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Scott Redding passes CBT on 16th birthday
By Visordown News on 05/01/2009 09:05:58
Brit GP winner hits the road on a 50cc motorcycle
SCOTT REDDING the winner of last year's 125cc British Grand Prix has attained his CBT on his 16th birthday. Redding became the youngest-ever winner of a Grand Prix when he rode to victory at Donington Park in June 2008. He told BBC News he found the experience quite unnerving com...
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First Look: Gilera Runner SP Marco Simoncelli
By Visordown News on 06/03/2009 09:44:53
Trick paint, flash suspension but only 50cc for Simoncelli replica
Soon to appear on bedroom walls all over the UKHERE'S ONE to get your 16-year-old nutter off the Playstation and into real two-wheelers - Gilera has just announced that it is going sell this Runner SP Marco Simoncelli replica.Dressed up with some trick bits like brakes and suspen...
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To Hell and Back - Derbi GPR50, Aprilia SXV, Quadzilla
By Andy Stevens, Jon Urry, Jon Bentman on 30/03/2010 09:27:22
A journey of pain, suffering and 573 miles to Cornwall on a temperamental supermoto, a 50cc sportsbike and an unstable quad.
The village of Helland sits in the middle of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and is home to just 103 people. Apart from a bridge, an old arboretum and a posh manor house called Pencarrow which showcases a magnificent collection of antique dolls, there isn't much going on here. There's no...
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WK unveil two-stroke SM50
By Visordown News on 22/03/2011 13:20:28
Affordable learner supermoto
WK has introduced a new learner-legal supermoto styled 50cc machine. The all new SM50 boasts a liquid cooled two-stroke motor, six-speed gearbox, both electric and kick start, stainless steel exhaust, aluminium rims, LED indicators, LCD dash
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Biaggi-rep Aprilia RS4
By Visordown News on 27/04/2012 14:14:08
Special RS4 to celebrate Max's current lead in the WSB championship
NO, it's not an RSV4R but the learner-spec RS4 125 and RS50 that are the latest in Aprilia's line-up to get the “Biaggi-rep” treatment, apparently celebrating that Max is currently leading the WSB championship.Set to appear in dealers in June (is there some subliminal pressure on...
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Manufacturer's turf war for scooter buyers
By Visordown News on 12/11/2010 15:19:08
A battle is brewing to try and win over city riders who'd traditionally be choosing between a scooter and public transport for their everyday commutes.
HOT ON THE heels of announcements from BMW (owners of the Mini brand) and Mercedes (parent of Smart) that their subsidiaries are to launch short-range electric scooters – marking a first move from four wheels to two for both the brands – comes the news that Piaggio is taking a st...
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Whitham's Moped Marathon
By James Whitam on 15/10/2010 12:00:44
Coast-to-coast smokey strokers, Whitham style
Our plan, to ride a bunch of 1970s sports mopeds from coast to coast, seemed like it would be quite a challenge until I called the hotel in Kirkby Lonsdale to book our first night away.The receptionist said: "Oh yes, we get a lot of people staying here who're doing the John O'Gro...
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James Whitham's Fizzy Rascals
By James Whitham on 12/01/2011 16:52:51
Huddersfield to Spa on seven Yamaha FS1Es to ride priceless GP bikes the other end. What could possibly go wrong? Whitham rounds up six buddies and departs on a moped pilgrimage
Revisiting Whitham's trip to Spa on a FizzyIf you’ve been a reader of the mag for any length of time you can’t have failed to notice that as well as my love of modern bikes, I have an unhealthy interest in older ones. Particularly 1970’s two-stroke stuff. Every year me and a bunc...
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Nostalgic Moped Memories
By Grant Leonard on 26/11/2010 16:39:34
If you're in your mid-40s this feature will move your soul and bring back floods of memories so vivid you can almost touch them. Just turn the key and push the pedal...
, but looked like 'proper' motorbikes - sports mopeds. Sports mopeds were a clever response to new road safety legislation of 1972 which restricted 16-year-olds to 50cc mopeds. The government imagined those to be naff, impotent, safe step
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Racing vows renewed at Motegi
By Robin Goodwin on 04/10/2010 14:31:51
Mitsuo Ito rekindles love affair with the RM63 in celebration of Suzuki's 50 years in racing
.The miniscule 50cc race bike was born from the legend of MZ employee Ernst Degner's defection from East Germany to Japan during the early days of the Cold War. Using his highly advanced knowledge of two-stroke engineering principles and his undoubted abilities
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