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First Look: FX Mountain Moto
By Visordown News on 02/03/2010 10:53:00
A 57kg motorbike that looks like a mountain bike
HOW DOES a 125lb 125cc four-stroke mountain motorcycle sound?This is the FX Mountain Moto - a full size trail bike, complete with internal combustion engine, that's currently under evaluation by New Zealand Special Forces.Made in NZ, the Mountain
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Meet The Mountain-Bike Motorcycle
By Visordown News on 27/11/2007 13:07:17
Crazy students slap Motocross engine in pushbike frame bicycle
The design conceptThe mountain bike frameThe finished articleTWO FRIENDS working on their degrees in Industrial Design have used their love of mountain biking and motorcycles to come up with this oh-so-funky motorcycle design. Called Project M85
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Haydon injured in mountain bike accident
By Visordown News on 02/05/2007 09:08:53
Virgin Yamaha's number two won't make Oulton round
BSB VETERAN James Haydon has suffered a shoulder injury which forces him out of the Oulton Park British Superbike round this weekend.Haydon damaged his shoulder in an accident while out training on his mountain bike. He was undertaking his usual
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Coroner records Accidental Death verdict on former British Mountain Bike Champion
By Visordown News on 12/11/2010 09:55:23
Excessive speed blamed for fatal motorcycle smash
A CORONER has recorded a verdict of 'accidental death' at the inquest into a motorcycle accident which killed British mountain bike champion.Findings in a report into the fatal crash say Caroline Mackinlay, 37, died after driving at an inappropriate
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BSB: Camier breaks leg in Cadwell Race 2
By Visordown News on 27/08/2007 17:38:06
Accident over The Mountain ends Camier's BSB challenge
BIKE Animal Honda rider, Leon Camier, broke his leg in race two of the British Superbike championship round at Cadwell. The accident happened on lap 11 as Camier took-off over The Mountain. His bike was airborne and went sideways on landing
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2011 IOM TT details announced
By Visordown News on 17/09/2010 11:27:18
Isle of Man to celebrate 100 years of the Mountain Course
PROMOTERS of the Isle of Man TT have announced the calendar for the 2011 event, which represents the centenary of racing on the iconic Mountain Course circuit.The TT Races first took place in 1907 but the organisers changed the course to incorporate
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29-year old Fireblade rider dies on Isle of Man TT course
By Visordown News on 07/06/2010 11:44:19
Police suspect rider crashed on left hand bend on The Mountain road
A 29-year old biker from Shrewsbury was killed on the Isle of Man after he crashed on The Mountain in the early hours of Friday morning.Mathew Alexander Evans was riding his Honda Fireblade and crashed while attempting to round the lefthand bends
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IOM TT: Inquest opens into Crellin death
By Visordown News on 19/06/2009 12:12:40
Inquest open and adjourned into death of John Crellin, TT veteran and mountaineer
on the Mountain Mile. He was declared dead at the scene by the Air Medical Officer, Peter Moran. Deputy Coroner Alastair Montgomerie paid tribute to Mr Crellin, whose interests involved mountaineering as well as motorcycle racing. Mr Crellin achieved a third
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Biker plunges 40 feet down ravine
By Visordown News on 12/07/2009 16:10:09
Buxton Mountain Rescue rush to the aid of 20-year-old motorcyclist
Mountain Rescue told BBC News: "We quickly realised the casualty was in a precarious location on the very steep ground, together with those personnel on site. The rope pulley system was needed to recover everyone safely." The injured motorcyclist was taken
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Biker airlifted following summit crash
By Visordown News on 09/08/2010 10:45:48
Mountain Rescue saves man in remote Lake Distict location
the summit of the Kirkstone Pass; the road is one of the Lake District's favoured routes for motorcyclists.Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team were involved in the rescue. The man is now being treated at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
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