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Motorcycles allowed in London bus lanes
By Visordown News on 22/12/2011 09:55:10
Motorcycles given permanent access to London bus lanes from 23rd January 2012
MOTORCYCLES will be given permanent access to London's bus lanes from the 23rd January 2012 following the completion of two successful trials.The decision to allow motorcycles to ride in bus lanes follows two 18 month trials over the last three
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London to Brighton
By mark forsyth on 08/11/2011 15:02:01
With Nigel 'Nige' Mansell
bike.'Notice Nigel's surgical right shoe. He's had some toe damage sorted out, apparently.We're here to capture on film his drive from London to Brighton in an almost priceless 1902 Mercedes.Take that black cab man!This mad contraption is an 1898 Leon
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The fastest way across London
By Robin Goodwin on 03/08/2010 13:21:41
Red Bull X-Fighter moonlighting as a London cabbie
Forget the ordinary motorcycle taxi service, Red Bull FMX rider Chris Birch shows a more 'entertaining' fare.(Confusing sounds for the engine though...)
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'Cycling revolution' to hit London
By Visordown News on 15/03/2013 09:52:56
Extensive plans announced for the benefit of the capital's cyclists
LONDON is to receive a 'Crossrail for bikes' as part of a £931m investment scheme in the capital's cycling network. The route is scheduled to open in 2016 and is expected to run for more than 15 miles through the western suburbs, central London
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The fastest scooter in London?
By Ben Cope on 24/08/2010 07:56:21
If you've seen a faster one, I want to know about it
It's running Bridgestone super-sticky tyres, it's got a blanket to keep your legs warm and streamlined muffs to aid top speed runs. It's probably running HRC kit parts. Can you handle the power? Have you spotted a scooter that could keep up with this?
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The 59 Club: London's outlaws
By Stuart Barker on 20/12/2010 14:50:49
In the 1960s, the 59 Club was the biggest, most famous motorcycle club in the world, and a notorious hangout for outcasts and misfits. Half a century later, the incredible story of a gang of hoodlums and a pair of leather-clad vicars continues to amaze.
If you rode a motorcycle and wore a black leather jacket in London in the 1960s, there were few places you'd be welcome. The Biker Boys of the time had such a bad reputation that most cafés, cinemas and clubs banned them. The only place
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New average speed cameras for London?
By Visordown News on 13/08/2010 10:52:46
Transport for London publishes tender for cameras to "enforce average speed limits in urban areas"
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has published a tender for the provision of average speed cameras the organisation wishes to trial as part of a project to "enforce average speed limits in urban areas".The notice, published in the Official Journal
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Free petrol giveaway for London bikers!
By Visordown News on 27/07/2010 11:20:45
Bikeinsurer.co.uk to dish out free juice at London filling station on Weds 28th - we're not joking!
campaign from TheBikeInsurer.co.uk and will be taking place from 5pm in London at the Shell Savoy service station, York Road, Wandsworth (see map below). Petrol is limited to a maximum of one tank per person, working on a first come, first served basis
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Motorcycles allowed in London Bus Lanes
By Visordown News on 22/05/2008 16:50:55
SCOOP!
THIS just in from the London Evening Standard: Motorcyclists and cyclists will be able to share London bus lanes under plans unveiled by Boris Johnson. The Mayor has instructed Transport for London to develop plans to allow motorcyclists
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London biker shot by motorcycle thief
By Visordown News on 11/11/2009 10:51:19
Police seek witnesses after R6 owner is robbed at gunpoint
A LONDON MOTORCYCLIST has been shot in the leg by a bike thief posing as a would-be buyer.Police say the injured 27-year-old man had advertised his Yamaha YZF-R6 for sale earlier this month. It's reported a male, posing as an interested buyer
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