- Ed)My first session out on track was messy - pumped-up forearms, more sweat than a stressed glass blower and massive effort. Now I've begun to learn the track and the lines, I've started to relax and the bike is getting better and better with every

Here are some hastily scribbled notes. It's first impressions stuff. Stay with me on this one...Horrible clicking feel at the clutch after you pick up the slack from deceleration - trait of nearly every slipper clutch mechanism I've ever tried

's initial impressions of the Austrian manufacturer's new V-twin superbike.First impressions on the road“Having seen both bikes in the flesh I tell you, you wouldn’t even look at the orange paint scheme once you have seen the white one. It’s stunning

The brand new SBK X arrived in the office yesterday and I spent the majority of evening locked in my room unable to pull my hands away from my Xbox controller. Here's a quick run down of the new game from Milestone.First on the agenda

points reward in 18th.The battle continued at the front with Lowes leading in the closing stages and within a gasp of a debut victory in his first full-time WSS race, before being slipstreamed by both Scassa and Parkes to the line. The winning margin a

Gateway to heaven?Jesus this thing is a missile. This is honestly the first bike I have ever ridden that feels just like a race bike. It's so aggressive on the power delivery. Exiting the final corner onto the start/finish straight in second gear

WELL THAT'S the first of our four sessions complete and first impressions of the new 848 are simply amazing. It's so different to any other motorcycle I've ridden it almost feels like I've forgotten to ride a bike! Let me explain:Almeria is a very

THE standard Daytona 675 is a pretty accomplished track bike, but the addition of the Ohlins forks has taken the Daytona 675R to a whole new level.Initially Triumph set the bike up on a track setting but after one session the forks were too stiff and taking two clicks off the ...

It’s been a few weeks since first hopping on board the Speed Triple and I’m finally starting to get to grips with it.The engine is stonking, you can feel the 76ft.lbs of torque pulling right from the off with the instant power being smoothly

NO IT'S not Jean Reno, it's Visordown's very own Mark Forsyth calling in from the Isle of Skye with his first ride report of the 2011 Triumph Sprint GT:"Just ridden the brand new £9,499 Triumph Sprint GT for an hour through the Scottish highlands