Jardine Performance Products GP1-R Exhaust System – New Product Ideas

Jardine Performance Products GP1-R Exhaust System

The MotoGP-inspired, racetrack-ready GP1-R ($1099) is constructed of thin-wall 304 stainless steel for a weight savings of as much as 10 pounds compared to original-equipment sportbike exhaust systems, claims Jardine. What’s more, this high-flow, under-engine design is said to deliver noticeable power and torque gains throughout the rpm range and lower the center of gravity [...]

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2011 Yamaha YZF-R6 – Riding Impression Edgy R-ide.

2011 Yamaha YZF-R6 - First Ride

People who don’t understand how exciting streetbike riding can be tend to get a worried look that says, “Relax, buddy,” when I attempt to describe that experience to them, especially when the motorcycle I’m trying to depict is the edgy, radically angular, 16,000-rpm-revving Yamaha YZF-R6. It might not be the absolute fastest (it’s close enough) [...]

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First Ride: 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 Wired middleweight.

The electronics revolution is well under way. No longer can a company grab the most current mechanical technology, throw it on its latest repli-racer and wheelie off into the sunset. These days, designing a high-performance motorcycle is just as much about software as hardware.Yamaha’s newest middleweight, the 2008 YZF-R6, is a showcase of such electronic [...]

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MonoGP – Racing If a BMW can go flat-tracking, what’s wrong with roadracing MX Thumpers?

So, you want to scratch that itchy knee-puck, huh, but you’re not too crazy about converting your GSX-R1000 or YZF-R6 into a racebike and losing it as a streetbike? We’ve got a solution. One of these lightweight, purpose-built, single-cylinder racebikes can be constructed from any cur­rent 450cc four-stroke motocrosser. Something like 25,000 of the MX [...]

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Best Middleweight Streetbike: Yamaha YZF-R6 Ten Best Motorcycles of 2005.

Best Middleweight Streetbike: Yamaha YZF-R6 - Ten Best Bikes 2005

Remember what Dorothy said in The Wizard of Oz? “My, people come and go so quickly here!” The same can be said for Best Middleweight Streetbikes. Seldom has one model reigned for more than one season before abdicating the throne. Squaring off against the best from England, Italy and Japan, the R6 won this year’s [...]

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