Kevin Ash Celebrates A 250cc Renaissance On The New Kawasaki 250R Ninja
The best-selling Kawasaki sports bike in America is not the ZX-6R you might expect, or the ZX-10R - a mad missile if ever there was one. Even calmer stablemates with mass-market appeal, such as our own long-term ER-6f, fail to sell as many over there as the little 250R Ninja. Yet, until now, the quarter-litre Kawasaki has never been available in the UK.
CIDER POWERED TRIUMPH HITS 159MPH
A TRIUMPH Daytona 675 powered by biofuel made from windfall apples has reached 159mph at an official test.
The cider-powered 675 was created by industrious A-level students who turned their chemistry lab into a makeshift tuning garage.
Dr Anton McAleese, Head of Chemistry at Prince William School, Oundle said: “This is a really interesting project for our students to get involved in. It’s important that industry recognises the skills and creativity that our students can offer. Further, it’s often young people today who are the most concerned about the future of our environment, so it’s a topic close to their hearts.”
As the sun lit up the rock walls on either side of Titus Canyon the eve of our guided tour of Death Valley National Monument was upon us. The only thing left was 50 highway miles back to the watering hole for some much needed re-hydration and chow. This was the end of our ride aboard the new and improved 2009 Kawasaki KLX250S and, after spending all day trying to bust the bike, it was clear the little KLX has the ability to survive both a harsh desert thrashing and commuter duty in urban sprawl.
Take A Ride To The Dark Side With Triumph’s Matt Black Speed Triple
Triumph Motorcycles has introduced a mean and moody Matt Black colour option to accentuate the popular Speed Triple’s aggressive, stripped down looks and make it stand out even further from the crowd.
The 1050cc 2008 Speed Triple is the sharpest yet, featuring a raft of chassis refinements including radial-caliper four-piston Brembo front brakes, Magura tapered bars, an all-new subframe and redesigned multi-spoke wheels. These developments have already proved to be a big hit with Triumph customers, with strong demand making it once again one of the best-selling bikes in the company’s range.
Aprilia Race-Replica Scores ‘World Bike’ Title
The Aprilia RS125 has been named 125cc World Bike of the Year for the second consecutive year - schoolboys everywhere would agree.
Aprilia’s race-replica RS 125 has just been adjudged International Bike of the Year in the 125cc class for the second year running.
Almost 94 000 readers of 12 European magazines top-rated the bike ahead of Cagiva’s Mito, Yamaha’s YZF-R 125.
Aprilia’s list of successes with two-stroke motorcycles in Grand Prix racing is virtually endless. Over the last 20 years the brand has won well over 200 races and countless Riders’ and Constructors’ World championships.
Honda Bladeday2 - 23rd May - Donington Park
Fireblades from all over the UK and beyond will be heading to Donington Park at the end of May to make Bladeday2 – a celebration of the machine that has defined the modern supersports motorcycle.
Fans will be in for an awesome four-day festival of motorcycling at the East Midlands circuit. Bladeday2 will see a flash of Fireblades light up Donington on Friday 23rd May, immediately followed by round four of the 2008 British Superbike championship, which kicks off on Saturday, with qualifying on Sunday and the exciting race action taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, 26 May.
Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja: Rocket Man
There was something apologetic about the styling of Kawasaki’s old-model ZX-10R Ninja: the headlights were a little small for its face, the silencers weren’t sure if they were underseat or side-mounted and it looked just a little too friendly to represent the factory whose mission is to make the wildest, fastest Japanese motorcycles.
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