This lovely GSX-R600K2 has been fitted with an Akrapovic silencer, black anodised Gilles rearsets, a Gel seat, crash bungs and a colour-coded double bubble screen. If you’re looking at 600’s don’t miss this.

Colour: Blue
Year: 2002
Mileage: 3600
Location: Plymouth
Engine: 599cc in-line four, 4.5% more engine output than 2000 model
Suspension: Adjustable
Weight: Ultra light at 163kg
Gearbox: 6speed
Fuel: 18.0 litre capacity

GT Motorcycles are offering this bike for £4,999.00.

To take a closer look, feel free to drop into our Plymouth showroom or give us a call for details. To browse the rest of our wide range of sports and classic bikes, see these pages.

Since racers are more often than not traveling at warp speed, they must anticipate what their racebike is going to do long before it happens-which means looking far ahead of their present location.

We’ve seen one too many accidents lately that were caused by a rider getting into a corner a little too hot, locking up the brakes and/or straightening the bike, then running off the road. We can’t emphasize enough how important it is to not only look where you want to go, but also to scan far enough ahead of yourself; this is basically a recital of the racing mantra, “Don’t ride the front wheel.” Riding a sportbike well means being in control, and although it may not appear that way, it’s vitally important for a racer to constantly be on top of his motorcycle’s handling. Since racers are more often than not traveling at warp speed, they must anticipate what their racebike is going to do long before it happens-which means looking far ahead of their present location. This is why racers seem to be checking out spectators on the side of the track when entering hairpins. Instead, they’re looking at where they’d like to be in a 10th of a second.

Try practicing your vision skills at a fairly tight corner, either on your favorite canyon road or racetrack. As you approach the apex (or a fixed, readily visible point on the pavement), note how close you are to that mark before you begin to scan ahead for your next reference point. If you are staring at that point until you are nearly on top of it, you’re target fixating-if the corner ahead tightened up or if you found an obstacle in your path, it would be difficult to correct. In fact, if you’re looking at that point even 25 to 35 feet before you get there, you’re still not looking far enough ahead.

(this article was taken from sportrider.com)

Kawasaki riders, Shinya Nakano and Alex Hofmann, ended a frustrating qualifying session in 12th and 14th positions respectively at the Catalunya Circuit this afternoon.

Both riders had anticipated much stronger performances, but were hampered by a lack of grip as they tried for faster times on soft qualifying rubber.

Nakano posted his fastest lap, at 1′43.607s, on race rubber and could not improve when he switched to qualifiers late in the session. Hofmann was just 0.2s slower than his teammate and also mystified at the lack of pace and grip in the warmer afternoon session.

Both riders had been more consistent, and almost as fast, in the cooler morning free practice session as they evaluated race suspension and tire set-ups.

Nakano’s free practice time on race tires was 1′43.8s, just two tenths slower than qualifying. Also in free practice Hofmann did a string of low 1’44s laps, almost the equal of what he achieved in qualifying.

Grip levels appeared to change dramatically when track temperatures rose for qualifying as the sun broke through threatening lunchtime clouds.

Tire supplier Bridgestone has provided a wide range of new tires for evaluation this weekend and, while there has been an improvement, both riders and technicians are searching for another step forward.

Nakano, who finished a brilliant seventh in this race last year, is predicting a long and hot struggle in the forecast warm and humid conditions.

Shinya Nakano: #56 - Twelfth - (1′43.607)
“It was very strange; I was faster on a race tire than the soft qualifying rubber. The positive point was that our race pace is improved from yesterday, but this is going to be a very difficult race for us. I’m looking for and need more traction and grip in the high-speed corners. I’ll give it 100% in the race, but I would prefer to be able to qualify closer to the front than the fourth row.”

Alex Hofmann: #66 - Fourteenth - (1′43.856)
“I’m not happy with this qualifying result. I got 100% out of the qualifying tires, but this was the best time that was possible. The performance in the morning free practice with race set-up was more positive, I was able to do 1′44.1s laps comfortably. This will be our race pace, but it is going to be a long and hot race that will require a lot of consistency from the set-up. It wasn’t easy this afternoon with a lack of grip, perhaps because of the higher temperature.”

Ichiro Yoda: Technical Director
“Our tire performance has improved a little from the IRTA test here in March, but we still need more edge and drive grip; this sums up our performance today. We have concentrated heavily on tire testing this weekend.”

