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Isle of Man TT 2017

 

  • Dougie Lampkin adalah satu-satunya penunggang yang berjaya melakukan aksi ‘wheelie’ mengelilingi litar Isle of Man TT.
  • Keseluruhan litar yang berjarak 60km yang mempunyai lebih daripada 200 selekoh, pertukaran ketinggian, lalulintas dan cuaca yang tidak menentu itu tidak dapat menghentikan kemaraan juara dunia motosikal ‘trial’ 12 kali yang berusia 40 tahun itu.
  • Dia mengambil masa 1 jam 35 minit untuk menunggang mengelilingi litar berkenaan di atas satu roda menggunakan motosikal ‘trial’ buatan khasnya, Vertigo Ice Hell 300.

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Dougie Lampkin is the first and only person who has successfully wheelied around the Isle of Man TT circuit.

The entire 60km-lap consisting of over 200 turns, elevation changes, traffic and unpredictable weather did not stop the 40-year-old 12-time motorcycle trials world champion.

It took him about an hour and 35 minutes to ride around the circuit on just one wheel using his custom Vertigo Ice Hell 300 trials bike.

Guy Martin on the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 (Image source: Grimsby Telegraph)

Ask any motorcycle enthusiast about the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy and the first thing you’ll get is a smile. It doesn’t matter if its nine-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi or just the average guy hanging out at your local workshop, the Isle of Man located between England and Ireland hosts the world’s greatest (and deadliest) motorcycle road race of all time, the TT. (more…)

  • Suzuki telah mengumumkan bahawa motosikal Suzuki GSX-R1000 dan GSX-R1000R 2018 mereka akan boleh didapati dalam warna baru pada tahun hadapan.
  • Skema warna putih keseluruhan dengan kemasan garisan biru boleh didapati buat kedua-dua model berkenaan.
  • Bagi mereka yang menggemari GSX-R1000R, ianya juga didatangkan dengan pilihan warna yang berlainan iaitu skema warna hitam yang menggerunkan dengan kemasan warna kelabu.

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Suzuki has announced that their 2018 Suzuki GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R will be available in new colours for next year.

The all-new white colour scheme with blue stripes is available for both models.

Those who prefer the GSX-R1000R has another colour option which comes in a sinister black colour scheme with grey stripes.

While Suzuki’s top of the line premier superbike remains virtually unchanged for 2018, they have announced that both the 2018 Suzuki GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R will be available in brand new colour schemes for the upcoming year. (more…)

 

  • Pelumba jalanraya legenda, Guy Martin, telah mengambil keputusan untuk menamatkan kerjayanya sebagai pelumba jalanraya antarabangsa berikutan kemunculan kembali ke arena perlumbaan jalanraya yang kurang memberangsangkan.
  • Setelah kemunculan kembalinya yang tidak diduga ke perlumbaan jalanraya dengan menerima tawaran dari pasukan Honda Racing Team, segala usaha Guy Martin dan John McGuinness serba tidak menjadi.
  • Apabila McGuinness terpaksa menarik diri dari perlumbaan Isle of Man TT berikutan kecederaan patah kakinya yang dialami selepas kemalangan ketika perlumbaan North West 200, Martin akhirnya mengambil keputusan untuk berhenti dari perlumbaan jalanraya selepas cubaan yang tidak membuahkan hasil bersama Honda Racing Team.

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Legendary road racer Guy Martin has decided to call it quits on his career as an international road racer following an unsuccessful return to the road racing scene.

After an unexpected return to road racing by accepting an offer from the Honda Racing Team, everything went downhill from there for both Guy Martin and John McGuinness.

As McGuinness sat out of the Isle of Man TT race following a broken leg from a crash in the North West 200, Martin finally puts a stop on road racing after fruitless attempt with the Honda Racing Team.

