Alex’s Aprilia Rideswritten by Alex -- August 11th, 2007Filed under: Moto Test Rides, News & Opinions | Comments (0) |
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Patrick’s Aprilia Ridewritten by Alex -- August 11th, 2007Filed under: Moto Test Rides, News & Opinions | Comments (0) |
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Aprilia Demo Daywritten by Alex -- August 11th, 2007Filed under: Moto Test Rides, News & Opinions | Comments (0) |
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Patrick and I hauled ass to the Aprilia Demo Day and spent all day testing Aprilias.
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PROJECT DAYTONAwritten by Tony Tone -- August 6th, 2007Filed under: Daytona 675 Track Project, Project Bikes | Comments (0) |
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“It’s here…We’ll build it”
Alex and Tony have insanely embarked on a project to track a wrecked Daytona 675. We follow them through the wallet-eating, bank account draining process.
“This is going to be a lot of work.” Truer words have never been spoken. However, we’ve managed to get all the simple things done this month, such as checking for and removing all damaged parts. We ended up with a strong frame, engine, and swingarm. “Looks pretty clean and simple.” Tony just laughed.
JOB ONE
Locating parts. (more…)
HRC Kitwritten by Shaik -- August 4th, 2007Filed under: Shaik's XR 650R, Staff Bikes | Comments (0) |
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I had one of these kits installed on the XR. They are designed for “racers striving for competitive advantages in endurance races.” It came with components including high compression forged pistons (for 11.5:1 compression artio) and high-lift cams (15 degree increase) intended for high output at higher rpm. Reinforced clutch related parts (including springs, outer clutch housings, etc) are included in the kit to meet increased power output.
Honda claims a 15% increase in power with the kit installed. The recommended retail price is from $2,500-$3,000.
