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NOVEMBER
ON THE COVER:
The new for 2006 Yamaha R1SP,
black and blinging in its Ohlins
fi nery at Catalunya.
Pic: Paul Barshon
2006
NEW BIKES
YAMAHA
After a few years in the
doldrums, the R6 is ready to
scrap for top honours
More than a makeover for
the Fazer as more poke is
located. And an end can...
Four bikes, nearly a tonne of metal,
descend on the Bulldog Bash, Britain’s premier
bad-boy weekend away, to see if they can rock
this party. A Triumph Rocket III, Kawasaki’s
VN2000, the Yamaha MT-01 and a Suzuki GSX1400
provide the muscle, Roots and the gang cower
in fear.
Beautiful or ugly? We’re not
sure, so there’s no pic here
KAWASAKI
The bad boy of the class
gets makeover. And more
power and less weight...
HONDA
Weight loss, plastic
tweakage and a wee power
hike. Will that be enough
GILERA
180SP
It’s a super scoot.
And we went on the
launch to scoot
around on it
TESTS
The opening salvos of what looks like a titanic
battle for shop fl oor supremacy in 2006 have fi red
by Yamaha. But, as Kenny found out in Catalunya,
Yamaha has not only revised the R1 but also
introduced a blinged-up brother, the gorgeously
understated R1SP.
THE THREE DEGREES
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the best reputations in the industry with bikes like
these? The Hertfordshire tuners, fabricators and all
round geniuses trick up three bikes in a MotoGP
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under their liveried skin.
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KENNY PRYDE
FORD GALAXIE
Not the current limp
Galaxy people carrier,
rather the 7 litre V8 60s
muscle car. 9mpg
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Deputy Editor
ALAN DOWDS
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT
Posh all-American pickup –
ideal for the Westchester
school run. 6 litre V8, 13mpg
020 8726 8444
REAL WORLD SUPERBIKING
68 NEWS, RIDING TIPS, ADVICE... If you’re fl ush and in the
market for bikes then this is the fi rst place to look. Even if you’ve not got two pennies to
rub together then we give you free knowledge to improve your riding, offer suggestions
to get you out and about, while providing all manner of tips to look after your kit.
It’s been a month of fi ne-tuning and high living in the world of longtermers. Regular
trips away combined with a light dusting of special parts sees the fl eet in fi ne
fettle as summer comes to a close
100 per cent tested and 100 per cent honest. We do the miles and let
you know what’s shite and what’s right in the world of clothing and
accessories.
Harking back to the good old days of biking, muscle bikes offer loads of
power, tonnes of character and don’t cost the earth either. We present
the low-down on each bike in the market and tell you if it’s a muscle
man or a muscle Mary.
Features Editor
JON PEARSON
FORD F350 SUPER DUTY
Working class pickup, with huge
grunt and crap interior.
Great on dirt. 6.8 litre V10, 11mpg
020 8726 8443
Road Tester
SIMON ROOTS
HUMMER H2
Obtuse civvy version of US
military wheels. 6 litre V8, 10mpg
020 8726 8442
Art Editor
HUW WILLIAMS
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR
Basically a precocious,
(more) tacky Range Rover.
Classy for a US car though.
5.4 litre V8, 13mpg
020 8726 8438
Art Assistant
CHRIS HALLETT
RACING
REGULARS
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Assistant Art Editor
JAYNE TOYNE
DODGE CHARGER
Yes, it’s the General Lee. Not as
fl ash as the new ‘un. But worse
on gas. 7.2 litre V8, 15mpg
020 8726 8439
Even though he’s from the
wrong side of la Manche , you have to
admire Sébastien Charpentier’s demolition
of his rivals in this year’s world supersport
championship. He’s been that good he’s
made the original headbanger’s class
boring. Kenny dusts off his French Berlitz
tapes to brush up on his Gallic shrugging.
And you thought 2005 was a vintage year?
2006 has some real surprises in store as we bring
you the best of next year, now. Plus a new scoot
from Gilera and plenty of industry bitching to keep
you entertained.
Editorial PA
NUALA FITZGERALD
FORD EXCURSION
Massive working class
SUV looks like a small
Surrey hamlet on four
wheels. 6.8 litre V10, 10mpg
020 8726 8419
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chappie
How come you never tell us the good
tales of your lives? Yet more tales of hurt and
harassment, but precious few about high jinks, are
told in your own words. Or in pictures in the case of
this month’s riders wife.
WSB
After a thrilling Brands Hatch the WSB boys had a
month off to recover. The break did Chris Vermeulen the power
of good as he prayed for a miracle at the cathedral of speed.
