Search results for: “ducati”
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BSB: Cadwell Park preview
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By Philip Wain The scenic Cadwell Park circuit in Lincolnshire is the next stop on the British Superbike Championship calendar and the ‘Party in the Park’ should certainly live up to its billing this Bank Holiday weekend. With its origins dating back to 1934, the circuit’s layout has remained almost untouched since 1962, the only…
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Crutchlow wins Czech GP – first Brit to win premier league race since Sheene, 35 years ago
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After a torrential Moto2 race at the Automotodrom Brno, it was the turn of the MotoGP machines to head out as the rain was just starting to stop – leaving the prospect of a flag-to-flag hanging over the race. In the end it wasn’t to be, and it was Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) who sliced…
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Want to see secret inside Norton pics? Insider photos of the development ‘corner’ reveal the chassis work under development
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Norton has released a drawing and claims that a 1200cc V4 superbike is going to appear as part of the firm’s 2017 range. Norton has also said that the bike is ‘targetting’ 200bhp, will have funky rear-view cameras instead of boring old mirrors and will be in very limited numbers. It’ll also have a single-sided…
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Roland Sands shows XDiavel bits off (for XDiavel owners who like that sort of thing)
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American bike-specials builder and stage-diving specials rider Roland Sands has added this cosmetically tweaked XDiavel Ducati to the range of motorcycles that you can give him cash for bits for. https://youtu.be/SuSI_iFWhqk The bike was revealed at the Sturgis Rally, where Sands had already grabbed the headlines by riding his Indian special flat-tracker thing off a…
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MotoGP: Bosses make changes to Austrian track amid safety fears
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MOTOGP bosses have made changes to in infamous Turn 10 at the Austrian circuit just in time for this weekend’s round of the championship. The changes come as the championship returns to the circuit for the first time since 1997, further adjustments have been made to the Red Bull Ring layout following a private test held…
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Shakey rules the BSB roost at Brands Hatch
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By Philip Wain Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne’s grip on the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship tightened ever so slightly at Brands Hatch over the weekend with the Be Wiser Ducati rider taking yet another double to move onto 74 career BSB wins. As per previous rounds though, he certainly didn’t have it easy and, on…
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Same day, different class of MotoGP rider’s down-time…
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Ever wondered why some MotoGP riders get the titles and some don’t? For some it’s good machines, hard work and a bit of luck in the racing world. And the more they work the luckier they seem to get. Take two top names in MotoGP and what they were up to a couple of days…
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BSB Preview: Brands Hatch this weekend!
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BSB Preview: Brands Hatch this weekend! By Philip Wain This weekend sees round seven of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship take place on the Brands Hatch GP circuit, also marking the start of the second half of the season. And whilst the top of the Championship table has a ring of familiarity about it,…
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My bike: 2015 Triumph Tiger 800 XRx
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64 year-old Chris Foreman, a part-time telecoms consultant from Hertfordshire, gives us the low-down on his adventurer… I’ve been riding since 1969, and haven’t been without two wheels since. I typically cover about 5000 miles per year, and also have a 1981 BMW R100RS (1981) and a Sym Symphony 125 that fits in…
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BSB Preview: Round 6, Thruxton
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By Philip Wain This weekend sees the MCE British Superbike Championship reach its halfway point with round six of the series taking place at Thruxton and if the previous five rounds are anything to go by, we can expect another unpredictable set of races. The Hampshire circuit is the fastest on the BSB calendar with…
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