Have you ever wondered how long it takes to build a Yamaha YZF-R1 SuperBike from the frame up? About five hours, if you’re really good and you’ve got two Monster Energy/Graves/Yamaha crews of talented technicians working together with expert precision.
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Jamie Lewis, of Wales, is getting ready to race the I.S.D.E (International Six Day Enduro) for team GB. He is honored to have been picked, and is using the remaining two weeks to train and ride as much different terrain as possible. Whether Jamie is in the woods, on a motocross track, or at the beach, it seems he has no problem twisting it. This former motocross rider feels confident on the faster parts to the racing, and has been working on the more technical, slower obstacles that may arise.
Chris Pfeiffer is a four-time Stunt Riding world champion, desperate to meet the people with vast knowledge on exhaust solutions and experience the technical processes required to make Akrapovi? exhaust systems, Chris Pfeiffer set out in search of this remarkable company. His search leads the popular German to Ivan?na Gorica, Slovenia home of Akrapovi?.
Riding his beloved BMW F 800 R stunt bike, Chris Pfeiffer explores the Arapovi? factory. Starting from the car park, he stunts across rooftops, through welding bays, past car and motorcycle dynamometer workshops, and sophisiticated production machinery. He also finds one of the Akrapovi? laboratories, where he surprises the normally quiet working staff.
The Reed Chapter | Take a trip to the Supercross track for some laps with Syndicate team rider Chad Reed.