Superbikes

Superbikes — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 092014 012015 Cover Photo David Acosta Allely Shutterstock Images Interior Photos David Acosta Allely Shutterstock Images 1 Mark Almond The Birmingham News AP Images 4 5 Mark Almond AL com AP Images 6 7 Martin Cleaver AP Images 8 9 12 13 27 Rudi Brandstaetter AP Images 10 11 Gurinder Osan AP Images 13 Shutterstock Images 14 18 19 Ivan Sekretarev AP Images 14 15 16 17 24 25 Fernando Bustamante AP Images 20 21 Press Association AP Images 22 23 31 Cal Sport Media AP Images 26 27 28 29 Editor Chrös McDougall Series Designer Nikki Farinella Library of Congress Control Number 2014944192 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scheff Matt Superbikes Matt Scheff p cm Speed machines ISBN 978-1-62403-615-6 lib bdg Includes bibliographical references and index 1 Superbikes Juvenile literature I Title 629 227 dc23 2014944192

Superbikes — page 2 — CONTENTS BY INCHES 5 THE HISTORY OF SUPERBIKES 8 PARTS OF A SUPERBIKE 15 SUPERBIKES IN ACTION 24 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32

Superbikes — page 3 — Josh Hayes 1 leads in an AMA race 4

Superbikes — page 4 — BY INCHES It’s a three-person race Josh Hayes is leading the first race of the 2014 American Motorcyclist Association AMA Pro Superbike season But Cameron Beaubier and Roger Hayden are close behind Beaubier’s engine roars as he pulls alongside Hayes Beaubier gains ground inch by inch His bike’s nose edges out to the lead 5

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