Download or read book Ducati Corse World Superbikes written by Alan Cathcart and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the development and history all five Ducati Corse World Superbike generations together with interviews with the designers, racers and team managers. This unique insight is provided by renown motorcycle racer and journalist Alan Cathcart who has had the opportunity to test ride every one of the race bikes over the last 25 years
Download or read book Superbikes written by Phil West and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title introduces readers to some of the most exotic and eye-catching motorcycles of the past half-century. Each machine is an icon of its era and can be appreciated as much for its beauty as it can for its performance. With each profile featuring a short description, list of specifications, and adrenalized photography, these books will bring fun and spark imagination.
Download or read book Superbike 25 Exciting Years The Official Book written by Claudio Porrozzi and published by Giorgio Nada Editore Srl. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Superbike World Championship for modified “production” bikes was inaugurated way back in 1988, with high performance machinery normally destined for the road taking to the tracks for the first time to dispute a full championship season. The American Fred Merkel riding a Honda won the first two editions in 1988 and 1989. This was followed by a Ducati triple with titles for Raymond Roche in 1990 and Doug Polen in 1991 and ’92. In the years that followed the likes of Carl Fogarty, Troy Corser, Colin Edwards and Troy Bayliss came to the fore aboard equally well-known bikes also raced in the same period by Pier Francesco Chili, perhaps the best-known Italian Superbike rider prior to the advent of Biaggi and Melandri. These 25 years are revisited for the first time in an official book that, season by season, reviews the technical, sporting and human stories of each championship through the ever-accurate texts of Claudio Porrozzi and above all the spectacular images of his brother Fabrizio, for years the official SBK World Championship photographer. Championship standings and statistics complete a book that is sure to be source of reference for all fans.
Download or read book Superbikes written by Mandy R. Marx and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses superbikes, their main features, and how they are raced.
Download or read book Superbikes written by Katie Franks and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains what superbikes are and the races they compete in.
Download or read book Superbike written by Jim Mezzanotte and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on the sport of superbike racing, including the nature of the tracks, racing techniques, safety equipment, and prominent racers.
Download or read book Motorbikes written by Philip Raby and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines a variety of powerful motorcycles, including dirt bikes, custom bikes, and desert racers.
Download or read book The World According to Foggy written by Carl Fogarty and published by Headline. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the Superbike World Championship, The World According to Foggy will delight the legions of motor sport fans in the UK and beyond, and will be lapped by those who have enjoyed books by Valentino Rossi, Guy Martin, Michael Dunlop, John McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson and Freddie Spencer. This is a full-throttle, rip-roaring, white-knuckle pillion ride with motorcycle racing icon Carl Fogarty, a man the nation took to their hearts as 'King of the Jungle' in the 2014 series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The World According to Foggy is packed with hilarious tales from inside and outside the sport. Racers past and present, including Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Steve Hislop and Guy Martin, all come under Foggy scrutiny. He dips into the memory banks to relive those special moments of his career in World Superbikes and at his 'spiritual home', the Isle of Man TT, and talks candidly for the first time about his venture into team ownership, as well as his inner demons. Carl lifts the lid on his madcap mates and their daft antics and shares his quirky wisdom on topics as diverse as cricket, hikers, News at Ten, fainting goats, traffic lights and the full English breakfast on trains. Ultimately, The World According to Foggy reveals the real man behind the visor: cheeky, witty, down-to-earth ... and every-so-slightly bonkers.
Download or read book World Superbike written by Michael Hill and published by Giorgio Nada Editore Srl. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relive the highs and lows of a thrilling WorldSBK season in the Official 2019 Yearbook, including round-by-round analysis of all three World Championship classes. Whether you are a fan of Kawasaki or Ducati, green or red, Rea or Bautista, 2019 had something for everyone and ultimately produced one of the greatest duels in WorldSBK history. A look back through the World Superbike archives, as well as an in depth look underneath the fairings of all seven manufacturers that took part in the three World Championship classes enhances what is a must read for any fan. Each World Champion has a dedicated chapter, with a comprehensive rider guide and exclusive never seen before photos. All of the statistics, all of the records as well as a look back at the riders who remain iconic as far as WorldSBK is concerned are all included in the Official Yearbook of the 2019 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship.
Download or read book World Superbikes written by Julian Ryder and published by Haynes Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men, the machines, and the crowd-pulling drama of the 1997 title chase unfold in this all-color look at World Superbike Championships! Filled with year-by-year coverage, Flyin' Fred Merkel in 1988 to Kocinski's dramatic crowning in 1997. All the champions - Merkel, Roche, Polen, Russel, Fogarty, and Corser. All the bikes - Honda, Ducati, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Bimota.
