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Lunchtime debate: Your sexiest bike of all time?
By Visordown on 23/11/2010 14:52:56
We’ve spent the last few weeks debating what the 10 sexiest bikes of all time are for our supplement. which is yours, and why?
1098S has no shell suit colours or graphics and is beautiful from all angles. Basically, it’s sex on wheels. After years of riding Japanese 4s I’ve realised I’ve had a wasted life. Should have discovered Ducati years ago. And it goes as well as it looks
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The Professionals - Richard Stevens
By Visordown on 02/09/2007 14:41:50
Richard Stevens is the artist behind the mad paint designs seen on nearly every helmet in the British Superbike Championship
the graphic needs to be of a font that doesn't interfere with a sponsors logos. Bike racers don't usually have sponsor's logos on lids.AND WHAT'S THE WORST BIT OF THE JOB?The hours. Between New Year and the first BSB race I work seven days a week, 15-16 hours
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Grandson of Arai - Akihito Arai
By Akihito Arai on 20/10/2010 12:14:55
Akihito Arai is grandson of Hirotake Arai and Director of Arai Europe. motorcycle helmets have been his whole life...
, the shell’s lines and contours. I am proud of the design of Arai crash helmets and I like to look at them, not hide them behind a lot of different colours or graphics.Although it says Arai on the helmet it is not only my last name, it is the family name
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2009 Most Important...Triumph Street Triple R
By Rob Hoyles on 18/10/2009 16:48:17
The term ‘all-rounder’ is usually associated with the phrase ‘lose the will to live’. But this machine is very different. That’s because it’s very good
Adjustment: Preload, compression and reboudFront brakes: Four-piston Nissin calipers, 308mm discsRear brake: Twin-piston Nissin caliper, 220mm discWet weight: 167kg (368lbs)Seat height: 805mmFuel capacity: 17.4 litresColour options: Matt Graphic/Matt Orange
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First 2012 Harleys revealed
By Visordown News on 30/06/2011 11:47:49
More to come later this year
. The Forty-Eight model will have a new tank graphic.2012 Harley-Davidson Sportster modelsSuperLow™Iron 883™Sportster® 1200 CustomNightster®Forty-Eight™XR1200X™2012 Touring: The Legend Rolls OnFor 2012, all eight Harley-Davidson Touring models are powered by a
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Yamaha Tenere Experience
By mark forsyth on 23/04/2012 10:10:29
An experience never forgotten
times? Pah. Mud and gravel and a 1:3 incline are a much more graphic test of TC, if you ask me.With the traction switched off, the smooth, fast forest tracks were great fun. The shuddering low-down torque of the Super Tenere made controlling
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Top 10 best production motorcycle paintjobs
By Visordown on 04/04/2013 21:01:49
This list is the product of many a heated debate but we're still not sure it's perfect. Nevermind, here are our best road-bike paintjobs. You're guaranteed to disagree.
-searing blue and yellow the TDR really shouldn’t work. The gold wheels clash with the yellow stickers and the graphics look horribly dated now. But it’s instantly recognisable and for that it gets our vote. The very things that make it dated also make
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Paris Motorcycle Show
By Admin on 06/10/2005 21:57:50
Capture the atmosphere from the 2005 Paris Motorcycle Show
’s let Triumph’s Daytona series down in the past is the lack of graphics. Sure, not everyone wants lairy paint schemes but for such a ground-breaking concept, it seems a shame to dress it up in a duffle-coat. We can’t wait to see what the 675 rides like
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First Ride: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 11:15:27
First out of the blocks for 2007 and hoping to stay there, Yamaha's new R1 looks the goods. But is it? Who better to say than Niall Mackenzie, ex-GP god turned mortal.
the cat-like headlights to the tidy twin tailpipes. With more engine exposed, the 2007 model looks even better but the graphics don't quite come up to scratch both on style and quality. They look like stickers and don't give the totally superior finish we
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Road Test: 2007 Z750 v FZ6 v GSR v Hornet
By Jon Urry on 28/05/2008 22:13:52
Welcome to a world of high tea, cucumber sandwiches, and screaming petrol engines as the naked middleweights tear into...
the top with the '07 Z750, Honda has looked for Italian flair with its new Hornet, Yamaha has made the FZ6 more aggressive with funky graphics and wheel tape and Suzuki, well the GSR is unchanged for 2007, but it still looks new and fresh.But as well
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