PUBLISHING
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GP
Sete Gibernau’s powers are the reverse of
Samson’s. The longer he leaves his locks the worse luck he
becomes. At Brno his team baulked at the price of petrol so
only fi lled his RC211V half up while elsewhere in the paddock
Shane Byrne is left high and dry after the KTM/Team KR
bust up.
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BSB
It’s a three
horse race for the
championship – and
there’s not even
a sign of Marco
Melandri racing in the
series! HM Plant’s Michael
Rutter and Ryuichi Kiyonari
stumble while Gregorio Lavilla
lords it up at the top of the pile.
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CENTREFOLD
Rip off every poster on your wall
and prepare some fresh blue-tac for a very
special centrefold indeed.
Zoe and Harris’ Suzuki
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a year’s worth of
glamour in one
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Gags, guffaws and groans in equal
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fi rst and then the world as we publish your efforts.
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THE EDITOR
2006
BIKES
NEW
2006 YAMAHA
YZF-R6
W hat’s come over me? Last month I
was bitching about us (you and me
friend reader) riding too quickly in built-up
areas and this month I’m on the same
thing. Sort of. In the brief hot spell we
enjoyed at the end of the summer I saw a
load of riders riding in T-shirts and training
shoes and no gloves. I was sitting at the
lights, when I heard the unmistakable
sound of a four-cylinder sports bike with
a nice end can being revved and come
howling through the crossroads, at which
point it carried on accelerating into and
through the rush hour traffi c. I’m perched
on the R1, sweat running down my back
between
clammy T-shirt
and back
protector, all
covered up
with a mesh
jacket with
CE-approved
armour, boots
on, as per usual
and thought,
fuck it, if he
crashes, I’m not
going to feel much sympathy.
I used to race bikes (push bikes…) and
I know what it’s like to slide down the
road in what amounts to a Lycra vest and
pants at 20mph. It’s not funny what it does
to your elbows, hands, knees and hips.
Now, multiply those speeds by three or
four and I shudder to think what the road
would do to your exposed skin. Actually,
you can check out the pic on the letters
page to get an idea.
I know and you know that you’re not
going to crash. None of us crashes on
purpose. Hell, you might even ride a
bit more conservatively when you are
dressed for the beach rather than the
bike, but what about those distracted
arsehole car and van drivers? Do you
think they pay more attention to you and
the road when you are boosting your tan
on the way to work?
YAMAHA HAS SET ITS SIGHTS FIRMLY ON GRABBING THE MIDDLEWEIGHT
CROWN WITH ITS RADICAL REDESIGN OF THE R6
last year’s updated R6 was
just a stop-gap before we got an
R1-inspired, underseat exhaust-
style 600. Hell – how wrong were
we? Next year’s model looks more
like Rossi’s M1 than its litre sports
bike sibling. While the old
model R6 could never be
called slack, the shift in
attitude of the 2006 bike is
clearly leaning away from
the road bike’s recent
civility.
■ Power and weight fi gures are conspicuously
absent from the spec sheets. Weight will
probably be down a tad, and expect a
horsepower hike. Full details
next month
■ The tail unit is the talking point
and again, looks completely inspired
by GP looks, possibly even 250GP
“
...I SHUDDER
TO THINK
WHAT THE
ROAD WOULD
DO TO YOUR
EXPOSED
SKIN...
YAMAHA SAYS
When Yamaha UK visited the SuperBike
offi ce to drop off the new model details
the word was the new R6 had been
“designed to be a race-rep fi rst and a
road bike second.” The pictures tell
the story as the R6 gets a complete
engine, chassis and bodywork
re-design.
”
■ New swingarm looks more inspired by
MotoGP than simply deriving from the R1.
Sexy looking chain adjusters hint at the
attention to styling detail
■ The stubby end can looks like being
the talking point of the year. Like last
year’s Gixxer Thou, expect all that
confused gossiping to die away once
we’ve seen it in the fl esh and ridden it
■ Yamaha has all but agreed that pillions
are a no - no on sportsbikes by giving the
new tail unit removable pillion footrests
and giving the undertray two masking
covers where the pillion pegs bolt on
■ Bore is up 1.5mm and stroke is down 2mm.
Compression is up from 12.4:1 to 12.8:1. Coupled
with the centrally-mounted ram air intake even if
the power is only increased by fi ve per cent it will
put the R6 well clear of its 600cc rivals
■ Half a litre extra fuel in
the tank could show the
benefi ts of having the single,
central ram-air intake
THE OLD MODEL
The old R6 had began to look a little dated,
despite last year’s update. Long, conventional
exhaust can wasn’t following trends set by
600cc rivals and a generally larger girth to it
made it seem slower to the eye. On the road
that larger feel made it arguably the most civil
to use day to day and certainly amongst the
roomiest 600. A deceptively strong motor was
punching out a clear 105bhp on our test bike
with plenty in the useful part if the rev range. If
only they didn’t keep fi tting those Dunlops.
