Visordown tests new road-biased sports tyre in a wet and windy Portugal
With its clever Interact technology Metzeler has created a tyre that has a varying carcass construction to alter how the rubber performs. Without going too deeply the M5 consists of five bands of belting that vary in stiffness. At the outer edges of the tyre the carcass is quite flexible, allowing ... Continue reading
Watch BMW's finest getting taken to the max
THERE'S SOMETHING rather cruel about ringing the nuts out of any bike on a dyno - a bit like poking a lion through the bars of a cage with a long stick...
Anyway, not sure quite where I'm going with that one, so here's a rather lovely clip of BMW's much-lauded S1000RR ... Continue reading
MotoGP champ tries another form of four-wheel motorsport
WE KNOW he's a bit special on a motorbike but reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is also pretty handy on four wheels, too.
Check this video of the Italian, racing what looks like his Dad, in a head-to-head at the Race Of Champions.
Vale's certainly got good car control.
Nice bird, too! Continue reading
Royal Air Forces Association’s Wings Appeal Easter Egg Run on Sunday 28th March, 2010
ARAI is taking the Arai race truck/service and supporting the Royal Air Forces Association’s Wings Appeal Easter Egg Run on Sunday 28th March, 2010.
The event, at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is raising funds to help RAF personnel serving in Afghanistan.
You can win a signed poster of World Superbike ... Continue reading
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Belgian OAP slides his Fiat Panda into the smallest garage in the world ...like a glove. Hilarious!
Credit to this old gent for getting his miniscule car into his micro garage but we can't help thinking; wouldn't it be easier to ditch the car and get a bike? Continue reading
Cool new look for the Kentucky Kid!
ARAI HAS unveiled a new Nicky Hayden replica RX-7GP designed by Italian Roberto Marchionni of Starline Graphics.
Cue Arai blurb:
"Featuring a peripherally belted Structural Net Composite (SNC) shell, with hyper ridge strengthening in its lower section and wider aperture (plus larger visor) for better vision the RX-7 GP ... Continue reading
Custom bike guru edges more toward mainstream with new Bell helmet line
AMERICAN CUSTOM bike specialist Roland Sands Designs has teamed up again with Bell helmets to produce a range of striking new lids for 2010.
The funky designs, and some cool riding footage, are on show in the attached video.
Nice one, Rolando! Continue reading
Take a look at Aprilia's answer to the Hypermotard
FULLY ADJUSTABLE suspension, Brembo brakes, wavy discs, fly-by-wire throttle - there's plenty of hi-tech stuff on Aprilia's 2010 Dorsudoro 750 Factory, and here's a promo video of the bike in action.
The Aprilia's 750cc V-twin engine thumps out 92bhp in standard trim, which should propel the bike to a top speed of ... Continue reading
Dainese launches Paris show based around the history of protective armour
ITALIAN CLOTHING giant Dainese is hosting a show in Paris over the coming months based around the history of protective armour and its development for the future.
The exhibition: 'A Toute Epreuve: New Technologies for Protecting the Human Form', looks at the development of human protection, ranging from medieval armour ... Continue reading
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BOS launches slip on exhaust for BMW's 193bhp superbike
PERFORMANCE exhaust specialist BOS has developed a MotoGP style slip-on silencer for BMW’s 193bhp S1000RR superbike.
Designed and manufactured in conjunction with the BOS racing programme and fine-tuned on their own in-house testing facilities, the S1000RR silencer delivers a power increase of up to 6.6 bhp compared to the standard ... Continue reading
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