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First Ride: 2006 Buell Ulysses review
By Visordown on 13/10/2006 15:19:02
If you like adventure bikes and you want that air-cooled Harley character, then your choice is pretty limited. Enter the Buell Ulysses
'd originally planned and 48 hours after I got off the boat in Genova - I've already come to some conclusions. Firstly, make sure at least one rider in a group of four can read a map. Tossers... Secondly, that the Ulysses is good at some things, less so
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What The Press Say: Honda Crosstourer reviews
By Visordown on 18/02/2012 14:22:37
The British press rate Honda's new 1200cc V4-engined adventure bike
range – but for the right price, I could live with all of that, as the Crosstourer is such a great bike.” Simon Weir. RiDE – May 2012“The surprise with the Crosstourer is two-fold: first that the 1200 V4 powertrain works so well in an adventure bike
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What The Press Say: Kawasaki Versys 1000 reviews
By Visordown on 02/12/2011 10:37:15
Kawasaki add to the Versys range with a new 1000cc older brother, here's what the British press made of it
Here's what the British motorcycling press said in their 2012 Kawasaki Versys 1000 reviews:"Unlike the ZX-10R, Z/SX riding experience, though, there was something lacking in terms of the riding experience. I felt. Nothing really stood out as being
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First Ride: 2006 KTM 950 Adventure review
By Visordown on 13/10/2006 16:59:01
KTM's first 950 Adventure won over a horde of fans when it first hit the market with rave reviews. So what's it like on a blast to France?
'.Catching up with Alex over my second pain, I compliment him on his choice of Dakar mechanics (you'll have read about his epic ride in Visordown earlier this year). Daryll Young, who spannered for Alex on the Dakar, bailed me out three days ago when I ground
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First Ride: 2002 Yamaha YZF-R6
By Visordown on 12/07/2002 10:21:49
Getting back on the R6 was like getting back on an old friend. I don't normally ride my old friends, you understand, but the R6 responds like no other to a massive session of throttle abuse
. On the road you've got to rev it, don't have any other option. It'll ride round at slow speeds, but that's no fun at all." Which is precisely what MAKES it such fun to ride. You've got to tap a frenzied dance of death all over the gearshift lever to get a move
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First Ride: 2002 Suzuki GSX-R600
By Visordown on 12/07/2002 10:24:46
I like this bike. We all like this bike. The GSX-R600 has stood for one thing only since it was first launched in 1997 – sports performance
-minded and a deep joy to ride on the road or racetrack.“What’s to be said about the GSX-R600 that hasn’t been said already?” said Niall. Saying stuff that had already been said. “Just so capable, we knew it was going to be somewhere up the front. Loads
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Road Test: MV Agusta Brutale 910
By Visordown on 29/04/2008 21:57:58
MV's bonkers Brutale gets a big bore motor, a midrange boost and bags of added usefulness to boot.
midrange punch, the extra cubes mean it has lost some of the 750's smoothness and high-revving charm. The slight high-frequency tingle through the bars wasn't a problem on my test but would combine with the exposed riding position to make motorway trips a
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First Ride: Ducati Multistrada 1200
By Visordown News on 03/03/2010 21:02:55
Will Ducati’s complete revision of the Multistrada be enough to steal top all-rounder tag from the BMW R1200 GS?
headlights. To appeal to a wider audience, Ducati has made the brave claim that the new 1200 is a four-in-one motorcycle; sports, tourer, urban commuter and enduro machine. Lanzarote, the second oldest of the Canary Islands proves a good testing ground
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