After a short recess the Superbike arms race is back in session and Honda hopes to be standing atop the smoldering pile of worn-out rubber in Motorcycle-USA’s forthcoming Superbike Smackdown shootout with its updated ’12-spec CBR1000RR ($13,800 base / $14,800 C-ABS MSRP). The changes include fresh suspension, more aerodynamic bodywork, wheels, instrumentation and engine mapping aimed at making it even less demanding to ride on the road and track. For technical details read the 2012 Honda CBR1000RR First Look feature as this evaluation focuses on our riding impression  … Video and more
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La couleur rouge n’est pas anodine… Le moteur, qui sert aussi de châssis, provient de la marque au cheval cabré.
Le Wazuma V8F reprend le principe du Wazuma V12 avec le moteur “porteur” tout en disposant d’un pédigrée et d’un look nettement plus sportif.
Pneus slicks montés sur des jantes de 18″, freins Brembo, suspensions EMC, direction électrique, boîte de vitesse robotisée SMG à 6 rapports, injection électronique, 8 cornets d’admission pour 4 sorties d’échappement et un immense radiateur de refroidissement sont autant de choses qui contribuent à la fois au look et aux performances du véhicule.
Valentino Rossi and Monster Energy put together a 3 car team and partnered up to shoot VR’s exploits at the wheel of a WRC Fiesta for the 2011 edition of the Monza Rally Show. The MotoGP star doesn’t get a load of time to throw a rally car round with a co-driver barking out calls but let’s face it, he’s got a knack of being super fast on in any kind of race format. Over the course of the weekend, Valentino come a close second (in 2 race formats) to multiple WRC champ Seb Loeb and even beat the ace in the 2 stages he topped. Behind him sat last year’s winner Dindo Capello and WRC great Dani Sordo
Most motorcycles come with an owner’s manual. Ed Jacobs’s bikes ought to come with a syllabus.
The design chief for Confederate Motorcycles—a boutique manufacturer of what might be called high-art drag bikes—includes among his inspirations Arjuna, the silver-bright and unconquerable charioteer in the Mahabharata; Sun Tzu’s military strategy of “yielding and resisting”; the “intentionality” of Japanese architect Tadao Ando; and … More