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GP 500cc past masters ride MotoGP bikes
By Tim Skilton on 07/11/2007 15:31:35
Criville, Gardner, Mamola, Schwantz all test today's bikes
The unmistakable style of Kevin SchwantzAlex Criville...1999 500cc world championWayne Gardner...1987 500cc world championMamola...not a world champion but still bloody quickFORMER 500cc world champions Alex Criville, Wayne Gardner and Kevin Schwantz got the chance to ride 2007's...
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Mamola: New YZF-R1 as compact as an R6
By Visordown News on 11/07/2008 13:25:54
Ex-GP 500cc star lets slip that Yamaha are to release the dinkiest R1 ever made
ACCORDING TO none other than GP stalwart Randy Mamola, the next generation Yamaha R1 will be about the same physical size as the current R6 roadbike.Speaking on the British Eurosport 2 MotoGP coverage of the premier class practice session Mamola, second in the 500GP class four ti...
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Rare NSR500 up for sale
By Visordown News on 11/07/2007 15:45:49
Legendary 500cc two-stroke animal could be your track toy
VF was ridden by the 'King of Slide' Garry McCoy in the 1998 GP500 class. This is the v-twin version, which has a claimed power output of 170bhp and a dry weight of 132kg. Today's superbike figures may look like they offer similar performance
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Norick Abe killed in road accident
By Tim Skilton on 07/10/2007 17:48:55
500cc GP winner dies in Tokyo crash
joined the Yamaha camp and started competing in the World GP500cc class. From 1995 he began competing full-time in the World GP500cc class, where he eventually compiled a record of three wins, four 2nd places and 10 3rd places in his GP career. This year
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Harada's 500cc GP Aprilia for sale
By Tim Skilton on 04/09/2007 13:03:01
Own a piece of GP racing history if you buy this 500cc two-stroke monster
to go. The machines took part in the 1999 and 2000 GP500 series and come with full documentation.Wonder if they'll take my 1988 GSX-R1100 in part exchange? Expect it to reach a figure in excess of £150,000.SpecsTwo stroke, 90° V2 cylinders, twin counter
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H&H to auction Dunlop and Sheene machines
By Visordown News on 04/04/2008 17:55:43
The opportunity of a lifetime to own a piece of motorcycle sporting history - ridden by two of the greatest riders ever
Championship career, the 1983 Suzuki XR40 and1984 Suzuki XR45 offered for sale are bothfinished in their correct blue-over-white livery andadorned with Sheene's 'Lucky Number 7'.Beautifully engineered, each is a reminder of thatgolden two-stroke GP500 era, in which
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First Look: Honda Forza 250 ASV-4
By Visordown News on 20/02/2009 10:06:36
Honda's ultra-tech superscoot complete with accident early warning system
THIS MIGHT just look like a big scooter with a Honda paintjob (that looks amazingly similar to the old GP500 Nastro Azzuro Honda paintjob campaigned by Rossi), but this prototype scooter really could hold the key to the future of motorcycling for us
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Suzuki GSX-R750 Lucky Strike & Relentless Replicas
By Visordown News on 27/08/2008 09:55:38
Stamford Superbikes have commissioned two special paint schemes for their new Suzuki GSX-R750s
.The Schwantz replica (£8799) GSX-R750 K8 mirrors the iconic Lucky Strike colour scheme the American used during his final season riding GP500 in 1995. The factory finish paintwork offered on the Stamford replica is flawless and wouldn't be complete without his
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