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Marc Marquez's crashed RCV
By Ben Cope on 07/02/2013 10:38:24
Yes even MotoGP demi-gods get it wrong sometimes
This is the aftermath of MotoGP 'Rookie' Marc Marquez's crash in the third day of testing at Sepang.The Repsol Honda rider lowsided into the final corner at Sepang, a hairpin. He returned to the track shortly after and went on to set his fastest
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Well, at least the end-can (sort of) survived
By Ben Cope on 18/02/2013 10:08:22
Camier's last corner crash at Phillip Island
This is Leon Camier's GSX-R1000, looking slightly worse for wear after a seriously fast crash at Phillip Island during testing.In the background you can see the airfence, gravel trap and if you look hard enough you'll see the circuit.Camier lost
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Two sleeping policemen
By Visordown on 05/12/2012 10:13:00
Mexican plod brings presidential motorcade to a standstill
Ask a road safety campaigner and no doubt they'll spout on about the benefits of speed humps, or “sleeping policemen” as they used to be called. But this video shows just how unsafe they can be.Of course, the fact it's a police rider – part of the Mexican presidential guard – who...
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Scooter + Ramp = Predictable
By Ben Cope on 30/11/2012 13:50:12
...still funny though
These sorts of videos are a bit like laughing at someone tripping-up on a paving slab: childish but still endlessly amusing.
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FJR road test: but does it float?
By Sachin Rao on 04/12/2012 10:15:27
Some might say the FJR1300's a boat, but this is a step too far
BIG bike. Wide panniers. Narrow path. Pier. Bollards. Bang! A moment's lapse saw French bike journalist Laurent 'Lolo' Cochet, from Moto Journal magazine, and his test FJR1300 take a long ride off a short pier, while filming in St-Martin-en-Re. Being good (s)ports, Moto Journal p...
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Road Traffic Accident Claims
By Express Solicitors on 10/12/2012 12:36:36
Express Solicitors stand out for their depth of knowledge and experience
You may find yourself in a road traffic accident Even if you take every precaution to ride safely and responsibly when on the roads, there is still the possibility that you may find yourself in a road traffic accident, simply because suc...
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Older bikers 'more likely to get injured'
By Visordown News on 07/02/2013 09:42:33
US study over over 1.5 million accidents reveals the big picture
BIKERS over the age of 60 are three times more likely to end up hospitalised after a crash than their younger counterparts, according to a US study.The report analysed data from between 2001 and 2008 which was collected from over 100 hospitals
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Celeb + Motorcycle, 0 Cops, 1
By Visordown News on 30/11/2012 12:06:06
Il y une couille dans le potage for poor Gerard
SOMETIMES a celebrity endorsement can go a long way to help a motorcycle – just ask BMW whether 'Long Way Round' was a good move or not. But it can go wrong, too.Reports are emerging that French actor Gerard Depardieu has crashed his scooter
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Policewoman escapes prosecution after killing biker
By Visordown News on 14/02/2013 11:07:56
'No evidence' to prove careless driving (though she was talking on the phone...)
A POLICE officer who killed a motorcyclist in a collision has escaped prosecution for causing death by careless or dangerous driving - even though she was talking on her mobile phone at the time of the crash.The Crown Prosecution Service said
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Eddie Kidd's wife charged with assault
By Visordown News on 21/12/2012 11:15:55
Samantha Kidd alleged to have beaten former stunt star
THE wife of the former motorcycle stunt jumper – who suffered terrible brain injuries in a crash at the Bulldog Bash 16 years ago – has been charged with beating him six times between July and December 2012.Samantha Kidd, a 44 year-old former Grange
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