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In our modern world is there any place for real-road racing?
By Visordown on 23/11/2010 14:07:49
Is there any place for road racing on the modern bike-racing calendar? In our increasingly safety-first world, where does it stand?
. You could ban alcohol. You could ban cigarettes and microwave meals. You could ban loads of stuff not necessarily conducive to a long (and boring) life. Ban paragliding. Ban skydiving. Ban the lot. Or you could let people do what they want, and maybe
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Filtering, a beginner's guide
By choc-ice on 28/09/2007 08:42:05
Filtering hints and tips
across you and beware of getting boxed in.3. When passing traffic on the right, going wide can be good - sometimes there's good visibility on the other side of the white line and you can zip past loads of cars4. Use the horn to warn lemming peds. Lots
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Semi-active suspension coming to production BMWs soon
By Visordown News on 01/07/2011 16:04:06
Suspension innovation from BMW with Dynamic Damping Control
definable value. When the rider accelerates, e.g. when leaving the city limits, the valve in the rear strut is actuated more strongly owing to the changes in dynamic wheel load distribution and in the drive torque. Once the target speed has been reached
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First Ride: Honda Goldwing
By Tony Middlehurst & Krys Freeman on 19/10/2010 10:27:23
Former Superbike magazine editor Tony Middlehurst takes his better half on a journey across the Lakes
Click to read: Honda Goldwing owners reviews, Honda Goldwing specs and to see the Honda Goldwing image gallery.I stood over the Goldwing lying accusingly on its side, flood-waters raging around it, hailstones pinging off my helmet. A playful gust
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Rizla GSX-R1000: Visordown test
By Mark Forsyth on 25/01/2007 12:47:14
Ex-PB Editor Mark Forsyth rides the Rizla BSB bike
the perfect line through Old Hall bend, from kerb, to kerb to kerb - with a bit of grass and rumble strip thrown in for good measure. With a face presumable beetroot-purple with rage, Adolf, the vertically challenged busy-body leaps into his 1.2 Clio and sets
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Class of '80
By Simon Bowen on 07/09/2009 17:22:25
It’s early 1980 and the threat of the four-stroke invasion hangs heavy in the air. Yamaha and Suzuki have been slugging it out for two years in what may be the final fling for the air-cooled strokers
of adjustability. With adjustment only available on the rear end spring pre-load, the rider has to work with the bike and learn to maximise body position with throttle control. Being less frisky, the RD would need less fettling if there was the option to do so
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Road Test: Trailies
By Various on 07/05/2008 21:57:07
One night on earth...after 1500 miles on the open road. "James, the wine please... and what's with the stupid hat?"
the brakes were a bit suspect, but it was more down to the delay in rear to front weight transfer, so after fettling the suspension all was well. Although I think I've a bit to learn about loading.We drop into a hypermarket at Tours and practically clear
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Living with a 2008 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By Johnny Cantlie on 16/08/2009 10:22:31
We review the R1200GS Adventure to see what it's really like to live with
up/sat six inches off my rear light, I’d sometimes come over all Travis Bickle and go for them. I mean, really road-rage. One poor Volkswagen Golf driver who decided to flash me after I overtook him on double-whites got stopped in the middle
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