Master Max

May 10, 2010 by · 4 Comments
 

Yesterdays’ race at Monza was the best race of the season, Max Biggi shined from start to finish in both rounds.

Biggi was unstoppable, sliding into a corner and coming out of the same corner with a wheelie….got me glued to the TV for 36 laps.
Toseland on the R1 was the motivator for Max, he pushed Biggi to the limit but then he couldn’t keep up, in race two Crutchlow’s also gave Biggi a good run but his R1 broke down later on.
The race marked the first ever World Superbike podium for BMW,  Xaus posted his best ever result for the team, with a sixth place in race one, and Troy Corser came third place from 12th on the grid in race two.

It was also a great race for Tom Sykes the Kawasaki man who gave Haga a hard time, and Haga couldn’t overtake him.

Portimao race highlights

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How they used to built them

March 22, 2010 by · 3 Comments
 

The 1993 Suzuki GSX-R 750, i wonder how they do it now.

2010 Suzuki GSV-R

March 14, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
 

This is the bike that Capirossi and Bautista will be racing at the 2010 MotoGP, Suzuki is planing a strong comeback this season and has designed a totally new bike for this…retro looks and a new V4 engine with improved acceleration, increased durability for the new engine restrictions that will be implemented into this year.

According to Suzuki this is the most technically advanced racing motorcycle that the Suzuki factory has ever produced.

Bike specs:

Engine Type: 4 stroke water cooled V4
Displacement: 800cc
Max Power: 225+ ps / 18,000rpm
Valve Control and Type: Pneumatic (air control), DOHC four-valve
Carburation Type: Fuel injection
Lubrication System: Wet sump (Motul Lubricants)
Clutch: Dry multi plates (back torque reduction type)
Transmission: Six speed low friction constant mesh
Final Drive: Chain
Frame Type: Twin spar aluminum alloy frame
Suspension: Front: Inverted type telescopic (Öhlins) / Rear: Link type (Öhlins)
Tyres: Bridgestone
Wheels: Front and rear: 429mm (16.5 inches)
Brake System: Front: Double carbon disc (Brembo) / Rear: Single steel disc (Brembo)
Overall Length: 2080mm
Overall Width: 660mm
Overall Height: 1150mm
Weight: 150+kg
Fuel Tank: 21 litres
Estimated top speed: 330+km/h

Link.

WSBK highlights from Phillip Island

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2010 B-King

February 25, 2010 by · 2 Comments
 

New color, and ABS -finally-.

The massacre of the Suzuki brothers

January 30, 2010 by · 23 Comments
 

A friend of mine got the new BMW S1000RR for a day to test ride it, we went out around 10am Friday and enjoyed the usual Friday morning ride …then we meet up with some friends for coffee, one had a Hayabusa and the other had a GSX-R 1000, of-course the usual debate starts and we end up racing the BMW against the Hayabusa and its little brother the GSX-R1000.

I’ll leave you with a couple of videos… Read more

The Aging Busa

January 16, 2010 by · 8 Comments
 

A couple of my friends are hard core Hayabusa fans, they have ridden almost all kind of bikes but they swear by the Hayabusa, the other day we were having coffee at TriStar and they were asking me about my K1300R and if it really performs like a 1300cc machine..they were like: we know it has good breaks and traction -a couple of things the Haybusa lacks- but is it as fast as Busa ?

My answer was: yes it is very powerful but it can’t compete with thr Hayabusa when it comes to top end speed becuase its a naked bike and lacks the wind tunnel aerodynamics the Busa has….we had a long debate then decided to put both machines to the test, so we went to a place were we can test them, we did a couple of test runs then 2 final runs to crown a winner. Read more

Back to the future

May 22, 2009 by · 8 Comments
 

Kat

In 1980 the world saw the first Katana at Cologne motorcycle show, the bike had aggressive body styling which broke from the traditional motorcycle styling at the time.
Many thought it was only a concept bike that will never see the light, but Suzuki proved them wrong and released the GSX1100S Katana the next year, the bike retained the same styling with few improvements.
The Katana was designed by the German Hans A. Muth of Target Design, the aggressive styling of a small fairing and the large capacity tank blended together to give the best airflow around the rider and the bike…
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The Middleweight Champion

March 15, 2009 by · 7 Comments
 

6002

I had some work at next to the Suzuki showroom today, so i dropped by to see if they had anything interesting.

They had the 09 600GSXR, it is pretty much the same as the 08 model which was the number one selling bike in the US, the bike has the Drive Mode Selector system which enables fuel injection mapping to be changed at the touch of a button, but it is lacking the ABS breaks the 09 Honda 600RR has.

They also had one 09 blackgold Busa which was not on display !!!

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