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September 18, 2008

Golf Cart With Yamaha R1 Motor!

By John Coyle

Editor

Now, I don’t know what the guys at Nevarez Racing Products were thinking when they decided to mount a burly motorbike engine to a golf cart—and I don’t really care! But the result is a machine with 125 horsepower at the wheels, and it looks like a total blast to drive. Check out this clip of it in action!

February 27, 2008

New Ducati 1098R: So Awesome it Hurts

By John

Editor

Suzuki’s GXR1000 and Yamaha’s R1 are incredible machines, and both pack more power than virtually anyone can handle—but there’s nothing like a Ducati. The company is calling the new 1098R the "most advanced, most powerful twin-cylinder motorcycle ever built," and they aren’t joking. With a weight of 364lbs and 180 horsepower engine, the bike is mind-numbingly powerful, but it’s the laundry list of MotoGP parts—eight-stage traction control, digital dash, independent ride height adjustment mechanism—which really make it sing. This baby was born to win races, and if Ducati’s recent success in Qatar is any indication, it’s going to deliver in a big way. Get all the details over at Gizmag.

New Ducati 1098: So Awesome it Hurts