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Markbilt Racebikes Shop Tour

chris matye — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:49:46 +0000

AMA tuner Mark Rozema gives us a tour of his new shop located just over a mile from New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ. Markbilt Racebikes is a full service shop offering race builds, aftermarket parts and accessories, Dyno Tuning, VP Fuels, and even bike storage.

Performance Upgrades- Yamaha R6 Frame Measuring

dwilliams — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:21:25 +0000

We take our project Yamaha R6 to Gerry Piazza of GP Frame and Wheel and ask him to give it to us straight. Gerry has the equipment to measure our crashed R6, then tell us where and how the bike is tweaked. SportbikeWrench.com has the parts you need to resurrect an R6 like ours.

Wind Tunnels 101

dwilliams — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:05:28 +0000

As part of Chip Yate’s electric superbike project, we got a tour of Swift Engineering’s wind tunnel. This is where the factory Kawasaki AMA superbike team did all their wind tunnel testing back in the day. The spirit of Mr. Rogers lives on at OTT. Everybody needs a wind tunnel.

New Suspension Sheriff In Town

dwilliams — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:20:25 +0000

K-Tech Suspension pretty much owns the British Superbike paddock with numerous championships to their credit. This year they arrived on U.S. shores in a bit of a suspension British Invasion. Here’s a look at the new suspension kids on the block.

Performance Upgrades: Ninja 250 Leo Vince Full Exhaust

dwilliams — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:47:10 +0000

We’re back at Leo Vince USA headquarters to install a full exhaust system on a Kawasaki Ninja 250. This includes a dyno run comparo’s between the stock and Leo Vince pipes. SportbikeWrench.com has the Leo Vince pipe of your dreams.

OTT Drag Racing Experiment

dwilliams — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:12:11 +0000

Dave and Daver try their hand, both throttle and clutch, at drag racing during Infineon’s free drag racing night. It was free, duh. Shipping is free at SportbikeWrench.com

Performance Upgrades: Project R6

dwilliams — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:20:35 +0000

Welcome to our next project bike, a 2009 Yamaha R6. We crashed this bad boy ourselves and had to buy it, so now we’re gonna fix it. First up, we strip the bodywork to assess the damage. Luckily SportbikeWrench.com has the parts we need.

Helmet Tear Offs

dwilliams — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:43:05 +0000

We’ve all seen racers rip a tear-off from their visor or shield during a race or practice. With the help of the Arai and Shoei reps who provide trackside racer support, Cristy Lee files this investigative report on just how the tear-off system actually works

Ammar Bazzaz Update: Data & Traction Control

dwilliams — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:51:53 +0000

We had the opportunity to chat with data acquisition and traction control guru Ammar Bazzaz. Audience members asked great questions about engine management in general as well as questions about the Bazzaz line of products specifically. Lots of great info for the performance connoisseur. Luckily SportbikeWrench.com carries Ammar’s products so we can all take advantage of the 21st Century we live in.

Bazzaz Z-Fi for Ducati

dwilliams — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:36:06 +0000

The Bazzaz family of Z-Fi products are now available for the Ducati 848, 1098R and 1098S with more to come. Join us when we have on special guest Ammar Bazzaz LIVE on Thursday, June 24th at 6pm pacific. We’ll talk with Ammar about this exciting product line and the new offering for Ducati owners with features that can’t be found in any other product on the market.

For more info on Ammar Bazzaz, the Z-Fi products and the live show on Thursday, visit the Bazzaz for Ducati Blog

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