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Free Kawasaki test ride at Oulton Park BSB
By Visordown News on 04/07/2012 08:57:52
Sample new Kawasakis around Oulton Park on Saturday 7th July
and bring appropriate riding gear and both parts of your licence.The final test ride event will take place at the Brands Hatch BSB on the 21st July.
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18% increase in 90-year old drivers
By Visordown News on 18/09/2012 10:02:59
Road users are getting older, but we should resist calls for compulsory tests says IAM boss
to rise by 22 per cent over the next 10 years.By 2017, there will be 82,400 ninety-year-olds driving on the roads and by 2022 there will be over 1,280,000 drivers over 80.Currently, motorists are required to renew their licence at 70 and then every three
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2013 Honda CB and CBR500R prices announced
By Visordown News on 27/11/2012 09:29:02
Sub-£5k prices for 500cc trio
HONDA announced prices for its 2013 models at Motorcycle Live, at the NEC in Birmingham.The company's packed stands reflected high public interest in its new A2-licence-friendly 500cc models, which have been keenly priced to bring in as many new
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Brake call for mandatory eyesight testing
By Visordown News on 05/11/2012 11:49:00
Road-safety charity Brake make controversial call for compulsory eyesight testing in the wake of new accident statistics
professional at the start of a person's driving career, with subsequent mandatory re-testing every 10 years linked to driving licence photocard renewal.As a result of a report commissioned by RSA, which concluded that crashes caused by poor driver vision
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'Anti-speed' MP collared... again
By Visordown News on 06/11/2012 11:02:35
Speeding hypocrisy from leading Tory results in a ban
meeting of the Crawley and Horsham Hunt near his home on New Year's Day. Magistrates were told at the time of the offence that Soames had nine penalty points on his licence from three endorsements for fixed penalty offences.Speaking to the East Grinstead
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Motorcycle Live 2012: Test ride zone returns
By Visordown News on 31/10/2012 16:07:00
Popular attraction makes a welcome return at the UK's largest motorcycle show
, Harley-Davidson, Honda, KTM, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Victory, Yamaha and Zero will all certainly be providing motorcycles for the benefit of show-goers - models yet to be confirmed.Participants must be over 21 years old and hold a full UK licence and bring
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Paralysed man racing able-bodied riders
By Visordown News on 07/11/2012 11:46:35
A former PE teacher who was paralysed from the chest down in a motorbike accident is now competing alongside able-bodied riders
FORMER Royal Navy Lieutenant Talan Skeels-Piggins, 42, who has previously represented the UK in the Paralympic games at skiing, has turned his hand to motorcycling.Mr Skeels-Piggins, of Ashtead, Surrey, was given a 30 percent chance of survival
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