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How to outrun a helicopter on a GSX-R1000
Perusing Guy Martin’s facebook page this morning for info on his crash, I came across this video of him from last year’s race. Not so much a how to as it is a meditation on what happens when Guy avoids running into things, it’s a compelling reminder that the TT is just five days away. Still, we can devise our own guide based on the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbaO8mzByvw How to ...
21 May 2012
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A 500bhp, 8-second GSX-R
Ethan Barkley’s Suzuki GSX-R1000 isn’t necessarily notable for what it does have — 500bhp — but rather what it doesn’t. Running in the Pro Street class, it doesn’t use slicks, wheelie bars or traction control, just an extended swingarm, lowered front and a whole host of Brock’s Performance parts. An 8.58-second 1/4-mile is pretty damn impressive, ollies when he closes the throttle mo...
07 March 2012
Can 14 little changes transform the GSX-R1000?
No traction control. No ABS. Down on power and heavier than most rivals. It’s easy to write off the 2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000 before even riding it. But should you? We flew down to scenic Homestead, Florida, home of a NASCAR track, to find out. Paper, Performance and foregone conclusions Burdened by the weight of testosterone and bragging rights, it’s common to see the conversation on new motor...
09 February 2012
The 14 updates that make the 2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000
If only be barely, but the 2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000 has been updated with a view to optimizing performance and handling. It’s a little lighter, has a little more mid-range and looks slightly different. Here’s details of the 14 changes Suzuki made to it, plus a whole mess o’ images and action video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lij8bPdgP-k - Thanks to Suzuki 's uncompromising efforts to sha...
25 October 2011
Nikola Nikolov’s Glass Rider
One part self-portrait and one-part comment on, “the fragility of the current speed of life and its consumptions,” Dutch artist Nikola Nikolov made “Glass Rider” using broken bottles, 550 meters of wire and salvaged washing machine drums and steel serving trays. The bike itself is modeled after Nikola’s own 2007 GSX-R1000. “My wish for us is to become more aware of all the objects tha...
28 June 2011
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By The Numbers: 2011 superbike showdown
Now that we’ve got leaked specs on the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R, it’s time to compare it to all its liter bike rivals. Sure, all these bikes are extraordinarily fast and it’s not their own performance that’s the limit here, it’s yours, but if only for Internet bragging rights, everyone wants to know which superbike will tear off your face the fastest. Hint: it’s the one you think it is. ...
01 October 2010