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Der Italiener und sein Team sammelten beim offiziellen MotoGP Test eine Menge Daten, um die Entwicklung der Desmosedici GP12 weiter voranzutreiben.

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		Motorrad-Neuheiten 2012: MV Agusta (Foto-Show + Video)
		Neu in Mailand: MV Agusta Brutale 675
		Auf der gleichen technischen Basis wie MV Agustas Dreizylinder F3 basiert die Brutale 675, von der es bislang nur Erlkönig-Bilder gab. Auf der Mailänder Messe ist sie nun erstmals leibhaftig zu bewundern. ... > weiter

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		Eicma 2011: MV Agusta präsentiert
		Neues von der MV Agusta F3 675
		Sie wurde bereits im letzten Jahr gezeigt und vom Messepublikum stehenden Fußes zur schönsten 600er der Welt gekürt: Die MV Agusta F3 675, ein filigraner Dreizylinder in der besten optischen Tradition des Hauses. ... > weiter

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		Eicma: KTM-Neuheiten für 2012 (mit Video-Interviews)
		KTM 200 Duke, 690 Duke, Freeride E und Freeride 350
		Der Offroad-Weltmarktführer aus Österreich will mit der Elektro-Enduro Freedride E Weichen für die Zukunft stellen, zeigte aber auch mit der Freeride 350 und den neuen 200 und 690 Duke-Modellen Zähne für das Motorrad-Jahr 2012. ... > weiter

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In dieser Woche startete der spanische Pilot seine Rehabilitation nach der Fingerverletzung, die er sich vor drei Wochen auf Phillip Island zuzog. Nun hofft er ab Montag wieder im Fitnessstudio trainieren zu können.

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		Motorrad-Neuheiten 2012: Honda (Video)
		Honda Crosstourer, NC 700 X und NC 700 S in Mailand
		+++ UPDATE: mit Crosstourer-Interview +++ Der Preis ist ausgesprochen heiß: Honda stellt auf der Mailänder Messe zwei ausgesprochen günstige Mittelklassemotorräder vor. Außerdem will Honda mit dem Crosstourer in das Revier der BMW R 1200 GS eindringen. ... > weiter

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This year's FIM Supersport World Championship season was to all effects a true turning-point. The number of bikes on the starting-grid at each race was very healthy indeed, with the line-up never dropping under the 30-bike mark. This was above all thanks to new cost-saving regulations (one bike available for each rider together with only one overseas round) and commitment from four manufacturers - Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Triumph - who were represented by a range of professionally-run teams.

The 12-round championship trail from Phillip Island to Portimao saw exciting racing all the way, with the title win going to Welshman Chaz Davies, who had a superb season on the Yamaha ParkinGO team's YZF R6. 8 podiums and 6 wins was his end-of-season tally. Davies clinched the title at Magny-Cours, with one race remaining, and then finished off the season in fine style with another win at Portimao. The season-long performance by Davies and the Giuliano Rovelli-run squad was the best possible visiting-card for the Italian entrepreneur's new adventure in Superbike in 2012.

Although the numbers appear to confirm the supremacy of the former Daytona 200 Mile winner, during the season Davies had to hold his own against a wild bunch of determined customers, who were always up amongst the frontrunners. An exciting season was on the cards right from the opening round in Australia, where it took a photo-finish to separate Luca Scassa (also on a ParkinGO Yamaha), Broc Parkes (Kawasaki Provec Motocard.com) and the talented Sam Lowes (Parkalgar Honda) in third. A few weeks later Scassa took his second win in two races from his team-mate and home crowd favourite Chaz Davies, but lost the plot somewhat in subsequent rounds at Assen, where he crashed out, and at Misano Adriatico, where he didn't compete after being caught testing at the circuit a couple of weeks before the race, something that is not allowed by the FIM rulebook.

Scassa eventually ‘bookended' his season with a fine win at Magny-Cours and an overall fifth place in the standings, but throughout the year the second place scrap raged fast and furious. It was always going to be between Supersport's grid of ‘young lions' and ‘wily old foxes', and the runner-up slot went to David Salom, who had moved up to the factory Kawasaki Provec Motocard.com team. Despite not scoring any wins the man from Majorca had the satisfaction of finishing ahead of former champion Fabien Foret, who returned to the Ten Kate Honda this year, and who picked up the 13th win of his Supersport career at Imola. Australian Broc Parkes was the Kawasaki Provec team leader and one of the favourites for the championship, but he crashed out on several occasions and his one win at Misano was not sufficient to propel him to the title.

