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The calculating German
By Don Morley on 26/05/2010 15:57:43
German 250cc GP sensation Toni Mang upset the Honda applecart with a masterful display of riding
retired from racing at the end of the season and told Honda to stuff it. I don’t think I’ve ever known a more calculated, professional rider.
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Compression ratios explained
By Tim Dickson on 22/10/2007 15:47:18
Fuels rush in, then they get squashed into a tiny space and ignited. The mysteries of compression ratios investigated and unravelled
combustion chamber volume of, for the sake of easy calculation, 50cc. With the piston at BDC, the total volume of the cylinder is 550cc. With the piston at TDC, the volume is reduced to 50cc. Its compression ratio, therefore, is 550 divided by 50, or 11
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Ducati launch TriOptions finance
By Visordown News on 25/05/2012 09:01:55
Low monthly payments for your Ducati
DUCATI have launched a new finance scheme called TriOptions.TriOptions is a Personal Contact Purchase (PCP) scheme, which is already popular with Ducati customers choosing finance, with over 60% opting go down the PCP route.The scheme gets its name from the three options you hav...
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Visordown's motorcycle insurance guide
By Visordown on 24/01/2012 15:18:38
Insurance is a right hassle right up to the point the man with the skillsaw has your bike away - then it's a God send. Here's our guide
Simple rule is: get covered. Given the price and availability of insurance it’s wise to check what you can get and at what price even before you get involved in bike buying itself. Insurance is one of the most significant factors when it comes to bike choice.Good news is that wit...
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The last word in elbow down?
By Ben Cope on 21/12/2011 12:27:00
Don't be trying this on your next trackday..
Dani Ribalta - fairly handy on a Supermoto.. I'd love to know the physics behind what's going on here. How that tyre keeps gripping is beyond the abilities of my pea-sized brain to calculate.
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Insurance firm no longer counting penalty points
By Visordown News on 21/05/2007 12:39:09
Car insurance company's quote may ignore driving points
POINTS ON your licence may not be such a worry in the future if a car insurance company's recent move has anything to go by.Swinton Insurance is no longer automatically counting penalty points towards insurance premium calculation,s because
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Top 10 racing red mist moments
By Niall Mackenzie on 31/03/2010 14:29:44
We countdown the greatest ever top 10 red mist moments of all time
Sometimes the skill and cold calculation of a motorcycle racer is cast aside as the basic instinct to beat everyone else kicks in, whatever the cost. And when the red mist falls, the bikes usually follow.Click next as Visordown charts through
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Yamaha announce £327 million loss
By Visordown News on 28/01/2009 09:24:25
Top executives to take pay cut as global financial crisis sets in
YAMAHA HAS posted its first quarterly loss in at least four years, reports Bloomberg.com The firm had a fourth-quarter loss of £327 million. The figure was calculated by financial company Bloomberg from preliminary full-year figures released
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GATSOs called into question. Again
By Ben Cope on 26/09/2009 15:46:11
A software engineer has successfully escaped prosecution. Cops not happy
photographed by the camera while riding at 38mph in a 30mph limit earlier this year on a BMW F650GS.He obtained the two photographs, worked out how far his bike had travelled in the half a second gap between them and calculated his speed. It was 30mph
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Marquez vs. Lorenzo at Jerez
By Ben Cope on 07/05/2013 14:34:17
The last corner clash. A racing move? A step too far? A taste of what's to come?
Check out these great images of Marquez's last corner move on Lorenzo. But was it a last-gasp lunge, or a calculated move? Did Lorenzo do well to stay on, or didn't he do enough to keep Marquez at bay?So, what do you reckon?
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