Toshihiro Wakayama

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The Z650RS Looks Like an Identical Twin to the Z650, But Surely a Completely Different Character.

Z650 and Z650RS are pretty close in terms of hardware. The Z650RS will soon be available on the market. As is the case with the Z900RS against the Z900, while the Z650's sportiness is pushed to the fo...
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Why I Chose the MT-07 Instead of the New MT-09 or the YZF-R7 as My Favorite Motorcycle?

On the right is Sankichi Abe, a good friend of mine for 45 years, who personally delivered the MT-07 to me. We were paired riders in the first five Suzuka 8 Hours. The MT-07 is a basic sport while the...
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New Yamaha MT-09 vs Previous Model

Is this a normal evolution or a change of direction? Eight years after its introduction, the MT-09 has been given a full makeover. The three-cylinder engine has been stroked to increase displacement a...
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What I Couldn’t Resist Adding to My Widened Dream of Seeing the Webike Motorcycle Show 2021

There are some great aftermarket parts out there. The Webike Motorcycle Show (WMS) 2021, which has been rolling out on Webike for a while now, has introduced many new products and provided detailed de...
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[Analysis by Pro] The GB350 is Expected to Give Retro Single Fans the Ride they’ve Been Waiting For

The GB350 has been officially announced. To be honest, I was not very interested in this air-cooled SOHC 2-valve single-cylinder motorcycle because I heard that it was based on the Hynes CB350 produce...
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TRIUMPH’s Unequal Ignition Triple Verification With Astonishing Results

Breaking the excellent balance of the parallel 3-cylinder? The parallel 3-cylinder engine in the new Tiger 900 has unequal ignition intervals. When I learned of this, I didn't think it was possible. I...
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The H2 series is awesome!The key to handling is the frame.

The frame has a big impact on handling. There are many factors that go into the handling of a motorcycle. Suspension, body dimension, body stiffness, lypositive, tires, as well as aerodynamics and Eng...
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What is the Truth About an Electric Motorcycle?

The internal combustion engine motorcycles are a fundamentally different kind of vehicle. MotoE has been co-sponsored at MotoGP since last year. With its exciting riding
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MV AGUSTA BRUTALE 1000 Test Ride Reviews: 208ps is Intense and Friendly

When I hear of a 208hp naked, I think of it as a very unorthodox and unpredictable motorcycle that can have a very decent riding. First of all, with the upper body up in
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MV Agusta CEO Interview “Nowadays High-performance Motorcycles are Dangerous for Beginners”

I wrote about the Brutale 1000 in my previous column, and after a test ride, I returned to MV Agusta's headquarters and had the opportunity to interview CEO Timur Saldaho
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Motorcycle Journalists Ruin the Motorcycle?!

It's been less than a month since I wrote in my previous column, "MV Agusta CEO Interview, Nowadays High-performance Motorcycles are Dangerous for Beginners", about the h
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MotoGP is Evolving as a True Motorsport!

The motorsport competes for the harmony between the rider and machine The motorsport is a sport that competes using tools called machines. Therefore, the speed and strength of the race will be determ...
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The CBR1000RR-R is the Hottest Model of this Year’s EICMA

A shocking surprise of the CBR1000RR-R at EICMA after a long time As the trend of exhibiting this 2019 EICMA, the fullness of basic motorcycles of 125cc to 300cc class was felt. All of them are styli...
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New BENCHMARK Appeared in Electronic Control Suspension!!

▲Ninja H2 SX SE+ "EC Suspension" My Opinion 2 Years Ago Perfectly Overturned About 2 years ago, I wrote a column in this series, "The electronic control suspension that is currently attracting atten...
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Titanium Makes Riding Performance Improve

Titanium is a standard material for racing parts A souvenir was prepared at the test ride event of RC213V-S at Valencia Circuit for 4 years ago. It was titanium bolts (for mounting the handlebar) pla...
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Why Fast Riders Don’t Get Tired in Endurance Race?

▲Editor's Note: Toshihiro Wakayama (1999 Suzuka 8 Hours) (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}); The hardship in Suzuka 8 Hours is like living in hell. The rider in the photo is me rid...
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Indian Motorcycle FTR1200 Test Ride Review

Good afternoon, I'm Toshihiro Wakayama Today, I tested riding on the FTR1200 from Santa Monica here in the northern part of Los Angeles as a starting point. I had a replica image of the “FTR75...
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The ”Indian FTR1200” is an extreme New Breed!

Indian FTR1200 Toshihiro Wakayama's Test Ride Review The great sense of Cornering and Stability FTR1200, designed by INDIAN, is an on-road sport infused with the essence of the Flat Track Works Ma...
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A good Asian spirit that I felt at test-ride event in Taiwan KYMCO

A test ride event for XCITING (exciting Japanese but not E for English Exciting) S400 was held in KYMCO's local Taiwan. The participants were 21 journalists from Asia and Oceania. It was participation...
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Next-generation stiffness tune aims is one acquisition of damping effect

What is the aim of SUZUKI Moto GP machine GSX-RR carbon tension frame? In the frame of the SUZUKI Moto GP machine, GSX-RR, which is reported to be good, carbon fibers are set up in the main member se...
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