Issue 248, June 2011 – 20th Anniversary Issue
Moby | Current Issue | 09/04/2011 23:41pmOur 172-page 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition is in the shops now! Don’t delay – there’s also £3,000 of essential kit to be won…
Here’s a couple of BMW S 1000 RR wallpapers for you from the launch. One Mr A Fagan on board.
Beej giving the RR a bit of a workout on track at Dunlop’s test track – Mireval – in France.
Yes, it’s that time again – the annual ten bike test-fest that is Sportsbike of the Year. Without any doubt at all it was the most hard-fought and close shootout in the test’s nine-year history, too.
Our 172-page 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition is in the shops now! Don’t delay – there’s also £3,000 of essential kit to be won…
BMW S 1000 RR vs Nissan GT-R at Brands Hatch. The S 1000 RR won…
Modified underdogs take on the class leaders.
After being given an almighty kicking in 2010, 2011 certainly looks a little brighter for Japan’s big four. The leader of next year’s pack is, somewhat surprisingly, Kawasaki. The drip feed of information on the new ZX-10R has now turned into a torrent, with Kawasaki releasing the final spec on what it hopes will be a shit-kicking superbike able to take on the might of the all-conquering BMW S 1000 RR, and Honda’s excellent Fireblade.
Italian firm Bitubo has a long history in suspension products, with a few world championships to its name. With products like these, it may gain a few more. It’s always possible to improve on ‘perfection’, and with that in mind Bitubo have put together a package of upgrades for the BMW S 1000 RR.
Moby took his S 1000 RR to Dynojet UK this week to get it mapped on the stock system, and then with a full Akrapovic Evolution race system fitted.
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