Ohlins Articles
A Spanish race track, a British road bike and an awful lot of American greenbacks
What makes a Speed Triple special? Well, unlike virtually every other naked performance bike, it was conceived from the ground up to be what it is here. No detuning, no decontenting. That may not sound like such a big deal, but the result is a cohesive package in which every component has been conceived from the beginning to emphasize accessible performance over race track success. A motorcycle fr...
27 January 2012
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04 October 2011
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The CBR1000RR's Balance Free Rear Cushion explained
So far as a defining mechanical unique selling points go, "balance free rear cushion" isn't exactly the most evocative description. Not only does it evoke pillows rather than greasy parts, but it just lacks the pizzaz of terms like "EXUP," "Deltabox," and "SRAD." That's too bad, because the 2012 Honda CBR1000RR's neat new trick is actually seriously neat. Here's how it works. First, here's wha...
29 September 2011
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2011 Ducati 1198SP spied on Intermot show floor
This photo of the 2011 Ducati 1198 SP was snapped on the Intermot show floor just moments ago, a day before the show’s press day. So what’s an SP? Well, take an outgoing 1198S, add a slipper clutch, aluminum tank, a $1,400 Ohlins TTX shock, a quickshifter and a few other options, but — this is the kicker — we hear all that’s only going to cost $100 over the price of last year's 1198S. H...
04 October 2010