Raceways go off-road with Yamaha

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Raceways go off road with Yamaha

Raceways Motorcycles, the Fleetwood, Lancs, based Premier Yamaha dealer, has recently been appointed as one of just four Yamaha GYTR off-road pro shops to provide genuine Yamaha race technology, parts and servicing.

Reigning British Superbike Champions with its road-race team McAMS Yamaha, Raceways has a rich history in two-wheel competition and building and tuning bikes to the highest specification. Expanding its offering will see Yamaha’s entire off-road competition range offered for sale in the Dock Street showroom, including the newfor-2023 YZ450F.

Raceways will offer sales, parts and servicing for Yamaha’s off-road range with the showroom and workshops due to see significant expansion in 2023.

GasGas SSDT support

GASGAS HAS FINALISED PLANS to repeat its technical support, spares and advice service for the 2023 Scottish Six Days Trial. Once again, it will be on-site in Fort William offering full support to any GasGas rider, including access to its exclusive hospitality unit. Each GasGas rider will receive a goodie bag packed with essentials to help them master the SDDT and then, once the final day is completed, they can join the official brand celebration.

Registration opened on 17 October and GasGas will be checking the entry list of registered riders early next year – if your name is there, with GasGas next to it, you will be contacted.

6x6 Traxter

THE LATEST SSV FROM CAN-AM includes an extra pair of wheels. The Traxter 6x6 DPS HD10 brings the functionality of a six-wheel drive vehicle to a workhorse SSV and can also stay on the job longer thanks to its 40-litre fuel tank capacity.

The new SSV with its longer wheelbase and triple axle design spreads the weight of the vehicle, so that it does less damage across multiple terrains. This asset is complemented by the performance of the 82hp V-twin, liquid-cooled, engine from Rotax. When it comes to the interior, the cab pillars have been pushed forward, there’s an open-dash configuration and a truck-inspired VERSA-PRO bench seat that accommodates up to three adults and flips up for additional space in the cab.

Talon Raptor fork clamps

If you want to fine tune the front end of a dirt bike and add a bit of bling at the same time, then Talon has the answer. Raptor (RAPidly Tune-able Offset Race) Fork Clamps are the result of more than 1000 hours of R&D, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and real-world testing at national and international level racing.

They are CNC-machined inhouse from aerospace-grade aluminium alloy to provide extra stiffness to the forks, improving feel and performance. Lighter than OEM clamps, they feature split clamping for a better hold on the fork legs and to allow for accurate torque settings. BendLine Support on the lower edge of the bottom clamp enables a smoother fit with the fork leg during impacts and hard riding. They’re fully adjustable with 6mm of offset adjustment, from 19 to 25mm, and they use OEM handlebar rubber mounts which accept all current OEM and aftermarket bar mount systems.

Talon supplies the Raptor clamps with their latest Raklok adjustable bar mounts, providing 8mm of front-to-back movement for the handlebars. Rack-style toothed position adjustment moves in increments of 2mm, for easy setting with a high shearstrength ‘locked’ mounting. This ‘set and forget’ bar positioning means there’s no need to move levers, bar front-back roll angle or left to right position in order to adjust the bars. Additionally, a cross brace mount plate between bar mounts prevents bar torsion or ‘tweaking’ during crashes, so handlebars don’t need to be loosened and settings disturbed to release the twist.

Also CNC-machined in Talon’s UK factory, using aerospacegrade aluminium alloy and highperformance engineering steel alloy, the Raklok comes in 1⅛ or ⅞-inch bar diameters. Talon’s Triple Clamp retails at £699.99 for the Raptor and Raklok set-up. Standard anodised colours are black, orange (KTM), red (GasGas), blue (Husqvarna), red (Honda), blue (Yamaha) and green (Kawasaki), with an option to upgrade to silver, pink, purple, magnesium, titanium or gold.

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