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NZ Hells Angels challenge 'no patch' law
By Visordown News on 17/11/2010 08:12:16
Infamous bike gang fight for right to wear club insignia
LAWYERS REPRESENTING the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in New Zealand have launched a bid to overturn a ban on the gang's infamous 'patch'.Under legislation passed last September, anyone cuaght wearing the gang's insignia in the district of Wanganui
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And today's trackday crasher is ...
By Visordown News on 06/04/2010 11:53:22
... not looking out for damp patches
A SMALL damp patch in the shade looks like the reason this guy got flicked off his bike.At least he didn't get clouted by the chap behind.Anyone know where it's filmed?
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Metropolis Motorcycles becomes a Kawasaki Dealer
By Visordown News on 07/02/2008 10:10:54
Established dealership takes over South London patch
KAWASAKI UK has announced the appointment Metropolis motorcycles as an authorised agent to cover Central and South Eastern London. Metropolis will offer the entire Kawasaki road bike range alongside servicing and after-sales support from its 10,000 square foot showroom at the bus...
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Don't read this, it's rubbish
By mark forsyth on 03/08/2011 22:06:36
Unless your tastes are really, er, wide ranging...
Moving away (swiftly) from the owner's bald patch (highlighted by harsh flash photography in previous snap) here is the mighty MZ's aluminium clutch casing and rev counter drive cable.Everything about an MZ is solid, agricultural yet dependable
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The 59 Club: London's outlaws
By Stuart Barker on 20/12/2010 14:50:49
In the 1960s, the 59 Club was the biggest, most famous motorcycle club in the world, and a notorious hangout for outcasts and misfits. Half a century later, the incredible story of a gang of hoodlums and a pair of leather-clad vicars continues to amaze.
If you rode a motorcycle and wore a black leather jacket in London in the 1960s, there were few places you'd be welcome. The Biker Boys of the time had such a bad reputation that most cafés, cinemas and clubs banned them. The only place they could congregate was at a truck sto...
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The bike-friendly roads that change colour
By Visordown News on 09/04/2008 10:46:20
Frenchies develop new stretch of tarmac that changes colour when the temperature drops
actually changes colour depending on the temperature. If the temperature drops to freezing then the road changes from the standard colour to pink. Above 1°C, the surface treatment – set out in patches along the normal road - road patch is transparent
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Target fixation classic
By Visordown News on 15/07/2010 09:48:50
Does this look familiar to you, too?
MOST OF us have experienced the kind of buttock-clenching moment this guy's going through - a pre-bend wobble, due to what looks like a patch of dirt, results in a classic target fixation lowside crash.At least he escaped uninjured.
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Onboard with Randy Mamola at Almeria
By Visordown News on 22/03/2010 12:06:16
Former GP man gives it the berries at Spanish track
-compound technology break new ground by providing even more soft rubber on the shoulders. This softer compound kicks in sooner, too.Take the example of a front tyre leaning at an angle of 36°: 27% of the contact patch is made up of soft rubber in the case
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Charles to the rescue
By Tim Skilton on 16/10/2007 09:10:30
Heir to throne helps injured biker
AN INJURED motorcyclist couldn't believe his luck last night after Prince Charles stopped to help.Sources say, Hugh Simpson, 52, thinks he hit a patch of gravel along the quiet country road near to the Prince's Scottish retreat. It's believed Mr
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New: Ducati 80s Leather Jacket
By Marina Nelson on 01/01/2010 10:26:48
New product showcase from Visordown
You can always count on Ducati to come out with decent retro-styled gear.The 80s jacket is made of premium 1-1.3mm thick waterproof cowhide, featuring stretch patches at the shoulders.CE-approved composite armour in the shoulders and elbows cushion
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