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MotoGP Sepang Race Report - Under The Weather
By David Emmett on 21/10/2008 00:04:30
The MotoGP riders were greeted by hot, humid conditions at tropical Sepang. It was to be a war of attrition.
properly. Racing 200 mph motorcycles at 100% intensity for 45 minutes in 105 degree tropical humidity was going to be a real test of endurance. It had already claimed victims in the smaller classes, with Mattia Pasini pulling in during the 250 race
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MotoGP Le Mans Race - Luck Of The Draw
By David Emmett on 21/05/2007 00:44:09
MotoGP hits rain-sodden Le Mans, and surprises us all
as the weather outlook worsened during the junior classes. The day had started bright enough, a few drops of rain soon driven away, but the track mainly dry and the skies sunny, if not clear. However, as the morning went on, the skies began slowly to darken
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MotoGP Assen Race Report - The Rules Of Racing
By David Emmett on 29/06/2008 23:05:33
MotoGP went to The Cathedral, but would the gods look kindly on the high priests of racing?
with the added grip of qualifying tires. So Rossi started the 2nd race of the season at Jerez from down in 9th on the grid, behind the Spaniard Toni Elias. Trying to make up the positions he had lost, Rossi fired through the order from the start, and tipped
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MotoGP Brno Race Report - Turning Point
By David Emmett on 18/08/2008 17:19:17
Hopes were high after the MotoGP thriller at the Dry Lake in California. Would the Wet Woods in the Czech Republic live up to its predecessor?
for all of the riders in the MotoGP class, the riders called on Dorna to impose a single tire rule. The ominous part of that being that the Michelin riders were unanimously in favor, with only a few Bridgestone riders against. Now on three disasters in a
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Valencia MotoGP Race Report - The Party's Over
By David Emmett on 27/10/2008 22:03:59
The MotoGP finale at Valencia is supposed to be a celebration of racing. Instead of a celebration, we got a parade.
. The front three were away quickest as expected, Dani Pedrosa getting the drop on Casey Stoner, while Nicky Hayden followed close behind. But as they lined up to tip into the fast first corner, Hayden suddenly found Colin Edwards sitting on the ideal line
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Living with the Victory 8 Ball
By John Hogan on 12/05/2008 16:10:13
John Hogan spends 12 months 'enhancing' his cool status with the Victory 8 Ball
-shirt doesn’t feel dangerous. Apologies to those of you reading this and tutting about my apparent disregard for personal safety, but its personal so bite me.Our annual longtermer jaunt to Wales was a good chance to prove to the rest of the class that my bike
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John Cantlie Does Africa
By John Cuntlie on 29/10/2007 21:07:47
A ride off-road through the un-tamed bush of South Africa? Tough going but a real thrill, and in November 2006 you can do the same - and all for charidee, mate
that saturate Africa's south-eastern tip, my foot starting to throb like a double-bass. The ride heads steadily north fording rivers and picking our way through orange and lemon groves. I mutter along at the back, still seething. But gradually the mood improves
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Road Test: Supersport Superstars
By Jon Urry, Niall Mackenzie, James Whitham on 24/04/2008 18:56:19
How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...
, the Honda tips it over the Yamaha as it looks brilliant. Sorry Kawasaki.So, after all that, which is the best 600? Well, as I said earlier, it depends on what you want. For a circuit addicts the Kawasaki offers everything. It's an amazing track bike but crap
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Road Test: GT1000 v. CB1300 v. ZRX1200 v. Griso
By Jon Bentman on 26/05/2008 12:55:11
Back in the day the Bol d'Or was THE end-of-summer ride out. Using retro-repros TWO is recreating the experience: twins and twin-shocks to the Bol. Let the slipstreaming begin!
s... and Guzzis. Even BMWs. Now that would be a race we'd ride 900 miles to see. Indeed, vive la difference!JIM'S BOL TIPS#1 The RacingThe Bol d'Or translates as 'Gold Cup' (actually Gold Bowl - an in-joke by the French) and is both the highlight
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Road Test: R1200R v. XB12R v. GT650R v Multistrada
By Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 14:59:28
Talk of twins and it's a fair bet you'll be imagining a Ducati 999 or Aprilia Factory. But what are the 'alternative' two-pot choices?
bike, but not as we know it.Then we have the BMW R1200R. BMW's Boxer engine has been around longer than George Foreman and punches in the same heavyweight class. And punches well given the latest 1170cc development of the breed. Big, it is often said
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