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History of the Superbike: 1969 - 2001
By Stuart Barker on 15/09/2001 11:53:56
Detailing the history of the superbike from the Honda CB750 in 1969 to 2001's ground-breaking Suzuki GSX-R1000
disasters than even the flower power era of the Sixties had managed.The year was 1968 and as far as motorcycling was concerned, it was one of the most significant in history - it was the year the superbike was born.The term has been used for so many purposes
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Valentino Rossi History and Facts
By Visordown on 18/07/2010 13:44:03
Information and history on the Italian multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi riding for Ducati in 2011
Valentino Rossi was born on February 16, 1979 in Urbino, Italy. Rossi has become one of the greatest riders in MotoGP, with multiple championship and race victories across GP125, 250 GP, 500 Grand Prix and MotoGP.The first championship victory for Rossi came in 1997 when he pilot...
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BMW's Motorcycle Racing History
By Roland Brown on 23/04/2010 16:21:43
When BMW entered World Superbikes last season you’d be forgiven for thinking that the German marque had never started a race before, let alone won any. The reality is rather different
). Here’s a look at BMW’s racing hits, plus what’s to come in the next couple of years...Click next as Visordown plots BMW's racing history
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Yamaha President: “Biggest losses in history... no sign of recovery on the horizon”
By Visordown News on 12/02/2010 10:58:54
Yamaha CEO Tsuneji Togami reflects on the worst 12 months in the firm's 55-year history
WITH A string of World and Domestic Championships in the bag for 2009, Yamaha should be enjoying the benefits of unparalleled racing success.But they're not.Want to know more?Get Issue 8 of Visordown magazine - in your newsagents now
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Road Test: Suzuki GSX-R750 History
By Warren Pole on 22/04/2008 19:34:55
Suzuki's GSX-R750 snapped up the TWO Bike Of The Year Award 2004 last month. To mark the occasion, we celebrate 20 years of three-quarter litre lunacy with every generation of GSX-R 750
to the back of sofas everywhere as it was taken out of circulation.But there would be one more landmark etched into the history books as the curtain fell on 1984, because it was at the Cologne show that October when Suzuki's GSX-R750 arrived to change the face
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History of the Hondamatic
By Mark Forsyth on 11/06/2010 10:54:14
Where the idea originated with the ill-fated Honda CB400 Hondamatic
A monumental step forward in motorcycling history. The Honda CB400 Hondamatic was the firm’s last foray into automatic technology. With a dizzy 27bhp propelling 200kgs of lardy, badly suspended rolling stock the performance was never going
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Calling all history fanatics
By Ian Malnis on 11/11/2009 10:23:59
All you need to know about the origin of the motorcycle helmet
Check out this book that gives you the 60 year history of the motorcycle helmet. Super high-quality images show the details from some of the earlies helmets, from American football helmets with goggles, to the first face-sheild. Old school
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Honda Fireblade History: The Gathering
By Jon Urry on 05/11/2004 11:46:41
There's no bigger name when it comes to big sportsbikes than the FireBlade, and that was all the excuse we needed to line up every model since 1992 for a right good knees up at the wooded and wicked Oulton Park
Big sportsbikes are separated into two eras. Pre-Blade and post-Blade. You see, some big sports machines may have won more races, plenty have cost an awful lot more and, at times, others have bested the 'Blade, but no bike has set the sporting cat among the race-replica pigeons l...
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Elena Myers makes Daytona history
By Visordown News on 19/03/2012 09:43:39
Teenager becomes first female to win a professional race at the Daytona International Speedway
ELENA MYERS made history at Daytona after becoming the first female to win a professional motorsport race at the speedway circuit.Myers claimed her second career AMA victory in the second Supersport race at the opening round at Daytona. The 18-year
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WSB - Biaggi win makes history
By Visordown News on 08/10/2012 09:38:00
Max Biaggi secures the championship at Magny-Cours by the narrowest ever margin
MAX BIAGGI sealed a thrilling championship win this weekend at Magny-Cours, beating nearest rival Tom Sykes by just 0.5 points overall.Sykes put in a strong performance to finish third in the first race and first in the second race - sadly it was not enough.Despite crashing durin...
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