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Princes slammed over charity motorcycle ride
By Visordown News on 11/11/2008 09:40:57
Royal brothers under fire after donating minimum amount to African charity
PRINCES WILLIAM and Harry have come under fire after the two royals managed to raise just £1,500 each for their motorbike charity ride - Enduro Africa. The sum has come under fire after the rest of the riders taking part in the motorcycle adventure
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First Look: FX Mountain Moto
By Visordown News on 02/03/2010 10:53:00
A 57kg motorbike that looks like a mountain bike
-speed auto-clutch engine by Honda-Jialing, front & rear brake levers on handlebars Marzocchi Monster T downhill mountain bike forks with enduro springs, 8” travel Fox Racing Shox motocross shock, 8” travelMavic EX729 26” downhill mountain bike front rim
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Woodstock - Big BMWs offroad: 450 X, F800 GS & R1200 GS
By John Cantlie on 28/07/2010 09:36:23
For the average trail rider in the UK, a full-on enduro bike is overkill. Surely, a road bike with some big knobbly tyres for green-laning is enough? We put three grumpy old men haggard on a trio of BMWs to find out
it properly and don’t get overly ambitious, it’s amazing what you can get up to on the giant overlander.But – and here’s the rub – you could be getting up to so much more on a 450X, BMW’s lightweight enduro tool. Dave Knight didn’t like it much but for normal
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70 missing motorcycle racers found
By Visordown News on 20/02/2013 09:39:00
Chaos in the East Indonesian jungle
others are still declared missing. The evacuation team has continued to search for them by tracking the route set by the steering committee of the [race],'.One man from Australia is known to have died on Saturday during the two-day enduro racing event
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If you've got a £795 head, get a £795 helmet
By Ben Cope on 06/08/2009 18:05:28
Probably, infact definitely the most expensive lid we've ever seen
BMW have announced that their new carbon fibre enduro helmet is available to buy at BMW dealerships in the UK. The price tag is a whopping £795 for this lid that weighs 1070 grams. The visor offers almost 100 percent UV protection and it features a
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Prince William plans another adventure
By Christopher Dodd on 17/12/2010 15:41:07
Prince William is reported to be planning another motorcycle trip, inspired by his previous experience participating in the popular charity ride 'Enduro Africa'.William and his brother Harry undertook the challenge in 2008, riding 1,500 kilometers
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2WD off-road weapon: Christini KTM EXC300
By Geoff Walker on 19/10/2010 17:00:54
In off-road form, the Christini 2WD system is proven and being sold all around the world. Our man rode it in the UK...
Christini Technologies shipped a couple of KTM 300 EXC bikes out to the UK for a few of the toughest European Extreme enduro races. These bikes took their riders to the tops of the toughest mountains and gnarliest terrain you can imagine. The bikes
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First Ride: CCM 404DS
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/11/2003 11:41:49
Our Niall has a bit of history with off-road specialists CCM - they gave him a break into racing, and he's owned one of their bikes. Before they knew it he was riding their new 404DS
I must always be careful when evaluating CCMs as I could so easily be biased towards every bike they produce. You see, duringthe 1980s CCM were taken over by the Armstrong Shock Absorber Company and became Armstrong Motorcycles. In 1983 they kindly plucked me from obscurity and f...
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Go off-road to improve on-road
By Harriet Ridley on 29/10/2007 19:31:34
Word on the street is that taking to the dirt will help you master your road riding. Here's how
So what can we learn from the world of off-roading that will teach us to better ride the Tarmac? A hell of a lot, actually.A dirt bike reacts to rider input in the same way as a road bike does, but in a grossly exaggerated fashion because of the comparatively extreme lack of grip...
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Living with a 2003 KTM 450 EXC
By Niall Mackenzie on 12/06/2003 14:52:06
Our Niall gets down and dirty with the KTM 450 EXC
you're absolutely shagged from riding all day and upside down in a bog... My kind of bike. First job was a gentle run-in, so it was off to Rugeley in Staffs with KTM's Ady Smith - the 2001 Brtish Supermoto champ - where he runs his enduro school. I
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