Other riders who made a name for themselves this year were Britain's Sam Lowes, who finished sixth overall for Parkalgar Honda in his first full season of international Supersport racing and the two-times ex-Supersport 1000 winner James Ellison, who twice finished on the podium in the final four races with the Bogdanka PTR Honda team. Another Brit to make an impression, not always positive however as he was involved in a series of spectacular crashes and come-offs, was Gino Rea, who won at Brno on his Step Racing Honda to make it five different winners this year.

With a healthy range of 16 nations represented on the grid, Italy had its flag-bearer in Scassa but perhaps more was expected of the other contenders and Massimo Roccoli (Kawasaki Lorenzini by Leoni) and Roberto Tamburini on the Bike Service Racing Team Yamaha were only able to figure up front on rare occasions.

All in all, it was a hard-fought season for World Supersport, one that gave Chaz Davies the first world title in his career and one that earned a fourth crown for Yamaha in the Manufacturers' battle, bringing an end to eight long years of Honda supremacy in the class.

Roll on 2012!

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		Eicma 2011: neue Varianten von Moto Guzzis Erfolgsmodell
		Moto Guzzi V 7, V7 Special und V7 Racer
		Moto Guzzis Erfolgsmodell der letzten Jahre heißt V7: Das schnuckelige Retro-Modell mit seinen 48 PS avancierte in Italiens Großstädten zum wahren Kultbike. Mit einer ausgeprägten Modellpflege trägt Moto Guzzi dem Erfolg jetzt Rechnung. ... > weiter

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		Eicma 2011: neue Varianten von Moto Guzzis Erfolgsmodell
		Moto Guzzi V 7, V7 Special und V7 Racer
		Moto Guzzis Erfolgsmodell der letzten Jahre heißt V7: Das schnuckelige Retro-Modell mit seinen 48 PS avancierte in Italiens Großstädten zum wahren Kultbike. Mit einer ausgeprägten Modellpflege trägt Moto Guzzi dem Erfolg jetzt Rechnung. ... > weiter

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		Übersicht: Motorradmesse-Mailand (Videos)
		Alle Video-Interviews von der Eicma 2011
		+++ UPDATE: mit Versys-Interview +++ Seit Montag ist das Messe-Team von MOTORRAD vor Ort in Mailand und hat zahlreiche Video-Interviews produziert - zu schnellen Motorrädern wie der neuen Panigale von Ducati oder zu den neuen 650er-Rollern von BMW. Hier finden Sie die Übersicht über alle Eicma-Videos. ... > weiter

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[motogp.com]

Während der zweitägigen offiziellen MotoGP-Testfahrten in Valencia, brachte Bridgestone für die gesamte Dauer des Tests, die endgültige Reifenspezifikation für 2012 mit an die Strecke.

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Der Moto2-Weltmeister 2011 fuhr die RC212V an beiden Tagen des offiziellen MotoGP-Tests in Valencia.

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Das Duo hatte beim offiziellen MotoGP Test die erste Ausfahrt auf der 2012er M1, gleichzeitig lernte der Italiener sein Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team kennen.

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		Neue Kawasaki 1400 ZZR in Mailand
		ZZR: Mehr Power und viel Feinarbeit im Detail
		Auf der Mailänder Messe hat Kawasaki sein für 2012 neu überarbeitetes Supertourer-Flaggschiff 1400 ZZR ins Rampenlicht geschoben. Jetzt mit vergrößertem Hubraum und vollen 200 PS. ... > weiter

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[WORLDSBK.COM]

Since the 1970s the history of high performance motorcycle sport tyres produced by Pirelli has been marked by evocative names such as Mandrake, Phantom, and Gordon, all inspired by the world of comics, and there were also Demon and Dragon instead derived from the fantasy world. In 2002 this tradition continued with another bestseller, Diablo, through which Pirelli has since reinvented the world of road tyres with a completely new project. From that moment, Diablo has become a real brand, enriched year after year with technological innovations and the experience gained by Pirelli in the FIM Superbike World Championship where it has been the sole supplier since 2004.

In 10 years, the Diablo range has evolved from product to product and through the iterations of sport motorcycles' power and handling capabilities by continuously offering products satisfying the needs of the pure on-road environment, the extreme limits reached in professional racing, and everything else in between. Significant numbers are linked to these 10 years of success of the Diablo range: more than 5 million tyres sold, raced on by more than 60,000 pilots, including both professionals and amateurs, and more than 800 compound solutions to date made available by Pirelli to riders competing in World Superbike.

The stages of Diablo's success

The birth of the myth

Diablo was born in 2002 as a tyre intended for road use and the original concept and successful parent to the entire Diablo range, quickly becoming the benchmark among sport motorcyclists due to its considerably higher performance and distinctive tread pattern compared to other sports tyres at the time. Later in 2003, a "meaner" version of Diablo was produced, the Diablo Corsa, a dual compound sport tyre for demanding riders who sought tyres whose performances extended both on the road and the track.

