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Buyer Guide: Yamaha Fazer 1000
By Visordown on 15/10/2010 09:51:09
The ultimate buyers guide to the Yamaha Fazer 1000 written by the people who actually own the bike…
Click to view: Yamaha Fazer 1000 owners reviews, specs and image galleries.We all wanted an unfaired R1 with high bars. What Yamaha delivered was so much more. The first Fazer 1000 did have an R1 engine but wrapped around it was a chassis which
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20 Questions... Barry Nutley
By Mark Shippey on 30/10/2007 13:53:14
Former International Sidecross superhero and ITV's BSB commentator
. What were you riding and where when you first topped 100mph?BSA Goldstar, Henley Road, Reading, way back in 19605. What should the speed limit be on an empty motorway?70mph6. What's the fastest you've ever ridden on a public highway? 145mph, in Spain7
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20 Questions: Toby Moody
By Mark Shippey on 05/11/2007 15:05:10
Eurosport's MotoGP commentator on loud pipes, property development and his lust for the BMW K1
. Describe yourself in one word Passionate.3. What's the most embarrassing bike you ever lusted over? BMW K1. Oh my God, what have I said... I'm sorry.4. What were you riding and where when you first topped 100mph? ZX-6R. Can't say where, though... 5. What
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First Look: 2009 Zero MX off-roader
By Visordown News on 10/06/2009 09:25:53
Think electric bikes are just a fad? Think again, as Zero launches their new competition off-roader
19 x 3.0 inches Rear Tire 17 x 3.5 inches Dimensions Wheel base 54 inches (137 cm) Seat height 36 inches (91 cm) Head angle 24 degrees from vertical with 8 inch (20 cm) fork Weight Frame 18 pounds (8 kg) Total weight without Power Pack 111 pounds
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The story of the Honda CBR600 (1987 to 2007)
By Bertie Simmonds on 06/02/2007 11:10:33
When doomsday comes, history will only record one motorcycle in the all-time hall of fame: the CBR600. Now in its 20th year, we chart the success of a biking icon
Pherson, hard-bastid Scottish racer"I rode my CBR to my first race at Knockhill on 9 April 1989 as I didn't have a van. And I didn't have a clue what to do either. It was completely standard, with lights, hero blobs, even a number plate! All I did was tape up
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2012 Honda Fireblade launch
By mark forsyth on 24/11/2011 10:56:41
First track impressions
Just got back in after our first track session on the new 2012 Fireblade.Portimao has had quite lot of rain recently and even though it's dry now there's very little grip which is a bit tricky bearing in mind we've got some new Bridgestone S20
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Jerez MotoGP test times - Day 1
By Visordown News on 23/03/2013 10:24:00
Results from the first day of testing in Jerez
REIGNING champion Jorge Lorenzowas the fastest man at the end of the first day test at Jerez, with a time 1m 47.423s.Lorenzo performed consistently throughout the wet test in southwestern Spain, spending the entire day out on track.The factory
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20 Questions: Mark Wilsmore
By Visordown on 18/03/2008 09:41:45
Mark Wilsmore, managing director of the legendary Ace Cafe on the North Circular in London, chats over a brew
yourself in one wordTenacious3. What's the most embarrassing bike you ever lusted over?Norton F1 Rotary 4. What were you riding when you first topped 100mph?Yamaha RD250. My first bike, followed by my first hospital stay!5. What should the speed limit
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First Ride: Ducati Multistrada 1200
By Visordown News on 03/03/2010 21:02:55
Will Ducati’s complete revision of the Multistrada be enough to steal top all-rounder tag from the BMW R1200 GS?
First impressions are positive. The bulbous frog-like expression of the old 1100’s front fairing now looks razor sharp and bang up-to-date, with a hawk-like appearance thanks to the aggressively styled twin air ducts and purposeful looking twin
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Derbi GPR 125 first ride review
By John Hogan on 12/04/2010 17:18:33
Two strokes are dead, live with it. We try on the new 125 four-banger from bijou biking kings Derbi
pretenders. Banging down two gears and peeling in for the first turn at Barcelona’s Motorparc circuit, the GPR was doing anything but pretend. Knee deep in tarmac with every single one of the fifteen frothing horses available being strangled to within an inch
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