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Quadro Parkour four wheeled scooter
By Visordown News on 19/11/2012 10:27:45
Two's company, three's a crowd, so what's four?
ITALIAN company Quadro (which already makes MP3-type scooters) has taken an extra wheel and thrown it at our petulant faces, in the form of the Parkour, the world's first four-wheeled scooter. The 350cc, 27 bhp, 250kg Parkour looks very similar
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Four-stroke GP retrospective
By Visordown on 16/09/2010 09:53:15
MotoGP is about to see another change with a move to a 1000cc engine limit, this change is seen with excitement. Here we look back at the trepidation of the four-stroke GP before the class changed in 2002
Back in 2002 MotoGP shifted away from the 500cc two-stroke that had been the mainstay of the class for many years. From their introduction the 990 four strokes put on an exciting show for the adoring audience, but following safety concerns the 990s
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Dakar Day Four: Coma returns to form
By Visordown News on 06/01/2010 11:23:30
Race favourite stamps authority by clinching stage win on day four
AFTER BEING SLAPPED with a 22-minute penalty on the first day of the 2010 Dakar, race favourite Marc Coma took his first stage victory of the 2010 event on Day Four.The Spaniard, now sixth overall, still trails the leaders by 38m 50s after Day Four
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VIDEO: 4MC - the four-wheel motorcycle
By Visordown News on 08/05/2009 12:34:39
Former London courier designs four-wheel motorcycle to scythe through town-centre congestion
THE 4MC or 4-wheel motorcycle (is there such a thing? - Ed) is the original work of engineer and company director Nick Shotter. The bike has been specifically designed to get its rider through traffic safely yet efficiently, and is powered by a Yamaha Majesty YP400 motor, says 4...
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Honda CB400 Super Four Special Edition
By Visordown News on 28/01/2011 10:46:36
Age-old 400 heads into its third decade looking better than ever
HONDA today revealed a limited-edition version of its ancient-but-still-cool CB400 Super Four, but only for the Japanese market.Just 500 of the Special Edition bikes will be made in both naked and faired “Bol D'Or” forms, going on sale in Japan next
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First Ride: 2002 Triumph Speed Four
By Bertie Simmonds on 29/03/2008 19:11:57
Picture the scene if you will. It's 2006, we're in the middle of a recession and another Government still ignores the benefits of motorcycles to the detriment of UK road users everywhere.
like the new Speed Four could be our saviours. Fun, on road, furious on track, but without the associated and inflated costs.In all honesty, initially I thought the Speed Four looked like something Ainsley Harriot had made on Ready Steady Cook
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A new four-wheeled TT record today?
By Visordown News on 06/06/2011 12:09:34
300bhp-plus Subaru set for “demonstration lap” this afternoon
MANX rally driver Mark Higgins is set to make a demonstration lap around the 37-mile TT course this afternoon.While officially just a demonstration, the closed-course lap is surely begging to be used to break the 21-year-old record for a four
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Every type of four-stroke bike engine ever made
By Robin Goodwin on 21/11/2011 12:32:25
Well, every one that powered a production motorcycle, to be precise. A compendium of four-stroke motorcycle engines.
balance of power and width, being only slightly wider than a twin yet narrower than a four. For a manufacturer, a triple can allow a bike to have great handling characteristics, allowing the rider to maintain a high corner speed because of its slim figure
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Scotland the Brave: Mackenzie V Four bikes V Scottish roads
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/08/2004 12:47:31
Niall Mackenzie re-lives his youth and heads for Bonnie Scotland, with four very different bikes
my youth (and my chip shop) on four quite different bikes to see which would work best on a variety of roads and in the fickle Scottish summer weather.Continue the Scotland test
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MotoGP: Stoner considers missing last four races
By Visordown News on 16/09/2008 22:00:30
Reigning World Champ may skip remainder of season to undergo surgery on troubled wrist, says team boss
, if his condition gets worse. The decision would mean Stoner missing the remaining four races of the season, as his hope of retaining the title are all but gone."Casey keeps quiet because he doesn't want to be labeled a whiner, but I can reveal that
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