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Buell 1125CR - Road test review
By Ben Cope on 12/10/2009 17:00:50
If we bought motorbikes using our head alone, Buell would be out of business. Will the 1125CR help Buell onwards and upwards?
Click to read: Buell 1125CR owners reviews, Buell 1125CR specs and to see the Buell 1125CR image gallery.I don’t quite understand Buell, infact I’m convinced no-one does. The bikes they produce are genuinely surprising and when I hear rumour of a new model, I have absolutely no i...
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Glad I don't commute in Vietnam
By Ben Cope on 11/08/2009 15:56:36
Just when I thought the trip home down Embankment in London was hard work...
This video popped into my inbox from Visordown reader Mike Webb and it shows a typical day in Vietnam. There's a lot of patience going on in there. You'd have a full scale fight in London if it was as busy as that...
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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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1978 Maico 250 Magnum
By Ben Cope on 10/12/2012 09:32:04
Are you man enough?
Coming up for auction in Las Vegas shortly, this Maico 250 Magnum looks the business.Sure, it's not the socket-wrenching 500, but I'd still think twice about cracking that throttle fully open.The whole motorcycle has been restored using a mixture
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Donington Park owner, Tom Wheatcroft dies
By Ben Cope on 02/11/2009 10:24:11
The man who bought Donington in the 70s has died following a long battle with illness
in 1993 where the late Ayrton Senna put in one of his best-ever races.Wheatcroft's interest in motorsport started in the 1930s when he went to watching racing at Donington, his local circuit. After building up a successful property business, he bought
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Vermeulen not allowed to test Kawasaki WSB
By Ben Cope on 30/10/2009 12:07:50
MotoGP man Vermeulen turns up to WSB testing at Portimao but can't ride his new bike
at Portimao.Instead, Vermeulen was kept busy meeting the team and watching his rivals banging out times, from the pit wall. He must be desperate to sling a leg over that Kawasaki and get stuck in.Suzuki will release Vermeulen from his contract after the final
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Hayden rides dirt track (again)
By Ben Cope on 31/08/2010 14:36:53
Not a Harley in sight as Nicky makes a return to his racing roots
the clay broadside on a shonky-looking dirt track Ducati with an engine that uses parts that can be seen on the bayeux tapestry..He's said he's got unfinished business in the sport. Perhaps he'll be back at the Indy Mile competing proper in 2013..?
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Battistinis shuts up Bournemouth shop
By Ben Cope on 18/07/2012 10:41:58
...but custom motorcycle maker continues online
in Bournemouth but also has distribution centres in Los Angeles, USA and Rome, Italy.Owner, Cllr Mark Battistini, said the firm now plans to concentrate on its core business; making and distributing specialist parts. It will only make one or two bikes a year
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Visordown's recruiting: Reviews Editor
By Ben Cope on 10/09/2012 18:05:18
Want to help shape the future of Visordown? Step this way.
it takes to move our reviews up a gear, cementing their reputation as the best in the business?See our job ad on Gorkana: Visordown, Reviews Editor to find out more.
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: Choosing a training school
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:41:04
Everything you need to know when picking the most suitable motorcycle riding school for you
run in a corporate business-minded fashion, smaller privately-owned ones are, on the whole, more laid back. Both should offer excellent training and run their courses in-line with the Driving Standards Agency’s (DSA) guidelines. If you’re looking
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