WORLD SUPERBIKE

Motorcycle racers are a special breed of sportsman; perhaps the most skilful and fearless of all modern athletes.

They are also consummate professionals who understand the modern pressure of the sport and handle themselves and their machines with expertise and flair. SBK Superbike World Championship riders come from all corners of the globe with riders representing some 16 nations, amongst others: Australia, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

They are highly paid, highly visible and highly talented individuals with an image that quickly dispels any old fashioned stigma held about bikes and biking.

The SBK Superbike World Championship is all about high tech machines derived from the models sold by manufacturers in showrooms in every territory around the world

This synergy between race and road is a marketing boon for the marques and offers the consumer access to world-beating technology.

Production based they may be, but with top speeds exceeding 300km/h and modern Superbikes sharing comparable lap times with grand prix bikes, the technology is cutting-edge.

Today more and more manufacturers are joining the SBK Superbike World Championship stage because success clearly sells motorcylcles.

Yamaha

Another Japanese manufacturer that has always finished well in the championship standings and back in 2000 Noriyuki Haga nearly took the title for them, but lost out to the mighty Colin Edwards and rivals Honda. With Haga back this season and finishing well, Brands Hatch is sure to be a circuit the Yamaha finishes well.

Petronas

This will be the last time British race fans will be able to see the Foggy Petronas machine racing in the UK, as the team will not be running after this season. The FP1 has been unpredictable at times, but has been on pole position on more than once occasion. Carl ‘Foggy’ Fogarty will be hoping for a good finish in front of his army of fans at its last Brands Hatch race.

Kawasaki

Kawasaki has not won a world title since 1993 when Scott Russell won the championship for the Japanese manufacturer, but with the determination of Chris Walker and stars Regis Laconi and Fonsi Nieto a podium could not be counted out at Brands Hatch aboard the Kawasaki ZX-10R

Suzuki

Last years World Championship winning bike is back this year in the hands of Troy Corser and once again is proven to be a race winning package. The Suzuki GSX-R 1000 has good top end speed and can be fast every lap as Corser has already shown at the start of the season. The Alstare Corona squad will be wanting to win their second crown so expect fireworks at Brands Hatch.

Honda

Brit James Toseland spearheads the WSBK title chase for the Japanese giants and, like Ducati, Honda are one of the top manufacturers in motorcycle racing, including a number of titles in Moto GP and 500cc Grand Prix. TheWinston Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR has probably the top speed out of all the bikes on the grid, so will be the bike to rival Bayliss and Ducati.

Ducati

Italian manufacturer Ducati are without a doubt the most successful manufacturer in World Superbike history having won over half on the championships in the series, including titles with four times WSBK champion Carl Fogarty. The Ducati 999-FO6 of Troy Bayliss really will be the machine to beat at Brands Hatch.

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Worldwide Success

The California Superbike School has a bulletproof, step by step method for training riders in the exact skills of cornering motorcycles. We are not famous racers or great businessmen but we’ve become recognized worldwide, on four continents, because our system of training works and riders benefit from it.

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MSRP*	$3,499 (Black Cherry) Available from July 2006
Engine
Type	249cc, air-cooled, SOHC, 60-degree V-twin
Bore x Stroke	49mm x 66mm
Compression Ratio	10:1
Carburetion	26mm Mikuni
Ignition	Digital TCI
Transmission	5-speed
Final Drive	Chain
Chassis
Suspension/Front	33mm telescopic fork; 5.5" travel
Suspension/Rear	Twin shocks w/adjustable spring preload; 3.9" travel
Brakes/Front	282mm disc
Brakes/Rear	130mm drum
Tires/Front	3.00-18
Tires/Rear	130/90-15
Dimensions
Length	86.2"
Width	32.1"
Height	44.9"
Seat Height	27"
Wheelbase	58.7"
Ground Clearance	5.7"
Dry Weight	302 lb.
Fuel Capacity	2.5 gal.
Other
Warranty	1 Year (Limited Factory Warranty)

Federation International Motocycle (FIM)

Founded in 1904, the Federation Internation Motocycle (FIM) is an organization that provides an international voice for motorcycle enthusiasts. The FIM has headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and seeks to protect the rights of motorcyclists and enrich the motorcycling community. Events ranging from scenic tours to international motocross and Grand Prix championships are organized and regulated by the FIM. They provide the administrative structure and technica

l regulations that define the many classes of competition.

Among many its other roles, the FIM functions as an independent judiciary that provides conflict arbitration and enforces racing regulations. All races that are sanctioned by the FIM have rigid procedural and technical mandates that are vigorously enforced. Riders are held to a high standard of sportsmanship and must pass stringent drug tests in order to compete. Racing machines must also pass in depth technical inspections, both pre- and post-race.

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) first organized a World Championship for motorcycle racing in 1949. There have traditionally been several races at each event for various classes of motorcycles based on engine size. Classes for 50 cc, 80 cc, 125 cc, 250 cc, 350 cc, and 500 cc single-seaters have existed over time, and 350 cc and 500 cc sidecars. Up through the 1950 and most of the 1960, four-stroke engines dominated all classes. In the 1960, t

wo-stroke engines began to take root in the smaller classes. By the 1970, two-strokes completely eclipsed the four-strokes. The 50 cc class was replaced by an 80 cc class, then the class was dropped entirely in the 1990. The 350 cc class vanished in the 1980. Sidecars were dropped from World Championship events in the 1990, reducing the field to 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc.

Grand Prix classifications

MotoGP, the premier class of GP motorcycle racing, has changed dramatically in recent years. From the mid-1970s until 2002 the top class of GP racing was restricted to four cylinders and 500 cc, regardless of whether the engine was a two-stroke or four-stroke. Consequently, all machines were two-strokes, due to the greater power output for a given engine capacity (produced up to 190 horsepower).

In 2002, rule changes permitted manufacturers to choose between running two-strokes engines (500 cc or less) or four-strokes (990 cc or less). The new four-stroke machinery proved to have too many advantages over their two-stroke rivals (up to 250 horsepower), and, as a result, by 2003 no two-stroke machines remained in the MotoGP field. The 125 cc and 250 cc classes still consist exclusively of two-stroke machines. For the 2007 season the capacity of the MotoGP machines has been reduced to 800cc in an attempt by the FIM to limit top speeds and improve safety. Early tests have shown that the 800cc machines do have a slightly slower top speed, but are capable of higher corner speeds than the larger 990cc machines were.