Ask any racer what corners they would choose for their perfect track and the long swooping left that makes up the final corner of Phillip Island would appear on quite a few designs.Here the Honda World Superbike riders Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama, along with technician Chris ...

.After the hard braking into the first turn from over 200mph, the left of turn 2 follows sharply with the MotoGP contingent sliding through with their upper body grazing the tarmac, maintaining their corner speed before flicking their bikes into the long

been laughed out of the dealership a decade ago.The ZX-10R? It's got the best traction control I've ever used.Until you've had the ZX-10R (or any other similarly clever superbike) lit up, shimmying, protesting, sliding (if you're good enough, not sure I

, Rossi said: "We need to modify the settings to improve the rear grip and have the rear tires sliding less, create less temperature and have better life for the second part of the race."All riders opted for a Medium compound front tyre - the hardest

protector inserts.• Removable, multi-panel lining and 3D mesh inserts to improve comfort and ventilation.• Removable security strap attached to base of jacket to maintain its position in case of impact slide (feet first). Strap system is fully compliant

Armor back protector insert available as accessory).• Durable outer leather shoulders and elbow protection panels improve abrasion resistance.• Double Velcro sleeve fastening system helps prevent protection displacement during impact slide.Comfort• Rear

Rear brake: Single 282mm disc, Nissin sliding twin-piston caliper. Non-switchable ABSInstrument display: Analogue speedometer and tachometer with multi-function LCD display with ambient light-level compensation. LCD display is for trip info (x2) gear position

, gets pretty close to a religious experience. Power-off peel-in points to the millimetre. Apexes and exits on a taut throttle cable to the thou’. 250s are the surgical scalpel where a superbike is that stainless steel slide hammer they remove bone pins