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Classic Scrap - Class of 1990 - KR-1S V RGV250
By Simon Bowen on 19/04/2010 16:24:51
The Japanese locked horns in a techno crazed 250 shoot-out. Kawasaki upped the stakes with their new KR-1S in a bid to oust Suzuki’s glorious RGV from the 2-stroke top spot
users as I was practising the art of scratching on my first brand new motorcycle. Whilst working in a shop the previous year flogging Arais and Alpinestars, I had the opportunity to swing a leg over the most captivating machine I’d seen since the 350LC a
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Half Price Sale: £5k used sportsbikes
By Jon Urry on 13/08/2010 10:49:09
With new litre sportsbikes costing upwards of £10,000 the used market is booming. But at £5k are these bikes half the performance as well as half the price?
than the green ones, but this Kawasaki racing replica caught our eye as it was neatly done and different without being too outrageous.And finally, Yamaha’s classy 2004 R1. This model of R1 announced that the Japanese had finally mastered the art
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Join the Crutchlow bandwagon
By Robin Goodwin on 31/08/2010 14:31:49
Crutchlow replica Arai RX-7 GP
:"Cal’s bright black and green paint – designed by Nottingham-based Rich Art – is as wild as his riding style, with a full dose of Monster Energy branding giving his RX-7 GP replica the full ‘factory’ look. As ever, Cal’s not shy with his words; “I don’t hold
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Fit for purpose: Diablo 666 Endurance ZX-10R
By Bertie Simmonds on 20/10/2010 10:03:37
The average road bike does a bit of everything. But there are machines in the biking world designed to do one job only. Pure specialists if you will. These are the bikes...
're at the utter limit of physical and mental endurance."For us pit-stops take about 13 seconds from start to finish. That means the bike's fully fuelled, front and rear wheels are changed as is the rider. It's quite an art and is amazing to watch the guys do
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: Post-test training
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:47:29
Tips for developing riding skills, road craft and post-test advanced riding school training
-depth at the art of motorcycle riding and usually cover topics such as: cornering techniques, bend assessment, advanced braking techniques, hazard assessment, overtaking and, sometimes, machine set-up.Only take pillion passengers once your skill levels allow it. A
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The Longest Test: Visordown Long-termers Review
By Everyone on 02/11/2009 10:31:40
Six very different bikes with one thing in common – an identical 2,500 miles to cover through France in less than five days. Visordown takes our long-term test fleet out of the comfort zone to find out more about the bikes we thought we knew so well…
over function, a real posing tool for the city, we were all sure that our esteemed Art Director would breakdown long before the Triumph did.There are so many questions that remain unanswered in a typical magazine multi-bike test. Naturally, here
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848 Challenge heads to Holland
By Ben Cope on 12/05/2011 15:49:11
The ultra-competitive series goes Dutch
upgraded Ducati 848EVO for the first time this weekend, and Mark Cheetham (Shorrocks Motorcycles) and Kenny Gilbertson (Art of Racing/Boast Plumbing) who were the main challengers for podium finishes three weeks ago.Barry Poll (Pumpkin Patch Racing
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First ride: Aprilia RS4 125
By Tom Higham on 31/05/2011 21:04:46
For the first time on a sports 125, Aprilia now have a bike that features a four-stroke engine
has a wealth of experience when it comes to building winning bikes and the RS4 125’s chassis is a lightweight ‘state of the art’ affair with die cast aluminium spars with cross reinforced ribs.The RS4 is powered by a new water cooled 4-stroke 4-valve
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Top 10 Best Looking Engines
By Mark Forsyth on 05/10/2010 16:13:23
Best looking? It’s always going to be slightly contentious this one but, if nothing else, it’ll give you something to shout about. Here’s our office’s top ten pretty engines in no particular order
.But look at it will you? That’s art-gallery beautiful. Clean and simple.Continue for the final five prettiest engines
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How to video shoot like a pro
By Dan de Castro on 05/01/2012 09:02:41
You might aspire to shooting great video footage of you or your mates riding, but looking godlike in front of a camcorder is harder than it looks
to film. I’m afraid I can’t tell you how to edit your movie once it’s shot – that’s another whole black art involving iMovies if you’re basic and Final Cut Pro if you’re advanced – but at least on these pages I can give you some idea of what to shoot
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