(this article was takem from speedtv.com)

Kawasaki riders, Shinya Nakano and Alex Hofmann, ended a frustrating qualifying session in 12th and 14th positions respectively at the Catalunya Circuit this afternoon.

Both riders had anticipated much stronger performances, but were hampered by a lack of grip as they tried for faster times on soft qualifying rubber.

Nakano posted his fastest lap, at 1′43.607s, on race rubber and could not improve when he switched to qualifiers late in the session. Hofmann was just 0.2s slower than his teammate and also mystified at the lack of pace and grip in the warmer afternoon session.

Both riders had been more consistent, and almost as fast, in the cooler morning free practice session as they evaluated race suspension and tire set-ups.

Nakano’s free practice time on race tires was 1′43.8s, just two tenths slower than qualifying. Also in free practice Hofmann did a string of low 1’44s laps, almost the equal of what he achieved in qualifying.

Grip levels appeared to change dramatically when track temperatures rose for qualifying as the sun broke through threatening lunchtime clouds.

Tire supplier Bridgestone has provided a wide range of new tires for evaluation this weekend and, while there has been an improvement, both riders and technicians are searching for another step forward.

Nakano, who finished a brilliant seventh in this race last year, is predicting a long and hot struggle in the forecast warm and humid conditions.

Shinya Nakano: #56 - Twelfth - (1′43.607)
“It was very strange; I was faster on a race tire than the soft qualifying rubber. The positive point was that our race pace is improved from yesterday, but this is going to be a very difficult race for us. I’m looking for and need more traction and grip in the high-speed corners. I’ll give it 100% in the race, but I would prefer to be able to qualify closer to the front than the fourth row.”

Alex Hofmann: #66 - Fourteenth - (1′43.856)
“I’m not happy with this qualifying result. I got 100% out of the qualifying tires, but this was the best time that was possible. The performance in the morning free practice with race set-up was more positive, I was able to do 1′44.1s laps comfortably. This will be our race pace, but it is going to be a long and hot race that will require a lot of consistency from the set-up. It wasn’t easy this afternoon with a lack of grip, perhaps because of the higher temperature.”

Ichiro Yoda: Technical Director
“Our tire performance has improved a little from the IRTA test here in March, but we still need more edge and drive grip; this sums up our performance today. We have concentrated heavily on tire testing this weekend.”

(this article was takem from speedtv.com)

Paignton Bike nights which we posted a bulletin on a few weeks ago is now well under way. There was a full on festival in late April and early May, and now the weekly Wednesday night gatherings are in full swing. Bikers from all over the South West gather in Paignton gather in the evening for talk, fun, to peruse some of the unique motorcycles visiting for the event, to raise money for charity and sometimes live music and stalls.

Paignton Bike Nights was started two years ago by BMAD to raise money for charity and get bikers together in an organised summer event. You can find information on the history of the event on their pages here.

A pristine example of Aprilia’s superb V-twin. Features a fitted Data-Tool alarm.

Colour: red
Year: 2003
Mileage: 3298
Location: Plymouth
Engine: 997cc v-twin 4stroke
Power: 130.00hp (94.9kw) at 9500rpm
Torque: 99.00nm (10.1kgf-m or 73.0ft.lbs) at 7000rpm
Dry Weight: 187.0kg
Seat Height: 825mm (32.5inches)
Fuel Capacity: 20.00litres (5.28gallons)

GT Motorcycles are offering this bike for £5,499.00.

If you’d like to take a closer look please give our showroom a call or drop in for a viewing. You can also browse the range of other used and new bikes we have for sale on these pages.

A pristine example of Aprilia’s superb V-twin. Features a fitted Data-Tool alarm.

Colour: red
Year: 2003
Mileage: 3298
Location: Plymouth
Engine: 997cc v-twin 4stroke
Power: 130.00hp (94.9kw) at 9500rpm
Torque: 99.00nm (10.1kgf-m or 73.0ft.lbs) at 7000rpm
Dry Weight: 187.0kg
Seat Height: 825mm (32.5inches)
Fuel Capacity: 20.00litres (5.28gallons)

GT Motorcycles are offering this bike for £5,499.00.

If you’d like to take a closer look please give our showroom a call or drop in for a viewing. You can also browse the range of other used and new bikes we have for sale on these pages.