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Industry Eye: Italy reports rise in bike sales
By Visordown News on 15/01/2008 08:17:09
Upturn attributed to boost in scooter sales
Italy's moped sales show biggest increaseMOTORCYCLE, SCOOTER and moped sales in Italy rose by 4.9% in 2007, to just over 566,000 units.That said, ANCMA, Italy's association for the motorcycle industry, reports that although scooter and motorbike
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Yamaha ploughs money into Indian factories
By Visordown News on 05/02/2008 09:32:19
Production to increase by 25 percent
YAMAHA has announced its plans to make another half a million motorcycles in India by 2010.Yamaha spokesman Takashi Kitagawa said that Yamaha will increase production capacity at its factories in Indonesia by 25 percent by 2010 to meet growing
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Rent a Ducati Desmosedici for £320 a day!
By Visordown News on 11/02/2008 10:36:57
No track riding allowed, say rental company
Rent a Desmo ... road use onlyCHECK THIS out for the next time you travel over to the States, where you can now hire a Desmosedici for £350 ($600) a day. California based Motorcycle Rentals & Tours is now renting the brand new MotoGP motorcycle
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Video: Aussie biker gang foil armed robbery
By Visordown News on 04/03/2008 09:02:57
Watch the CCTV footage of Aussie bikers sorting out machete wielding thugs in their own unique style
CHECK THIS CCTV footage of Sydney-based Southern Cross Motorcycle club giving two would-be robbers their just desserts.The machete-wielding thugs were attempting to rob a local bar of its takings, but little did they know the bad-assed motorcycle
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Final report on Clinton motorcade death
By Visordown News on 10/03/2008 09:41:51
Police report lists rider error, not speed as the cause of fatal accident which left one bike cop dead
DALLAS police say a motorcycle officer who died while escorting Hillary Clinton's motorcade crashed because he couldn't negotiate a bend. The final police report on the February 22 crash that killed Victor Lozada Tirado was released on Friday
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Surgeons reattach biker's eyeball
By Visordown News on 20/03/2008 11:38:25
Australian medical team save motorcyclist's eye after serious city-centre collision
SURGEONS IN Sydney, Australia, have reattached a biker's eyeball after he was seriously injured in a rush hour motorcycle accident.The biker suffered serious head and chest injuries, and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital. Police are seeking
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Get up to £130 off Schuberth helmets at Infinity
By Visordown News on 28/03/2008 09:34:41
Big savings to be made on one of the quietest helmets on the market
INFINITY MOTORCYCLES are giving up to £130 off selected Schuberth helmets over the next few weeks.The sale applies across the range, but the biggest saving is to be made on theConcept flip-front. With its one-handed opening operation, integrated
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Biker Prince Harry pulled out of Afghanistan
By Visordown News on 29/02/2008 13:29:49
The ride is over for the Royal Prince
earlier today.The news follows the cancellation of Prince William and Harry's African motorcycle adventure, which was axed after security advisers becamed concerned about the Princes' welfare. The Royal duo were due to visit Lesotho on a charity-raising Mc
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Britain's most dangerous road named
By Visordown News on 30/06/2008 09:45:04
Bikers account for 75% of deaths or serious collisions on Cheshire's Cat and Fiddle
THE CAT and Fiddle in Cheshire is Britain's most dangerous road, says an article on BBC News. The Road Safety Foundation names the eight-mile stretch of single-carriageway A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton, as the riskiest road in Britain
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WSB: Barros in Lavilla out?
By Visordown News on 24/06/2008 09:31:54
Get the latest gossip from the World Superbike paddock
LAST WEEK the rumour mill was rife with the news that Gregorio Lavilla has been sacked from the Vent Axia Honda WSB squad. The latest news circling the paddock right now is that Alex Barros is going to replace the unlucky Spaniard on the Honda
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