Practical Sportsbikes | December 2017
THRASH METAL
Good and evil. Can something be both? This month I’ve found the proof: Kawasaki’s KR-1R. A what, you say? Less than two hundred of these SP two-strokes were built so they may not be familiar but, trust me, it’s a bike you most definitely need on your radar. Imagine a KR-1S – the fastest ever road
two hundred and fifty with a malevolent reputation – with race-spec motor, close-ratio ’box and huge 36mm carbs. That’s the 1R; it’s only purpose, to lap circuits as fast as possible. That’s exactly what Mike Walker’s was used for in Japan before he picked it up as a shabby project. Now rebuilt, it’s as sharp and single-minded as a Kawasaki stroker can be. Find out how inside this issue.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Practical Sportsbikes December 2017.