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1300 mile Honda NR750 goes on sale
By Visordown News on 29/04/2010 10:22:05
First registered by Honda UK in 2002. Does a better example exist? We think not.
Have you got a spare hundred grand floating about in your bank account? Thought so. Well, why not invest it in the oddball Honda NR750. This example, owned by Honda UK, was first registered in 2002 and has just 1360 miles on the clock.Can't wait? You can buy it from Classic Rice ...
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New Yamaha engines will use 20 per cent less fuel
By Visordown News on 04/03/2009 12:12:42
Revised engine components and fuel injection systems will give better economy, say Yamaha
YAMAHA MOTORS have announced they are working on a series of new motorcycle engines which will be 20 per cent more fuel efficient than their existing models. The new engine design features revised internal components and an all-new fuel injection
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Become a bike journalist - Bridgestone style
By Visordown News on 09/03/2009 11:39:09
Think you could do a better job? Then here's your chance to shine
You could become the next bike journoTHESE MOTORCYCLE journalists, they know nothing, right? Bet you could do better without breaking sweat - bunch of bozz-eyed lilly-livered knobs, aint they? Well, here's your chance to put your words and skills
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Police to save Norfolk's speed cameras?
By Visordown News on 07/10/2010 11:22:24
“If we went ahead with the plan, we would be looking at fewer cameras but in better locations" says top cop
NORFOLK POLICE are considering stepping in to save a number of the county's speed cameras amid fears the planned cutbacks could lead to an increase in deaths on the region's roads.Last month, Visordown reported that Norfolk County Council
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'Busa powered Golf up for sale
By Visordown News on 02/10/2007 10:57:38
350bhp monster has better power to weight than McLaren F1
Nice 350bhp run around for the missusEVER fancied a Hayabusa with the load carrying capacity of that family favourite, the Volkswagen Golf? Well this could be the car for you.Harvey Rice of HR Engineering, specialists in car rear wheel drive conversions, is selling the company ca...
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November bike sales down 16 per cent
By Visordown News on 10/12/2008 09:27:53
Not good but better than the UK car industry - down almost 37 per cent
MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATIONS were 16 per cent down last month,according to figures from the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI).A total of 7,517 mopeds, scooters and motorcycles were registered in November, compared with 8,947 in the same month last
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Pic special: Freddie Spencer's World Championship bikes go up for sale
By Visordown News on 11/03/2010 10:52:12
Fancy a serious piece of 1980s two-stroke Grand Prix history? They don't come better than this
FREDDIE SPENCER'S championship-winning Honda NS500 and NSR250 have gone up for sale for an undisclosed amount in the United States.The machines helped Spencer secure two world titles: the 1983 500cc crown, when Spencer was just 21, and the 1985 250cc title - the '85 was the same ...
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New-style bike test launched in Northern Ireland
By Visordown News on 15/12/2008 15:41:33
Environment Minister Sammy Wilson introduces new CBT-style element which kicks off in aid of better road safety
NORTHERN Ireland Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has launched a new-style motorcycle test aimed at better safety on the country's roads.The new-style test, which kicked off on December 8th, means would-be bikers will have to pass a theory test, a
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Got a Multistrada, want a Desmolupo?
By Visordown News on 31/03/2008 15:09:06
Italian design-lab introduce their better-looking-always-gets-the-women, young brother to the pig-ugly-walks-with-a-limp Multistrada
Ducati Desmolupo ... not a joint project with VolkswagenWHEN we first heard about a Ducati Desmolupo, we thought it would be a small Volkswagen car, powered by a Ducati Corse engine. That would be nice, but it's far from the truth.If ever a bike needed some plastic surgery, it's ...
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Plunge biker ends up skewered but lives
By Visordown News on 22/05/2008 11:49:27
Biker knocked off his bike by a car and has his 50ft fall broken by an iron spike but survives. Some days it's just better to stay in bed.
A BIKER who suffered a 50ft fall off a flyover, landed on a pavement where an iron rod pierced his body has survived. According to Indian news, the family and friends of Mayuresh Pokhrankar, 28, can’t stop thanking God for saving him after he
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