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Mackenzie's top tips for trackday confidence
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/11/2010 15:58:25
Niall Mackenzie knows a thing or two about riding on track. Infact he's probably forgotten more than the rest of the Visordown team ever knew...
. Avoid locking the front by not trailing the brakes into corners, and trail the throttle mid-corner to avoid front-end wash-outs. In Kenny Roberts Snr's words: "You only ever lose the front when you're off the throttle."> Know where you're strong
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Inside Ducati Corse
By Gordon Ritchie on 22/01/2004 10:29:00
A veritable minnow in the MotoGP field compared to the behemoth that is Honda, Ducati Corse is becoming a genuine rival to HRC nonetheless...
the grade. And now even a MotoGP legend such as Kenny Roberts can count himself among the admirers of the way Ducati has kicked butt in SBK and now MotoGP.How can one small factory, a minnow compared to any of the Japanese sharks, have outdone most of them
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Alexandre Barros The Great
By Gordon Ritchie on 03/06/2003 11:17:57
Alex Barros has been around for years, but now he and Max Biaggi are the men most likely to topple Valentino Rossi. We talk to the 'old' man of MotoGP...
, the old family firm and its latest favoured son cutting expecting to cut as wide a swathe as ever. Next up is perennial second favourite Max Biaggi, also now back on a Honda, but a real threat on any machine.Maybe, maybe Kenny Roberts on the all-new Suzuki
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How to make the perfect racer
By Robin Goodwin on 20/01/2012 11:03:20
Splice together the DNA of greats and legends
this for further proof.Understanding of Kenny Roberts Snr..KR revolutionised motorcycle sport with his style of riding and concern for safety.Sacrifice of Wayne Gardner..to chase his dream, the 1987 World Champ left Oz and lived in the back of car
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Rossi to make 200th premier class start
By Visordown News on 26/04/2012 09:20:51
Rossi only the third rider to reach milestone 200 starts in the premier class
IN THE PREMIER-CLASS OF GP RACING1. Alex Barros 2452. Loris Capirossi 2173. Valentino Rossi 1994. Carlos Checa 1945. Kenny Roberts Jnr 1676. Sete Gibernau 1607. Jack Findlay 1578. Colin Edwards 1539. Nicky Hayden 15210. Randy Mamola 145
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Mike Scott Column - Nov 2002
By Mike Scott on 01/11/2002 12:00:22
Learned elder of Grand Prix journalism, Editor of Motocourse and man on the inside of GP racing, Mike Scott bemoans Dorna's coverage of the Czech GP and asks 'was it deliberate or just incompetence?'
Kenny Roberts have been at loggerheads for years, and Kenny in particular enjoys sharing forceful opinions concerning their incompetence. Could it be that the TV directors are under instruction to ignore Kenny's bikes, unless one of them crashes
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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.
to Kenny Roberts we wanted them in yellow, not red.Surprisingly few of the firm’s production bikes have actually sported that classic scheme, though, so the RD400 – circa 1977, right in Kenny’s heyday – does the job nicely.9: Yamaha TDR250IN the eye
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Capirossi fastest in Malaysia
By Visordown News on 08/09/2006 08:54:09
Latest news from Sepang
.021 secs 3 Kenny Roberts Jr USA Team Roberts 2min 2.563 secs 4 John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2min 2.710 secs 5 Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 2min 2.847 secs 6 Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 2min 2.918 secs 7 Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team
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MotoGP: Slippery Stoner on top at Donington
By Visordown News on 25/06/2007 09:39:05
Casey Stoner extends championship lead
(JPN) 2115. Carlos Checa (SPA) 2016. Makoto Tamada (JPN) 1717. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) 1618. Anthony West (AUS) 519. Fonsi Nieto (SPA) 520. Olivier Jacque (FRA) 421. Kenny Roberts Jr (USA) 422. Kurtis Roberts (USA) 3
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MotoGP Catalunya Preview - Fear And Loathing In La
By David Emmett on 07/06/2007 23:10:48
MotoGP's back in Spain, and Pedrosa's on a mission
of the riders live in and around Barcelona, including Carlos Checa and Dani Pedrosa, but also Troy Bayliss and Hiroshi Aoyama. Kenny Roberts Sr has a place near Sitges, just down the coast from Barcelona, as does the famous US journalist Dennis Noyes. Then there
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