Archive for the 'motorbike' Category

New Ducati Desmosedici RR

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Ducati surprised a lot of us this morning when they dropped this bomb shell on us:
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This is the first MotoGP replica ever made. They’ll be making 400 a year with the first being available in the summer of 2007. I’d imagine if you want one, you’d best put your money down today.
Pricing and specs after the leap:

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Review: 2006 Yamaha FJR1300

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

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A review of the 2006 Yamaha FJR1300 sport-touring bike, the one that has Yamaha’s new Yamaha Chip Controlled Shifting (YCC-S) which basically equates to an autmatic clutch has been posted. It’s an interesting concept, one that’s been done before but not on a production bike of this level before. But if all the hot import hypercars are doing it, why can’t the easy going sport-touring bikes do it as well?

Review: 2006 Yamaha FJR1300

Review: 2006 GSX-R 750

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

2006 GSX-R 750

Neil over at onewheeldrive.net has reviewed the latest monster out of the Suzuki factory. The arcticle goes on to compare just how significant the improvements have been on the 600 and how close the two are in spec - and of course, in true Suzuki fashion they look nearly the same as well.

Review 2006 GSX-R 750