Top, from left: The 2010 Yamaha FZ8 and Fazer8…
Adding to their Fazer / FZ line-up, which until now consisted of the Fazer FZ1 and FZ6, Yamaha have released pics and specs of the new FZ8 and Fazer8 machines, which are fitted with a new 779cc four-cylinder engine that produces 106 horsepower and 82Nm of torque.
With its cast aluminium chassis (that uses the engine as a stressed member) and
More »Top, from left: Nico Bakker and Mathijn Nelis with the Nelis 1000R…
It’s funny how some things work out. Yesterday we wrote about a Suzuki TL1000S-based streetfighter from the US, and today we have a TL1000R-based special from the Netherlands! The bike has been built by one Mathijn Nelis, who worked with the famous motorcycle chassis specialist Nico Bakker to create this machine, which he’s
More »Belgian Champion Clement Desalle is the new face in the factory Teka Suzuki World MX1 team for 2010. The 20 year old winner of two of the final-three Grands Prix of the 2009 FIM World Championship arrives after a sensational season in which he reached third place in the final MX1 classification.
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More »Though it’s 5kg heavier than the Factory, the Aprilia RSV4 R still has the same 180bhp V4 engine and ride-by-wire electronics. How bad can it be…For those who can live with Showa/Sachs (instead of Ohlins) suspension, aluminium (instead of magnesium) components, plastic (instead of carbonfibre) parts in the bodywork, and a non-adjustable chassis (instead of one that allows you to change the
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Hello, I’m Tyler From D37 California. I’m 18 and I have an insatiable need for flat out speed, as I am an expert level desert racer. I just recently took out my trusty and super agile 2003 CR125 for a day in the desert and to my surprise the engine seized. I want to rebuild it better with more power so my options are only to do so with a big bore kit but I am uncertain if even a bored and stroked 125 will produce the power I am looking for. So instead I got the crazy idea of putting a similar year CR250 motor (or other brand if needed) into the already well-dialed and excellent handling chassis of my 125. Do you think this could be possible? I know that the removing of existing mounts will be needed and custom ones welded in their place but that is not a problem, I am only concerned with the available space. Great Mag….. Dont Give Up On the Two-Stroke!
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