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The Odd Couple: James May motorbike review
By James May & Colin Goodwin on 28/01/2011 10:04:06
Top Gear's James May and Autocar Magazine's Colin Goodwin team up with Yamaha and Harley-Davidson in a quest for the alternative to scary sports bikes.
Sport?The 'odd' box. The box, in fact, that you might put potential owners of the new Harley-Davidson VRSCR Street Rod and Yamaha MT-01, neither of which is exactly a conventional motorcycle. Surely it's the sort of tackle that May himself might buy
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World Superbikes 2012 rider line-up
By A Discount Blogger on 24/02/2012 12:22:51
Spot the odd one out
There's always one..
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Biker declared dead in 1936 reaches 106
By Visordown News on 13/11/2012 15:07:00
Plucky pensioner defies the odds...
A NORTH WALES man, declared dead in 1936 after a major motorcycle accident, celebrated his 106th birthday last Friday.In 1936, Sam Ledward, originally from Winsford in Cheshire, was thrown from his 500cc Triumph, suffering head injuries. In his own words:'I bought it off a farmer...
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New model launch - Ecosse Iconoclast
By Tim Skilton on 04/12/2007 14:27:52
Brings new meaning to words like 'odd' and 'expensive'
American ECOSSE Moto Works, Inc. has created a limited-production 135hp handcrafted named the Iconoclast. At the heart of the monstrous beast is a blueprinted 2000cc V-twin, machined from solid billet aluminum. The bike's crankshaft is dynamically balanced for lower vibration an...
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Biker outlaw patch 'stands for honesty'
By Visordown News on 08/03/2013 17:22:00
Odd claim helps Swiss biker avoid deportation from Canada
BIKER Uwe Weser successfully avoided deportation back to his native Switzerland after a Canadian tribunal rejected the Immigration Department's case that the 67-year-old's former membership of the Vagos Motorcycle Club ties him to criminal activity.The Immigration and Refugee Bo...
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South Yorkshire Police urge bikers to ride safely
By Visordown News on 20/03/2008 11:57:25
Force to play high-profile role over Easter weekend - giving advice and probably the odd ticket or two
OFFICERS FROM South Yorkshire Police will be on the roads this Easter to help keep motorcyclists safe from injury.In an offcial statement the Force says its police officers will be conducting several high profile operations to encourage people to ride safely.There are a variety o...
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Tested: Maxxis Supermaxx Diamond
By Andy Stevens on 23/09/2011 11:08:35
6500 miles later how did the oddly-patterned Supermaxx’s shape up?
Well Maxxis were bang on with their mileage claims, 6500 miles on the rear and it looks as though there is another 1000. Not bad at all for a set of tyres that cost less than £200.Having lived with the Supermaxx’s Diamonds over the past few months the best thing about these tyres...
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Niall's Spin: Triumph Daytona 675 review
By Niall Mackenzie on 17/09/2010 16:13:42
After a week in Malaysia on the Triumph Daytona 675 launch recently I was looking forward to the odd road test during the year
Click to read: Triumph Daytona 675 owners reviews, Triumph Daytona 675 specs and to see the Triumph Daytona 675 image gallery.I wanted to see how the latest masterpiece from Hinckley stacks up against the opposition back here in Blighty. My anticipation is going to be quenched so...
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Tadao Baba - Father of the Fireblade
By Visordown News on 19/02/2009 14:48:00
Tadao Baba, the man who built the FireBlade, talks openly about retirement, smoking and crashing the odd Honda now and then...
the odd cigarette. any plans on cutting down?Well, you know I’m supposed to be cutting down, I have made some promises to my family. But we’ll see. Just smoking a few less can’t hurt, I suppose...
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Whitham's guide to auction bidding
By James Whitham on 20/10/2010 14:43:15
James has bought all manner of odd things at bike auctions and is no stranger to how the game is played. here are his tips on how to bag the bargain of your dreams...
Get there early, have a look, know exactly what you’re buying and don’t go over your pre-set limit. Some of the best stuff I’ve got at auctions is when I didn’t know much about a lot, but seen it wasn’t going for as much as I thought and had a nibble. I bought a lovely RD250DX li...
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