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2013 Triumph Tiger Sport
By Visordown News on 10/01/2013 12:31:29
Sharper, more powerful Tiger flaunts sportier intentions
TRIUMPH has released details of its heavily-revised-for-2013 Tiger, now known as the Tiger Sport. Engineers have focused on improving power and handling: the chassis has been strengthened and suspension upgraded for sharper cornering, while the 1050
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New Honda sports bike imminent?
By Visordown News on 12/02/2013 18:08:00
Could the much-anticipated V4 get an airing earlier than expected?
HERE’S a strange one. Honda looks like it’s scheduled to reveal some sort of sports bike - at least to its American dealers – before the end of this month. But there’s no word on what it might be.The news comes via the enlightening blog of Honda
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'New' Royal Enfields
By Visordown News on 06/12/2012 13:53:00
Bullet Sports and T5 come at bargain prices
ROYAL ENFIELD has launched two new versions of its Bullet Classic 500 to hark back to days long past – and it's also offering kits to convert existing Classic 500s into the same spec for minimal cost.First up is the Bullet Sports. Inspired
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Thundersport to launch women's championship
By Visordown News on 18/12/2012 10:54:02
A step forward or back for women's motorcycle sport?
THUNDERSPORT GB has announced that it will launch Britain's first national women's championship in 2013.Women have had a presence in the generally male-dominated world of motorcycle racing for years, but never before has there been an exclusive
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Suzuki to revive Hustler name
By Visordown News on 25/01/2013 12:19:26
Old sports bike title making a comeback
suited to either a lightweight sports bike – a modern take on the original T20 and T250 Hustler models of the 60s and 70s – or to a retro machine that harks back to those earlier models.What is definite is that the firm has applied for a new European
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Motus motors in production
By Visordown News on 29/01/2013 10:37:23
Yours for $10k – but that’s just for the engine
THE V4-powered American-made Motus sports-tourer is one of the most ambitious new bike projects to emerge over the last few years – a ground-up new machine from an unknown firm aiming at one of the most competitive and competent classes in the world
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Lorenzo to reassess future
By Visordown News on 27/11/2012 10:27:00
World champion heading for retirement?
WORLD CHAMPION Jorge Lorenzo has suggested his long term future in MotoGP is far from certain. Speaking a matter of days after the retirement of Casey Stoner from the sport, Lorenzo had this to say to Italian journalists on the subject of his future
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Rossi: 'Stoner wasn't man enough'
By Visordown News on 11/12/2012 09:50:00
The Doctor pulls no punches once again
. It never stops.'Rossi has returned to his former team Yamaha for the 2013 season, where fans will eagerly anticipate a resurgence. Stoner has now retired from the sport.
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NOT the new Honda RCV
By Visordown News on 29/01/2013 15:03:00
Best looking mock-up yet but not quite the real thing
GERMAN magazine Motorrad have produced a mock-up of what they believe the forthcoming new Honda RCV will look like. The mock-up shows something akin to a 2012 Fireblade combined with a MotoGP RC213V, sporting racing swing arm, suspension and stubby
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Stoner rejected £10m MotoGP contract
By Visordown News on 28/01/2013 08:20:30
...and he has a few choice words about MotoGP fans too
, disillusioned with the sport, walked away. Honda's offer was just short of what Ducati were rumoured to be paying Valentino Rossi in 2012.On talking about a possible return to MotoGP, Stoner said: "I had no intentions of going back to the sport. But if I see
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