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Speeding awareness course charges to increase in a bid to save camera network
By Visordown News on 29/12/2010 16:10:56
Forces nationwide back new initiative
THE COST of taking part in a speeding awareness course is to rise from £60 to £100 in a bid to boost revenue to keep roadside speed cameras.Road users caught speeding at more than 10mph over the limit will be sent on the £100 one-day speed awareness
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Six steps for winter motorcycle protection
By Visordown on 04/11/2011 12:24:08
How to prepare your motorcycle for winter riding
bike from rotting away through the dark winter months.Here are six steps on how to prepare for motorcycle for winter riding.BatteryBatteries have a hard time during the cold months as the low temperature slows down the chemical reaction, therefore more
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7 ways to avoid being a victim of motorcycle theft
By Visordown on 24/06/2010 10:46:50
Motorcycles are desirable but unfortunately they garner unwanted attention from thieves, here are some top tips to ensure your bike doesn't get stolen and you don't buy a ringer
bike has changed colour in its life, this could indicate it has been either rung or crashed. If buying from a dealer, pay for the bike on your credit card, you are then automatically covered by your cards’ fraud insurance.Never buy a bike from anywhere
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The Rise and Fall of HRC
By Visordown on 25/03/2009 14:53:10
We all got so used to Honda winning everything for so long that their slow-down in race results, followed by recent pull-outs, have sent wagging tongues into overdrive. What’s really going on at Honda and why?
– in 1997 – the contrast between then and now is amazing.Doohan is World Champion for the fourth of five times, NSR500s of some kind win every GP contested and Honda wins its 10th constructors’ championship. Biaggi wins 250cc championship first time out
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Honda VFR1200F launch: DCT transmission
By Visordown News on 22/10/2009 09:22:38
Mark Forsyth tests Honda's automatic VFR1200 and finds he's in for a surprise
WELL, I’ve just sampled our future. And, no, I don’t mean electric motorcycles, thank goodness.Honda’s DCT (dual clutch transmission), an optional extra on their new VFR1200F, is absolutely incredible.The first thing you might notice is a lack
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What The Press Say: Honda Crosstourer reviews
By Visordown on 18/02/2012 14:22:37
The British press rate Honda's new 1200cc V4-engined adventure bike
good thing or a bad thing depending on which side of your midlife crisis you are on.” Steve Rose, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure – May 2012“So make of it what you will but I liked it. Even though I liked the VFR1200 (it suited the way I ride on the road
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New: Dainese launch D-Air Street
By Visordown on 26/03/2012 15:56:49
D-Air Street available as a waistcoat or a Gore-Tex jacket
, priced at £1029.98 and £1699.98 respectively.Here's what Dainese has to say about the D-Air Street:Dainese has used the knowledge gained during the development of the D-air Racing suit to produce the D-air Street. Both versions use an internal airbag
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The bike-friendly roads that change colour
By Visordown News on 09/04/2008 10:46:20
Frenchies develop new stretch of tarmac that changes colour when the temperature drops
The new French motorway, yesterday, perhapsFRENCH COMPANY Eurovia,specialists in civil engineering - is testing five areas of 30 mile long road in France with a new automatic road colouring system. The new technology means that the road surface
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Honda announce new dual clutch system
By Visordown News on 22/12/2008 09:44:28
New design to feature on future models - most likely the new VFR
efficient gear shifts.Similar to some systems used by automatic cars, Honda hasn't yet said which bikes will get the new system, but as the news came through at the same time as Honda confirmed production of a new Honda V4 in 2010 it's pretty safe to reckon
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2010 Honda VFR1200F reviews and information
By Visordown on 11/06/2010 09:54:30
Reviews and information on the new VFR1200F and the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) model
.SpecificationsPrice: £12,075.00 (DCT £13,175.00) EngineEngine: 1237cc, 16 valves, liquid-cooled, V-fourBore x stroke: 81mm x 60mmCompression ratio: 12:1Power: 175bhp at 10,000rpmTorque: 95ft-lbs at 8,750rpmTransmissionGearbox: Constant mesh 6-speed (DCT Electronic Dual
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