Following his recent withdrawal this year’s Ulster Grand Prix prior the 2017 Isle of Man TT, legendary road racer Guy Martin has decided to call it quits on his career as an international road racer. After suffering a major crash at the 2015 Ulster Grand Prix road race, most of us would think that Guy Martin would count his lucky stars after making out alive from that horrible crash which resulted in weeks of hospitalisation. (more…)

False neutrals happen whenever your bike shifts into a state of neutral other than the true neutral positioned between first and second gear.

False neutrals are dangerous as it robs the bike of its forward drive as well as the super important mechanical grip.

This article will explain on what are false neutrals, why they happen and how to avoid them from ever happening.

Have you ever been in a situation where you’re shifting through the gears while ripping through the mountain roads feeling like a street version of Valentino Rossi when suddenly your bike seems to shift into what seems like neutral but not the intended position between first and second?

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  • Michael Dunlop telah memenangi perlumbaan terakhir TT Senior di Isle of Man TT 2017 semalam di atas jentera barunya Suzuki GSX-Rnya.
  • Dengan Ian Hutchinson yang telah terbabas pada Pusingan 2 dan menyebabkan perlumbaan dihentikan sementara, Dunlop mengambil peluang itu dan membuat pertukaran yang perlu pada aturcara motosikalnya yang membolehkannya memenangi perlumbaan TT mutlak itu.
  • Peter Hickman (Smiths BMW) dan Dean Harrison (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki) sekali lagi merangkul tempat di atas podium dengan kedudukan kedua dan ketiga.

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  • Penunggang Honda Racing, Guy Martin, telah membuat keputusan untuk menarik diri dari perlumbaan TT Senior terakhir dalam Isle of Man TT 2017.
  • Disebabkan masa yang terhad diluangkan dalam pembangunan motosikal beserta dengan cuaca yang buruk dan kemalangan superbike Martin pada hari Ahad, keputusan itu dibuat untuk kebaikan semua pihak.
  • “Kami tidak mencatat masa yang diperlukan untuk menjadi cukup kompetitif di sini, kami memerlukan lebih masa untuk mengatur cara motosikal ini dan melakukan hanya enam pusingan (TT Senior) tidak akan mencapai apa yang kami ingin lakukan.”

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Michael Dunlop has the final Senior TT race in the Isle of Man TT 2017 yesterday on board of the brand new Suzuki GSX-R.

With Ian Hutchinson crashing out of the race in Lap 2which led to a break in the race, Dunlop was able to make necessary changes to the bike’s setting which gave him the ultimate TT race win.

Peter Hickman (Smiths BMW) and Dean Harrison (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki) again scored impressive podium finishes in second and third respectively.

Image source: MCN

Michael Dunlop took his 16th TT win in the Isle of Man TT 2017 premiere race, the Senior TT. Not only he won the most memorable race of the entire Tourist Trophy series, he did so yesterday on board the brand new Suzuki GSX-R. (more…)

Alan Bonner
  • Perlumbaan Isle of Man TT 2017 telah meragut mangsa ketiga setakat ini setelah tiga orang penunggang meninggal dunia akibat kecederaan yang berlaku ketika perlumbaan.
  • Davey Lambert, Jochem van der Hoek, dan Alan Bonner adalah penunggang yang telah meninggal dunia akibat kecederaan serius ketika perlumbaan masing-masing pada minggu lalu.
  • Penunggang Ireland, Alan Bonner, merupakan penunggang ketiga dan yang terbaru meninggal dunia semasa sesi kelayakan TT Senior pada 7 Jun 2017.

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Honda Racing’s rider Guy Martin has decided to withdraw from the final Senior TT race in the Isle of Man TT 2017.

Due to the limited amount of time spent developing the bike together with poor weather and Martin’s superbike crash on Sunday, the decision was made for the benefit of everyone.

“We’re not doing the times needed to be competitive here, we need more time to set up the bike and doing six laps (Senior TT) will not achieve what we set out to do.”

The Honda Racing squad stationed at this year’s Isle of Man TT races has just confirmed that their only star rider Guy Martin will not partake in the final superbike Senior TT race. The race was scheduled to begin the six laps around the Mountain Course earlier today has been further delayed due to poor weather and track conditions. (more…)

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