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Advanced Motorcycle Riding Course: Hanging off
By Andy Morrison on 27/07/2010 11:31:10
In a car you sit in your seat, as fixed and as immobile as the engine bolted into the engine bay. But on a bike moving yourself around can have a pronounced effect on weight distribution and the way your bike uses its tyres
In reality, on the public road, the advantages to be gained by hanging off is very small. However in moderation moving off the bike a little can be a useful catalyst to promote the rider to be loose and relaxed – a crucially important thing
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IOM TT: McGuinness - ''I was nearly over the bars''
By Visordown News on 11/06/2009 08:47:36
TT veteran survives several near highsides in yesterday's wet supersport race
ROAD RACING superstar and 15-time TT winner John McGuinness suffered a nightmare of a second Supersport race at the TT when he finished in 11th place. Rain on the west part of the Island left a long section of the course with a lot of standing
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Learn to ride with Visordown: CBT
By Tim Skilton on 01/08/2007 18:42:08
Compulsory Basic Training's the first and probably most important day of your biking career. Here's what to expect on your CBT
accident rate amongst novice motorcyclists by giving new riders a structured training course on learning to ride a motorcycle. And it's worked. The accident rate amongst low-experienced bikers has plummetted since the course was introduced and Britain now
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Road Test: Over the top
By Warren Pole on 20/09/2010 11:11:08
Welcome to the Road Racing Capital of the World. They cancelled the 2001 Isle of Man TT races, so we decided to have our very own production TT Test. GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, FireBlade and Kawasaki ZX-9R thrashed around the 37-mile course.
dealer isn't far off. The racebikes will have race exhausts, pattern bodywork, blueprinted engine and different shocks and fork internals, but that's pretty much it.The TT course is without question the toughest test a roadbike can be put through, so we
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2013 Budget for bikers
By Visordown News on 21/03/2013 15:12:32
Does any of it affect us?
owners would already have paid plenty of road tax and the chances were it wasn’t going to be doing many miles. Of course, as soon as Labour came into power in 1997, they froze the cut-off date – so any vehicle registered before 1 January 1973 was tax free
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Tuitional Trackdays: Safer, Faster, the Future?
By John Hogan on 02/12/2010 15:12:13
With own-fault bike accident deaths on the increase, this Lincolshire cop has initiated a course to keep local bikers on the road. Cpl Hogan, keen to brush up on his skills, investigates
includes having started riding at the age of 13 on a Suzuki AP50. He enjoys off-road riding and track days. He now rides a Fireblade and as well as being an IAM observer claims to be a loyal Visordown reader.
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Advanced Motorcycle Riding Course: Further Education
By Tim Dickson on 26/11/2010 15:16:08
Passed your test and got your bike licence? Congratulations, but there's still a lot to learn. Do you want to take your riding to the next level? Here's eight things you need to know
're going to look at.And we're not making this stuff up. To ensure at least a veneer of credibility, we enlisted the expert know-how of Kevin Williams, a riding instructor offering a range of courses tailored to all levels of riding under the 'Survival
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Win one of 10 Buell Experience Days
By Visordown News on 23/05/2008 15:02:55
Buell teams up with Visordown to offer 10 lucky readers the chance to win a Buell Experience at Mallory Park
Experience days will encompass: on-track activity; an off-road Ulysses adventure; hot pillion laps with former British Superbike rider Matt Llewellyn; the opportunity to beat the clock on the skills course; and a ride-out led by Buell UK’s professional riding
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Advanced Motorcycle Riding Course: Cornering - the approach & choice of speed
By Andy Morrison on 23/08/2010 11:07:19
The hardest part of any corner is judging how fast it can be safely taken. Here’s how to break down the corner into sections to help get your approach speed correct
Many riders, the experienced as well as the inexperienced, often have difficulty with the right choice of approach speed, as well as accuracy of position on the road, when it comes to cornering. The majority of the time the problem can be as simple
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Win one of 5 Buell Experience Days
By Visordown News on 29/07/2008 10:58:28
Buell teams up with Visordown to offer 5 lucky readers the chance to win a Buell Experience Day at Cadwell Park
VISORDOWN IS offering 5 lucky readers the chance to win a Buell Experience Day at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire on August 19th.The Buell Experience days encompass: on-track activity; an off-road Ulysses adventure; hot pillion laps with former British
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