P34
IN
THE
WIND
and three other podium finishes. The 2011 World Supersport
Champion was left without a ride
when BMW announced earlier
in the season that they wouldn't
field a factory team in 2014 and
now he joins what used to be the
most coveted team in the World
Superbike paddock.
Giugliano rode for the Althea
Aprilia team this year and finished sixth in the World Superbike Championship. Although he
didn't win a race, the Italian did
have two second-place finishes
on the Aprilia RSV4.
Davies and Giugliano will start
testing this week at the Circuit de
Jerez in Spain – the first of three
scheduled tests over the winter
break.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
BIG BRAKES
FOR MOTEGI
M
otegi's
particular
heavy braking demands mean a special
deviation from regulationspec front brake discs for
MotoGP – with the usual
limit of 320mm diameter
eased (to 340mm in Brembo's case), and a heavier
construction of disc allowed.
This prompted an immediate question from the riders at the Japanese Grand
Prix: "Why can't we have
brakes like this all the time."
According to Jorge Lorenzo: "We have been
talking about braking for
so many years, and our
problem gets bigger in hot
conditions. Here we can
The plea of MotoGP racers: We
love big brakes we cannot lie.
SUZUKI
RECALL'S
210,000
GSX-Rs
S
uzuki Motor of America has
issued a recall for as many
as 210,000 units of its 2004-13
GSX-R sportbikes, according
to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The bikes are being recalled be-
use more powerful brakes.
I would like to use them at
every race."
After winning the race,
he repeated the plea. "The
harder disc gives you better
feeling, they keep performing well for much longer,
and they are safer. They will
be a big improvement for
next year."
Valentino Rossi concurred. The bikes now
were heavier and faster
even than last year, he said.
For Andrea Dovizioso:
"I think in the future we
should have bigger, stronger brakes. The brakes we
have now are really on the
limit."
Michael Scott
cause of corrosion of the brake
piston (in combination with older
brake fluid) inside the front brake
master cylinder that generates
gas that may result in reduction
of fluid pressure transmission to
the front brake. As a result, front
