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The definitive motorcycle bucket list
By Robin Goodwin on 05/12/2011 10:11:01
Top 50 countdown of motorcycling adventures that you simply have to do before you die...
50. Get your knee downWhen: This weekendWhere: A roundabout or a trackCost: FreeAmazingly, 40% of sportsbike riders have never got their knee down. The first time your plastic slider makes contact with the road you'll squeal with excitement.Pick a
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Biker in his twenties dies near Chippenham
By Visordown News on 12/11/2006 11:27:25
Police appeal for witnesses after biker dies on the A350
CHIPPENHAM Police are appealing for help after a motorcyclist died in a crash on the A350 near Trowbridge yesterday.The accident happened midway between Steeple Ashton and West Ashton, just after 5pm on Friday 10th November. The Yamaha bike, ridden
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Dakar rider dies on opening day
By Visordown News on 03/01/2012 16:56:23
Argentinian succumbs to chest injuries following crash
before moving to South America in 2009. In total, 59 people have died during the event, including more than 20 spectators."I'm going to give it everything, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," Boero had posted late Saturday on his Twitter page.
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Mount Everest vs. The Isle of Man TT
By Ben Cope on 30/05/2012 15:24:00
A few thoughts for your consideration
pointless. Afterall, it's been done before, you don't win anything for doing it again and yet by climbing Everest you are undoubtedly satisfying a deep-down urge to prove yourself against the elements.When someone dies on Everest, their passing is a less
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Friends burn GP replica to honour dying man's wishes
By Visordown News on 20/07/2010 09:36:29
Don't panic. It's not as bad as you might think
life-size paper replica of a Grand Prix racer, before burning it. Prior to his death, the dying man had told his friends he hoped to own a GP motorcycle in the afterlife.The craftsmen who 'built' the bike, Li Chengzhang, told Guang Ming Daily newspaper
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Police appeal for biker witness to fatal car crash
By Visordown News on 16/07/2007 12:16:56
Car driver died on way home from TT rider's funeral
moments before it left the road and struck a group of road signs.If you are the motorcyclist or if you have any further information, please call PC Shane Schucroft or Sgt Peter Howlett at Western Area Road Policing on 0845 456 4567.
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One of the most beautiful roads in the world?
By Robin Goodwin on 23/04/2012 15:04:13
Heaven-Linking Avenue in the Hunan province of China
at 646ft below sea level and works its way up to 4265ft above sea level.Maybe one for the top 50 motorcycling things to do before you die...Pics via flickr
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135mph police chase sets pulses racing
By Visordown News on 22/01/2007 19:37:43
Merseyside biker wrapped for 'frightening' speeds on M57
IT'S AMAZING how a superbike lifestyle gives you a tolerance and appreciation of speed, an immunity to its death-bearing consequences, even. Recently, Merseyside police chased a biker on the M57 doing, and we quote, "frightening" speeds on his
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Don't Look Back in Anger
By Bertie Simmonds on 14/08/2001 15:53:42
Four people who have had family members killed in racing, but have dealt with their loss and carried on in the sport that they love
within so short a space of time?"A big part of it hit me when the post came on the Tuesday after the Sunday dad died," says Lee. "As people heard they sent so many letters of condolence that the postman had to knock on the door to deliver them all. You
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Philippe Starck back to bikes
By Visordown News on 28/03/2012 12:55:33
French design pens scooter concept
-twin engine before the RSV was ready, and later Starck designed the intended-for-production Voxan XV, although that died before any were actually made when the French firm went under in 2009.Now it looks like he's back, with designs emerging via the European
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