Onboard Mark Miller's EBR 1190RS At Macau – Video

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

Real road racers have balls the size of melons. Whether it’s blazing past Isle of Man neighborhoods at speeds nearing 200 mph, or dragging shoulders on the walls of the famed street circuit at Macau, the guys who do this are nuts, and we love them for it.

This year, veteran IOM and Macau competitor Mark Miller (and teammate Brandon Cretu) got the special opportunity to pilot fully race-prepped EBR 1190RS machines around Macau for the Splitlath Redmond racing team. They stuck a camera to the side of the bike to capture the intensity and bar-bashing nature of the race as well. This is the result.

As you can see in the video below, Miller is in the thick of the action as he qualified in 20th place. He gets off to a good start, but loses some positions as he avoids a crash in front of him. From there, watch him pick apart the other riders en route to his 11th place finish.

Some interesting things to note:

  •  The 1190RS has a great V-Twin rumble at full song!
  • It also seems to lack top-end power compared to its four-cylinder rivals (watch it suffer on the long straight).
  • Miller makes up quite a bit of ground under braking and with corner speed.
  • Real road racers are every bit as aggressive once the green flag drops as short circuit racers. Check out the close passing!
Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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