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TT 2010: On board a 130mph lap with John McGuinness
By Visordown News on 04/06/2010 16:26:23
Want a sneak peek at what a 130mph lap looks like? Thought as much
CHECK OUT this short clip of John McGuinness cracking the 130mph barrier during practice for this year's IOM TT Superbike race.How mad does that look from the rider's perspective?It kinda leaves you a bit speechless, eh?
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DoT report casts doubt over some 20mph zones
By Visordown News on 04/10/2010 10:15:16
Fatalities up in Portsmouth since reduced speed limit introduced
THE IMPLEMETATION of 20mph in all residential streets does not significantly improve road safety, an official report has revealed. The report, compiled by Atkins for the Department for Transport, casts doubt over the planned reduction in speed limit
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Driver clocked at 105mph in 30mph zone
By Visordown News on 13/01/2010 10:01:59
North Wales Police find their biggest offender on four wheels, rather than two
NORTH WALES Police may have it in for speeding bikers on the region's roads but their cameras recently clocked one car driver at 105mph in a 30mph zone.The offender, whose case is pending prosecution, was caught speeding at at over a ton in Towyn
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Video: 13mph lamb
By mark forsyth on 03/04/2012 15:15:18
Top speed test
You've got to keep your wits about you, trail riding in Wales
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300mph in thirty seconds
By Visordown News on 19/01/2008 13:07:45
Turbocharged 750bhp Busa to cost £1,350,000
The Acabion looks amazing - but at what price?GET A LOAD OF THIS: the cockpit-like Acabion GTBO features a a 750bhp, turbocharged Hayabusa engine that is capable of hurling the bike down the road at 340mph with a 30 second 0-300mph acceleration time
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Bailing at 230mph
By Ben Cope on 07/05/2013 10:24:56
Chris Matheson is lucky to escape with just a broken ankle
Falling off is never good but sometimes it's the 5mph prangs that leave you with a broken bone, while you get away with just a few scuffs at 60mph.So what about falling off at 230mph? Perhaps my weird logic doesn't apply but drag racer Chris
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311mph? It's easy!
By Ben Cope on 21/07/2011 17:28:46
Video footage from world's fastest motorcycle run
Bill Warner owns the world's fastest motorcycle, taking his 1,000bhp Hayabusa engined bike to 311mph.Check out the video, it looks effortless ..except for perhaps that death weave when he shuts off..
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No ban for 112mph biker
By Visordown News on 27/10/2009 09:16:34
Scottish court dish out six points and £300 to speeding motorcyclist
A SPEEDING BIKER who was clocked at 112mph on has escaped court WITHOUT a driving ban.Ian Dunsmore, 43, of Hillfoot Gardens, Uddingston, was caught travelling at almost double the speed limit on the road on 6 September on the A&, reports today's BBC
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Toseland aims for 400mph
By Visordown News on 04/12/2012 11:46:00
Ex-WSB man shoots for the land speed record
DOUBLE World Superbike champion James Toseland is aiming to set a new official world motorcycle land speed record – aiming to achieve a speed of at least 400mph.The current Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) record is 376.363mph, held
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No jail for 150mph biker
By Visordown News on 03/08/2010 09:20:35
Speeding biker offers guilty plea after denying charge for almost two years
A MOTORCYCLIST from Cornwall escaped jail yesterday after admitting speeding at 150mph on his Kawasaki sportsbike in Devon.Earlier this year, Visordown reported the news of Oliver Marriot, 21, from Saltash, who was caught by a mobile speed camera
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