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MotoGP Mugello - Italian Passion
By David Emmett on 04/06/2007 00:14:08
Would Ducati reign at Mugello, or could The Doctor fix them?
Melandri, taking advantage of the Ducati's superior power, then Pedrosa came by too, using the drive he was getting out of the final turn to launch down the front straight. Behind Melandri, Hopper was showing off the new horses that Suzuki had found him, re
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Road Test: R1200RT vs. Pan European vs. FJR1300
By Warren Pole on 27/04/2008 19:51:56
When you need to cross Europe in temperatures low enough to make a brass monkey wince, and still need to look chipper at the other end, only a serious tourer will do. We take three of the bestto Prague for the coldest test of the year.
of that old war-horse with some modern touches for a sportier-looking take on the grand tourer theme. Finally we had a Beemer in the shape of the new R1200RT. Heavily taken to task by its makers this year in an attempt to oust the Pan from top slot, this bike
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First Ride: 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1300 Hayabusa
By Jon Urry on 29/03/2008 10:23:35
With a tyre-shredding 194bhp on tap and a fully revised chassis the original Hypersports bike is refusing to grow old gracefully. Hold on tight, because the 'Busa is back and is meaner than ever...
to come from it?"There is more to come from it, I think so. If customer modifies it then maximum horse power and engine performance will increase. There is more to come, but be careful, durability will be reduced."Did you explore traction control at all
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First Ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:09:57
If you can’t beat them, get the rules changed so you can then build a bike with all the bits you need to dominate the racetrack out of the box. Ducati’s 1098R is pure WSB homologation magic...
an afterburner. It’s stunning. Exiting any second gear corners at Jerez and as soon as I gave the 1098R some throttle it reared up like an angry horse. You simply can’t give it full throttle until it’s into third gear, such is the ferocity of the power delivery
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Shanghai MotoGP Preview - Beauty And The Beast
By David Emmett on 01/05/2008 16:39:34
Is Stoner's Ducati still fast enough to hold off allcomers down Shanghai's long, long straights?
of the field has caught up. The Ducati is still the fastest bike on the grid, but now, both Honda and Yamaha are within a couple of kilometers an hour, rather than the dozen or so their deficit was last year.Horses For CoursesSo Stoner will have to overcome
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MotoGP Sachsenring Preview - Hard Left
By David Emmett on 10/07/2008 23:26:50
From the fast and sweeping Assen, to the tight and tortuous Sachsenring, the MotoGP circus moves from one extreme to another. Will it make chasing Casey Stoner any easier?
of the world, and in almost every other sporting discipline, racetracks, be they for horses, cars, bicycles (motorized or otherwise), athletes or greyhounds, all run counter-clockwise. Whether it be NASCAR or speed skating, a racetrack consists of a couple
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Class of '80
By Simon Bowen on 07/09/2009 17:22:25
It’s early 1980 and the threat of the four-stroke invasion hangs heavy in the air. Yamaha and Suzuki have been slugging it out for two years in what may be the final fling for the air-cooled strokers
-fashioned matter of horses for courses, assuming that you’re not the size of a rugby player – in which case the X7 will disappear up your Wranglers in a flash. Suzuki have moved the game forward and engineered an extremely impressive pocket rocket
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Kenny Roberts
By Visordown on 27/04/2002 14:39:32
King Kenny Roberts in his own words. During a flying visit to his race factory in Banbury, TWO caught up with Kenny Roberts Snr to find out how he has remained one of the most famous and respected personalities in GP racing.
them. I was a horse person before I rode a mini bike. I rode a mini-bike on a dare. I was scared to ride it, obviously. I really was. I rode it and it scared me to death, and from that point on I've just been a motorcycle person. Away from the racetrack
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Living with a 2002 Triumph Tiger
By Giles Butcher on 12/12/2002 11:08:57
Giles enjoyed his months with the Triumph adventurer, although he was never really sure of the colour...
in fear of highsiding, I could just whack the throttle open with no fear of the Tiger's puny eighty-odd horses causing the rear Metzeler to let go. The biggest concern I had was from the front, which constantly felt like it was going to wash out mid
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Living with a 2002 Honda CBR954RR Fireblade
By Warren Pole on 12/06/2002 12:10:12
Wozza avoids the law with a calm time onboard the Honda CBR954RR
'll take my Blade of fire any day of the week. And anyway, those chariot things can be a right pain - always wearing out their horses, getting stuck in traffic, Ben Hur wannabes coming at you with massive blades stuck to their spindles trying to take you
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