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Tyres are one of the most important components of a motorcycle. They are the parts constantly in touch with the road that you are treading. They are the parts that talk to the road and transmit the information to you so that you can ride your motorcycle accordingly. Tyres are a part of almost all the aspects attached to the handling of...
Machines are complex. Motorcycles, even more so. And then there’s the engine, which is really complex. Please bear with us while we try to explain. Engines have hundreds of moving parts, working together to power our motorcycles. Try to imagine the dynamics of 1 of the 8500 revolutions that our motorcycle engine does per minute. And...
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Once a rider is ready to race mentally and physically, the next step is to gear up. We have heard the term a thousand times and there’s a reason for that. Humans are not supposed to be travelling at high speeds. One will sustain an injury even if they trip and fall while running and that’s just 10 or maybe 20 kmph! Crashing...
So, you’re suited up and ready to murder all the apexes of the racetrack, set a blazing fast lap-time and then revel in your glory. But before you go out and do that, there are some basic changes that need to be made to your motorcycle. While one may not be able to get their hands on a race-spec motorcycle right out of the gates,...
After the previous articles, we are well-versed with the history of motorcycle racing, the various disciplines in it, the how-to of getting into motorcycle racing in India and the major events pertaining to that in our country. So, we are ready to race? Not yet. Because this is probably the most important bit of information that one...
In the previous article, we told you about the Getting Started part of motorcycle racing in India. While we covered quite a few points regarding the FMSCI license and how it makes one eligible for racing in India, one must know about the races that happen in India as well. So, in this article we bring to you, the racing calendar of India...
As we mentioned in our article which presented a brief account of how motorcycle racing started, we mentioned a rather philosophical take on why motorcycle racing began. At the basest level, it’s just the competitive spirit that resides in all of us. That is what drives us to compete and when we are on motorcycles, drives us to race. A...
In the previous article about the history of motorcycle racing in the world (and in India) we got to know that motorcycle racing has been a thing since 1890s. A history spanning more than a century, it was imperative that new innovations were introduced because being humans, we could never be content. This led to the formation of various...
That was a brief account of motorcycle racing internationally. When it comes to India, the sport has not developed as much as it has in some other countries. But the history of motorcycle racing in India also goes quite far back. Now, not a lot of that history is documented but there are some people who are willing to acquaint one with...
Motorsport is probably one of the most, if not the most, exhilarating form of sport that we have today. Thousands of people flock at the venues to witness the extremity of the sport. Millions witness it from far away on TVs, computers, and what not. The prime reason for such fandom and reverence is that the thrill and excitement it...
