Suzuki GSX-R1000 K1-K2
The introduction of the K1’s engine was basically a GSX-R750 engine but with 1mm bigger bore and 13mm longer stroke. And this proved to work. The K1 model was easily capable of boosting  you through bends a good 10-15mph faster than you ever gone before. The Torque output on the K1 machine was big and plentiful, That much torque that it could easily pick the front wheel up. The K1 Handling would be best described as a racing machine that was for all purposes miles ahead of the rest of its competitors.

Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3-K4
The K3 claimed it had increased the power up from 160bhp to 164bhp with the help of a torque boost to match. The bore and stroke remained unchanged but race knowledge was employed to good effect. The K3 had an all-titanium exhaust which helped shave 2kg off the dry weight (now 168kg). The K3 measured 146bhp made the Blade and R1’s sub-130bhp outputs look tame at the time, for the time that is.

Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5-K6
Again the K5 claimed that the capacity had increased up to 998.6cc with a claimed 178bhp, but this was only part of the story. The new model came with bigger valves, new 52mm throttle bodies, a slipper clutch and many more extras that made this GSX-R1000 a seriously powerful yet lighter engine. The K5 came in at 166kg, the motorycle had a class leading power-to-weight figure of 1.07bhp/kg. Easily capable of 0-170mph in 17 seconds it was also the quickest accelerating 1000cc road bike at the time, these facts made for crazy fun and was surprisingly easy to ride depending on your taste and type iof ridgin you enjoyed.

Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7-K8
The K7 boasted a total redesign. All the usual mechanicals were revamped, plus new throttle bodies and ECU. The K7 claimed that the power had increased to 185bhp at the crankshaft, so Suzuki fits a three-way power switch (sport, standard, wet). The K7 also had new electronics, which in turn meant the initial throttle response wasn’t the ‘instant’ switch it was. The K7’s claimed dry weight figure also shot up to 172kg (+ 6kg)."

Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9
So that brings us to the current Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle, The K9 with an all new over-square bore x stroke of 74.5 x 57.3mm, for no other reason than to improve tuning capabilities. 60mm shorter in length due to repositioned transmission shafts.  able to mask it better.

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Even the killer motorcycles are no savour in Terminator Salvation.

The fourth Terminator film is set to be the first set after machines have taken over the world, this is when terminators run crazy. There is every thing from swimming ones, flying ones, giant ones and not to mention motorcycle ones.

The Motorcycle Terminators are intelligent motorcycles without riders and with guns mounted either side and glowing red eyes instead of headlights. These motorcycle ones feature in the most spectacular action sequence of the movie.

The produces used real Ducati Hypermotards during filming which were then digitally altered beyond the point of recognition, due to this alteration their movements are surprisingly realistic, although being machines they are able to do a few special tricks, for example righting themselves in the middle of a low side as they chase down Marcus Wright, played by Sam Worthington.

Resistance leader John Connor who is played by Batman Christian Bale went into a fit of rage during shooting, It is now apparent as to why he may have been in a bad mood. It is clear that he’s not the star of Terminator Salvation, Sam Worthington is.

His story,  has the unanswered questions about what he is, and particularly the sequence in which he’s pursued by the Moto-Terminators, are the best this film has to offer, it is debateable whether he is supposed to be more liked than Christian Bale but certainly the audience is meant to warm up to him.

Motorcycles have two more outings, first one when Wright does a Great Escape-style jump on a Motocross and then when John Connor hijacks a Moto-Terminator and take it for a ride.

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Mr Richard Gryzch is a hands on type of individual, Richard was fed up with the time spent waiting for the future to show its face on showroom floors so Richard Gryzch from Arizona decided he would go about building his own electric solar-powered motorcycle.

Nicknamed ‘The Solar Flyer’, Richard Gryzch believes that his motorcycle is the first solar-powered electric motorcycle of its kind in the world.

The motorcycle has a top speed of 145km/h and a range of 80km off a full charge, the machine known as the Solar Flyer is more than capable of fulfilling the needs of most urban motorcyclists.

Mr Gryzch had this to say “People look at me at the stop light and just say, ‘What is that?’  I just shrug my shoulders and tell them, ‘it’s solar powered,” he also added “No gas, just hit the throttle and go,It’s always been a dream of mine to build this bike.”

The solar-powered motorcycle wasn’t a simple project. While Mr Gryzch wouldn’t go into the technical details, he admitted that the project saw him sell a home and other motorcycles before the project was finally completed.

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Australian and former World Champion Casey Stoner recorded victory at the Gran Premio d’Italia Alice in superb fashion in yet another wet-dry MotoGP race.

In the second start to finish race in two rounds Australian Casey Stoner ended Valentino Rossi’s Mugello winning streak with a outstanding performance to give manufacturer Ducati their first ever victory at the Italian circuit at Mugello.

Ultimately the race was decided on tactics, in front of a crowd of 80,000 Italian crowd, the riders once again had to start the race on wet tyres and then had to switch half way to complete the race on a different setup, with Casey Stoner this time judging things to perfection at Mugello and ending Rossi's seven year reign as champion of Mugello.

Casey Stoner now sits on the top of the MotoGP championship standings as he crossed the line a second in front of former championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, who also rode well after the scare of crashing on the sighting lap in the tricky slippery conditions.

Jorge Lorenzo of Fiat Yamaha and his colleague Valentino Rossi completed the podium in third place, with his seven year wining streak at his much loved home track coming to an end, the man affectionately known as the doctor and Italian hero crossed the line two seconds behind winner Casey Stoner and less than one tenth in front of Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso.

Andrea Dovizioso was so close to a podium finish but yet again missed out on the rostrum on the last lap once again, Dovizioso had held the race lead early on, when the racing was on wet tyres. Also worth a mention was fellow Italian Loris Capirossi was leading at one stage, but he later fell away in the final laps to finish fifth.

A surprise was James Toseland who made a brave decision to come in first and change bikes when running towards the back of the field, the implementation of this tactic saw him just miss out on equaling his best ever MotoGP result of sixth as he was beaten to the post by his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team-mate Colin Edwards on the final lap, having also dueled with LCR Honda’s Randy de Puniet who came across the line in eighth place.

Italian Niccolò Canepa from Pramac Racing will also be delighted to have achieved his best result in the championship so far as the second highest Ducati rider as he crossed the line in ninth at his home race in Mugello with Austrlian Chris Vermeulen rounding out the top ten.

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