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Ian Hutchinson Interview
By mark forsyth on 20/08/2010 11:19:47
Five TT wins in a week. Hutchy's on a mission
lap before Saturdays race and it really unsettled me. Not good thing to go to bed on when you’ve got a big race the next day.I got my head round it, thoughOn taking five wins in a weekIt was nice, yeah, but nothing ever really sinks in properly, does
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The Prodigy's Keith Flint on RD400s and being Doohan's mate
By Visordown on 06/09/2010 14:42:38
Tattooed loon and legendary front man of The Prodigy talks RD400s, racing, his passion for bikes and bumping into the King of Spain…
and not be the fan that does your head in!”But racing wasn't for me“I had to stop racing in 1998 after a big accident. It costs a lot of money to insure The Prodigy’s shows, there is a lot that goes into it, and the insurance started to really hit me hard. Then I had
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The Interview - David Robb
By Visordown on 20/09/2010 11:22:06
Ever wondered why BMW’s bikes now look reasonably interesting? Meet David Robb, BMW’s vice president of motorcycle design – a man with a slightly interesting life…
Hoobastank, they had a big number one in the US, Canada, Australia and a few other places with a song called ‘The Reason.’ My other brother, Tom, is the head of security for Metallica. The whole family went to see Metallica perform last year and it was a
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Vicky Butler-Henderson
By Visordown on 26/10/2001 16:18:01
Speed and Fifth Gear's Vicki Butler-Henderson seem somewhat impossible to separate.
that lets me down is my voice. If I wasn't working for Top Gear I'd have a series of my own 0898 numbers! As soon as I open my mouth, people turn around and stare, so I scuttle around town mute. I just nod and shake my head for yes and no!Come on, bet you
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Living with a 2003 BMW R1150RT
By Johnny Daukes on 12/11/2003 15:44:14
No-one in the Visordown office knows who Johnny Daukes is, but presumably he's a relation of Simon Daukes from Haymarket days. Nepotism?
July 2003I'm hot knifing through the butter of the M25 and I still can't get the figures out of my head. £19.00. 23.77 litres. I'm astonished. I'm astonished I've put so much fuel into a bike. I'm also pleased, as with that tankage I can easily get
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Living with a 2005 Yamaha MT-01
By Grant Leonard on 15/06/2005 14:26:39
Grant Leonard started TWO magazine. And he is a very nice chap indeed. He had a Yamaha MT01 for a year and here's his review
Week. I was a bit worried - the pillion pegs are cleverly styled away out of sight, simply a tickbox ticked by the acid-head who dreamt up the MT-01.You need some distance between pillion pad and peg to make for a comfortable passenger proposition
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Living with a 2008 Suzuki RM-Z250
By John Cantlie on 16/05/2008 10:14:14
John Cantlie reviews the RM-Z250 and reckons he has a pathetically mis-aligned mindset. We'd agree.
spat me into a ditch in 4th gear, pitching me clean over the bars, snapping my left wrist in the process, and I landed on my head and went to sleep for a few seconds. Thank God I was wearing my BMW neck-brace.During the next race, as my brain re
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Reach for the sky - Whitham's Tornado ride
By John Cantlie on 10/04/2002 17:01:29
Whitham reduced to a whimpering pile of vomit and fear after one hour in the back seat of a Tornado GR4 fighter-bomber
-to-air missileFlight Systems:Ring laser gyro Inertial Nav system with GPS Weapon Aiming Computer, Ground Mapping Radar, Terrain Following Radar, Forward looking Infra-Red Head-up display, Self defence suite including chaff, flares and radar jamming, Night Vision
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Bridgestone Battlax S20 review
By Ben Cope on 20/03/2012 15:58:48
The BT-016 Pro replacement aims to deliver more grip and better wet weather performance. So does it live up to the challenge?
-indicated-mph at the end of the start finish straight, you're braking hard just before the track heads downhill, it's a good test of your confidence in the tyre underneath you. While I didn't feel like you could take the piss like you can with an out
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Living with a Triumph Thruxton
By Steve Cropley on 15/09/2004 12:47:48
Gentleman motorcyclist Steve Cropley dispatches motorways and B-roads on the Thruxton and asks who will buy the nouveaux retro
much better time with it.The other major fact you've got to get into your head is that this isn't a long-distance bike. Having used the Thruxton a few times for my 100-mile commute, I know better than most that it's only got a 50-mile riding position
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