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The Best Bar in America
By Tom Higham on 08/03/2013 16:17:42
Classic combination of bikes and beer
A whiskey-fueled writing assignment takes one man on an epic motorcycle road trip through the bars and taverns across the American West in this feature film. The film follows a character called Sanders who rides a 1960 BMW R60/2 across Arizona, Utah and Montana. With help of fell...
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Triumph Bonnie SE revealed
By Visordown News on 26/02/2013 09:14:56
Triumph’s classic gets R-style red-painted frame
RED frames are all the rage at Triumph at the moment. Not satisfied with daubing the subframes of the Speed Triple, Street Triple and Daytona ‘R’ models with lashings of claret the firm’s giving the same treatment to its 2013 Bonneville SE.Although it’s yet to officially appear o...
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1916 Indian Board Track Racer
By Ben Cope on 12/03/2013 10:59:17
Gorgeously simple. Endless courage needed.
The simplicity of this 1916 Indian Board Track Racer is what makes it so beautiful.Board Track was popular during the early part of the 20th century where cars and motorcycles competed at these stadiums where the surface was composed of wooden boards. It was an idea copied from v...
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2013 Budget for bikers
By Visordown News on 21/03/2013 15:12:32
Does any of it affect us?
-since-frozen date at which ‘classic’ bikes and cars are exempt from VED.If you remember, it was the last Conservative government, back in the 1990s, which introduced a rolling 25-year VED cut-off. The idea being that by the time a vehicle was that old, its various
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Royal Enfield loses UK distributor
By Visordown News on 26/02/2013 15:54:30
No announcement yet on a replacement
to “concentrate on other activities including the production of sidecars and luggage trailers” – which sounds to us like a corporate equivalent of the classic “he wants to spend more time with his family”.We’d be surprised if a new Royal Enfield UK distributor
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Two new Harleys announced for 2013
By Visordown News on 11/03/2013 09:48:16
One all-new model and a revamp for 2013
-slung chopper chasis, 103ci (1,690cc) engine, low profile bars and 'Gasser' 10-spoke wheels which are unique to the model. The chassis combines strong lines in the style of the classic hardtail frame, but earns its Softail name with rear suspension in the form
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Eclectic selection at Bonhams’ Stafford sale
By Visordown News on 09/04/2013 09:52:56
From an ex-McQueen machine to six Ducati 916 Sennas, there’s something for everyone
WHILE big money vintage machines tend to make all the headlines at auctions, Bonhams has recently offered an increasing number of modern classics at tempting prices. So while the headline bike at the firm’s April 28 sale at the International Classic
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Why advertisers need to do their homework
By Visordown News on 02/04/2013 16:46:58
US motorcycle insurance firm uses Allman Brothers track on TV commercial
if someone had pointed out that two of the band members – including its founder – had been killed in bike accidents.There’s no doubting the Allman Brothers Band’s biking credentials, or the fact the 1970 song is a classic. But to use it to sell bike insurance
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Top 10 best production motorcycle paintjobs
By Visordown on 04/04/2013 21:01:49
This list is the product of many a heated debate but we're still not sure it's perfect. Nevermind, here are our best road-bike paintjobs. You're guaranteed to disagree.
paintjobs of all time. Let us know which ones we’ve got wrong and if there are any you think should have been included…10: Yamaha RD400SPEED blocks. It’s as simple as that. We couldn’t do a list of classic paint jobs without including them, and in deference
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Top 10 least conventional production motorcycles
By Visordown on 11/03/2013 10:02:00
A salute to the manufacturers who dared to be different
'. The bike was killed off in short order but may one day be a future classic.5: RokonAS Yamaha showed with its 2WD 2-Trac bike, the problem with getting drive to a front wheel is dealing with the front suspension – how do you get power to a wheel that’s got
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