Superbike Magazine December 2011 Zurück Ausgabe

First Ride: 2011 Suzuki GSR750. Suzuki’s GSX-R750 based naked roadster gets skidded, wheelied and abused on our way to deciding whether we like it more than a Triumph Street Triple. We can’t give it all away here, but we can confirm that it does good skids.

First Ride: Ducati Streetfighter 848. Does what it says on the tin – it’s a streetfighter version of the Ducati 848 superbike. No fairings, slap on some sticky out handlebars and such, you know the tune. Strange thing is, John mumbled something about it being better than the 1098cc version, surely not?

Feature: You and the Law We spoke to a man in a suit (a lawyer) about legal pickles bikers manage to get into. Stolen bikes, dodgy finance and misbehaving on French toll roads; here are the facts, pitfalls and get out of jail (nearly) free cards.

Feature: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade All you could possibly wish to know about Honda’s CBR1000RR, we spoke to owners, dealers, fixers and racers to put together so much Fireblade information, it feels like we’ve been stalking it.

Long Term Test BIkes: 2011 Yamaha YZF-R1, 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R, 2011 BMW S1000RR our long term test bikes abused and rated. Kenny spoke to the racers about his S1000RR and admits that he doesn’t need more power while Chris and John swap steeds for a month to compare – they’re still arguing over tyre wear and empty fuel tanks now.