Superbike 20172018

The 2017 championship is analyzed by the authors of this classic official annual. First published to informing the public on one of the most compelling and fascinating world championships. Among the new elements for this season is the starting grid of race two, which has been revolutionized, with the winner of the Saturday race starting from ninth place. But the variation of the technical regulation is marginal, apart from the confirmation once more of the various other championships, which were tested over many seasons and reserved for the 1000 and 600 cc, the new entry of the small SuperSport 300 stands out. The work of Fabrizio Porrozzi, one of the best photographers of the SBK World Championship, is displayed, along with stories from the authors.

For the 42nd year, this is the two-wheeled sport's longest-running and most respected yearbook, featuring independent and authoritative editorial combined with the finest action photography. The World's Leading Grand Prix and Superbike Annual is the indisputable leader in its field, covering the world of motorcycle racing like no other publication. Motocourse wraps up the year with the most complete results record supplied anywhere in a single volume. This lavish yearbook continues to be essential reading for all fans of two-wheeled motorcycle racing worldwide.

Paul Ritter's autobiography tells the story of the early days of Superbike racing. Paul shocked the racing community by winning the first AMA pro Superbike race he entered. His account of those days gives readers an up close and personal look into the days when professional racers in the sport were weekend warriors who traveled on shoestring budgets and fueled their bikes with passion and (if they were good) a few dollars of winnings.

This dynamic, all-color volume chronicles every rider and every motorcycle to have won a World Superbike race since the series began in 1988. Packed with action and statistics, career details for each winner, from record four-times World Champion Carl Fogarty, to one-race winners like Gary Goodfellow, Takuma Aoki and Tom Kipp. Complete with highlights of winning manufacturers - the Japanese giants Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha, and the all-conquering Ducati, through to the tiny Italian Bimota company. Foreword by Carl Fogarty.

Text and photographs illustrate the history of motorcycles from the earliest time to the present models, from twenty-eight manufacturers and seven countries.

Ducati stunned the world in 1988 when the struggling, small Italian firm unleashed its Desmoquattro -- 8-valve, desmodromic -- Superbike. The bike found success on the world's racetracks right from the start. Road-going versions soon carried that success to the general public, proving this design wasn't just another noisy prototype. The Superbikes -- 748, 851, 888, 916, and 996 -- are now Ducati's best-selling machines in the United States; and the Desmoquattro engine found its way into the company's more pedestrian series such as the Monster roadster and ST4 sport-tour. This is the comprehensive volume on Ducati's ultimate performance motorcycles and replaces the out-of-print Ducati Super Bikes: 851, 888, 916.

The full story of the awesome 4-valve, V-twin cylinder Ducati. These motorcycles have dominated superbike road racing since 1988. Features beautiful color photographs of Italy's leading sports motorcycle.

Describes the skills and equipment of superbikes.