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Test ride Victory's motorcycle range
By Tim Skilton on 15/11/2007 14:10:29
Enter Oxfam's charity auction to win some unique prizes
WIN THE chance to test ride Victory's motorcycle range by competing in Oxfam's charity auction, which takes place from 22nd November to Sunday 2nd December 2007. There's also the chance to win a private guided tour of Renault F1's hi-tech HQ.Other 'unique' prizes include: becomin...
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FIM announce MotoGP calendar dates for 2007
By Visordown News on 19/10/2006 22:45:45
Time to book your holiday around next year's MotoGP calendar
The FIM have recently announced the dates for MotoGP 2007, the first season of the 800cc bikes.March 10** Qatar Doha / LosailMarch 25 Spain / JerezApril 22 Turkey / IstanbulMay 6 China / ShanghaiMay 20 France / Le MansJune 3 Italy/ MugelloJune 10 Catalunya / CatalunyaJune 24 Grea...
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Fogged
By hondaladd on 18/10/2007 05:05:35
115 miles in the early morning fog.......
I had to be in Seattle -- 115 miles away by four-lane and over a high mountain pass -- to teach a Red Cross CPR/AED class at 8:00am in the morning. At 5:45 sharp, I kissed my wife, Red, backpedalled the Wing off the patio, and rode off into the dark. The weather report said clea...
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Riding in the Dark
By The Spin Doctor on 10/09/2008 11:20:43
Tips on how to sharpen up your night riding
Well, the first measure is obvious! Fit a new visor - you'll be amazed at the difference taking out those tiny, almost invisible scratches makes. Then keep it clean and scratch free. I noticed that RiDE magazine advised against using furniture polish as it can make the plastic go...
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Living with a 2001 Triumph Daytona 955i
By Daryll Young on 26/03/2002 14:52:33
Daryll 'Diddy' Young is a very nice man indeed. And he had a Triumph Daytona 955i to review for a year. He has since changed his name to Sean Coombs
August 2001Being able to browse through all the latest manufacturers' brochures with a view to choosing a new bike to use for the rest of the year is an alien concept to me. Even as a motorcycle dealer for the best part of 17 years I was never 'given' anything to ride on a regula...
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Nail of the week: CBR1000 streetfighter
By Tim Skilton on 12/11/2007 10:21:38
Colour coded horn/exhaust - it's a winner!
Dark brown paint is just plain wrong on any bikeIt's all in the detailing...apparentlyNAIL OF THE WEEK brings you a rather choice 1990 CBR1000 streetfighter, found once again on eBay.The bike's based on the all-enclosed CBR1000 sports tourer from the late 80s/early nineties and c...
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VFR New Zealand will have stand at NEC Show
By Tim Skilton on 13/11/2007 12:04:21
Ride some of the world's best biking roads
Stunning scenery, superb roads, no traffic...reallyWITH A population of around one million people, New Zealand's South Island offers wide-open spaces to ride through at your leisure, as well as the added enjoyment of safe, fume-free roads, and little or no traffic. Explore New Ze...
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Street legal ZZR1400 clocks 215mph!
By Tim Skilton on 12/11/2007 16:44:11
More to come, owner reckons
Williams' 'slightly modified' ZX14 clocked 215mphAMERICAN MOTORCYCLE speed junkie, Chad Millholland, clocked an amazing 215mph on Greg Williams' street legal, nitrous-charged ZX14 (ZZR1400 to you and me) at Maxton USA earlier this month.The machine is owned and prepared by Gregor...
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12 steps to fitting new tyres
By Daryll Young on 22/11/2010 16:21:59
Avoid the labour costs and follow these 12 easy steps to change your own tyres
on one side, use the rim protectors and levers to pull the other bead clear, working from the same side as before. A bit of pulling and puffing may be needed.7 Being pikeys, we're fitting used tyres. Here, Daryll spots the Pirelli's rotation arrow
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Local gym helps Scott Redding's fitness regime
By Visordown News on 24/07/2008 10:20:54
British 125cc Grand Prix winner gets help from local business after several gyms refuse over age concerns
SCOTT REDDING has been given free membership for a local gym, finally allowing him to get over a mass of red tape that stopped him training properly in the UK.Redding struggled to find somewhere to prepare for races because of his young age, which
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