From the WSBK to the road

In 2004, Pirelli became the sole supplier of tyres to the Superbike World Championship and this was the key ingredient for developing and launching, in 2005, the new Diablo Superbike tyre designed for professional use only on the track. In 2007 it was the year of the first generation Diablo Supercorsa SC which in 2008 was followed by the race replica version, Diablo Supercorsa SP, for use by the most demanding street motorcyclists. With the Diablo Supercorsa, Pirelli for the first time made available to motorcyclists all the successful know-how and technology used in the World Superbike and World Supersport Championships, giving rise to what became a slogan for success: "We sell what we race, we race what we sell."

The Rosso Generation

In 2008, the original Diablo was replaced by the Diablo Rosso which was then joined two years later by its alter ego Diablo Rosso Corsa for mixed road / track riding. In 2011, the Diablo Rosso was upgraded to the Diablo Rosso II, an ideal evolution of this key product inheriting all the popular sporty characteristics while strengthening values in terms of versatility, performance in wet and even wear. The range of high quality radial tyres of the Rosso Generation uses modern technologies derived from Pirelli's experience in the WSBK Championship such as EPT (Enhanced Patch Technology), responsible for increasing overall grip in dry conditions by optimizing the tyres' footprint on the ground down at all lean angles, along with distinctly aggressive tread groove designs and other identifying elements of strong visual impact on the shoulder edges and sidewalls with even the ability to personalise the tyre with exclusive labels custom-designed by end user.

Diablo Supercorsa: the myth continues

The Diablo range celebrates it's 10 year history and success with the world premiere of the new Diablo Supercorsa at the 2011 EICMA show in both the special compound "SC" and the race replica "SP" versions, the latter aimed at all riders using who use their motorcycles with a sport riding style on the road and who like to have fun on the track.

The future is around the corner

Pirelli has its eye always towards the future: in 2013 the Italian maker will be ready to adapt to a major change in the regulations of WSBK: starting from beginning of the 2013 Superbike World Championship, Pirelli will replace the current Diablo Superbike 16.5" slick tyres, the reference measurement to date, with slick tyres in 17" sizes. This choice will allow Pirelli to continue to remain true to its philosophy of bringing the solutions developed in sport competition directly to the everyday motorcycle racer, making an even closer link between Pirelli's development work in a World Championship racing environment and the road-worthy products who adopt these technologies at continuously faster pace.

The 17" slick tyre is the optimal response for those looking for top performance trackday riding or for both amateur and professional racing compared to that of 16.5", which requires a second set of wheels and a more complex bike tuning. The 17" version offers a more common setup for easy handling and consistent performance, a 10% larger contact area due to its higher profile and a carcass able to offer more lateral support, features that will be of strong benefit to motorcyclists throughout the world and continue to feed the myth of Diablo.

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		Termin: 26. November bis 4. Dezember
		Essen Motor Show mit Motorrädern
		+++ Kurzmeldung +++ Vom 26. November bis 4. Dezember findet die Essen Motor Show statt. Erstmals ist bei der Automesse eine ganze Halle für die Motorradfans reserviert, die dort die Speed Bike Show genießen können. Bei einem Live-Wettbewerb treten zwei Tuner gegeneinander an, die Serienmaschinen kostengünstig in Rennmotorräder verwandeln. Zudem werden Elektromotorräder präsentiert. ... > weiter

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		Europäischer Motorradfahrerverband
		Protest gegen Hauptuntersuchung
		Gegen die Einführung von Hauptuntersuchungen hat die Vereinigung der europäischen Motorradfahrerverbände FEMA 110000 Unterschriften gesammelt und der Europäischen Kommission in Brüssel übergeben. ... > weiter

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[WORLDSBK.COM]

The Superbike World Championship's first ever official appearance at EICMA, the International Motorcycle Exhibition that took place throughout last week at the Milan Fair, concluding Sunday, proved to be an outstanding success.

With its 500 square metres of SBK Paddock Show, the same structure that forms the focal point for paddock activity during World Superbike rounds, stand G82 in pavilion 18 of the show was constantly under siege from Superbike fans and enthusiasts throughout the four days open to the public.

Following Wednesday's 2011 round-up and look-forward to 2012 by Infront Motor Sports CEO Paolo Flammini to a packed international press conference, the scene was set for the remaining days with events, bike displays of Superbike, Supersport and European Junior Cup machinery, grid-girls, gadgets and posters, on-stage presentations, videos, an dedicated merchandise corner, video-game challenges and most importantly rider interviews and autograph sessions for the general public.

All the top protagonists of the 2011 season were out in force, taking turns to be interviewed on the stage by Virgin Radio's DJ Ringo, as well as Superbike presenters Giovanni di Pillo and Gianluigi ‘Mister Helmet' Ragno.

