Superbike Magazine July 2012 Vorige editie

Feature: Texas Tornado boot camp. New editor John Hogan heads to Colin Edwards’ Texas Tornado boot camp. Shooting guns, drinking beer and learning to slide a bike on dirt, all under the watchful eye of a genuine GP racing god.

Group Test: 2012 Suzuki GSX-R 1000, Honda Fireblade and KTM RC8 R. Litre sports bikes without traction control; the last of the breed. We tested the final three flagship sports bikes to be designed without electronic interference keeping you out of the gravel. Did we live to tell the tale?

Feature: One-piece leather suits In the market for a set of one-piece leathers? Take a look at our guide to one-piece suits and our pick of 14 great suits to fit all budgets. If you want to spend thousands of pounds on an Alpinestars airbag suit, then don’t worry, we’ve got you covered too.

Columnists: Toby Moody and Jamie Whitham Between them, these two chaps are the voices of MotoGP, BSB and WSB. They air their views on what it’s like from the other side of the mic.

Long term test bikes: 2012 KTM RC8 R, 2012 Kawasaki ZZR 1400, 2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2012 Ducati 848 evo our long term test bikes abused and rated. Kenny rabbits on about tyre pressures on the GSX-R, Hogan has been accessorizing the 848 evo while getting nicked on a Ducati Panigale. Chris has been getting all righteous about not needing traction control on his RC8 R. And the ZZR1400? Well somehow Neil hasn’t ended up in jail yet, but he is running perilously close...