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Off-road menace fined for beach ride
By Visordown News on 07/09/2010 09:20:45
22-year-old in court after public video beach racing antics
A 22-year-old male has appeared in court after he was caught on video riding an off-road bike at speed on a public beach in January this year.James Sheppard appeared before Canterbury magistrates on Thursday and was fined a total of £675 and costs
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Wheelie show off biker jailed over death
By Visordown News on 22/05/2008 11:44:20
Pedestrian dies after 30-year old biker botches wheelie while trying to show off
A Walworth motorcyclist who killed a pedestrian while doing "wheelies and showing off", has been jailed. Rodney Ferguson, 42, was "scooped" up by Dean Williams' Yamaha motorcycle and hurled through the air. He was later pronounced dead
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Anglesey trackday fatality named
By Visordown News on 31/03/2009 22:13:53
Forty-one-year-old male named after trackday pile-up
AUTHORITIES say the motorcyclist killed while taking part in a trackday at Anglesey Circuit on Sunday was Paul Alan Shaw, 41, of Wigan.There will now be an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident. Police would not comment on claims that Mr Shaw may have suff...
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Unmarked cop car collision kills biker
By Visordown News on 08/06/2009 10:44:09
39-year old dies two days after accident. Police are appealing for witnesses
A MOTORCYCLIST has died two days after being involved in a collision with an unmarked police car.The male rider, 39, was seriously injured when his Honda motorcycle collided with the unmarked police car near Liverpool. He was taken to hospital
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Biker faces child neglect charges
By Visordown News on 22/05/2008 11:57:15
Biker busted after speeding away from Police while balancing a 7-year-old boy on the tank
A 22 year-old off-road biker from Hall i’th’ Wood faces child neglect and dangerous driving charges after speeding away from police while balancing a seven-year-old-boy on his bike."This is an example of how dangerous off-road biking is and how
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The £3000 solar-powered GPz900R
By Visordown News on 15/10/2008 10:42:27
An old Kawasaki, some batteries and a solar charging system - check out the latest in alternative-powered home builds
Kyle's solar-powered GPz900RYOU'RE LOOKING at a home-built, solar-powered electric motorcycle, constructed using an old rolling chassis from a Kawasaki GPz900R. The owner, Kyle Dansie, of Utah-based company ZEVUtah, purchased a defunct old Kawasaki
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Britain's oldest motorcycle goes overseas
By Visordown News on 26/01/2009 14:05:42
110-year-old Raleigh sold to Dutch buyer after British museums decline to bid
BRITAIN'S OLDEST motorcycle has been sold to an overseas buyer after the National Motorcycle Museum and Wollaton Hall in Nottingham declined to buy it.The 110-year-old petrol-engined bike, made by Raleigh called the 'Sir Walter' was built
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Boy, aged 5, gets helmetless ride from mother
By Visordown News on 06/03/2009 13:31:25
Police nab 23-year-old mother riding on main road with child sat on petrol tank
A WOMAN has been caught riding a motorcycle along a main road with her five-year-old son sitting on the petrol tank, a police report said.Traffic officers stopped the 23-year-old woman in Glenrothes, Fife, after she was seen driving the bike
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Honda release new HRC Fireblade paintjob
By Visordown News on 26/06/2008 09:33:13
Old-style paint scheme and minor detail touches give new Blade less weight and sharper look
Tasty, in a 1980s sort of wayHONDA HAS released the first pictures of a limited edition Fireblade in traditional HRC colours as a tribute to the factory’s racing arm.Called the NBC1000RR, the bike is already available in Japan. As well as the different colour scheme, the bike als...
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British biker dies prepping for desert rally
By Visordown News on 03/10/2008 10:11:06
36-year old rider was 100 per cent committed to anything he did, according to friends
A British biker has been killed while practising for a Dubai desert rally.Allan Lally, 36, from Dumbarton was riding alongside another rider when he fell from his bike and died instantly.Speaking to the scottish Sun, close friend of Lally, Stuart Macaulay, said: “Allan was always...
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