The 2017 championship is analysed by the authors of this classic official annual, first published with the purpose of informing the public of one of the most compelling and fascinating world championships.
The 2017 championship is analysed by the authors of this classic official annual, first published with the purpose of informing the public of one of the most compelling and fascinating world championships.
The story of the first superbike. Despite only nine years of production, Vincents continued to be ridden regularly in rallies, hard in racing, and certainly well beyond the normal lifespan of a motorcycle. This book tells the Vincent story from 1946 until the present day, including the stories of those significant individuals who helped to make Vincents such legendary machines.
The Italian rider Max Biaggi, already winner of the 2010 title, triumphed in the 2012 World Superbike Championship aboard the Italian Aprilia. Second and third places in the standings went to Tom Sykes aboard a Kawasaki and to Marco Melandri, in his second year in the SBK series, riding a BMW. Once again, this edition of the Superbike World Championship Official Book is intended as the reference volume for the world of production-derived” racers, the bikes that have for many years now represented the beating heart of motorcycle sport, combining fierce competition with high technology, without neglecting the close ties with road-going machinery. Race by race, the book describes the 2012 season, above all through the spectacular photos taken by Fabrizio Porrozzi, complemented by the ever-pertinent texts of his brother Claudio. As well as reporting on the major championship, the book also features chapters devoted to the other categories (Supersport, Superstock 1000, Superstock 600) completing the packed World Championship programme.
The entry of Ducati into MotoGP, the record of 200 races wins in Superbike, the conquest of the world title by Neil Hodgson on the new Ducati 999 and the extraordinary results achieved in MotoGP with the “rookie” Desmosedici bike. The complete report about Ducati in the 2003 season, including the classification and the results concerned the different races, the driver and their team.
A volume full of stunning pictures by Michele Morisetti and Fabrizio Porrozzi describing the triumphs of this motorcycle in all races of the 2002 World Superbike Championship. A must for all fans of this great motorcycles make!
Essential Superbike takes you into the exciting world of the fastest motorcycles of today and yesterday. The designation "Superbike" perfectly encapsulates these machines in one word. From their early development in the 1980s through todays machines, this book describes the performance, the power, and the thrill of riding and owning one of these blazingly fast and furious machines. The technology used in these machines has been passed on from the race circuits of the world with development carried out by the worlds greatest racing riders. Colin Edwards, Carl Fogarty, and more recently, Nicky Hayden, have all raced machines of which road-going versions are just down the street at your local dealer. Ultimate machines like the legendary all-conquering Ducati 996, the Honda RC51, and the awesome Yamaha R1. Each feature bike is accompanied by tech specs, historical milestones and beautiful photos.
This is the new edition of the World Championship Superbike Official Book. To the chronicle of all the races of the 2007 season (including a section with all classifications and data), it adds photos and articles explaining the world of the most representative four-stroke engine production bikes championship. Included a report on 20 years of championship from 1988 up to 2007.
In 2009 too, the World Superbike Championship proved to be a remarkable series, one relived race by race in this book. The fascinating struggle between reigning champion Troy Bayliss and his adversaries was once again the leit motif of a season recounted in a brief but passionate text and, above all, through the exceptional photos taken by Fabrizio Porrozzi, the official championship photographer who captured bikes and riders on the track as well as around the pits and paddock.
The book is completed with chapters devoted to the Supersport, Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 categories.
In 2009 too, the World Superbike Championship proved to be a remarkable series, one relived race by race in this book. The fascinating struggle between reigning champion Troy Bayliss and his adversaries was once again the leit motif of a season recounted in a brief but passionate text and, above all, through the exceptional photos taken by Fabrizio Porrozzi, the official championship photographer who captured bikes and riders on the track as well as around the pits and paddock.
The book is completed with chapters devoted to the Supersport, Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 categories.
The World Superbike Championship is for real enthusiasts, those able to appreciate the closeness of its motorcycles to those that travel the public roads every day. And it is precisely the derivations from production road bikes that have always been one of the aspects of maximum interest for those who live the races, not as show business but as manifestations of technology and sportsmanship.
The 2010 championship, in which seven manufacturers competed officially, was made up of 13 races that took place on four continents (Europe, Africa, America and Australia) and, in the end, saw the success of an Italian team in Aprilia and an Italian rider, Max Biaggi. The official 2010/2011 book illustrates the championship with really spectacular and exciting pictures, not only of the news shot variety but also with photographs of the environment, lifting the ‘curtain’ on the happenings backstage.
And ample space has been devoted to technology.
The World Superbike Championship is for real enthusiasts, those able to appreciate the closeness of its motorcycles to those that travel the public roads every day. And it is precisely the derivations from production road bikes that have always been one of the aspects of maximum interest for those who live the races, not as show business but as manifestations of technology and sportsmanship.
The 2010 championship, in which seven manufacturers competed officially, was made up of 13 races that took place on four continents (Europe, Africa, America and Australia) and, in the end, saw the success of an Italian team in Aprilia and an Italian rider, Max Biaggi. The official 2010/2011 book illustrates the championship with really spectacular and exciting pictures, not only of the news shot variety but also with photographs of the environment, lifting the ‘curtain’ on the happenings backstage.
And ample space has been devoted to technology.