’94-’99 Honda NSR500: The Inside Story of the Complete Invincibility… 1,310 yen (tax included) / ISBN: 9784779652073 / Available at bookstores nationwide
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The story begins in 1994. That season, Honda won the 500cc class title for the first time since 1989. The rider was Mick Doohan.
Why hadn’t they won the title for five years? One reason was that the NSR500 was too powerful and not a bike that a person could handle. The idea that power equals good has been a tradition at Honda Engineering that has been passed down since the company’s founder, Soichiro Honda. The 1994 NSR500 was the result of their efforts to make the bike “more manageable for people,” and that was a successful season.
Changing the engine characteristics from an unusable high-power engine calculated by engineers on paper to one that is easy to handle and can win in actual races is a very rare “incident” in Honda’s long history of racing.
We will reveal the story behind this incident and look back on the Honda NSR500’s rapid advance that began from there, culminating in a perfect victory in every race in 1997 and six consecutive victories with the 1999 model.
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RACERS Vol.75 ’94-’99 Honda NSR500: Behind the Scenes
Release date: Monday, March 24, 2025
Price: 1,310 yen (base price: 1,191 yen)
Specifications: Full color 96 pages / A4 wide, side-bound
ISBN: 9784779652073
Available at bookstores nationwide
Sanei official website https://shop.san-ei-corp.co.jp/shop/g/g505207/
“Cornering for Adults Vol. 2”: A thorough explanation of the theory of motorcycle cornering, teaching beginners to advanced riders how to further improve their techniquesUnlike four-wheeled vehicles, motorcycles require balance to be maintained when cornering, so “thinking before turning” is essential. Following the highly popular first volume (VOL. 1), which explained the fundamentals of motorcycle structure and cornering mechanics, the second volume of the “cornering book” is now available, compiling all the technical theories you need to know to turn a corner. A must-read for riders from beginners to experts who want to further improve their riding technique! It will be released on December 11, 2024 by Sanei Co., Ltd., which operates Motorfan.JP. It can be easily purchased at bookstores nationwide as well as the online store below. REPORT●Kita Hideaki Sanei Co., Ltd. (Official website/Online store) https://shop.san-ei-corp.co.jp/shop/g/g505174/
A banking angle of about 20 degrees from the ground, elbows in, feet out… The evolution of cornering positions seen in the pinnacle of road racing, the World GP and MotoGP, that have changed the eraOne of the things that proves the improvement in cornering speed of motorcycles is the depth of the banking angle. In MotoGP, the pinnacle of road racing, riders corner with such a deep banking angle that it feels as if they are lying flat on the road. Are they leaning the bike to the limit? Or are they on the verge of falling? They are racing through corners at such an angle that it is hard to tell. Here we take a look at the evolving cornering positions and characteristics of the GP riders who led the era. REPORT ● KITA Hideaki
