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Put more “thump” in Honda’s entry-level, single-cylinder CBR250R sportbike with a lightweight, tri-oval Yoshimura R&D TRC slip-on exhaust. Choose from a polished stainless steel or a carbon-fiber muffler sleeve, with either stainless or carbon end caps. A removable low-volume baffle insert is included, along with a laser-etched heel guard. Prices range from $379 to $549. [...]
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Yoshimura Press release: Yoshimura has been a leader among the road racing community since the inception of our sport. Whether it is the BSA’s and Triumph’s Pops grew famous for tuning in 1950′s Japan, or the technological marvels that own the track today, race winning motorcycles have been synonymous with Yoshimura for decades. Now, for [...]
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Not since 1999 has there been a Grand National Mile in Sacramento, California, so how could I pass this one up? After the 32-hour drive to Springfield last month (by myself) 8 hours up I-80 with good company seemed downright local. Nephew Nathan Cernicky, Will Kenefick of RetroSBK and I rolled up to the back [...]
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Last July, heading into Round 7 of the 2010 AMA Pro Road Racing series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Graves Yamaha factory rider Josh Hayes already had four race wins under his belt and would claim three more en route to winning his first American SuperBike title. This time around, Hayes has two victories to [...]
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Rain forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area did, in fact, arrive on Saturday night, soaking Infineon Raceway and its rolling, 12-turn, 2.32-mile road course. Despite the heavy-at-times precipitation and cool, windy conditions, all three scheduled races—SuperSport, Daytona SportBike and American SuperBike—were completed in full. Was it a miracle, a sign from the heavens? Just [...]
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Six bikes in six weeks. That was the job that fell to Attack Performance owner Richard Stanboli when he was chosen by Kawasaki to prepare a team of two brand-new ZX-10Rs and four ZX-6Rs for riders Eric Bostrom and JD Beach to run at Daytona. Fortunately, Stanboli had ready-prepared 2009 ZX-6R heads in boxes, plus [...]
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Expert lensman Tim White snapped the attached images on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway during the afternoon AMA Pro practice and qualifying sessions. Morning practice was washed out by overnight rainstorms. By 10 a.m., the storm had blown through town, and DIS’s whistling jet dryers were clearing moisture from the racing surface. Clear weather is [...]
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Recovery from injury is a battle. It beats you down both mentally and physically. In my case, there was little I could do to take the edge off the stress while I was lying around trying to keep my rump above my heart in an attempt to defuse the swelling on my inner thigh. Even finding [...]
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Why weight? Lop off more than a dozen pounds from and enhance the appearance and performance of your BMW S1000RR with a full titanium R-77 exhaust system ($2300) from Yoshimura R&D of America. This racy-looking 4-into-2-into-1 design combines a lightweight Ti header and mid-pipe (with built-in O2 sensor bung) with a glossy-finish, single-outlet carbon-fiber muffler. [...]
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Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki’s season finale at Barber Motorsports Park didn’t end as well as it began. But, as with life, nothing comes without hurdles, and bridging the distance between ourselves and America’s fastest men on two wheels was never going to be easy. To back up a bit, what better way [...]
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