BMW's R1200S...impressive performance at OsherslebenBMW Motorrad Motorsport's two teams finished fifth and ninth overall on the modified R 1200 S sports boxer, as well as first and second in their class in the fourth round of the 2007 QMMF Endurance

Rea ... pictured on his HM Plant BSB machineJonathan Rea and his HM Honda team-mate Riyouchi Kiyonari took victory in the Suzuka Eight Hour Endurance race in Japan on Sunday. Kiyonari led early in the race and still was in front when he handed over

to replace damaged cases, or for those after protecting their bike engine's bottom end in the event of a tumble.They'll be fitted to our 1988 Tony Scott-engined GSX-R endurance racer in the coming weeks, so look out for more on the 160bhp beastie over

difference of the BMW HP2 Sport from the endurance racing Boxer is the brand new cylinder heads: Each of the double overhead camshafts (DOHC) uses a drag lever to actuate the valves that are larger than in the BMW R 1200 S. Further modifications

he returned to the All Japan Championships and also competed in the Suzuka 8 hours World Endurance Championship race in July. During his career Abe was widely known and loved by the fans as a leading figure in the domestic race scene as well as abroad

cc round to be held in his home country, at Phillip Island, back in 1989. With unpredictable weather and no end of high-speed curves, the circuit's a test of endurance for both rider and machine. And there's the added emphasis on the importance

-sided swingarm, upside down forks and endurance-style fairing gave riders something that looked and handled like a big-bore sportster - without the huge insurance premium. The RVF was popular amongst newcomers, so check for signs it's been dropped