The Quest For Power
Performance Bikes|October 2017

Chris’s brother is a picky sod: he wanted 150bhp, modern handling and great looks for less than £4k. But he found it, and now we’re adopting his new mini-project

The Quest For Power

2005 YAMAHA YZF-R1 CARL NEWBIGGING

BEING RELATED TO the editor has its perks: I’ve been had a spin on a few new sportsbikes in the last few years. But that’s come at the expense of my relationship with my Daytona 955i – my lovely old triple lost its shine next to R1s, Panigales, S1000RRs... So it’s got to go, to make room for something that’ll give me the sort of thrills I now crave. Chris has always been a bad influence on me...

この蚘事は Performance Bikes の October 2017 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

この蚘事は Performance Bikes の October 2017 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

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