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The Pioneer Motorcycle Run
By Colin Goodwin on 14/10/2010 13:18:06
Toodle pip and chocks away, Ginger! Visordown's off on the oldest classic bike run in Blighty. Hurrah! Don't spare the horses, and last one home's a rotten egg
Back in 1912, W. Harry Bashall won the Junior TT on a Douglas in 3hrs 46min 59sec at an average speed of 39.65mph. Pig slow you say, but right this moment the enormity of his achievement is beginning to dawn on me as I am riding a 1912 Douglas, very much like the one Bashall must...
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Motorcycle Radar: 1989
By Roland Brown on 22/11/2010 15:28:35
Liquid-cooled multi-valve engines. Some bikes even had aluminium frames. Yes, it was 1989
1989The last year of the Eighties highlighted just how quickly motorcycles had advanced. The top bikes of ‘89 had liquid-cooled, multi-valve engines and high-tech chassis, some with aluminium frames and multi-adjustable suspension. They weren’t far removed from the superbikes of ...
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Things that changed our lives: Helmets
By Mark Forsyth on 01/12/2010 10:27:10
The crash helmet, skid lid, bone dome, whatever you want to call it, it’s been part of any rider’s wardrobe in this country since 1973. But it wasn’t always like that. And it wasn’t always pretty.
BARKING UP THE WRONG TREESince the introduction of Bell’s open face helmet in 1954, little has changed in basic construction techniques over the past fifty years. Look inside any modern crash helmet and you’ll still find a polystyrene, energy-absorbing inner shell and a hard, fib...
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Ural gets new boss
By Visordown News on 28/12/2007 10:25:30
American boss has big plans for Russian marque
YOU MIGHT not think of it as a sharp motorcycle company at the moment, but things could be about to change at Ural, as there's a new boss in town. Normally known for building the antiquated Russian motorcycle and sidecarcombinations, the company has
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Electric 1950s Norton competes in TTXGP
By Visordown News on 25/07/2011 14:58:28
Classic bike fused with the latest in electric technology
and took 7th place.Moto Electra specifications: * AC induction motor * 62 hp and 115 foot lbs. of torque * Regenerative braking * 118 volts nominal * Carbon fiber wheels * Top speed of 135+ mph * The only licensed antique vehicle
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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
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One day, scooters will take over motorbikes
By Bertie Simmonds on 27/03/2010 10:08:12
Scooters will succeed bikes as the planet's two-wheeler of choice
for them and only 300 - yes, you read that right, just 300 - coming to the UK and France each.What is it with our metropolis dwellers? Can we not see the advantages of our own, lithe, nimble personal transport? Freeing us from the shackles of antiquated
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Used Test: Kawasaki ZZ-R600
By Bertie Simmonds on 09/04/2008 23:13:49
Like Barbara Windsor, it hasn't been considered sexy for years. So what's kept the ZZ-R600 on Kawasaki's books all this time? It's the fastest, squashiest, flying sofa has ever seen, that's why...
seat, vast, protective fairing and a 14,000rpm redline equalled raised eyebrows and the ring of cash tills.Right up until its demise in 2006, the ZZ-R600 confounded bikin fashion pundits by remaining popular despite their guffaws at its antiquated
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Niall's Spin: Yamaha MT-01 review
By Niall Mackenzie on 21/09/2010 12:25:10
It promised so much that it was bound to fall short, but now the hype has died down, what's it really like to ride?
Click to read: Yamaha MT-01 owners reviews, Yamaha MT-01 specs and to see the Yamaha MT-01 image gallery.Tuned-up, air-cooled 1670cc cruiser engine and an image that makes all Harleys and retros look like effete antiques. This is the cruiser
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Honda SH300i - world launch report
By Visordown News on 27/12/2006 00:22:27
Honda's CRF-derived motor powers this superscoot
as they are a much better alternative to antiquated, under-funded and sometimes down-right dangerous public transport. So there.
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