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EPA document reveals 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300, 636cc ZX-6R
An EPA document listing motorcycle emission data for 2013 has revealed details of the new, American market-oriented Kawasaki Ninja 300 and a return to 636cc capacity for the 2013 Kawasaki ZX-6R. That new Ninja is powered by a 296cc parallel twin developing 39bhp at 11,000rpm, a marked improvement from the current model's 31bhp figure and significantly more than the bike's closest rival, the 26bh...
27 August 2012
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Yes we can! No more rubber boots on gas pumps
In a shocking case of common sense overcoming bureaucracy, the Obama administration and the EPA have announced that the rubber boots on gas pumps will be phased out nation wide. You know, the little rubber flaps that you have to lift with your fingers every time you fill up your motorcycle, meaning you spill gas all over your tank three out of four times. Intended to reduce evaporative emissions, ...
11 May 2012
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Clear Creek: safer than smoking a single cigarette
Turns out we weren’t the only ones to detect something fishy in the EPA’s falsified evidence and the BLM’s rushed closure of California’s Clear Creek OHV area. The California State Off Highway Motor Vehicle Commission just completed its own risk assessment. Their conclusion? There’s more risk in smoking one cigarette per year than in riding at Clear Creek. Kind of makes us worry about se...
28 March 2011
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The trouble with North American ZX-10Rs
This dyno chart shows the difference between a stock, North American 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R and one that’s had its ECU told to stop restricting throttle openings at high RPM. Both measurements include the same slip-on exhaust canister. Courtesy of Speed Tech Motorsports, this dyno chart is the best illustration we’ve yet seen of the effects caused by Kawasaki’s attempt to meet EPA noise regula...
10 December 2010