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The planet, the bike and you
By Jon Bentman on 18/10/2010 11:51:26
You can't escape the news reports, they're everywhere: global warming is here. And always the villain's the same, the filthy internal combustion engine. So is the motorcycle toast?
up our air the European Union has been targeting the emission of carbon monoxides, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. The successive EU1,2,3,4 and 5 regulations have been designed to reduce the emissions of these gasses. The benefit of these being less
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Tyre launch: Pirelli Diablo Rosso
By Niall Mackenzie on 10/02/2008 16:51:29
Pirelli’s new Diablo Rosso tyres caters specifically for riders of sportsbikes and street bikes
group on a track day. And with £30 cash back from Pirelli if you buy some soon that’s not a bad deal!BLACK RUBBERY INFORMATIONThe Diablo Rosso is available in the UK now in sizes 120/70 ZR17, 180/55 ZR17 and 190/50 ZR17. The rest of the range will follow
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Icon: Schwarzenegger - The Terminator
By Visordown on 22/04/2002 15:41:01
A big man, a big gun and an even bigger motorcycle...
commandeers the bike from its rightful owner: "I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle." And since Arnie was payed almost £10 million for muttering just 700 words of dialogue, that one line earned him a cool £120,000! Nice work if you can get it
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Motorcycle Radar: 1995
By Roland Brown on 21/11/2010 11:03:43
Roland Brown looks back at a year that left Fred West dead, thousands killed in an earthquake, but we got the 748SP
yellow paint and Termignoni cans. After a day aboard the SP I had a splitting headache, my ears were ringing and I was wondering how I could steal the necessary £11,500.
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Motorcycle Radar: 1988
By Roland Brown on 18/11/2010 11:34:06
An Italian fightback and some guts from Norton. Was 88 a vintage year?
were quick, light and hideously expensive.DECENT PLONKNew Jap fours were led by Kawasaki’s ZX-10, which improved on the previous GPZ1000RX with an aluminium frame, plus an extra 16 horses that brought the claimed max to 137bhp. Suzuki’s uprated GSX-R750
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Motorcycle Radar: 1979
By Roland Brown on 25/11/2010 13:33:39
Some say it was the golden year of motorcycling. But then, they could be wearing their rose-tinted specs
1979“This is the Golden Age of motorcycling,” proclaimed one mag in 1979, celebrating the 100bhp output of superbikes like Kawasaki’s giant Z1300 and high-barred “factory customs” such as Yamaha’s XS650. The mags carried ads for Paddy Hopkirk lids
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Motorcycle Radar: 1986
By Roland Brown on 18/11/2010 15:01:39
The VFR750F. Need we say any more? This was 1986
1986Things were moving fast in the two-wheeled world in ’86, with Japan Inc churning out new models that were generally faster, flashier and better than last year’s crop. Fairings and monoshock rear ends had taken over; engine cooling methods ranged
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Tuitional Trackdays: Safer, Faster, the Future?
By John Hogan on 02/12/2010 15:12:13
With own-fault bike accident deaths on the increase, this Lincolshire cop has initiated a course to keep local bikers on the road. Cpl Hogan, keen to brush up on his skills, investigates
out points and fines. Radical man!Andy developed a fairly easy way to pinpoint exactly who he wanted to attend his events. By turning up at local bike meets in plain clothes and chatting to real actual bikers it quickly became apparent who thought
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Wozza Discovers: Mettet Superbiker
By Warren Pole on 02/12/2010 15:58:08
Mettet's end-of-season all-star supermoto knees-up is a must-see event. Wozza went one step further and entered the thing. Did he win? Did he hell
. And he finished seventh in the World S1 Supermoto series. If you've heard of Mettet forgive the history lesson; if you haven't here's the deal. Every year since 1986 this sleepy Belgium backwater turns itself into a heaving mass of supermoto madness
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Pirelli Diablo Corsa III tyre review
By James Whitham on 15/10/2006 10:48:28
Pirelli's new mixed-compound Diablos should give the best of both worlds. Whitham gives 'em the berries round his favourite twisties - Monza
for your next set of boots, especially if the type of riding you do is fairly varied. I don't think you would be disappointed.In the shops now from about £200 a pair, Diablo Corsa IIIs are available in 120/65-17 and 120/70-17 fronts, and 180/55-17, 190/50-17
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