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Prostitutes, wear Hi-Viz, say Spanish Police
By Visordown News on 25/10/2010 20:09:49
Be safe, be seen - whatever you do for a living
WE ALL KNOW the benefits of wearing hi-viz clothing when riding motorcycles. Now, safety officials in Spain have found another sector of the community that can benefit from donning dayglo apparel: prostitutes.We kid you not. The Spanish Police has
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Bering launch bike-specific rucksack range
By Visordown News on 09/02/2010 11:50:50
Laptop-friendly, Hi-Viz, waterproof covers
FRENCH MOTORCYCLE clothing company Bering has launched a new line of bike-specific rucksacks onto the UK market.Two rucksacks head-up Bering's latest addition to their 2010 range: OSWALD:25 litre, semi-rigid 17” laptop rucksack. * Inside pocket takes 17” laptop * Preformed ...
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ROSPA calls for end to British 'wintertime'
By Visordown News on 01/11/2010 11:51:14
Save lives and reduce accidents, urge safety group
THE ROYAL Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) has called for a change in the summer-winter clock system as accident rates are set to make their usual annual increase now the clocks have turned back an hour. The group claims recent research suggests the extra evening ...
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Fake motorcycle police. Why?
By Ben Cope on 17/01/2012 16:03:51
Dressing up like the plod. To achieve what exactly?
People who like to pretend they're police baffle me and annoy me in equal measure.I took this picture the other day at Cobham, about to join the A3 heading to Guildford. I guessed that the guy on the left had just bought his rather fetching BMW off the guy on the right. He was be...
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I wonder what happened to Spider and Fat Frank?
By Ben Cope on 28/04/2011 08:10:03
A rather bizarre news story from The Milwaukee Journal, 1967
with describing someone as being a 'shapely redhead' today. All the shapely people and the redheads would complain.And here's another thing: the other day a Hells Angel rode past me wearing a Hi-Viz jacket. I can't imagine Fat Frank and Spider would've condoned
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Westminster replaces defaced parking bay signs
By Visordown News on 09/01/2010 10:09:08
London pavements remain covered in lethal sheet ice as council choose to fight back
spotted cleaning and replacing damaged motorbike parking bay signs. Workermen wearing hi-viz safety gear cleaned or replaced signs that had been defaced or removed.In a recent Freedom of Information requested by anti-parking bay campaigners, Westminster
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Showcase: Waterproof textile jackets
By Robin Goodwin on 23/02/2012 09:38:25
Eight waterproof textile jackets
straps to the arms, back and waist for a tailored fit and hi-viz panels.What gear do you wear? Review it in our Kit Review section
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Every motorcycle fashion faux-pas. Ever.
By Ben Cope on 18/04/2012 12:20:27
We asked you to name the things that shame biking. You weren't backward in coming forward
’re a man and you have a scooter with a blanket, you need to have a word with yourself.Hi VizDoes hi-viz really reduce accidents? It’s not up to me to tell you how to be safer, but all I’ll say is 15 years ago everyone took the piss out of anyone wearing
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Jamie Whitham Column - Oct 2006
By Jamie Whitham on 01/10/2006 12:28:24
"Crackers'll put ya in chains... Box'll drive you insane... Sun can't shine all the time, man its gotta rain..." Fiddy Cent joins Whit down on the farm
to head for the infield. When I pitched up at the gate I was met by a spotty-faced youth in a hi-viz jacket telling me that there were to be no bikes on the infield. I explained to him that I was there to work and his brief probably related to paying
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The Buell Police bike you can buy
By Visordown News on 23/05/2008 12:24:17
Do you prefer to go 'out on patrol' rather than 'for a blast'? Yes? Well this is the bike for you
and unpaved roads. A dual front fender system provides debris protection for the rider and the bike. The Ulysses Police will be offered in two colour choices: Birch White and Midnight Black.It doesn't come with a flip-up white lid or hi-viz vest but, if you
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