| |
 |
Six European countries in six days
By John Cantlie on 22/10/2010 10:35:32
Head to Europe, sample 16% beer and jump out of a plane wearing a dodgy parachute. All in a week's work for our intrepid adventurer Johnny Cantlie
to Latvia." And this time, sadly, I realise that the uniform-wearing, AK-brandishing Soviet bastard actually means it. "Okay, look" I say calmly. "I have just ridden 2,000 miles to get here. You are Europe, I am Europe. I can prove that this bike is mine
|
|
 |
On patrol with the Met police
By John Cantlie on 07/04/2010 13:36:27
Traffic police; possibly the most feared and misunderstood creatures on the roads of Britain. Visordown went on patrol with the Metropolitan division to find out what it really means to be a traffic cop
as we used to. Since 1999 the number of traffic officers in the London area has decreased from over 1,000 to just 690 today.There are five garages serving the entire London area, the capital being sliced up into quarters with the M25 as the boundary
|
|
 |
Living with a 2001 Ducati Monster S4
By Simon Hammerson on 26/04/2002 15:37:03
We're struggling to figure out who Simon Hammerson is, but he seems like a reasonable chap. Did he ever work for TWO? Who knows.
of fun on a motorcycle.But you never really grow out of being a twat, and having access to power is quite a pleasure after 50cc's for 2 years. The S4 seems to have rather long legs in the city and since this is where it spends most of its time, it
|
|
 |
Retro Race to the Bol d'Or
By Jon Bentman on 16/01/2011 16:55:31
Back in the day the Bol d'Or was THE end-of-summer ride out. Using retro-repros Visordown recreates the experience: twins and twin-shocks to the Bol. Let the slipstreaming begin!
The two Frenchies nipped by, 'whoosh, whoosh,' and tucked into the upcoming right in a choreographed sweep. A pair of R1s, they looked trick, fast and efficient.It took maybe 10 seconds to realise that for all their pizzazz they actually weren
|
|
 |
Zero To 180mph In A Day
By Tim Dickson on 01/08/2005 19:17:36
Can a bona fide biking novice learn to ride in the morning and do flat-out speed runs on a litre sportsbike by teatime? Your CBT was never like this
height=10width:300px; margin:5px 0px 5px 10px;" align="center"black solid; margin-bottom:2px;" width="300" /On the face of it this might seem like a deeply irresponsible exercise, and there were winces of disapproval all round among the TWO
|
|
 |
Rush Hour
By Simon Bowen on 12/10/2007 16:10:24
Woke up. Fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup and looking up, I noticed I was late...
's express, if you will.Continue reading Rush Hour 2/4SPECS - HONDA PANEUROPEANTYPE - Touring PRODUCTION DATE - 2005PRICE NEW - £10,349ENGINE CAPACITY - 1261ccPOWER - 115.4bhp@7600rpmTORQUE - 85.3lb.ft@6000rpm WEIGHT - 289kgSEAT HEIGHT - 810mm
|
|
 |
Hayabusa versus radio controlled car
By Rob Hoyles on 14/01/2009 12:14:14
The fastest production bike in the world goes head-to-head at Santa Pod with the fastest radio controlled car in the UK. Who’s going to come out on top?
look at the stats for a minute. The Hayabusa has to shift a claimed 220kg using 190bhp. That’s 850bhp per tonne. The car on the other hand, has just 1.7kg to propel with a 2.6bhp motor that shrieks its way to a 33,000rpm redline and a top speed well
|
|
 |
Adventure bikes, why they are the new cool
By Visordown on 25/10/2010 10:08:22
Forget trying to look cool on your new sportsbike, there is a new craze in town. Adventure bikes are the latest up and coming fashion accessory. You’d be a right Charley to miss out...
under a quarter of all bikes sold in the UK are sportsbikes, whereas naked bikes account for about 20% and adventure bikes 10%. But that isn’t the most significant figure, in a sales climate which is plateauing adventure bike registrations were up 31
|
|
 |
One day, you'll crash
By Warren Pole on 18/03/2009 10:44:54
If you ride a bike, you’ll crash. Sooner or later it happens to everyone. We talk to four crash victims to find out how it affected their lives and those around them.
at the light and dark of crashing through the thoughts of four people who’ve experienced its effects first-hand. Welcome to the world of the crash.Continue One day, you'll crash - 2/5
|
|
 |
Motorcycle racers on Twitter
By Visordown on 14/11/2011 12:24:20
Do you like to follow people? Is finding out what someone had for breakfast in under 140 characters your thing? Step inside for our ultimate guide..
Mason http://twitter.com/GaryMason101Ian Lowry http://twitter.com/Ilowry5Jack Kennedy http://twitter.com/JackKennedy14Jack Valentine http://twitter.com/jackvalentine_1James Westmoreland http://twitter.com/WestyBSS3John Hopkins http
|
|
