fastest bike by nearly 7 mph – Kawasaki’s ZX-6R managing 165.97mph with the same rider in the same conditions at Bruntingthorpe proving ground.
This year, Yamaha’s YZF [...]
The 2008 Ducati 848 is 30% more powerful than it’s predecessor, producing 134 hp. It is also a stunning 44 lbs lighter. These two factors combine to give a power to weight ratio which is even better than the 999.
Where Ducati have managed to lose that much weight is beyond me and I can only [...]
Close your eyes just a fraction, squint a little, take a good look at the 2008 Honda CBR600RR and you could be forgiven for thinking you were looking at Nicky Hayden’s MotoGP bike. The same clean lines, beefy swing arm and sharp profile adorn both motorcycles. Dual Stage Fuel Injection, Pro-Link rear suspension and HESD [...]
Eight years ago Yamaha’s ground breaking YZF-R6 smashed traditional middleweight class rules. Its light, nimble chassis paired with a compact yet powerful, high-revving powerplant wrapped in sharp, aesthetically pleasing bodywork raised the bar and simultaneously transformed what riders have now come to expect from a 600cc Supersport bike.
The Yamaha R6 has always been a machine [...]
The 65th EICMA show in Milan keeps cranking out the surprises, with Austrian manufacturer KTM introducing its first-ever Superbike design – the 1190 RC8.
Yet the KTM RC8 debut isn’t too shocking, as the “Made in Austria” Superbike has been a long time coming. First breaking cover at the 2005 shows, the then-concept machine was powered [...]
You have to love Kawasaki’s rationale for improving their already blisteringly-quick 2008 ZX-10R: Give the new components to Kawasaki’s Japanese Superbike rider Akira Yanagawa, have him thrash them to destruction in Japan’s super competitive All Japan Superbike series, any bits that pass the test then get given to the production test team, tweaked, adjusted and [...]
