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Puerto Rico funeral home embalms man on a bike
By Robin Goodwin on 28/04/2010 09:16:18
22 year old shooting viction embalmed in racing position for wake
A controversial Puerto Rican funeral home has embalmed a shooting victim onboard a motorcycle in a hunched over racing position.David Morales Colón, who was shot last Thursday, was dressed casually wearing a black baseball cap, black sunglasses and a long-sleeved black T-shirt. H...
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Anthony Gobert's back. On Twitter.
By Visordown News on 11/02/2011 09:45:39
Brief flutter on Twitter causes mass hysteria
TWITTER users got excited yesterday as Anthony Gobert signed up and started posting messages and interacting with established names in the motorcycle industry.However, it has been revealed that @thegoshow23 was a fake profile. From the many entertaining messages @thegoshow23 post...
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Gang beat motorcycle workshop mechanic
By Visordown News on 15/12/2011 12:59:51
Three men now being hunted by police
threatened a workshop mechanic with a screwdriver. The mechanic tried to fight off the gang but was punched and kicked to the ground and left with a broken wrist.The men stole a Suzuki GSX-R600 from the workshop and escaped, but bizarrely the one attacker
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Biker to complete 300-mile charity ride "no hands"
By Visordown News on 07/10/2010 10:50:47
Not sure this would go down well with UK coppers
A MOTORCYCLIST in American plans to ride his Harley-Davidson "no hands" for 300 miles to raise money for Parkinson's research.Phil Comar, 61, will ride from Michigan to the Ohio border on October 10, using his body and legs to help steer his machine, instead of using his hands.He...
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Man fed up with speeding motorists buys Police camera van off eBay and parks it outside home
By Visordown News on 22/10/2010 10:47:27
Crafty resident takes action in a bid to increase safety
A RESIDENT fed up with motorists speeding past his suburban house has bought a defunct Police speed camera van off eBay and parked it outside his home in a bid to make the area safer.Kerry Donnelly claims road users regularly ignored the 30mph speed limit outside his home in Cant...
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Prostitutes, wear Hi-Viz, say Spanish Police
By Visordown News on 25/10/2010 20:09:49
Be safe, be seen - whatever you do for a living
WE ALL KNOW the benefits of wearing hi-viz clothing when riding motorcycles. Now, safety officials in Spain have found another sector of the community that can benefit from donning dayglo apparel: prostitutes.We kid you not. The Spanish Police has ordered the country's call girls...
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Record: 48 people on a single Royal Enfield
By Visordown News on 01/11/2010 11:39:01
Indian Army display team sets new world record
DAREDEVILS from the Indian Army broke a world record at the weekend by squeezing 48 people on a 500 cc Royal Enfield motorcycle and riding it for 1000 metres.The riders from the Corps of Military Police, Indian Army, broke the existing world record of 47 riders on a single machin...
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Bavarian nutter kills biker
By Visordown News on 19/04/2011 08:58:04
Strange things going on in Bavaria right now
POLICE in Germany are hunting an unknown perpetrator who threw wine bottles filled with oil onto roads in Bavaria, resulting in the death of a 37-year old biker.The 37-year-old motorcyclist skidded on an oil slick and crashed head-on into an oncoming passenger car, the married ma...
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Vicar attempts motorcycle hearse speed record
By Visordown News on 10/05/2011 10:44:54
A vicar that wants to be quicker...
A VICAR is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest motorcycle hearse at Elvington, today.The Reverend Ray Biddis will ride his Triumph Rocket III with a 2.3 litre, three-cylinder engine and a glass coffin carrier, he is aiming to raise the record to 100mph.“As a...
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Horex. No bike yet, but they're making a museum...
By Visordown News on 08/08/2011 11:22:58
Newly reborn bike firm Horex is doing the whole “brand” thing and building a Horex museum to celebrate the company's history.
DESPITE the fact the firm's ambitious new 1218cc narrow-angle V6, supercharged naked bike (that will be 204bhp for you, sir) has yet to go on sale, the company is already working on emphasising the fact it's an age-old marque rather than a newcomer to the scene.Despite the fact t...
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