A big thanks from Infront Motor Sports therefore go out to 2011 champion Carlos Checa, Marco Melandri, Max Biaggi, Eugene Laverty, Leon Haslam, Michel Fabrizio, Jonathan Rea, Troy Corser, Sylvain Guintoli, James Toseland, Ayrton Badovini, Noriyuki Haga, Ruben Xaus, Roberto Rolfo and Jakub Smrz, as well as Chaz Davies, Luca Scassa, Davide Giugliano, Lorenzo Zanetti and all the other people who dedicated their time and efforts to the event.

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		Produkttest: Motorrad-Winterbekleidung
		Die richtige Motorradkleidung für kalte Tage
		Mit dem Motorrad bis zum Nordpol? Traut sich wohl keiner. Im Winter auf zwei Rädern zur Arbeit fahren? Schon eher. Macht alles aber nur dann Spaß, wenn die Kleidung vor beißender Kälte schützt. MOTORRAD testete die wichtigsten Klamotten für die bevorstehende Wintersaison. ... > weiter

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		Herbstausfahrt mit MOTORRAD-Dauertestern 2011
		MOTORRAD-Dauertester auf Biertour
		Männerträume - da mag der Rest der Welt an Schlüpfriges denken, die Redaktion MOTORRAD tut es nicht! Wir träumen sogar von zwei Rädern. Ganz besonders von der Biertour des action teams. Jetzt war es endlich so weit. Ein Lagebericht zwischen Hopfen und Malz. ... > weiter

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		Finale: Wheelie in Theorie und Praxis
		Das spektakuläre Motorradfahren auf nur einem Rad verständlich erklärt
		Seit der Mensch mit technischem Gerät zu tun hat, versucht er, dessen Grenzen auszuloten. Das ist nicht immer vernünftig, endet manchmal auf dem Hinterrad und kann sogar Spaß machen. Vorausgesetzt, der Mensch beherrscht die Technik. Tut er das nicht, kann die Sache fatal ausgehen. Im schlimmsten Fall mit einer Abo-Kündigung. ... > weiter

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		Gebrauchtberatung: Unverstandene Motorräder
		Gebrauchte Bikes, die keiner haben will
		Sie hat einen tollen Charakter und ist ein netter, zuverlässiger Kumpeltyp. Doch trotzdem findet sie einfach keinen Partner. Woran mag das wohl liegen? Der Versuch einer Analyse. ... > weiter

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		Vergleichstest: Motocross MX 1
		Crosser von Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki und Yamaha im Test
		Ob sanft modellgepflegt oder aufwendig renoviert - die über 50 PS starken Motocross-Powerbikes verlangen den ganzen Kerl. Doch der Vergleich der 2012er-MX1-Bikes zeigt: Leistung ist nicht alles. ... > weiter

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Loris Capirossi wurde als Berater für Sicherheitsfragen in der Motorradweltmeisterschaft bestellt.

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The presence of the SBK Paddock Show at EICMA was a great opportunity for the public to get up close with many of the top WSB riders. One of the biggest draws was clearly the 2010 world champion, Max Biaggi. The ‘Roman Emperor' arrived on Saturday afternoon for the ritual photograph and autograph sessions, after which WorldSBK.com interviewed him backstage about the past year and the prospects for the 2012 season.

You're here at EICMA once again, this time at the World Superbike stand. What do you think of the show?

"EICMA is the biggest and best bike show in Europe. Every year there are always a lot of new bikes and it's just great to be here. I'm sure this negative period for the bike market will come to an end and things will start to improve again in the motorcycle industry."

The 2011 season wasn't particularly easy. You were injured at the Nürburgring, then you came back at Portimão with two strong races despite only starting in 17th slot. Are you glad you can get back on the bike again at the end of the month at the Algarve circuit?

"I finished third overall, with a bit of bad luck and after missing three rounds. For sure I wanted to do better but luck wasn't in my zodiac sign this year. But I'm back in shape, that's the important thing, I don't need to recover any more because I'm already at 100%. Now I can start to work on myself and see where I can improve, and hope that the bike will make further progress so I can get a good start next year in Australia. I aim to get the number 1 plate back again but we'll have to see what the other riders think about that. We'll only have an idea of the 2012 season once the first race gets underway."

Let's move on to Eugene Laverty. Another rider from over the Channel, as in the last two seasons but someone who scored some good results in his first season. Do you think that competition within the same team can help in giving you further motivation?

"My team is already tried and tested and Biaggi and his staff are all ready to go. Laverty will have a team all for himself who will as a result work for him alone. The only positive thing I can see is that it will be a good stimulus for me should I find myself in difficulty, in that case it'll motivate me even more to try and stay ahead."

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