It’s incredible how much Carl Fogarty has changed since he retired from racing in 2000. Once the angriest, most aggressive racer in the world, he’s now so chilled out and respectful of others that he’s barely recognisable. But it was that anger and aggression that took him to four World Superbike titles and more WSB race wins (59) than any man who had gone before him.
Before he turned his hand to WSB in 1992, Fogarty had already enjoyed a successful career as a pure road racer, winning the TT Formula One world championship in 1988 and 1989, then winning the title again in 1990, when it was downgraded to the TT F1 Cup, rather than counting as a full FIM world championship (the TTF1 championship was initially roads-based but by Foggy’s time it also took in many short circuits). He also won a Manx Grand Prix and three TT races, including a Formula 1/Senior double in 1990. In 1992 he set an outright TT lap record (123.61mph) that was so fast it stood for seven years. And Foggy was road racing at a time when Joey Dunlop, Steve Hislop, and Phillip McCallen were amongst the opposition, so he didn’t exactly have it easy.
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Honda CRF1100L ES Africa Twin
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BMW R 12 nineT
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Test fleet: VOGE 525 DSX
After testing the Voge's abilities on a long ride, it was time to take it to the Cotswolds and see how it would manage on the rougher stuff
Portuguese Perambulations
Nearly over before it had begun, a brief workshop stint allows Spain and Portugal to be explored
Highway to Heaven
Three friends take on the challenge of riding the length of Canada, from Vancouver in the southwest to Inuvik in the north. The road is long, the conditions merciless, and wildfires are tearing through the country. To top it all off, the final leg of the journey is the ultimate test of gravel riding skills, nerves, and courage - it's the legendary Dempster Highway...
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Ducati Riding Experience
When I rode the Ducati DesertX to France last year, I did have a bit of an explore on some easy fire roads and gentle green lanes in the wilds of the Médoc area, but was left with the feeling that, had I the experience, the DesertX would have been capable of taking me along some more extreme trails to some even more exciting places. If only there was a way of finding out just how well the Italian adventure bike could cope with some more extreme terrain...
Four pot flyer
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With an increasing interest in smaller capacity adventure bikes, the market expands with a new entry
First Time Lucky?
It's ironic that the first all-new MV Agusta model to hit the marketplace right after Italy's No.1 trophy brand was acquired by Austrian giant Pierer Mobility, owner of off-road titans KTM, should be the company's first dual-purpose model of the modern era, powered by MV's all-new 931cc three-cylinder engine that's destined to form the basis of a whole series of new models in coming months and years.
