Bike SA - December 2021

In dieser Angelegenheit

WHAT’S INSIDE?
Pg 4 - Trade News
Pg 8 - Nawa Racer Revealed
Pg 10 - Lucky Explorer Project
Pg 14 - Gilera CX125 Classic test
Pg 26 - Rossi’s 04 Yamaha YZF-M1
Test Pg 44 - Katana Long Termer
Pg 50 - Pedro Acosta Moto3 Champ
Pg 54 - Mike Scott : Pitlane
Pg 58 - Alan Cathcart : Paul Smart Tribute
Pg 60 - Riding Tip : Attack Panic
Pg 66 - Charley’s Chat
Pg 68 - State of the Nation
Pg 72 - Back Protectors History
Pg 74 - Riding Tip : Safety at speed
Pg 76 - Social Summaries
Pg 78 - Classifieds & Events

NAWA RACER E-MOTORBIKE

DYNAMIC PROTOTYPE REVEALED, FEATURING THE WORLD’S FIRST ‘HYBRID’ BATTERY SYSTEM

4 mins

Valentino Russi's 04 YAMAHA YZF-M1 Simply the best

Exclusive track test at Valencia two days after final GP of season, of the factory Yamaha YZF-M1 MotoGP racer on which Valentino Rossi beat Honda to win the 2004 World Championship – his first of four World titles for Yamaha

10+ mins

STRETCHING THE KATANA'S LEGS

When our weekend plans were cancelled last minute (to go check out a quaint hotel in the Freestate), I redirected our trip to another biker-friendly hotel namely Fouriesburg Country Inn.

6 mins

WORLD CHAMPION Pedro Acosta

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is the 2021 FIM Moto3™ World Champion!

6 mins

Michael Scott MOTOGP PIT LANE

Michael Scott - a regular in the MotoGP paddock since 1984 and familiar to motorcycle racing fans worldwide through his best-selling books on the likes of Wayne Rainey and Barry Sheene has been covering MotoGP since long before it was MotoGP. Remember two-strokes? Scott does.

4 mins

A tribute to Paul Smart 23/04/1943 - 27/09/2021

Ten days ago, on October 27, legendary British road racer Paul Smart was tragically killed in a road accident riding his Ducati Multistrada near his home in Kent – as he did almost every single day at the age of 78.

2 mins

HOW TO ATTACK PANIC

What’s the Boy Scout’s motto? Be prepared. You should abide by that rule every time you ride because you never know what’s around the corner...

10+ mins

CHARLEY'S CHAT

ANOTHER STORY OF CHARLEY AND FRIENDS’ MADCAP ADVENTURES...

6 mins

Back Protectors come to be?

In the late 1970s, Brit Barry Sheene was the king of motorcycle racing, a James Hunt on two wheels.

4 mins

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

Picking up the pace on the road doesn’t have to mean increasing the risks. The tricks behind faster road riding are preparation, reading the road, and being ever-ready to react

3 mins

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