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ent settings.
At 419 pounds without fuel, it
weighs 30 more pounds than its
1190RS predecessor. Also, the
1190RX comes with fully adjustable Showa suspension front and
rear – with a Big Piston Fork up
front. The 1190RS, meanwhile,
came with Ohlins suspension. Another slight difference is that the
seat height on the 1190RX is two
inches higher than the RS model.
All of the EBR 1190RXs are going to be completely assembled
P35
in the EBR facility in East Troy,
Wisconsin, and full-scale production is set to begin in December. They will be offered in three
colors: Strike Yellow, Galactic
Black, and Racing Red.
Andrea Wilson
CHECA RETIRES
ormer World Superbike
Champion and Grand
Prix racer Carlos Checa announced his retirement from
the sport on Saturday, the
popular Spaniard making the
announcement in front of journalists, colleagues, sponsors
and friends on the eve of the
World Championship finale at
the Jerez circuit in Spain.
"This year I am celebrating 20 years of racing at the
World Championship level,"
Checa said. "I am extremely
proud of this long sporting
career, which has given me
many special memories of all
the teams I have worked with.
I have had the opportunity to
compete at the highest level,
riding the best bikes and winning against the best rivals.
My aim has always been to
discover my limits and to be
able to take a close look at
myself in order to continue
to learn, grow and become a
better rider and a better person. This is something that
would not have been possible
without taking this path, full of
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risk, but which has also provided me with great challenges, adversaries and emotions;
a long climb which culminated
with my best season in 2011."
Checa, who celebrated his
41st birthday just a few days
earlier, made his debut on
the world scene back in 1993
when he took part in the 250cc
World Championship. In the 20
years that followed, he went on
to compete in the 500cc GPs,
MotoGP and World Super-
Flanked by his team members,
Carlos Checa announced his
retirement from racing on Saturday
in Spain.
bike Championships. Having
raced with Ducati in MotoGP
in 2005, 2010 saw Checa return to Ducati but this time in
the World Superbike Championship. He finished third in the
title chase in 2010 and the following year he won the World
Championship.
