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Poole Quay bike night wins award
By Visordown News on 06/01/2012 10:08:36
Bikers win international safety award? Not quite.
THE bike night at Poole Quay has won an International Road Safety award.The award was given not to the bikers who turn up to the event but to Dorset Police, Poole Tourism and the volunteer marshals. The Prince Michael International Road Safety Award was presented by the man himse...
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Spies tests Mustang race car
By Visordown News on 16/09/2009 08:39:42
"I am not starting any rumours about going car racing but it might be fun when I am done motorcycle racing"
YAMAHA WSB rookie of the year, Ben Spies has been out in a Ford Mustang racecar at the Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake city, hinting it may be fun to take to four wheels when his motorcycling career's over.Spies tried out a Ford Mustang racecar
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Paul Bonhomme - Red Bull Air Race pilot
By Visordown on 21/10/2010 12:09:49
Paul Bonhomme is a Red Bull Air Race pilot, rides a KTM 450 Supermoto for fun and flies a Boeing 747 around the globe for a living
.That bike is rampant, really good fun, and I can get into 3rd gear on the back wheel on the dirt. I'm a bit chicken about wheelying on the road, though. Years ago a mate and myself were mucking about two-up on his Honda XL250 when we crashed hard
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Aug 2006
By Visordown News on 01/08/2006 16:17:43
Lifting the lid on bribery, corruption and good old-fashioned sponging off someone else, Mackenzie recalls the free-for-all fun to be had at the launch of a new bike
, which always adds to the fun. Our Oriental friends are different, taking pride in running their events with military precision, while including locally-themed activities totally unrelated to bikes. Abseiling, jet-skiing, art galleries and helicopter
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New: NZI Chic Chupa Chups helmet
By Visordown on 01/07/2008 12:52:30
New product showcase from Visordown
.However the prominence of Chupa Chups helmets is sure to increase with Jorge Lorenzo’s (or Lothario as I like to call him) dominant success this season.Coming in two colours, a very fresh blue and sweet pink, they’re bright and fun with a simple embossed logo on each
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Top 10 Supermotos
By Visordown on 24/08/2010 15:11:24
The wild childs of the motorcycle world, here is a countdown of the Top 10 lairy, fire breathing supermotos
Top 10 SupermotardsThe ratio of fun : price arguably goes towards supermotos, essentially an offroad bike with the knobblies replaced by road tyres and the suspension stiffened and lowered.Motards vary between the out and out lairy machines
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2010 Most Important...Ducati
By Visordown on 09/08/2010 14:59:29
Not a sportsbike in sight in the line-up of the most important bikes of 2010 from Ducati
Ducati 796 HypermotardCost £6,995 Engine 803cc V-twin Power 81bhp Wet weight 67kgThe baby Hypermotard not only costs less than its bigger brother, it’s also a damn sight more user-friendly but still lively and fun. Funky looks, a claimed 59mpg
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Keanu Reeves on the Ducati Diavel
By Visordown on 12/12/2011 09:54:04
"It reminds me of old American muscle cars, with that huge rear tyre and the big gas tank. It's not aggressive, but it is big and bold and powerful."
, with that huge rear tyre and the big gas tank. It's not aggressive, but it is big and bold and powerful. What I really liked was the versatility. In the country you can have real fun cruising windy roads, but in town it is smooth and comfortable
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What The Press Say: Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 reviews
By Visordown on 28/02/2012 15:13:06
All the reviews of the new Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 in one place
motorbike not fun? As far as its off-roading capabilities are concerned, I'm not truly convinced. 260kgs of anything is too big for anything other than riding up a gravel drive." Mark Forsyth, Visordown – February 2012 Read the full review
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Reader's Rides: Folkestone Rumble
By Visordown on 29/11/2010 17:34:46
Reader Luke Williams sent us his favourite route around the Folkestone area. Get on!
an eye out for twitchers crossing the road near the power station. This is a fast but very bumpy piece of road that's usually traffic and police free. Ride through Lydd and out onto the Camber Road. Some of the corners out there are really good fun
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