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Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier Tyres
By Simon Bowen on 13/10/2010 11:17:22
In the most lucrative, and therefore competitive, segment of the tyre market, it's now the turn of Dunlop to raise the stakes.
The new Sportmax Qualifier replaces the outgoing D208 and sits neatly between the surviving D208RR and the sport touring D220ST. It's fair to assume, though, that far stickier, more track-focused adaptations will arrive to generate the racing pedigree left behind by the D208GP. F...
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Settling the score - Mackenzie v Whitham
By Visordown on 28/03/2008 15:52:00
In 1996 Niall and James were team mates in the British Superbike championship. Niall won the title and James came second. Now, for the first time in 11 years, they prepare to face each other on track again on identical Yamahas for one final showdown
returned from the GP scene and James' typical light-hearted approach to life the team gelled perfectly. But there was still a title at stake, which both riders desperately wanted to win. In the end Niall lifted the trophy and was crowned British Superbike
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1992 'Blade vs. 2012 Panigale: Shortest wheelbase?
By Ben Cope on 07/12/2011 14:51:51
The superbike trend is to increase the power and decrease the wheelbase. Or is it not that simple?
, swingarm angle and steering head angle all play their part in the handling stakes, but a longer wheelbase generally translates into a more stable ride, so the Panigale's wheelbase hints that this bike might not be as flightly as it looks.The next time
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The Lost King - Remembering Kim Newcombe
By Jon Bentman on 21/09/2010 14:52:38
Gone but not forgotten, Kim Newcombe was set for GP superstardom on an unheard-of one-off bike - until fate dealt a tragic hand
Racing in the 1970s wasn't all about big hair, fags and birds. The high-rolling lifestyle was also a high-stakes game. Bikes were fast, but handled poorly. With dodgy brakes. Circuits were fast too, but with poor surfaces and no run-off. A deadly
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Ten years of BSB
By Stuart Barker on 01/05/2006 11:39:29
BSB's champions tell Visordown what made British racing great again, and what their titles mean to them
world champions. Troy Bayliss, Neil Hodgson and James Toseland have all gone on to be World Superbike champions while Chris Vermuelen and Karl Muggeridge have both won World Supersport titles and are now front-runners in WSB.The financial stakes
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The Blood Runners - Emergency Riders
By Jon Urry on 04/10/2011 11:33:33
We spend a night shadowing SERV riders who give up free time to transport emergency blood between hospitals to give those in need a fighting chance
. But then would I be riding in such a controlled fashion? Weighing up what’s at stake, I decide probably not. Yes, police may treat my case with a degree of leniency should I get stopped, but explaining myself would far outweigh any minutes saved.Following a pre
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The Grass Roots of Grass Track
By Mark Graham on 20/09/2010 15:56:13
Tearing a groove in to a field with an adventure in the world of grass track racing
The Carpenters are On Top Of The World via a superannuated PA system. And if the late Karen Carpenter is looking down on creation, what she will see is a large field, a selection of stout stakes and several hundred yards of rope marking out an oval
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Motorcycle Radar: 1986
By Roland Brown on 17/11/2010 16:49:50
Journalist Roland Brown has ridden everything that’s walked or crawled in the last 30 years. Here he looks back at the bikes that defined 1986
’s bully-boy big brother arrived to raise the stakes again.To the original Gixxer’s ground-breaking blend of horsepower, lightness, factory-racer styling and raw aggression, the Eleven added even more speed, plus midrange and stability
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Hayabusa versus radio controlled car
By Rob Hoyles on 14/01/2009 12:14:14
The fastest production bike in the world goes head-to-head at Santa Pod with the fastest radio controlled car in the UK. Who’s going to come out on top?
the small, driverless car next to me. Matching the Hayabusa’s acceleration. Bollocks...We’re in Northamptonshire on a cold but bright January day to find out if the 190bhp missile currently staking a claim to the title of the world’s fastest production
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Motorcycle Radar: 1996
By Roland Brown on 02/12/2010 13:38:12
Esteemed motorcycle journalist, Roland Brown, talks about what was going on in motorcycling, way back when
and handling to escape. Unfortunately for Bimota it was so strange and expensive that hardly anybody bought one.Lightning StrikesBack in 1996 Buell was still controlled by founder Erik Buell, although Harley had recently bought a 49 per cent stake in the small
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