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Aprilia Tuono 0% finance offer
By Visordown News on 19/07/2007 14:45:11
Top deal means you can ride away for just £99
INFINITY Motorcycles are offering riders the opportunity to ride away on an Italian superbike this summer with an exclusive 0% APR finance deal on the Aprilia Tuono 1000R and Factory models.The 1000R features the 139bhp V60 Magnesium Evolution
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Milan Show: New Ducati 1098R
By Tim Skilton on 05/11/2007 19:37:35
Ducati launch 180bhp version the 1098
1098 R is equipped with a racing kit designed exclusively for use on the track that has a pair of carbon "102dB" silencers to increase power and a dedicated ECU. The ECU enables the activation of the DTC (Ducati Traction Control) system with eight
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Ducati 1098R - Technical presentation
By Jon Urry on 28/01/2008 11:03:33
Get your lab coat on, this is getting serious
, the highlights are the bike weighs 168kg thanks to carbon bodywork and a new lighter engine. The 1098R’s 1198cc motor has a 2mm bigger bore and stroke compared to the 1098S, giving it a whopping 180bhp and almost unbelievable torque figure of 99ftlb.Ducati claim
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Suzuki release Vermeulen-Sheene replica
By Visordown News on 12/02/2008 20:22:50
Only available from Stamford Superbikes
on the airbox cover. The bike retails at £9599 and comes with twin titanium Arrow silencers (as used by the Alstare Corona WSB team) hung from carbon fibre hangers, the option of a single or dual seats, a headlight cover with the no.71 on and 10% off any
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US forces get diesel-powered Kawasaki
By Visordown News on 25/02/2008 09:29:48
New fuel efficient KLR returns almost 100mpg
The specially developed machine returns almost 100mpgTHE UNITED States military appear to be attempting to reduce their enormous carbon footprint with the help of their new diesel-powered Kawasaki motorcycle. The bikes have been developed by Hayes
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Ducati Monster 696 launch
By Visordown News on 04/04/2008 23:24:01
TWO's John Hogan reports back from Barcelona at the launch of Ducati's new Monster 696
to post a quick pic and give some feedback. Most of you will have already seen images of the bike but, I had a poke around the hotel and found a tricked up version with all the available accessories on it and it looked mega. Funky Termignoni cans, carbon
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Radical new Hayabusa kit revealed
By Visordown News on 18/04/2008 12:04:08
Turn your old Busa into a glorious naked bike. Just like the B-King should have been
hayabusa:PROJECT ... feel the need to be individual?FANCY doing something a bit different with your ageing Hayabusa? Then BFO Motorcycles, the people behind the smart switch:BLADE frame kit may have just what you’re looking for. The British company
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Spain to introduce emissions-based motorbike tax
By Visordown News on 21/08/2008 10:19:07
Oh dear folks, it's only a matter of time
carbon output and what the Yanks are churning out too?So taxing motorcycles, which reduce congestion and have less impact on roads and infrastructre, seem the perfect way to save the planet.Or get more money out of us under a thinly-veiled 'eco tax
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First Look: 2009 Ducati Monster 1100
By Visordown News on 25/09/2008 10:43:41
Fifteen years after it first appeared, say hello to the latest member of the monstrous Monster family
), making it by far the lightest bike in its category, say Ducati.The Monster 1100 S features fully adjustable 43mm titanium nitride coated Öhlins forks and progressive Öhlins rear shock absorber with adjustable pre-load and return damping. Carbon fibre cam
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First Look: Peugeot HYmotion3 hybrid scooter
By Visordown News on 09/10/2008 08:54:00
Check out the first pics of Peugeot's dual power scoot!
single cylinder motor while the front wheels are each driven by their own 4.5bhp electric motor.When the bike is moving up to 10km/h only the electric motors are used on a stop/start basis reducing the amount of carbon emissions. The HYmotion uses ABS
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