Kawi can't keep up.

RaiderDm

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Kawi ( reknowned for their engines ) can't hang with the King.

To give the new Angel ST a thorough flogging, and chase down a gaggle of FIM endurance records in the process, Pirelli went to extremes.

In the spring of this year the Italian tire company spooned the new Angel ST tires on a Suzuki Hayabusa and Kawasaki Concours 14, – only one set per bike. Fifteen motorjournalists were gathered along with 12 Pirelli test riders to pilot the pair of land rockets around the 7.8-mile circular test track in Nardo, Italy.

Twenty-four hours and 3,190.8 miles later, having averaged 132.9 mph, a new FIM duration record was set for a production bike in the 1,000 – 1,350cc class.

Using some complicated (at least to me) mathematical computations, Pirelli calculated that the nearly 3,200-mile distance at that ludicrous speed was equivalent to roughly 7,500 miles at real-world speeds.

The poor Connie competing in the 1,350 – 2,000cc class gave up the ghost near the end. The unfortunate bloke riding the big Kawi at the time of its meltdown had to push it, unassisted, the last several kilometers in order for the records it set to be legal, so-to-speak.

After a long, lonely walk to the finish, the combined efforts of all involved still managed to nab six new records for the class, all on one pair of Angel ST tires.


:hijack: Raider out.
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