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MOTORCYCLE FACTS 3

The pneumatic tyre was invented by John Boyd Dunlop in 1888 for use on push-bikes. Boyd also invented the word �pneumatic�. Slick tyres offer more grip in the wet than treaded tyres up to the point at which they aquaplane. Modern sports bike tyres don�t contain any natural rubber. Front tyres disperse water at three times the rate of rear tyres. When cornering, 75 per cent of a bikes grip comes from the front tyre. The GS in GSX-R denotes four cylinders with overhead valves. The X means four valves per cylinder and the R is for race replica. Vespa means wasp. Cucciolo (the name of the first Ducati) means puppy. Hayabusa is the name of a Japanese falcon that preys on blackbirds (you gotta larf!). It was also the name of a WW2 Kamikaze fighter plane. Steve McQueen didn�t do the famous 65 ft motorcycle jump in The Great Escape. American Triumph dealer Bud Ekins did it � in one take. The first Honda motorcycles were pushbikes with generator engines for army field telephones bolted on. Yam...

Farewell Australia

The open road beckons Relaxing by the water Rural vistas Superb Forgotten train station Country town charm Outlaws in the USA. We call them Bushrangers This is Australia And this is my last ride report on Australian roads for a long time.I have sold the CB1100 and I am relocating overseas permanently. I had planned a big farewell ride but weather cut it short. That�s the bad news