The 2006 R6 will be on show at the NEC show in November but Yamaha UK predicts the bikes won’t be
available in the showrooms until February/March next year.
6 NOVEMBER 2005 www.superbike.co.uk
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2006
BIKES
NEW
MT-03
T he baby MT-01 looks set to hit the
showrooms next year as well. The
MT-03 grabs styling features straight from
its older sibling. Along with a competitive
price tag, predicted around £4,500, it will
fall right among the new wave of funky
looking middle weight bikes.
■ A sharp new look centres around the single front ram air
vent in the nose, a fi rst for Yamaha. The sleek design comes
down from a very narrow screen, around the re-designed
headlights to a very aggressive set of fairing panels.
■ Five spoke
wheels look
identical to last
year with the front,
thankfully, remaining
a 120/70 section
fi tment. Lets hope
shit box Dunlop
D218s are
dropped
YAMAHA SAYS
The XT660 motor isn’t going to help set the heart racing too much but with radical looks it should grab
a good deal more street cred than the similarly engined XT660X. The design concept has been around
for a couple of years and still features the side-mounted shock absorbers. We’re slightly sceptical, in a
TL1000S type of way, that they’ll work but we’re pretty sure it’ll make a top stunt monkey.
SUITS YOU SIR
F ancy using the same (leather) tailor as Valentino Rossi
and Max Biaggi? Fancy getting the same treatment
and a made-to-measure suit in your own colours
and name for the 2006 ‘season’? Well Silvano Celi,
Dainese’s own suits you tailor, will be at that fi ne bike kit
emporium Bikestop, in Stevenage on November 12 to measure
you up and ask you if you were “with a lady last night sir?” Needless to say
this will be a limited offer, so best contact kit guru Little John at Bikestop
on 01438 317038 and book your slot. You can basically get any Dainese suit
made up in any colour (within reason) and pay around 30 per cent more
for the service. We hear there will be serious discounts on other Dainese
kit should you go for the made-to-measure option though…
“...ees a good tay-lore.
I like vayerry match.”
■ Radial brakes look the same
spec as last year but the USD forks
now feature a remote-mounted
compression adjustor just like
Rossi’s Ohlins-shod M1
■ A 5mm shorter
wheelbase, 0.5° less
rake and 2mm more trail
should result in sharper
steering, but not much
IN BRIEF
NEW TRACKDAY COMPANY
New trackday company Track Moto
will have kicked off its fi rst days
by the time you read this. Like all
trackday organisers they scatter their
wares around the UK with a couple
of European trips for good measure.
They’re new, seem professional and
safety conscious (which is always a
bonus in that game) and so deserve
your support.
Call 0870 850 8979 or visit www.trackmoto.co.uk
has recognised the importance of the service for bikers by
donating a Yamaha R1 for a prize draw to help raise funds for
the appeal. The prize draw is open until Monday 31st October.
For further information ring 01622 833833 or visit the website
THE NEW MODEL
No way you could say this bike looks slow. The
conventional side-mounted exhaust is a long way short of
conventional (literally and physically) now Yamaha has
followed the GSX-R1000 route. Generally the new R6 seems
sharper and more focused, from the narrow new screen
down. The centrally positioned air intake is the fi rst time
Yamaha has given a sports bike such direct ram air to
the airbox. Higher compression and a larger bore/shorter
stroke combination should all add up to some hefty power
fi gures. Rumour has the claimed fi gure should be around
130bhp but a realistic 110 to 115bhp might be nearer the
mark. A 5mm shorter wheelbase, 0.5° less rake and 2mm
longer trail should give the new R6 livelier steering but we
await further chassis detail changes for full analysis.
SCOTTY G FOR
CHARIDEE
Honda’s toppest geeza, Scott
Grimsdall (right), is doing a 6hr
Endurance Race at Donington on
1st October for charity and after
your money. For more information
and to help him bust the £2,000
total he set himself please go to:
J.S. GEDGE DONATES YAMAHA R1
The Kent Air Ambulance has launched appeals to expand the
service into Sussex and Surrey and local bike dealer J.S. Gedge
GUS SCOTT FUND
Racer, journalist and all round good guy Gus Scott, who tragically died at this year’s TT, has had
a memorial fund set up in his name. All the proceeds will go into a trust fund set up for Gus’s
10-year-old daughter. As it says on the website (www.gusscott.com) ‘it doesn’t matter what you
donate, it all counts.’
NOVEMBER 2005 7
2006 YAMAHA
ROSSI’S SEAMSTER DOING A BIT OF PRIVATE
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