BEST OF 2019: The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine
The new 2020 Toyota Supra gets a lot of internet bashing for “being a BMW.” It’s almost as if people believe Toyota is still good at building sports cars on…
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Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 5: Testing upgrades on the track
In part 4 of this project, I attempted to fix a high speed brake shudder issue by making my own fully floating discs out of the factory semi floaters. I’ll…
The Mazda RX-9 won’t have a rotary engine
Hot off the heels of the Supra revitalization, the web is filled with the next possible RX Mazda sports car. Fanboys won’t be happy though, because what everyone wants is…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 4: Trackday Recap and Fine Tuning
After the shakedown event in the last installment of Project Ducati 998 was brought to an end by a failed fuel pump o-ring, the Ducati is back in the garage…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 3: Radiator, Fairings and Track Preparation
When building a bike, or anything for that matter, have a plan. ‘While you’re in there’ becomes a very slippery slope. ‘Future-proofing’ always ends up costing ten times more than…
Project Ducati Superbike 998 Part 2: Suspension and Chassis Geometry
The importance of setting a budget and timeline can’t be stressed enough. Otherwise, projects are guaranteed to take longer and cost more than you intended. Because I can’t heed my…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 1: Getting a Basket Case Running With a 999 Engine Swap!
I stupidly picked up this dilapidated Ducati 998 Superbike as a birthday gift to myself in October of 2017. My wife said it was stupid to buy another motorcycle a…