Motorcycle Show

Phillip McCallen Motorcycles is celebrating its tenth anniversary in style by hosting of the World Champion Motorbike Stuntman, Kevin Carmichael. Phillip McCallen is a household name all over Ireland for riders & non-riders similar & after years of successful operation as Irelands premier motorbike dealership, Phillip is keen to show his thanks to his customers by having celebratory open day at the Lisburn based showroom Saturday 27th August.


Kevin Carmichael has been competing in World Champion Motorbike Stuntman (WCMS) competitions since they began winning the European Championship in 1997 & the World Championship in 2002. Kevins stunt riding career has taken him around the globe, performing to stadium filled audiences & winning some of the most renowned competitions that stunt riding has to offer. The tricks that Kevin has mastered over the years have become world renowned & have been adopted by plenty of professional stunt riders throughout the world.

The Celebratory Open Day starts at 10:00am & finishes at 04:00pm at Phillip McCallen motorcycles in Lisburn on the 27th August with Kevin Carmichael performing throughout the day. There will even be appearances from some road racing legends, entertainment, food & lots of offers in store. This event is free to attend & everybody is welcome.

Source : World Champion Motorbike Stuntman Comes To Lisburn!

Perhaps the existence of the MotoGP 800cc engine will not last long. The problem has now emerged about the idea of the FIM-level capacity to 1000cc.

800cc four-stroke era began since 2007 when the (International Motorcycle Federation) FIM 990cc lowering of standards that have been used since 2002.

But that era probably will not last long after the President of the FIM, Vito Ippolito stated his idea of an increase to 1000cc. Ippolito himself gave a discourse is not with any reason.

According to all the manufacturers who are in the highest class would agree with the idea that will make the competition due to more attractive. Ippolito also sure it will not appear in conflict with World Superbike event which was also one-liter engine, because each race has its own characteristics.

"Manufacturers want MotoGP 1000cc engine, so it is what it is. 800cc engine is not working because it has power roughly the same (to 990cc) but only increased the speed of turning," he said in Autosport Motosprint as preached.

800cc own the system often got complaints from the riders related to the amount of electronic equipment involved in it. Criticism of them came from Valentino Rossi who called the current MotoGP quite boring.

Dani Pedrosa to return to the past, where MotoGP is still using the engine capacity of 990cc. The Spanish driver of this rate is used when the motor is too complicated.

Pedrosas mind was back to the past, precisely in the year 2006. "The year 2006 was my debut in MotoGP and the last time this championship with a motorcycle engine 990cc," Pedrosa said as reported Visordown. "Motor is very different from what we drive now," he added.

24-year-old driver was judged that the motor is used when it is too ribet than three years ago. "The motor that we use today, too many electronic devices that make us have to continue to monitor panels instructions," said Pedrosa.

Smurf Spanish riders nickname was said that he hopes someday when MotoGP returned using 990 cc. "If we really go back to 990 cc, then I will welcome that decision with a warm," he said.

Pedrosa opinion is quite different from her accomplishments. Since its debut in the MotoGP race at this point, the only season where Pedrosa finished outside the top three are in season 2006, where when he used his 990 cc motorcycle.

But perhaps the achievement of three years ago was also caused because he still needed adaptation in his first season in motor racing is the primary class.