Download or read book Motorbike Racing written by Tony Norman and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series takes readers into the realm of true adventure, from extreme sports to surviving in the wilderness, describing the equipment needed for each sport, and the skills required by those who dare.
Download or read book World Superbikes written by Julian Ryder and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years after the World Superbike Championship was started at England’s Donington Park, the series has produced some of the most thrilling racing and iconic champions in the world of motorcycle racing. The genius touch was to feature bikes that are sold in showrooms, thus attracting a passionate following among ordinary motorcyclists. The third edition of this fact-packed and gloriously illustrated book brings the story right up to date – all the riders, machines, politics and results.
Download or read book Parrish Times written by Steve Parrish and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Champion motorcyclist and truck racer, television presenter, practical joker or just plain survivor - Steve Parrish has been called them all. Parrish Times tracks his amazing journey over the last four decades, through a rollercoaster ride of emotions in surely the most dangerous and exhilarating sporting arena there is. In the 1970s Steve was competing for the world motorcycle championship with legendary team mate Barry Sheene on a Suzuki. After retiring in 1986, Steve managed a successful Yamaha factory team to three British Superbike Championship titles and started a truck-racing career, becoming the most successful truck racer ever. He also proved to be a natural commentator, first for BBC radio, then transferring to television with Sky, ITV and Eurosport. Against this backdrop are Steve's notorious pranks: posing as a medical doctor to allow John Hopkins to fly from Japan to the Australian GP; impersonating Barry Sheene in a qualifying session; owning a fire engine, a hearse, and an ambulance - parking it on double yellow lines with the doors open in visits to his local bank.
Download or read book Cycle World Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 1718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leathered written by John Hopkins and published by Cassell. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Injury. Adrenaline. Addiction. These are the things that fuelled one man's race to international stardom as he pushed boundaries and took life on and off the bike to the limits. Starting out as a talented youth riding the desert tracks of California, his reckless nature and incredible talent earned him a position in the rarefied world of professional motorcycle racing. Despite the success in his professional life, his personal life was crumbling around him - John was battling with depression and temptation, which began to threaten his career, health and marriage, ultimately bringing him to a life of alcoholism, addiction and even smuggling. In his remarkable memoir, one of the world's most renowned riders takes us on a raw and unique journey to the extremes of fast living. John 'Hopper' Hopkins is an icon for motorsport fans worldwide. He won't let anything hold him back. He has broken almost every bone in his body (twice), suffered a bleed on the brain, and had a finger amputated... yet he continued to race. Finally, at the age of 35 - with his latest crash at Brands Hatch in 2017 putting him in rehab for two years - he decided to hang up his helmet. Leathered tells the incredible story of an unparalleled career. From bone-crunching injuries and alcohol-fuelled antics to the breakdown of his marriage, it unveils the true stories behind the lurid headlines.
Download or read book Rocket Men written by Ron Haslam and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Rocket' Ron Haslam started racing on the professional circuit in 1972 at the age of 15 and developed into one of the finest, and fastest, racers the UK has ever seen. Winner of three World titles and four British championships, as well as a record six Macau GPs, he rode in more than 100 Grands Prix. Despite tragically losing two of his brothers in motorbike accidents, Haslam kept on riding, setting speed records wherever he went. His son, Leon, the 'Pocket Rocket', is following in his father's extremely speedy footsteps. A national Motorcross champion and national Scooter champion at the age of just 14, he became the youngest ever rider to compete in the 500cc World Championship and is now one of Britain's top racers, competing for Stiggy Honda in the World Superbike Championship. This is the extraordinary story of a father and a son who are addicted to motorbikes, with all the thrills and spills, miraculous escapes and multiple broken bones that involves. Both colourful characters, their story takes us all the way from the 1970s to today and is full of hilarious high-octane derring-do, a cast of characters including legends like Fast Freddie Spencer and Barry Sheene, and nothing less than terrifying but exhilarating adventure.
Download or read book Racing with Rich Energy written by Elizabeth Blackstock and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formula One has long maintained a glitzy aura that masks dark and strange goings-on in the background. But with the 2019 season came a force louder than Formula One could dream of muffling: William Storey, the founder of British energy drink startup Rich Energy. Storey became a multimillion-dollar sponsor of the Haas Formula One team a year after records showed Rich Energy having a mere $770 in the bank. He equated his doubters to moon-landing truthers and publicly mocked both the Haas team and the entities winning legal disputes against him. But where were actual cans of Rich Energy, and did the supposed sponsorship funds exist? In the six months between Storey's first race as a Formula One sponsor and his very public exit, he stole the spotlight with a loud mouth and an active Twitter account. Haas team boss Guenther Steiner once described the Rich Energy news cycle as: "I'm getting sick of answering these stupid fucking questions on a race weekend. I've never seen any fucking thing like this." No one else had, either. This book uncovers the complete, bizarre story.
