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Reader's Rides: Folkestone Rumble
By Visordown on 29/11/2010 17:34:46
Reader Luke Williams sent us his favourite route around the Folkestone area. Get on!
Luke Williams, 27, is a DJ by night and an 'aqua spiritualist' (eh?) by day. He rides a supermoto'd 1989 KX 500."Starting in Folkestone Harbour take the A259 south towards New Romney. Take care through Sandgate as there are a couple of speed cameras
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The perfect road riding lines
By Harriet Ridley on 29/11/2010 16:46:51
Middle of the road or gutter to kerb? Here's how to get your lines sorted and keep it swift, smooth and safe out on the public highway
it on the road and can understand the compromises you have to make."There are other differences too. "My road lines are totally separate to my track lines," says Niall Mackenzie. "My track lines work for me because I'm riding harder, braking harder and turning
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How to go trail riding
By Mark Williams on 04/10/2003 15:23:45
Sunday mornings aren't meant for squash, sleep or 'Songs of Praise'. Meet the best hangover cure ever, buggering about in bogs on bikes...
OK leatherboy, call me a liar if you like, but there are thousands of miles of roads in this country bereft of cat's eyes, white lines and Gatsos where you can ride as fast as humanly possible and never encounter another vehicle (ooh er missus
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Reader's Rides: Kent
By Visordown on 29/11/2010 15:16:17
The roads you know and love. Head to Kent and check out reader Gary Burns' favourite roads
Gary Burns, 39, is a field service technician from Ashford. He rides a 'mint' '98 R1. Here's his favourite Sunday run with the lads."This is a route me and a few mates do on a Sunday. As a couple of them come from Maidstone we meet at the junction
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Riding Enduro Africa
By John Cantlie on 29/11/2005 16:09:55
2500 kilometres, 10days, 5blokes, 5bikes, 1 ginormous continent...and a broken foot
rickety old Tiger Moth from Croydon to Capetown in 1958. In the UK, where we live safely protected from ourselves and nobody takes responsibility for anything anymore, a motorcycle offers a rare form of escape. Ride and rejoice! You might hurt yourself
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Video: Ducati Desmosedici test ride
By Visordown News on 03/03/2008 10:46:47
Watch New York's first Desmosedici owner take his first ride
CHECK THIS footage of NYC's first Desmosedici owner taking his maiden voyage on his new £40,000 MotoGP racer.Just make sure you don't stop at any lights, dude!
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Tamada secures WSB ride for 2010
By Visordown News on 19/01/2010 14:36:58
Japanese ace to sign deal with Pro Ride Honda World Superbike squad
FORMER MOTOGP man Makoto Tamada will race in the 2010 World Superbike season with Pro Ride Honda World Superbike squad.The Italian team, run by Marco Nicotari, has been formed from the now defunct Alto Evolution squad. The team were scheduled
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Bridgestone charity ride in aid of Japan
By Visordown News on 27/04/2011 09:46:08
Ride-out to raise donations for the victims of the Japanese earthquake
Bridgestone Bikers' Club have arranged a charity ride-out in aid of the Japanese earthquake victims.Taking place on Sunday 5th June, the run will collect donations in support of the Japanese Red Cross with riders arriving for the charity event
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East Anglian charity ride cancelled
By Visordown News on 23/04/2010 09:28:36
Organisational problems halt successful fund-raising ride
AN EAST ANGLIAN charity motorcycle cavalcade, which attracts thousands of bikers to Norwich every summer, has been cancelled, organisers have said.The Eastern Lights Motorcycle Cavalcade has been scrubbed following organisational problems, which included obtaining a road closure ...
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First Ride: Team Agni TTXGP
By Mark Forsyth on 05/10/2010 10:18:13
We get first ride on the Championship winning Agni electric racer
and go.The funny thing is, after a while, you get pretty adept at ‘guessing’ what they’re all going to be like to ride. You clock the motor configuration, the dry weight, the rake, trail, wheelbase and claimed power figures and 99.9% of the time riding
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