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Five unlimited budget trackday bikes
By Jon Urry on 08/06/2012 13:03:00
From a road homologated WSB Ducati to ex-500GP machinery. If you're into trackdays and money is no object, then why not invest in the best bikes, born with racing in mind
’s auction in April and it represents one of the few chances that mere mortals can sample what it is like to be a GP God from the golden era of racing.While the chassis is a French ROC design, the engine is a full-factory (ok, privateer spec) YZR 500cc V4 two
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Simon Daukes buys a naked motorcycle
By Jon Urry on 01/01/2007 17:20:21
Here at Visordown HQ we have no idea who Simon Daukes is. But we're guessing he's some sort of marketing cheese from the Haymarket days. Here he is, buying a motorcycle. Allegedly
Although sportsbikes continue to dominate the UK's bike sales market their success is starting to decline. Compared to last year sportsbike sales are down 4% year on year and there is a definite shift away from race reps to alternative styles
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Five great £3000 track weapons
By Jon Urry on 31/05/2012 16:51:00
Want a road bike that'll also cut in on the track? You don't need to blow the bank, check out these smart buys instead
and a model many consider the best version of the iconic brand.As a track bike you may think that ‘only’ 126bhp is a bit wimpy – it isn’t. The great thing about the GSX-R750 is that you can go completely stark raving bonkers around the corners
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Second Hand
By Jon Urry on 12/10/2007 12:49:25
With a £5000 budget we delve into the second-hand market to test four of the best used bargains around, the 2001 Aprilia Mille, 2000 Duacti 748, 2001 Honda Fireblade and 2001 Suzuki GSX-R750
budget for the bikes in this test I was amazed at the gems we uncovered. A call to D&K Motorcycles, one of the largest second-hand dealers in the UK, soon provided an absolutely mint 2002-model Aprilia RSV, a very tidy 2001 Honda FireBlade with a few
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Three And A Half Grand Secondhand Steel
By Jon Urry on 14/10/2007 15:22:12
With the unlikely premise of £3500 fast burning holes in their pockets, four TWO teamsters are buying second-hand steel. It's head v hearts all the way
of your mates. Buy a pup and you'll be ridiculed for ever and a day - and be feeling the financial loss.Quite why that placed four TWO staff in DK Motorcycles' super-showroom of a cold winter's morning we don't know, but they were, each shelling out a
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