June 23, 2010
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2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R: more of the same
This is a concept sketch for the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R, released by Kawasaki in an apparent attempt to assure fans that there is actually a lime green pulse left in the company. After a series of also-ran superbikes since the frighteningly fast 2004 ZX-10R and after a several years without any significant new products at all, Kawasaki knows it needs to do something new, something outrageous, someth...
23 June 2010
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The gear that saved Guy Martin's hide
This is the Dainese/AGV gear that Guy Martin crashed in during the Senior TT. It's actually amazing how well this stuff survived the 150mph get off that ended in a huge fireball. Guy only suffered broken ribs, fractured vertebra and bruised lungs in the huge crash, not bad considering the speed and the TT's obstacle-rich environment. The neat thing here is that you can buy and wear every single on...
23 June 2010
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No name test rider replaces Rossi
Yamaha factory test rider Wataru Yoshikawa will be riding in Valentino Rossi's place starting at Catalunya on July 4. Rossi, who fractured his tibia and fibula in a Wataru YoshikawaSome speculation has suggested that Tech3 Yamaha-rider Colin Edwards or Texas teammate Ben Spies might take over Rossi's coveted factory ride. Allowing either to move up would likely pi...
23 June 2010