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Gain time by motorcycle commuting
By Jonathan Bentman on 06/12/2010 11:49:39
Where are Britain's motorcycle commuters? Have we gone soft or are we too sensitive to the ravages of winter on man and machine? Year-round commuting has its upsides. Be inspired to ride every day of the week, with our help
consumption to be 50.1mpg compared to 22.3mpg for cars. So if their 129 million motorised commuters swapped from car to bike they'd drop their daily fuel usage from 60 million gallons a day to just over 26 million gallons (yes, per day!) Yet in America only 3
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Motorcycle commuter clothing for every budget
By Robin Goodwin on 23/09/2011 09:02:30
Three price ranges of motorcycle gear suitable for commuting
Good quality, safe kit doesn't have to be expensive. Unless you want it to be. Here we've showcased three sets of kit in for three different price ranges, from budget to affordable and desirable.But what are the fundamentals of commuting gear
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Tyre warmers for the daily commute
By Ben Cope on 10/12/2009 09:57:26
Well, they're lying in my garage and haven't seen any action recently, so...
Ducati's Streetfighter is a serious bit of kit. It's actually perfect for my daily commute, if not, slightly extravagant. It's narrow, nimble and precise. The engine's packing so much punch, you can scythe your way through the tiniest of gaps at a
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Glad I don't commute in Vietnam
By Ben Cope on 11/08/2009 15:56:36
Just when I thought the trip home down Embankment in London was hard work...
This video popped into my inbox from Visordown reader Mike Webb and it shows a typical day in Vietnam. There's a lot of patience going on in there. You'd have a full scale fight in London if it was as busy as that...
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Infographic: Cost of commuting: Car vs. Bike
By Ben Cope on 01/09/2011 16:25:51
Thinking of getting onto two wheels, check this out
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Commuting on a Honda CBR250R
By Tom Higham on 16/09/2011 12:20:15
I swap my GSX-R600 for Honda's toddler-class sportsbike
to get your pulse racing but it can still bring a smile to your face. I got friendly nods on the way in to work today from other bikers, which just doesn’t normally happen on a London commute. I can only think that the bike appears as the stepping
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The ultimate commuter weapon
By Robin Goodwin on 28/04/2011 11:07:35
£19,800 for a Vespa with a cannon
Road-going warfare is the possible solution to the frustration of the daily commute to the big city. The answer? A Vespa 150 with a mounted cannon.Spotted on a trawl through the countless junk on eBay was this French battle gem. The Vespa TAP 56
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Not the most sensible of commuters..
By Andy Stevens on 04/04/2012 15:35:04
But it doesn't half sound good
This is the white and gold 2012 Yamaha R1. It's also the bike I shall be commuting on for the next 8 months. The crouched riding position and murderous amounts of power may not be ideally suited for the London grind, but with plenty of track action
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Visordown's five most underrated commuters
By Tim Skilton on 23/09/2008 22:01:12
Five great ways for getting to work on a budget
Commuting's cost effective, good fun and means extra time at homeTHINKING ABOUT commuting to work? Take a look at five machines we think are the most underrated commuters on the secondhand market today. They may not be the sharpest knives
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Commute 20 miles or less a day?
By Visordown News on 23/04/2010 16:37:57
We take a look at the new funky e-bikes from California
THIS IS THE Pedego: a retro-funky e-bike costing from $1,695 (£1,100) to S1,875 (£1,220).The California-based company produces several: a classic cruiser and a cruiser with a step-thru frame. There's even a tandem for two-up fanatics. All run via a 500W brushless hub motor, contr...
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