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MotoGP: 800s faster than 990s
By Visordown News on 20/04/2009 10:13:56
The 800s were introduced to improve safety in MotoGP, but the 800s are now faster in a straight line than their elder 990 brothers
on the exact same straight on his 800cc Repsol Honda.Pedrosa wasn't the only one to top Biaggi's previous record, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo both clocked 209mph.Here's a list of the top speeds at Qatar since 2004. It's interesting to see the honours have
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Video: FB Corse MotoGP bike spied in testing
By Visordown News on 22/03/2010 14:13:51
Listen to that bad boy go!
FB CORSE MotoGP team were spotted recently, testing the squad's new MotoGP racer ahead of the start of the 2010 Championship.It's just a short clip of team rider Garry McCoy aboard the 800cc triple but listen to that thing rev!Impressive!
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Rossi off the pace in Jerez MotoGP testing
By Visordown News on 26/02/2007 07:52:42
Former world champ slower than privateer Ducati squad
champion winning the first 800cc MotoGP season.Marco Melandri topped the timesheets on his Honda RC212V with a time of 1:42.563, over two seconds off Rossi's old 990cc lap record which still stands from 2005. Heavy rain meant that no-one could get out
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Rossi renews Yamaha contract for two more seasons
By Visordown News on 07/02/2007 08:34:46
Italian legend will be entertaining us for a while longer
, Hayden, will be the man Rossi is out to beat, but he faces fierce competition from Pedrosa on the Honda, a bike that was allegedly designed with beating Rossi in mind. Rossi is heading the rider development of Yamaha's new 800cc GP weapon in the run
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Is this the beginning of end for the big GS?
By visordown news on 28/01/2008 14:35:19
Writing on the wall for BMW's iconic bruiser
-engined motorcycle, with the smaller, less polluting F800 option taking over the mantle of big BMW off-roader.According to reports, a statement from BMW Germany has said that the 800cc engine is the ideal motor for its future line-up of bikes, the statement has also
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2010 Yamaha FZ8 revealed
By Visordown News on 24/11/2009 11:08:53
Well, just the headlight, actually
YAMAHA HAS leaked a taster image of the company's new FZ8 naked, revealed first on Visordown almost three months ago.The 800cc naked, which is reported to use an all-new version of the company's 16-valve inline four motor, is rumoured to be going
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Spy Shots: 2011 Triumph Adventure
By Visordown News on 06/08/2010 09:45:40
More images of Triumph's new dual sports machine 'emerge'
JUDGING BY THIS set of images 'leaked' from Triumph of the new 2011 Adventure, the company is getting the knack of marketing staged 'spy' shots of their upcoming machines. From what we can see, the Adventure, rumoured to be an 800cc triple, carries
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Nicky Hayden talks 2010 Ducati Desmosedici GP10
By Visordown News on 25/03/2010 10:47:24
Ducati MotoGP man gives honest interview about 2010 season
-framed bike, how it differs from an aluminium model and how he's had to change his aggressive riding style to suit 800cc MotoGP bikes.Will he ever be a world champion again?
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Suzuki GSR750 images revealed
By Visordown News on 04/10/2010 16:03:36
More shots of Suzuki's new 750cc naked
Suzuki hopes will compete with Kawasaki's all-new Z750R and Yamaha's 800cc FZ8.It's expected the GSR is will be unveiled at the Cologne Motorcycle Show later this week.
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2011 Honda Adventure Sports - more pics revealed
By Visordown News on 01/11/2010 16:48:43
A decent look at Honda's new Crosstourer V4 800
LOOKING DISTINCTLY distinctly like the company's exisiting Varadero XL1000V, this is the first real look at Honda's new adventure sports V4 - the Crosstourer.Rumoured to be powered by an 800cc engine, the bike will go on official display
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