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Roofs on bikes. Why?
By Visordown News on 09/01/2012 14:04:37
Lit C1 car-bike hybrid
-ft of torque – just for the gyros!) while also getting the claimed 120mph top speed and 200 mile range is a mystery to us. Presumably they're coming from some source that every other maker of electric bike and car has so far failed to notice, as nothing else
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Official Akira replica bike
By Robin Goodwin on 12/04/2012 09:29:19
Kaneda replica bike riding across Japan for charity
replica of the bike ridden by the protagonist Shotaro Kaneda and is currently riding across Japan to raise money for charity.The bike was built by Masashi Teshima from Fukuoka, Japan and took him seven years and ¥10 million (£77,000) to make it. Whilst
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Pick a bike up
By Rob Hoyles on 21/04/2010 15:52:55
Bikes fall over; it happens. Here’s how to get yours back up, regardless of how heavy it is or weedy you are
that you also need to keep safe – if you’re on a busy road, leave the bike.1. Check the bike over before you go any further. If there’s oil pouring out of the engine, then you don’t want to slip on it. Similarly, that soothing B&H might not be quite so
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Boxx Corp's suitcase bike launched
By Visordown News on 09/12/2011 14:16:52
Oddball bike finally surfaces
range of 20 miles before recharging, which takes up to four hours.Pricing starts at $3,995, although with a variety of optional extras - including an optional battery to double the range and a faster charger - the portable bike can cost over $5,000
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The 10 Biggest Biking Blunders
By Visordown on 17/11/2010 16:42:28
Every now and then we all drop a clanger. But for some the effects are more acute than just a red face and the mother-in-law refusing to speak to you for a few years. Here is the definitive list of biking’s biggest blunders
Sorry, who are you again?In May 2003 KTM were approached by a TV production company called Elixir Films blathering on about how they had two actors (well one actor and his posh mate) who wanted to ride around the world on motorbikes. Could KTM
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Travis Pastrana's Shoe Bike
By Ben Cope on 29/10/2009 22:22:56
Only Travis Pastrana could come up with this. An FMX bike that runs on shoes, not traditional tyres...
WHAT HAS TRAVIS Pastrana been up to now? The multi-talented stunt monkey has been busy converting a standard FMX bike into one that can run on DC shoes. Why? We don't know, but check out this vid, it's typical off-the-wall Pastrana.
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Bike Icon: Norton Commando
By Mark Shippey on 14/09/2010 17:53:35
Much-loved and much maligned, the Norton Commando both saved and then helped to kill the British bike industry
1967: Earls Court showcaseApril 1968: First 'Fastback' production models arrive in dealersJanuary 1969: Revised frameMarch 1969: 'S' Type with high level left side exhaust, a larger 2 1/2 gallon tank and naked front forksMarch 1970: Roadster similar
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Making Captain America's bike
By Visordown News on 28/07/2011 09:28:55
How Harley made the Cross Bones look like a replica WW2-spec bike
HARLEY-DAVIDSON has converted its modern (loosely-speaking) Cross Bones into a replica WW2-spec Harley for the new Captain America movie.And it looks like it's not the only bike in the film – check out this “making of” video to see more.
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Goodwood: Festival Of Speed - Classic Bikes
By Visordown News on 23/06/2007 12:59:00
Image gallery of classic bike shots from the FOS
loverSammy Miller's Gilera FourMike the Bike's DucatiCharlie William's Mitsui YamahaMondial racer with 1950's aerodynamicsNot all MV Agusta's are sexyTuck in now...Terry Rymer's YZF750Classic MV racer - sexy160bhp in a bike weighing the same as a modern
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The bikes that time forgot
By Warren Pole on 21/09/2010 11:13:04
These four bikes were meant to turn motorcycling on its head but they never did. Wozza dons his rose-tinted goggles to ponder why
You'd be forgiven for thinking progress in the world of motorcycles was a natural and seamless state and indeed, a leaf through recent history bears this theory out as we skip seamlessly from Kawasaki's Z1 via Yamaha's RD350, to Kawasaki's GPZ600
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