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Air.Craft
By Tom Higham on 13/02/2013 10:39:31
Robbie Maddison takes to the sky

FMX rider Robbie Maddison likes to joke that he was "born on a bike and came into the world doing a no-hander onto the delivery table".He's sponsored by DC Shoes and features in their very first DC TeamWorks video above. Shot at a military service airplane graveyard in Arizona, t...

Rider and pillion killed by light aircraft
By Visordown News on 19/04/2010 10:52:55
Motorcyclist makes fatal error after taking shortcut across Indonesian runway

A RIDER and pillion passenger have been hit and killed by a light aircraft at an Indonesian airport while taking an illegal shortcut across the runway.The fatal incident, which took place at Curug Airport in Tangerang just outside Jakarta, involved

James Whitham Column - May 10
By James Whitham on 30/05/2010 11:40:41
Yorkshire’s premier amateur light aircraft pilot enjoys a day out (in Yorkshire) with some professional sportsmen, then gets punched on the nose by his own aeroplane

The racing season is fast approaching, and I know I say it every year but this season, particularly the WSB series looks like being a classic for us in the UK. No less than seven Brits will line up on the grid for the first round in Phillip Island. That’s a quarter of the whole e...

US bike industry execs killed in plane crash
By Visordown News on 13/07/2010 12:23:42
Highland Motorcycles loses key company figures in aircraft tragedy

Bales, 51, and Chief Financial Officer Damian Riddoch, 37, were returning home from a business trip when the accident happened.It's reported the pilot radioed for an emergency landing at Tulsa International Airport, as the aircraft was running low

Kawasaki jet plane video
By Tim Skilton on 04/10/2007 15:35:23
Company's new XP-1 aircraft makes first flight

YouTube VideoERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.KAWASAKI HEAVY Industries have flown their XP-1aircraft for the first time, making an hour-long flight from Gifu airbase in Japan.The company are also

Doohan chases Aussie entrepreneur for $75,000
By Visordown News on 31/12/2009 11:59:35
Former 500cc champ in battle over unpaid aircraft lease bills

FORMER FIVE-TIME world motorcycle champion Mick Doohan is chasing a former internet entrepreneur for $75,000 AUS (£41,700) in allegedly unpaid bills over a luxury 22-seater jet aircraft.Mick Doohan's private company, Orkdale, has claimed the bill

Pirelli Angel GT tyre review
By Ben Cope on 18/04/2013 20:47:00
We test Pirelli's new touring tyre on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier and at the Nardo test track. Can a pure touring tyre really deal with an R1 on track?

THAT'S me on the flight deck of Italian aircraft carrier, Cavour 550, on a Kawasaki Z1000SX on Pirelli's new Angel GT tyres: the start of a very unusual launch for what I thought would be a fairly normal tyre.The Angel GT is, afterall, just a

Hondajet deliveries expected in 2012
By Visordown News on 21/12/2010 18:50:07
World's largest motorcycle manufacturer takes to the skies

HONDA'S new luxury business jet aircraft - the Hondajet -  has successfully completed the first FAA-conforming flight, with delivery of the first aeroplanes expected in 2012.The HondaJet lifted off yesterday, December 20, and remained aloft for 51

First Look: Confederate Black Flag
By Visordown News on 23/06/2010 08:26:44
Check out Confederate's all-black version of P120 bad boy

is mechanically identical to the standard P120, using the same 160bhp engine and aircraft-grade aluminum monocoque backbone chassis.Other top-notch stuff includes carbon ceramic brakes, carbon wheels, fully adjustable suspension and a hand-built close-ratio five

JRL Radial engine motorcycle video
By Tim Skilton on 26/11/2007 10:14:08
Crazy airplane-engined custom is available now

to allow the conversion from aircraft to motorcycle to take place safely and provide a dependable smooth running alternative to stroked v-twins. John from JRL said, "It's a natural match that predates the V-twin in motorcycles. You get twice the torque


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