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Ride away on a Suzuki GSX-R750 for £1
By Visordown News on 01/11/2010 10:00:47
The thinking man's sportsbike, with a finance package to suit every man
SUZUKI HAVE issued a press release stating you can ride away on a GSX-R750 for just £1.That's fair enough, but what confused us was the small print at the bottom that mentions the deal is available on 2008, 2009 and 2010 models. We didn't know you could still pick up a brand-new ...
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Is this the world's craziest BMW S1000RR fan?
By Visordown News on 06/05/2010 11:09:27
German model shows allegiance to BMW's greatest-ever sportsbike
WE'D KIND OF understand it if Emily Van Houten actually owned or even ridden BMW's much-lauded 1000cc sportsbike but the German model, who's just had a S1000RR logo tattooed on her right shoulder, has merely posed with one for a recent photoshoot
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Yamaha tops UK's stolen motorcycles list
By Ben Cope on 28/01/2013 08:48:29
Insurance company's top 10 most stolen motorcycles is predictably full of sportsbikes
YAMAHA'S Thundercat has topped the chart of most stolen motorcycles in the UK, according to insurer Swinton Bikes.The list was compiled from data of over 200,000 insurance quotes and the top ten list heavily features sportsbikes.While Yamaha take
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CBR600 celebrates its 20th birthday in 2007
By Visordown News on 13/03/2007 18:28:17
The first do-it-all sportsbike notches up double decade
THE CBR600 celebrates its 20th birthday in 2007. Over the last 20 years the machine has evolved from the do-it-all 80bhp, 140mph machine into the latest CBR600RR, with 118bhp and a top speed approaching 170mph!Estimates put the number of CBR600s sold since 1987 at over 400,000, f...
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Ron Haslam Race School to use Bridgestone BT016
By Visordown News on 27/06/2008 15:02:37
The UK's leading track school gears up with new Bridgestone sportsbike tyre
Ron's school is to use the new Bridgestone BT-016RON HASLAM'S Race School has announced it will be using the Battlax BT-016 after successful trials.The new tyre proved to be a significant development on the already successful BT-014 tyres, which it will replace.The tyre will be u...
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New ÖHLINS products for GSX-R600 & GSX-R750
By Ross Sharp on 25/03/2011 11:34:38
Range of suspension upgrades on sale now for 2011 Suzuki Sportsbikes
ÖHLINS Racing has completed final testing and is now ready to launch a complete range of suspension upgrade kits for the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 The GSX-R600 comes equipped with Big Piston Forks (BPF) as standard but Öhlins recommends fitting its NIX30 fork kit o...
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Cologne Show: KTM RC8R Track unveiled
By Visordown News on 05/10/2010 12:34:10
New race-ready sportsbike drips with top notch equipment
KTM has unveiled its race-inspired RC8R Track at this year's Cologne Motorcycle Show.The Track has been developed and produced by the RC8 Motorsport Department for trackday nuts or like those competing in various championships. The motorcycle is compatible with the FIM Superstock...
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5 things I've learned about my 2011 ZX-10R
By Ben Cope on 05/08/2011 15:49:19
Kawasaki's flagship sportsbike has a few tricks up its sleeve
get on the power before the traction control cuts in. On the road, you can stay relaxed when the surface conditions change and focus on the road ahead. It has the best mirrors of any sportsbikeWhich is a bit like saying: 'Out of all my pairs of sandals
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First Ride: 2006 Honda Fireblade
By mossy on 09/11/2004 13:19:37
Visordown attended the world launch of Honda's tweaked for 2006 flagship sportsbike
The hallmark of all Honda's bikes has always been that they're very easy to ride and live with, and its 2006-spec CBR1000RR Fireblade superbike is no exception.The new bike is even more polished than last year's example. And though none of the numerous changes made to it aren't e...
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First Ride: 2002 Crescent Rizla GSX-R1000 review
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/09/2010 17:03:43
If the fastest, bestest big-bore sportsbike in the world is just too passé for you, then look no further. Nothing shouts 'look at me' more than a beefed up, tarted-up über sportsbike
Click to read: Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 owners reviews, Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 specs and to see the Suzuki GSX-R1000 K3 image gallery.The feature that stood out on the Crescent Rizla replica Gixer when I picked it up at the Oulton Park BSB round was not the Dream Machine John Reynolds, Y...
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