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Lexmoto launches ZSX 125
By Visordown News on 11/04/2013 12:24:00
£1,499 commuter bike takes aim at CBF and YBR
LEXMOTO'S stylish new commuter/learner bike, the ZSX 125, is now available to buy.Priced at £1,499 RRP, the ZSX is £1,000 cheaper than the current segment leaders, Honda's CBF125 and Yamaha's YBR125. It comes with a one-year warranty - but some Lexmoto dealers are offering five-y...
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Yamaha launches 400cc X-MAX
By Visordown News on 16/04/2013 16:35:27
Targets long-distance commuters seeking comfort and power
YAMAHA has announced a new 400cc version of its X-MAX scooter for 2013.With 31.5 bhp and 25 lb-ft of torque from the liquid-cooled 395cc single, the new bike is capable of 90-plus mph, and should be pleasingly quick off the lights, as the 20 bhp/15.5 lb-ft X-MAX 250 is no slouch....
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Honda confirms CRF250M for UK
By Visordown News on 12/04/2013 06:33:00
Supermoto version of CRF250L to launch soon
HONDA UK has confirmed that the CRF250M, which was released in Thailand in January, is set to arrive on British shores. The supermoto-style bike is based on the popular CRF250L enduro, and differs from the latter in its smaller (17-inch) wheels, wider road rubber, uprated front b...
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Yamaha confirms 250cc sports bike (again)
By Visordown News on 01/03/2013 12:04:46
No details yet, though
YAMAHA Indonesia has confirmed it is working on a 250cc sports bike – rivalling Honda's CBR250R and Kawasaki's Ninja 300 – for launch later this year.In a press conference yesterday, relating to Yamaha Indonesia's racing plans for 2013, the firm
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New Honda CBR400R
By Visordown News on 12/03/2013 10:06:03
Plus CB400F and CB400X
will also see the Japanese launch of the ‘Cross Cub’ – an off-road-style take on the age-old Cub theme, which has already made a couple of Asian show appearances – and the strangely-named ‘Honda Grom’. Apparently a ‘recreation model with a 125cc engine
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Yamaha’s sports 250 to go naked too?
By Visordown News on 27/03/2013 09:57:52
The rumours just keep on coming
. KTM is doing something similar, albeit the other way around, by creating a faired sports bike from the platform of its Duke 390. And there are strong indications that Honda will soon launch a naked bike developed from the engine and chassis of the CBR
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Finance offers on Duke 125 ABS
By Visordown News on 09/04/2013 13:06:15
First 125 with ABS now at KTM dealers
THE 2013 KTM 125 Duke ABS is now on showroom floors, in its trademark orange graphics as well as a new white colour scheme.Launched in 2011, the baby Duke quickly became Europe’s biggest selling 125. The 2013 model is the first bike in its class
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Victory Motorcycles target India
By Visordown News on 19/02/2013 09:30:49
Victory plans surprise move into the subcontinent
Pankaj Dubey said: 'We have decided to launch [Victory Motorcycles] in the market by the end of 2013'.Mr Dubey did confirm that the first bike to hit the market will be from Victory's range of crusiers.The news that the high-end American cruiser brand is moving
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“Spirit of Munro” shows off Indian’s new motor
By Visordown News on 11/03/2013 09:43:50
Tribute to the Burt Munro Special
and the potential to do more than 200mph according to its makers. Although not scheduled to compete just yet, as its primary purpose is a publicity machine for the all-new Indian range to be launched later this year, the Spirit of Munro is a runner and is planned
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Dambusters themed ride draws close
By Visordown News on 26/03/2013 09:47:13
70 years on, plucky Brits will again descend on the Mohne Dam
Raid. The bikers will arrive on the 16th/17th of May, precisely 70 years after 617 Squadron launched the daring operation in 1943.RAF Scampton has a museum dedicated to the operation, as well as Wing Commander Guy Gibson's quarters preserved exactly
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