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The £100,000 Honda CRF250R
By Visordown News on 20/11/2012 15:22:09
...and no, it's not a handmade HRC works-only option.
THE ratty-looking Honda CRF250R briefly ridden by Daniel Craig in the new Bond movie, Skyfall, has already passed the £100,000 mark as it's auctioned for BBC Children in Need on eBay.Despite the Bond connections, the bike is unlikely to ever recoup such value if resold, so the b...
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The Aprilia-powered 97kg superbike
By Visordown News on 22/12/2008 12:24:55
Seventy bhp propelling less than 100kg - take a look at this French handmade special
That's 97kg INCLUDING oil and waterFRENCH SPECIAL builder Tucson has unveiled its Aprilia V-twin-powered 97kg sportsbike. The Tucson BT550 Superleggera tips the scales at just 97kg and that figure INCLUDES all fluids except fuel. The machine's powered by 550cc version of Aprilia'...
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Batman The Dark Knight replica leather suit
By Visordown News on 17/07/2009 08:06:24
Always fancied being the Caped Crusader? Now's your chance, with this handmade motorcycle outfit
Complete with imitation muscle armourSERIOUS BATMAN FANS may be pleased to find out they'll soon be able to ride around looking like their comic-book hero, thanks to American company UDReplicas.The company have created a full leather replica of the suit the Caped Crusader wears i...
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Feed the habit: Living with the Ducati 1098R
By John Cantlie on 29/06/2010 10:55:25
Ducati’s hand-made and deliciously savage 1098R is unashamedly brutal, it takes no prisoners and makes no excuses. We lived with the £26k masterpiece for three weeks to find out if you can really live with such excess
I’m a manic-depressive. I’m either tremendously happy or wretched, and there’s very little in between. The highs are stratospheric, I go right up there as the serotonin floods my system and we’re on cloud nine; me, my mood and I. Nothing is a problem, everything is great, bring i...
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Kittens love wooden motorbikes
By Robin Goodwin on 21/06/2012 09:46:44
Chopped wooden chopper
A chopper true to it's word as Hungarian motorcycle enthusiast Istvan Puskas quite literally spent two years chopping wood to make his dream ride.The one-of-a-kind bike, built by the 52-year-old tractor driver from Budapest, is made from water resistant black locust wood and is p...
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D-Rod: Got a spare 916 in your garage?
By Visordown News on 11/05/2007 15:53:59
Model car looks like it would be a scream
the spare parts from some Ducati kits and put this togather.He hand-made the body and built the suspension from scratch. The result is a Ducati powered hot rod. Imagine blasting down a country lane on a Sunday with that engine firing away behind you!
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Spidi commemorate 30th anniversary
By Visordown News on 02/11/2007 10:55:36
Limited edition REPLICA 77 gloves
SPIDI key holder. The offer will also include REPLICA77 historical review and rider cards, with a unique handwritten serial number. Every pair of REPLICA77 is handmade in Italy and costs 200 euros, including delivery.Available in: Red, Blue/Azure, Green
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First Look: Tamburini Corse Brutale T1
By Visordown News on 26/01/2010 09:36:13
Today's most gorgeous new naked just got a whole lot better
to enhance the Brutale's devistatingly good looks, with judicious use of handmade carbon and titanium.The cost? That's not revealed on Tamburini's website, but we get the impression only Lottery winners need apply.
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First Look: Shifcustom Duster
By Visordown News on 24/02/2010 11:09:54
Radical handbuilt custom from Eastern Europe
CHECK THIS beast, courtesy of Eastern European bike builders Shifcustom.Designed by the company's owner, Yuri Shif, the Duster is a handmade street machine, built around a water-cooled Ducati Monster S4 engine.The V-twin motor is housed in a
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First Look: MV Agusta Brutale Cannonball
By Visordown News on 29/06/2010 09:38:12
Hopped up 'track-only' version of MV's naked, complete with, eh, lights and indicators?
to various engine mods (new ECU, cylinder heads, hotter cams) as well as the nifty handmade titanium exhaust.No word on price but expect the new naked to cost a healthy dose more wonga than the standard £13,950 Brutale 1090RR.
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