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Grid Girls of the Day: Kawasaki babes, German MotoGP


Two wheels, two girls

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We’ve tried for several minutes to come up with some appropriate copy to accompany this photo, but since we doubt you’d read it, we’ll just waffle on like this whilst you chomp on the eye candy draped on this ZX-RR.

Finished staring? Good - you may also want to know that the German MotoGP, held on Sunday, was won in the rain by reigning world champion Casey Stoner. It was the Aussie’s third victory in a row, and puts him firmly back in the title mix. Valentino Rossi now leads the championship, with Dani Pedrosa in second place. Pedrosa crashed out in Germany, suffering suspected fractures to his anke and finger.

Watch a fan’s eye view of Pedrosa’s big crash below:

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Posted: July 14th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Bike Porn: Kawasaki’s new “screamer” engine


New Japanese MotoGP bike sounds awesome

Here’s a short clip of MotoGP rider Anthony West showing off the new “screamer” powered Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR in a post-race test session at Jerez. Sounds awesome.

TECH TALK A “screamer” engine fires its cylinders at regular intervals, whilst a regular, “Big Bang” engine fires its two cylinders close together, followed by a break, then the other two cylinders in close succession.

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Posted: April 23rd, 2008 by Ollie Irish