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Gardner chilling out and taking it easy
By Robin Goodwin on 14/07/2010 11:56:23
Footage of former champion and Grand Prix hardman on a special Honda VFR750F
is special VFR750F, that was given the codename '6X'. The VFR was an experiment with prototype components including titanium valves and magnesium flat-slide carburetors, the result was the bike that weighed less than a factory RC30.
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Bridgestone BT-002 review
By Jon Urry on 15/10/2006 10:17:52
Bridgestone launches its new Racing Street tyres - road-legal rubber aimed predominantly at track day riders in search of serious grip
in them, and certainly enough for a few more track days.For fast track riding and very occasional road use the Racing Streets are certainly worth trying.BT-002 Racing Streets are available in 120/70-17 fronts and 180/55-17, 190/50-17 and, later in the year
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How to control a speedway bike by Mark Loram
By Mark Loram on 09/10/2010 15:50:49
Mark Loram - Top British speedway rider on throttle control on a bike with no brakes and one gear - they are controlled entirely through the throttle
You tend to give it more throttle at the start than on a conventional bike - you dump the clutch and it goes from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds, so they're quick. It's crucial to get out of corners fast in speedway, and to do this you often need to back off
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Style Check: MotoGP Catalunya Turn 2
By Robin Goodwin on 07/06/2012 09:51:57
Grazing elbows for the MotoGP stars
.After the hard braking into the first turn from over 200mph, the left of turn 2 follows sharply with the MotoGP contingent sliding through with their upper body grazing the tarmac, maintaining their corner speed before flicking their bikes into the long
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Mamola: ''Hayden must change style for Ducati''
By Visordown News on 21/11/2008 12:00:54
Former GP star says Nicky must evolve riding style if he's to gel with Desmosedici
Ducati electronics will hinder Hayden's sliding styleFORMER MOTOGP World Champion Nicky Hayden must adapt his riding style to suit Ducati's Desmosedici racer - that's the advice coming from former 500cc GP star and fellow countryman, Randy Mamola
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The importance of set-up for throttle control
By Kevin Schwantz on 09/09/2010 16:04:14
Kevin Schwantz on how important set-up is to throttle control, how it makes champions and what he learned on a dirt track
champion and everybody else the ordinary guys.For the first five to 10 laps of a race you see everybody go about the same pace. Then the guy who chose the softer or harder tyre starts to gain or lose. It's possible to run that softer compound with good
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Go off-road to improve on-road
By Harriet Ridley on 29/10/2007 19:31:34
Word on the street is that taking to the dirt will help you master your road riding. Here's how
of the comparatively extreme lack of grip. Just about every skill you need in motorcycling is magnified off-road, where you're forced to refine every input to control tyres that are permanently sliding. Off-road, you can play around with the limits of adhesion, risking
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Rare NSR500 up for sale
By Visordown News on 11/07/2007 15:45:49
Legendary 500cc two-stroke animal could be your track toy
VF was ridden by the 'King of Slide' Garry McCoy in the 1998 GP500 class. This is the v-twin version, which has a claimed power output of 170bhp and a dry weight of 132kg. Today's superbike figures may look like they offer similar performance
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Biker dies in M5 pile-up
By Visordown News on 25/07/2007 10:18:35
Police seek witnesses to fatal accident
A BIKER died after hitting a Jaguar car and sliding into the central reservation on Monday night. Avon & Somerset police have appealed for witnesses.The incident happened at about 7.10pm between junction 18-19 southbound, just before the turn off
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WSB: Bayliss nearly crushed by cars on road
By Visordown News on 28/04/2008 14:20:29
Assen victor and championship leader escapes serious injury after close shave while cycling
and was thrown off the bike, sliding down the road and narrowly being missed by following cars.
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