Sportbike power figures continue to soar ever upward, with top-spec modern literbikes well past the 200hp mark. Sophisticated electronics make that power manageable for mere mortals, but there are very few riders capable of truly exploiting the available performance. At the other end of the spectrum, you’ll find find today’s Moriwaki MH80, possibly the perfect…
If you watch Moto GP, particularly the Moto2 and Moto3 races that are an exercise in mayhem for the first couple laps, you may be familiar with the Name “Moriwaki.” With frames competitive at the highest levels of racing, you’d be hard-pressed to find something with this kind of heritage and performance at anywhere near…
Yes! Some Suzuka 8 Hour tech (circa 1990) to make your RC30 that much cooler. Yes, it is the real deal. I wonder how many were made. Yes, I’m still excited about it. Too my amateur eye it looks more robust. RC30/Moriwaki experts; point out the differences from OEM for me. Oh no!!!! Yeah,…
My guess; it is. The frame is a work of art, it has Moriwaki components and basically just oozes 80’s Japanese exotica. I tried to do a little research on the internets and this picture of a 1985 model is about as close as I could find. The story: We imported this bike to New Zealand…
Moriwaki So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades: 2008 Moriwaki MD250 Has anyone else noticed the colors of 1985 are making a comeback? Day-glow colors are back baby! Have you seen Rossi and Haydens 2011 bikes? In fact, i’m wearing my old day-glow Gotcha shorts while writing this. The comical part is the 16 year old…
Japanese Art-2001 Honda Moriwaki MP101 Come on, who doesn’t have one of these? Hmmmmm. I’m aware of Moriwaki but I’ve never seen this model before. You may recognize the name as they build a 250cc race bike that has been replacing 125cc two strokes lately. They are also active in Moto2. They’ve been around for a…
