KTM boss Stefan Pierer has announced that the firm plans to build a small capacity engine that sits between the Duke 200 and Duke 390 models.KTM has recently entered the small capacity road sector with the Duke 125, 200 and 390 but as yet, they don't have an RC-based offering.The...

ACCORDING TO one of the most senior men in Suzuki, the company is looking to not only bring forms of traction control to smaller bikes in the range - but it could well see the GSX-R name applied to learner and one small sportster too.Hiroyuki Nakai, Director of European R&D for S...

It's not just the Police who seem to be getting younger these days. Custom bike builder Tripwire talks through the changes made to his minibike to make it fit for war.

KRIEGA is well known for making backpacks that take the weight of the world off your shoulders. If you wear a Kriega pack when you ride, you can now do your back an extra favour.Forcefield has come up with a fully CE-approved back protector insert designed specifically to fit int...

Casey Stoner, 2011 MotoGP World Champion. It's fair to say he's not only beaten everyone else, he's destroyed them.At Phillip Island, when it started to rain, the flags came out. Here's what they meanWhite Flag: Waved at the flag marshal post during the race, this flag indicates ...

MV Agusta dealers are expecting to get a chance to see a completed version of the firm's forthcoming “B3” - a mini-Brutale based on the F3 sports bike – this week.Some dealers are believed to be heading to the factory in Varese this week to hear about the firms latest plans and t...

BIKERS in Michigan no longer need to burn helmets to protest against the mandatory helmet law: it has been repealed.The law, originally passed in 1970, required all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet but it has been fought annually by American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABAT...

WITH the arrival of a new test lid, my Nexx XR1.R is going to have to take a backseat for a while, and that's a real shame, as we've got along very well together over the last three-and-a-half months. Safe to say the Nexx brand doesn't figure in most people's top five, but after ...

BMW may be making an effort to make their range more exciting, but after I'd been subjected to over an hour's worth of presentations from some of BMW's most-boring head honchos, I can safely say there's still a healthy dose of mundane at the heart of the Bavarian brand.We eagerly...

As you would expect we rarely get a minute to ourselves at Visordown HQ but at lunch time we had a quick play with Triumph's virtual bike creator. You can choose your desired model and colour, then load it to the hilt with all the accessories your heart desires. At the end you ca...