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  1. First Ride: 2007 Aprilia Tuono Factory

    ... taller profile rear tyre the Factory certainly drops into corners faster. Which is both a blessing and curse. Through higher speed bends ... Factory was more than happy to drop onto its side for these corners, it did so with a bit of an unnerving flop. As anyone who has ridden a ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  2. Litre-bike super test - Real world superbikes

    ... designed to develop and test tyres and has a huge array of corners and cambers as well as perfect tarmac to put both tyre and bike to the ... is usually really good. It's especially noticeable in corners when you start applying the power. Engine aside, which will always ...

    jon96 - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  3. Motorcycle Trackday: Learn Your Lines

    ... the white line at the edge of the track before turning in to corners, and running up the painted kerbs and kicking up dust on the exit. ... your marks inches from the track edge on the way into corners becomes harder. The temptation is to move towards a more ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 22/09/2019 - 19:20 - 1 comment

  4. Think Fast

    ... no matter how fast their bike can propel them between corners, there's a limit to how quickly their abilities can actually get around ... let Mark explain. "Too many people ride in halves between corners. They're either accelerating or braking, when what they should be doing ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

  5. UK & European Motorcycle Track Guide

    ... for setting-up bikes as with around 14 tricky low-speed corners, three medium-speed corners, some good high-speed braking and a decent length of start/finish ...

    Ben Cope - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  6. 2002 R1 review

    ... when you'd run in a bit hot or hard on the gas out of corners when it could really slap about, the new bike feels very different and ... ideal. On its side, the bike tracks through corners beautifully and the feedback and grip from the front is excellent. Even ...

    Ben Cope - 13/06/2023 - 09:15 - 0 comments

  7. First Ride: 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1

    ... when you'd run in a bit hot or hard on the gas out of corners when it could really slap about, the new bike feels very different and ... ideal. On its side, the bike tracks through corners beautifully and the feedback and grip from the front is excellent. Even ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  8. What was the most treacherous corner of the 2019 WorldSBK season?

    ... have been listed as the most treacherously tricky corners on the 2019 WorldSBK and support programme calendar, according to ... revealing figures that show which circuits and corners saw the most incidents and which riders were more prone to accidents. ... of 15 incidents at Donington Park. Broken down into corners, the hard-braking tight right-hand hairpin at Magny-Cours – named ...

    Ollie Barstow - 28/11/2019 - 13:43 - 0 comments

  9. Advanced Riding Course: Wet Weather Rain Tips

    ... of spinning the rear or losing the front. On the way into corners, brake in a straight line and build up pressure as the front tyre ... while slick, shiny stuff is as slippy as ice. Junctions and corners with Shellgrip (the light-coloured tacky stuff) is as grippy as normal ...

    jon96 - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

  10. Fireblade History: The Gathering

    ... of a new era. Early '90s big sportsbikes didn't go around corners. Then this appeared I stumbled across a mint 1992 twin headlight ... than silky-smooth in closing the throttle while heading into corners, the Foxeye acquitted itself very nicely indeed around Oulton's testing ...

    Ben Cope - 05/05/2023 - 16:23 - 0 comments

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