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Lean Angle: Eugene Laverty
By Robin Goodwin on 05/09/2011 09:47:30
Laverty gettin' it low at the Nurburgring
Proving that the World Superbike guys can achieve immense angles of lean, Eugene does his best to get his shoulder down along with his elbow.
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Following the Go-show, a wild onboard lap of Phillip Island
By Robin Goodwin on 30/06/2010 15:56:35
Onboard lap with Colin Edwards following Anthony Gobert as they battle for the lead at Phillip Island in 1996
Sit back and revel at the imaginative lean angles and racing lines adopted round the Phillip Island by the wild Anthony Gobert. Footage courtesy of the onboard camera attached to the Yamaha of Colin Edwards.The clip is from the final round of 1996
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Video: How Monza tortures Pirellis
By Robin Goodwin on 04/05/2012 14:03:55
Learn about what the Pirelli rubber is subjected to in a high speed lap of Monza
braking zones stress the central part of the tyre section in a way that no other track in the World Superbike Championship does. "Basically, the thermal energy developed and null lean angle both in acceleration and in braking is about 5 times more than
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Motrax launch new Trackday Tyre Paint
By Visordown News on 01/04/2009 10:06:45
Increase the tackiness of your tyres for added grip and faster lap-times
DEVELOPED by some of the top minds in the world of motorsport, including British Superbike teams, this amazing compound is now available to track day enthusiasts across the UK.Painted onto tyres, the tyre paint reacts with your tyre's rubber
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BMW unveil 195bhp S1000RR road bike at Monza WSB
By Visordown News on 09/05/2009 17:00:00
BMW's eagerly awaited S1000RR road bike is unveiled in Italy at the Monza WSB round
BMW S1000RR ... click pic for road bike galleryBMW HAVE unveiled their S1000RR road bike to the world's press at the Monza World Superbike Round, today (Saturday) in Italy.I was there at the press conference and my over-riding thoughts
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Simon Crafar: Let's get back to great racing
By Ben Cope on 14/02/2012 14:33:32
He fought the factory bikes on a satellite Yamaha and won. Simon Crafar on why CRTs are the future, the easy way to go faster on track and how he'd change Superbike racing for the better
Simon Crafar rose to fame in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, beating Mick Doohan in GP500s on a satellite Yamaha. He's still heavily involved in motorcycle racing and helps coach rising talent in European and World Superbike circles. He's the man
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Bridgestone Battlax S20 review
By Ben Cope on 20/03/2012 15:58:48
The BT-016 Pro replacement aims to deliver more grip and better wet weather performance. So does it live up to the challenge?
the S20 as a great choice for those who partake in the occasional trackday.As occasional trackday locations go, Portimao is out of the top drawer. The undulating circuit is technical yet flowing. It's a firm favourite on the World Superbike calendar
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Discuss: What's harder to ride properly fast; 600 or a 1000?
By Visordown on 21/02/2010 14:44:00
Which is harder to ride properly fast, the crazy power of a 1000cc Superbike or the precision of a rev-hungry 600? We ask you, dear Visordown reader
with a good rider on a 1000, as on the roads it’s harder to use the advantages.MACA 1,000cc bike is easier to go fast on on the road because you don’t have to run big lean angles and you can accelerate much more quickly.tripod_daveAll that matters
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I've ridden the future and it's 100bhp
By Ben Cope on 17/04/2012 12:08:32
Would a 100bhp limit be the end of motorcycling?
end than I ever would have done with a full-power machine, at angles of lean where previously I wouldn't have gone near the throttle.It took some learning. My brain was neither in 600 mode or 1000 mode, it was juggling the two and sometimes getting
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Five great £3000 track weapons
By Jon Urry on 31/05/2012 16:51:00
Want a road bike that'll also cut in on the track? You don't need to blow the bank, check out these smart buys instead
2000 Honda SP-1Honda’s SP-1 is often viewed as a failure, but while it flopped in the showrooms mainly due to its astronomical price, let’s not forget the SP-1 defeated Ducati’s all conquering 998 on the World Superbike scene in 2000.True it took
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