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Guy Martin will ride for Yamaha in 2009
By Visordown News on 23/09/2008 17:03:34
Real road star will help Yamaha take on Honda at the TT and other top real road events
-fastest man ever round the 37.75-mile Mountain Course with a 129.816mph lap set in 2007. John McGuinness has the outright lap record, also set in 2007, with 130.354mph.
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Manx GP practice under threat
By Visordown News on 20/08/2009 09:20:20
Circuit marshals needed to ensure practice goes ahead
five hundred needed around the Mountain Course for practice to take place.The Association didn't quote exactly how short they were of race officials.A signing-on session for marshals has been organised for Thursday evening for would-be candidates
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Fatal video footage shown to IOM court
By Visordown News on 08/01/2009 09:35:52
Douglas courthouse inquest into death of TT fan hears evidence from spectators
Rise on the Mountain Road during TT week last year.The other bike was being ridden by Russell Williams and the inquest heard both men were thrown from their machines and onto a grass verge.Evidence showed Mr Williams had no recollection of what happened
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Indian Motorcycles starts comeback trail
By Visordown News on 13/01/2009 09:16:29
New manufacturer aiming for 50 stores across the US
INDIAN MOTORCYCLES, the company that gave America its first motorbike in 1901, is now making a comeback. Based in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, the first batch of 2009 Indian Chiefs have just now begun hitting dealership floors. “The initial
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WSS: Eugene Laverty gets on his bike
By Visordown News on 09/02/2009 16:12:39
Honda ace takes to pedal power on the hills of Majorca
what he most enjoys about cycling, the Honda rider replied "I enjoy the winding picturesque mountain roads, they were amazing in Granada. In professional cycling it's fascinating how much goes on that we don't see at home. The guys at the top
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IOM TT: Donald's 131mph lap set on 2008 machine
By Visordown News on 26/06/2009 12:35:34
Aussie fast man sets unofficial lap record on last year's GSX-R1000
IT’S EMERGED that during his incredible 131.464mph lap of the TT Mountain Course during practice week, Aussie Cameron Donald was on his 2008 Suzuki and NOT his 2009 bike.Apparently, the decision was made after the first day of practice when Donald
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BSB: Colin Wright: ''Just don't crash''
By Visordown News on 06/07/2009 12:44:31
Leon Camier gets sobering advice from Airwaves Team Manager Colin Wright
LEON CAMIER has been told by team boss Colin Wright not to injure himself in a downhill mountain bike race this week.Camier and Josh Brookes are meant to be taking part in what Leon describes as: “A mental downhill that’s really fast. It’s proper
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Mid-life crisis biker myth exploded
By Visordown News on 06/07/2010 08:52:15
Aged between 35 and 55? Thinking of running a marathon?
MEN ON the brink of a mid-life crisis are more likely to run a marathon or climb a mountain rather than buy a motorbike or sports car, a recent survey has revealed.Half of the 2,000 men aged 35 to 55 interviewed in the survey had set themselves some
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Police seek information after biker dies on Welsh trail
By Visordown News on 10/08/2010 10:00:57
Substantial metal bar left on trail path causes fatal accident on Taff Trail
, near the Brecon Mountain Railway, on July 10.The 55-mile route, which runs between the Cardiff waterfront at Cardiff Bay in the South and the Market Town of Brecon, is used by walkers, cyclists and horseriders. The route's website forum - tafftrail
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Capirossi's MotoGP bike to star at IOM TT
By Visordown News on 05/05/2010 13:08:49
Cameron Donald to lap Island course on 240bhp racer
LORIS Capirossi's MotoGP bike is to lap the Mountain Course at this year’s TT in the hands of double TT winner Cameron Donald.The bike is the very same Suzuki GSV-R800 that took the Italian to his 300th Grand Prix race at the opening round
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