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Horex. No bike yet, but they're making a museum...
By Visordown News on 08/08/2011 11:22:58
Newly reborn bike firm Horex is doing the whole “brand” thing and building a Horex museum to celebrate the company's history.
DESPITE the fact the firm's ambitious new 1218cc narrow-angle V6, supercharged naked bike (that will be 204bhp for you, sir) has yet to go on sale, the company is already working on emphasising the fact it's an age-old marque rather than a newcomer to the scene.Despite the fact t...
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Barber Motorcycle Museum gets last-ever Buell
By Visordown News on 22/12/2009 08:42:30
World-class bike museum gets final Buell production bike following factory closure
BARBER Motorsports Museum, Alabama, USA, has been given the last-ever Buell to roll off the production line, to add to the establishment's world-class display.The machine, which rolled off the East Troy assembly line last month, has been donated
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Sights from Spa Bikers' Classics: Yamaha GP Museum
By Ben Cope on 08/07/2011 09:32:20
A super-strength hit of Yamaha's GP history. How many can you name?
Yamaha put on an amazing display of their GP bikes, past and present at the Bikers' Days Classics at Spa. So how many bikes can you name? Bonus points if you get the year and the rider.P.S if your name's Julian Ryder, Neil Spalding or Toby Moody, you're not allowed to enter.Clue:...
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Harley Davidson to open commemorative museum
By Visordown News on 12/02/2008 15:00:18
New 130,000 square foot building to house some of the world's most famous motorcycles
THE Harley-Davidson Museum is scheduled to open this summer in the company's home town of Milwaukee.The museum will have 130,000 square feet of exhibition space, a restaurant, a shop, meeting space and the Harley-Davidson archives.It will also house
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Museum seeks to trace racer's family
By Visordown News on 20/03/2012 11:49:54
Letters from World War II-era racer discovered after 18 years
THE NORFOLK Motorcycle Museum is looking to trace the family of WWII era racer Victor Hood.Hood, from New Malden, a former RAF Captain, was one of 180 riders to be awarded the British Motor-Cycle Racing Club gold star for his win at Brooklands
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Tsunami Harley heads to H-D museum
By Visordown News on 28/05/2012 12:45:03
The final twist of the Harley tale?
THE HARLEY that washed up on Canadian soil after being swept 3,000 miles from Japan following the tsunami, will go on display at the Harley-Davidson museum.The motorcycle was discovered in a container on a beach in Canada, despite having travelled
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Continent-crossing 2013 BMW GS goes to museum
By Visordown News on 17/04/2013 15:20:26
Competition winners rode it around the world, now it’s out to pasture
LAST year BMW ran a competition to allow five riders the chance to take on a leg of its ‘One World. One R1200GS. The ride of your life’ tour on the all-new R1200GS.Now the final rider, Brit Stephanie Rowe, has handed the bike over to the BMW museum
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Hislop exhibition finds new home
By Visordown News on 07/07/2008 11:34:26
Double British Superbike Champion's display goes to Hawick Museum
RACING MEMORABILIA celebrating the life of TT legend Steve Hislop has been transferred to Hawick Museum alongside a display dedicated to another racer who also came from the town, Jimmie Guthrie. Curator Shona Sinclair said it seemed "fitting
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Historic motorcycle collection up for auction
By Visordown News on 21/11/2011 10:35:46
Private museum collection comes to auction
collection includes the following marques from America, Europe and Japan: BSA, Ducati, Gilera, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Indian, Merkel, Ner-A-Car, Norton, Peugeot, Pope, Scott, Simplex, Stephens, Suzuki, Triumph, Vincent and Yamaha.The Du Pont Museum
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Tsunami Harley on display
By Visordown News on 25/10/2012 09:25:49
Sea-faring cruiser gets museum place
HARLEY-DAVIDSON has unveiled a special display at its museum showing the 2004 Softail Night Train that made international headlines when it washed up on a beach in British Columbia earlier this year.Ikuo Yokoyama's bike was swept to sea in a
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