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Pedrosa wrist surgery a success
By Visordown News on 31/12/2009 09:39:11
Surgeons remove screws from Honda star's wrist
REPSOL HONDA man Dani Pedrosa underwent successful surgery over the Christmas break to remove a screw from his left wrist.The screw was initially put in place following a pre-2009 season test crash at Losail circuit earlier this year. The latest
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Elias undergoes surgery in Barcelona
By Visordown News on 01/12/2010 12:18:56
Screws removed from right ankle and left wrist
TONI ELIAS has undergone an operation to have screws removed from his left hand and right ankle on Tuesday evening.The Spaniard had surgery in Barcelona to remove screw in his left wrist and right ankle, which were inserted back in March following a
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Stoner: "It's my mistake"
By Visordown News on 12/04/2010 08:20:44
Former MotoGP champ admits to screwing up in season-opening MotoGP race
AUSTRALIAN Casey Stoner has admitted a change in riding style caused him to crash out of yesterday's opening round of the 2010 MotoGP series at Qatar.Struggling with front end grip due to a heavy fuel load, the former MotoGP champ elected to adapt his riding style to put less pre...
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Hopkins chops-off finger tip
By Visordown News on 16/01/2012 08:54:43
Medieval solution to lingering problem
FOLLOWING weeks of complications over his damaged finger, John Hopkins opted to have the top of his finger amputated.Hopkins underwent numerous different surgeries to try and fix the damaged finger but none of them were successful. Hopkins' consultant gave him the option of remov...
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Ice Racing - Going to extremes
By Luke Ponsford on 15/09/2010 12:05:03
Spiked tyres, sub-zero temperatures, exotic facial hair and home-made armour - this ice racing is snow joke
To say that today is a cold day would be something of an understatement. 'Cold' just doesn't do this weather any justice. Not at all. It's more of a frigid haze, a gelid snowscape. The outside temperature gauge in the car reads -28ºC. It's unwise even to go outside in these condi...
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16 steps to carb cleanliness
By Daryll Young on 29/10/2007 15:02:25
Follow this guide to get your bike breathing easily
that lead to the carb. Some of the over-flow pipes may be short enough to leave connected.3 Drain the carb using the drain screw then disconnect the throttle cables. If you spill petrol on the floor mop it up straight away, don't have a fag and think
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Adjusting the valve clearances on an KTM LC4 (Duke
By MTR on 19/03/2007 21:45:13
DIY instruction on how to set the vlve clearances on an LC4
the valves in a position where the lever will lift easily.Picture 5Undo the two 6mm screws which hold the electric fan in place and lift clear, but not remove.Picture 6Undo breather pipe from frame to crankcase at frame end upper position only, near the inlet
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Ducati UK: No Multistrada recall
By Visordown News on 12/08/2010 13:47:11
Steering head issues prompt USA recall, but not in UK, says Ducati
DUCATI USA has issued a recall for the company's 2010 Multistrada 1200 for steering issues but a recall will not be issued for bikes a the UK, a Ducati spokesman told Visordown.com.The recall surrounds an "incorrect screw" that could cause the bike
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D.I.Y: How to balance carbs
By Visordown on 25/09/2010 11:38:35
Fuel injection rules today, but back in the day all bikes had carbs. Some still do, and if yours has, here's how to balance 'em
Fairy Liquid bottle with the bottom cut out and hung from the ceiling will do, connected to the fuel inlet with a length of pipe. Next locate the vacuum take-off points, which will either be located on top of the carbs or screwed into the inlet manifolds
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Cardboard Yamaha R1
By Robin Goodwin on 01/05/2012 15:13:54
A constructive use for your cardboard boxes
I'm partial to a bit of origami and have been frustratingly screwing up paper trying to master Yamaha's paper craft series for a while now. Jack Chen from Australia has not only made a mockery of my model making failures, but he also made
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