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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...
In the early and mid-nineties if you wanted to be cool on two wheels you needed a flashy race replica, set of one piece leathers, melted sliders and tyres with balled-up rubber on the outside. This said you were a true biker, riding hard, living
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See Britain's land speed record hopeful at Race Retro 2010
By Visordown News on 09/03/2010 15:11:33
400mph Angelic Bulldog on show Stoneleigh Park, Coventry from 12th to 14th March
SEE THE MACHINE that could propel Britain to a new motorcycle land speed world record at The Race Retro 2010 show, held at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry from 12th to 14th March. Almost a year has passed since Visordown broke the news of the planned
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Bonhams star superbikes fail to sell
By Visordown News on 27/04/2011 09:10:01
Classic bikes find new homes but the more modern lots don't fare so well
went unsold.Which is a bit odd, really. It's not like there wasn't the money there – a Brough Superior went for £131,300 at the sale, a 1955 Vincent prototype took £107,100 and a 1957 Gilera 500cc GP bike reached £84,000. But bikes of the 80s and 90s
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First Ride: 2002 Crescent Rizla GSX-R1000 review
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/09/2010 17:03:43
If the fastest, bestest big-bore sportsbike in the world is just too passé for you, then look no further. Nothing shouts 'look at me' more than a beefed up, tarted-up über sportsbike
Click to read: Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 owners reviews, Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 specs and to see the Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 image gallery.The feature that stood out on the Crescent Rizla replica Gixer when I picked it up at the Oulton Park BSB round
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: The right kit
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:44:42
You'll need protective gear, get suited and booted from head-to-toe with the right helmet, leathers or textile gear, gloves and boots
away or getting carted away from an accident. Nasty but true.Do I need full race leathers?Bikers have always been associated with leather and you may think that leather means a brightly coloured racing-replica suit, but you can get separate leather
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Jamie Whitham Column - Jul 03
By Jamie Whitham on 01/07/2003 11:55:50
The collection of Whitham/Speedfreak machines has grown recently, and now includes some 600cc racebikes, ones that we can rent out to people who don't want to bash up their own roadbikes if they crash.
the RD we have is too nice to put any miles on really. It's only done 150 miles from brand new. A couple on other RDs, a couple on early powervalves, and a YDS-1 - a proper old two-stroke will be joining in.We had a regular track day at Donington and when
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The most exotic Honda CBR954RR ever...
By Gus Scott on 15/09/2010 15:13:50
If you're totally serious about winning the hardest of the real road races - the notorious Macau GP and Isle of Man TT races - you need the evilest, fastest, trickest machinery available.
not to return from the Island without at least two Gold replicas from the 2001 TT races.Continue the story of the special Honda CBR954RR 2/3
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Triumph, Harley and Buell unleash new models
By Visordown News on 19/09/2008 15:29:03
Three biking heavyweights announce their radical mode line-up for this year's show
Triple R. Using components usually found on a race-replica machine, the R boasts fully-adjustable 41mm upside-down forks, radial brakes from the Daytona 675 and an upgraded rear suspension system.An all-new Triumph Thunderbird will be on display
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Grey Matters - 400cc test
By Jon Urry on 29/07/2010 14:49:50
In the early 1990s, 400cc race reps were all the rage. But that was nearly two decades ago. Are these pocket rockets still a viable buy in the secondhand market or simply relics from the past?
with price tags of less than £2,000 for a quick zip to see if they lived up to their billing. Oddly enough, they more than did…Read on for the Honda CBR400 NC29
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How to Buy the Right Helmet
By Ben Miller on 22/04/2010 09:50:17
Notoriously fragile, your head’s worth protecting. Follow these four steps to hard-hat happiness
spend a lot of time riding two-up, an open-face or flip-front helmet can be useful since they can make communication easier in town. Race replica helmets might not be the best option. The vents, visor aperture and chin bar are all designed to suit racing
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