August 2017

August 2017

© 2017, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By Intro: 2018 BMW HP4 Race With Carbon-Fiber Frame and 215 Horsepower; Historic Racebike Illustration: 1972 John Player 750 Norton; Quick Ride: 2017 KTM 690 Duke; Back In The Day: Editor's Scrapbook; MotoGP Analysis: VR46 Rider Franco Morbidelli is MotoGP Bound; A Look Inside The Business Of Being Valentino Rossi; KTM RC Cup Wild Card: Nic Swensgard at Road Atlanta; KTM RC Cup Wild Card: Dominic Doyle at Road America; Project Suzuki SV650 Superbike, Part Four; Where Are They Now? Harry Klinzmann; Shops: Quicksilver Powersports Lubricants; MotoGP At Mugello & Catalunya; MotoAmerica At Road America; World Superbike At Misano: Melandri And Sykes Win; The Crash Page: James Rispoli; Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer.

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On The Front Cover: Racing Editor Chris Ulrich tests the carbon-fiber-framed, 215-horsepower 2018 BMW HP4 Race at Circuit Estoril in Portugal.

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In This Issue:

FEATURES

Inside Info

Intro: 2018 BMW HP4 Race With Carbon-Fiber Frame and 215 Horsepower

Historic Racebike Illustration: 1972 John Player 750 Norton

Quick Ride: 2017 KTM 690 Duke

Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook: 1979 Suzuka 8-Hour

MotoGP Analysis: VR46 Rider Franco Morbidelli is MotoGP Bound

MotoGP Analysis: A Look Inside The Business Of Being Valentino Rossi

KTM RC Cup Wild Card: Nic Swensgard at Road Atlanta

KTM RC Cup Wild Card: Dominic Doyle at Road America

Project Suzuki SV650 Superbike, Part Four

Where Are They Now? Harry Klinzmann

Shops: Quicksilver Powersports Lubricants

PROFESSIONAL RACING

MotoGP At Mugello: Dovisioso’s Italian Dream

MotoGP At Catalunya: Dovisioso Delivers Again

MotoAmerica At Road America: Beaubier And Elias Win

World Superbike At Misano: Melandri And Sykes Win

COLUMNS

Letters To The Editor

10 Years Ago

New Products

MotoGP Trivia

Numbers

Josh Hayes: Mississippi Madman

Melissa Paris: Just A Girl Who Likes To Go Fast

Kyle Wyman: Where’s Wyman?

The Kids’ Page: Jonathan Finn

New Products

Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar

High Performance Parts & Services Directory

The Crash Page: James Rispoli

ASRA/CCS Newsletter

Classified Ads

Advertisers Index

Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer            

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