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Kevin Schwantz racing again...
By Visordown News on 20/07/2011 10:04:44
...on a Manx Norton
1993 500GP champion and all-round Grand Prix superhero Kevin Schwantz will compete in a classic race aboard a McIntosh Manx Norton.Schwantz will line-up on the grid for the 7th Annual Barber Vintage Festival, riding the Manx Norton for the second
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Kevin Schwantz - motorcycle safety guru
By Visordown News on 07/05/2009 13:55:53
US Government use former 500cc champ to lecture servicemen on the dangers of riding bikes
THE US GOVERNMENT appear to be taking seriously the spiralling number of motorcycle-related deaths amongst American servicemen - using former 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz to speak at a host of road safety seminars.In his lectures, Schwantz
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Win Kevin Schwantz TT GSX-R1000
By Visordown News on 02/12/2009 09:41:41
Suzuki GB donate unique Schwantz supersports machine for BEN charity auction
SUZUKI GB have donated for auction a unique Suzuki GSX-R1000 built especially for 500GP legend Kevin Schwantz.The machine was constructed for the 1993 500GP champ when he visited the Isle of Man in 2007 for the TT centenary celebrations. The one
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When Mackenzie met Schwantz
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/08/2010 17:12:38
Niall Mackenzie interviews former team-mate and 1993 500 Grand Prix Champion Kevin Schwantz
The first time I met Kevin Schwantz was at Misano in 1986. He was already on his way to becoming a superstar, with some amazing performances in the AMA series as well as showing us what he could do at the Transatlantic Match races that same year
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The importance of set-up for throttle control
By Kevin Schwantz on 09/09/2010 16:04:14
Kevin Schwantz on how important set-up is to throttle control, how it makes champions and what he learned on a dirt track
Throttle control comes from a properly set-up bike. The rider has to get the bike to handle as he wants it by feel. He needs to know when the bike will start to move around, when the tyre will reach the limit. Throttle control can be learned, but it must also come from your motor...
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Ring-a-ding-a-ding-ding goes Schwantz's RGV500
By Visordown News on 02/09/2009 09:30:16
Suzuki mechanics warm up Kevin Schwantz's 1993 Suzuki RGV500 before his demo laps at Indianapolis GP
LISTEN IN as veteran Suzuki GP mechanics warm-up Kevin Schwantz's title-winning RGV500, prior to his demonstration ride at Indianapolis Raceway last weekend.The former 500cc Champion lapped the Grand Prix circuit, while waving to the crowd. He even
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Rossi vs Stoner. Not a ‘real’ rivalry says Schwantz
By Visordown News on 22/06/2011 12:37:16
Kevin Schwantz compares the current MotoGP rivalry to his past with Wayne Rainey
AS rivalries go Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner is nothing in comparison to the career-long battle between Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey, in the opinion of the 1993 500GP champion.Alongside the championships won, the rivalry between Schwantz
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GP Allstars quiz Valentino Rossi
By Gordon Ritchie on 22/09/2010 10:56:45
In 2004 Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Freddie Spencer, champions all, grill Valentino Rossi on himself, his bike and his MotoGP opposition (such as it is)
of the sport's all-time greats - Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Freddie Spencer, the men he hero-worshipped as a kid - he positively rubbed his hands at the prospect of answering them.Kevin Schwantz graduated from Superbikes with Suzuki in the 1980s and won
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Michael Scott Column - Dec 09
By Michael Scott on 27/12/2009 16:09:03
Casey Stoner returns to MotoGP with a bang, not to mention a razor-sharp comment to a former GP star. It’s not often that Kevin Schwantz is put in his place...
keep their mouths shut.”The legend he dismantled this time was even bigger: Kevin Schwantz. The Texan giant of racing’s last golden age was famed as much for physical courage as his daring riding. Injured or not, he would jump on and give it heaps
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Caption That: Destroy the competition
By Robin Goodwin on 13/08/2010 10:04:12
You don't have to be a member to leave a caption on this week's image: have a go!
WELCOME TO VISORDOWN'S weekly caption competition, where you get the chance to slap your best effort on our chosen image.This week we've got a vintage shot of Grand Prix legend Kevin Schwantz taking an Abrams tank for a spin, with his gung-ho riding
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