THREE CHANCES TO WIN £20.99 WORTH OF SDOC100 GEAR FREE HELPING YOU GET MORE FROM BIKING ISSUE 01 TECHNIQUE CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE SCHOOL TESTED TRIED AND TESTED SCOTT REDDINGMOTOGP STAR SHARES HIS KIT HINTS AND TIPS PLUS KIT ADVICE NEW METAL TECH WATCH NEW AND 2015’S FOCUS ON USED KIT NEW BIKES TYRES OUR VERDICT OUR GUIDE TO OUR GUIDE ON CLOTHING 2015’S KEY NEW TO TYRE AND GEAR MODELS PRESSURES WELCOME Devon Air Ambulance Trust WELCOME Welcome to PMF Biker, your new FREE magazine made by bikers for bikers. Produced 10thMotorcycle Ride Out twice a year, and funded by the Peninsula Road Safety Partnership, we aim to promote Sunday 12 July 2015 the joy of motorcycling with a heavy emphasis on improving rider ability and safety or this, our inaugural issue, we’ve spent some Sponsored by time with British MotoGP hard charger and HRC THE TEAM Factory rider Scott Redding looking at the kit he Contents 2015’s key new bikes 4 swears by. Simon Toyne, editor F Tested – Ducati Streetfighter 848 8 We’ve also cast our eyes over 2015’s hottest bikes. For years Rode some 125,000 miles on The Knowledge – Tyres 10 we’ve been told that sportsbikes are in terminal decline as some 120 different bikes during Tried & tested – new and used kit 12 sales dwindled and thousands of riders ditched their pocket a four-and-a-half year stint as rockets and switched to the ubiquitous adventure bikes. But Competition corner – an editor on RiDE magazine. this year the manufacturers have struck back offering state-of- win with PMF 16 Loves V-Twins and trackdays. the-art machinery bristling with cutting edge technology and Kit advice with Scott Redding 19 Rides a Ducati 749S and an sophisticated rider aids. Bikes like Aprilia’s RSV4, BMW’s California Superbike Aprilia RSV-R Factory. S1000RR, Ducati’s 1299 Panigale, Honda’s RC213V-S, School tested 22 Kawasaki’s H2 and H2R and Yamaha’s R1 have significantly Better riding with Max Rider 26 John Owen, photographer moved the game on and created an intense interest in BikeSafe 28 John is an experienced sportsbikes. And these bikes matter, as the technology they iBiker 29 photographer and passionate use will eventually trickle down to nakeds, adventure bikes, Biker Down 32 sports bike rider. Rides a mint tourers and the likes. Turn to page 4 for more on this year’s Crash cards 33 Yamaha R1. best new metal. What’s On Diary 34 We’ve also spent time with the California Superbike School BMAD (Bikers Make a Difference) 35 Rachel Cope, contributor at Cadwell Park. The school’s reputation is second to none so Our resident new rider, Rachel we went to see whether it can live up to the hype. The results Visit us online at passed her test in January are on page 22. www.bikefan.co.uk 2013. Rides a Honda CBR600F. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form - electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise - without the prior consent of the publisher. 02 | PMF BIKER PMF BIKER | 03 NEW METAL NEW METAL HONDA RCV213-S KAWASAKI H2 Kawasaki have unveiled the road version of their supercharged NEW METAL 300bhp track-only H2R. The H2’s engine, which is essentially This year promises to be a golden year for sportsbikes with the majority of a detuned lump from the H2R, puts out some 207bhp with ram air, and 197bhp without. Peak torque is 98.5 lb.ft at 10,500rpm. manufacturers launching new models bristling with sophisticated technology The bike shares the H2R’s sophisticated electronics package and cutting-edge rider aids. We take a look at 2015’s most exciting new bikes including multi-level traction control, launch control, engine braking control, ABS, quickshifter and an electronic steering damper by Öhlins. Brakes are Brembo, with 330mm semi- YAMAHA YZF-R1 floating discs up front, and a 250mm rear disc. It also features a single-sided swingarm, a first for Kawasaki, KYB suspension front and rear and a fully adjustable rear, and high-tech mirror- Yamaha have unveiled their flagship all-new control, wheelie control, quick shifter, launch finished silver paint. The bike is expected to be available in the 2105 YZF-R1. control, ABS and a unified braking system. UK in limited numbers and will cost in the region of £25,000. The bike is powered by a 998cc inline four It also features a TFT LCD display, four cylinder crossplane crankshaft engine riding modes and a front cowl with LED kicking out some 200bhp without the use headlights. Yamaha claim the bike will weigh of ram induction. The crossplane engine’s just 199kg fully fuelled, thanks to lightweight uneven 270° – 180° – 90° – 180° firing components such as its titanium exhaust sequence gives each piston and conrod its system, magnesium wheels, aluminium fuel own individual and separate movement to tank and Deltabox frame. Honda have finally unveiled their long awaited MotoGP-inspired create stronger low to mid range grunt. The It will be joined by the limited edition YZF- production bike.The road-going bike is based on the championship- engine is fitted with titanium fracture-split R1M which is a more extreme version of the winning RCV213V Factory MotoGP bike as raced by Marc Marquez and connecting rods, which is 40% lighter than new R1. The R1M will come with electronic Dani Pedrosa, and is essentially a race bike with lights. The prototype steel, and this major reduction in weight Öhlins racing suspension, carbon bodywork, was riden on to the stage by recently-crowned back-to-back GP world gives the new engine an extremely responsive and a comprehensive datalogging function champion Marquez and though details have yet to be released, we do and potent character at high revs. that allows riders to record a wide range of know the bike features carbon-fibre bodywork. The bike is expected to This is a bike heavily influenced by Rossi’s data, including lap times, speed, throttle use a V4 engine and has been developed by Honda Motor and HRC. M1 and is rammed with technology taken position, GPS tracking and lean angle. or track session and make any necessary from Yamaha’s involvement in the MotoGP Data can be viewed, compared and shared adjustments. Riders can also use this as a series – the first ever six-axis Intertial on a tablet using a wireless connection means of communicating with the Yamaha Measurement Unit on a production bike, with the R1, enabling riders to Ride Control (YRC) system and viewing, banking sensitive traction control, slide analyse the previous race downloading or changing the running mode settings. By using a downloadable Android app, the YRC settings can be amended wirelessly, allowing R1M riders to make quick and easy from a menu of factory or custom settings. 04 | PMF BIKER PMF BIKER | 05 NEW METAL NEW METAL SUZUKI GSX-R APRILIA RSV4 RR APRILIA TUONO APRILIA TUONO V4 1100 RR Aprilia V4 1100 FACTORY The big news have given from Suzuki is their the launch of flagship The Factory is their GSX-R RSV4 a essentially a V4 powered S1000 significant 1100 Tuono RR with and S1000F upgrade added attitude. It bikes. The GSX- for 2015. comes with Öhlins 1000 is a naked The new suspension (forks, bike while the bike gets rear shock and GSX-1000F more steering damper), is a sports power, upgraded brakes tourer with a producing (Brembo monobloc full fairing. 201 bhp, M432 calipers), Both bikes 16bhp lightweight forged use a detuned more aluminium wheels 999cc engine than its predecessor. It’s also 1.5kg lighter than the model it and eye-catching from the 2008 replaces – the camshaft has a new profile and is now 0.5kg Superpole graphics. GSX-R1000 lighter, while the connecting rods have also been trimmed that’s been optimised to produce more lowdown grunt.