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Crazy TT vantage points: part one
By mark forsyth on 16/05/2011 11:11:11
You don't get this 'closeness' at Silverstone
If you're going to this year's TT in a few weeks, you could watch at the Grandstand. You could also watch somewhere predictable like Creg ny Baa or Quarter Bridge.I suggest you don't.Barregarroo (pronounced baggarrow) dip, as this video shows quite graphically, is the sort of van...
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Crazy TT vantage points: part two
By mark forsyth on 18/05/2011 14:53:19
Gorse Lea - flat out on a 600
On a 600 Supersport bike, top TT riders are using full throttle for more than 70% of a lap and Gorse Lea, a fearsome right hander just before the riders turn right at Ballacraine traffic lights, is a great example of the commitment you need to do this.The apex speed is probably c...
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Illegal urban trials stunting
By mark forsyth on 27/01/2011 14:30:40
Julien Dupont. He's quite good y'know
It's the clip of the spoked back wheel collapsing that gets me every time. How many bikes does Dupont get through shooting a dvd like this?Amazing.
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Given a Fuchs
By mark forsyth on 07/10/2010 16:12:31
Chain cleaner is great but not if your bike's shaft drive...
We get through a lot of bike cleaning products in the Visordown office and are currently on the last supplies of the fabulous Dr Wack S Doc 100 cleaner. Crazy name. Crazy cleaner.So a box of cleaning goodies from Fuchs Silkolene is always a welcome
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The best bikes to get your kids riding
By Mark Forsyth on 16/09/2010 10:13:44
Want to get your child riding? These are the top nine mini bikes for kids.
Children are like sponges... We grabbed eight bike crazy kids and tested their hand at motorcycles built for children. From the newbie to the most experienced, will your son or daughter be the next Valentino Rossi?Riding is in the blood, so get
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Milan show latest
By mark forsyth on 02/11/2010 09:05:27
New Honda model launches
with crazy facial hair but then again Robin is fighting our hirsute corner, with his chin full of what looks to be coconut doormatting.Live updates from here in the next few hours. This show is mahoosive.
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2012 Honda Fireblade launch
By mark forsyth on 24/11/2011 10:56:41
First track impressions
tyres to test as well. The scrape marks at a few of the corner are testament to the lack of grip from earlier in the week. We suspect this is the track surface's fault - not Bridgestone's.As the owner of a 2011 Blade this year I was keen to find out
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First Ride: Husqvarna Nuda 900
By mark forsyth on 28/10/2011 10:22:27
BMW makes Husky road bike
the frame designer a few sleepless nights. Red rocker cover is a crazy Husqvarna-only modification, said to be worth 2bhp.Oversquare bore and stroke of 84x81mm of the dry-sump motor runs a fairly giddy 13:1 compression ratio. Power is a claimed 103hp
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