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Reader's Rides: The Egham TT
By Visordown on 01/12/2010 15:06:02
The Egham TT was submitted by Aaron Mortimer who discovered it while bunking off study at the University of Londo
LOCATION: Egham, M25 J13DESCRIPTION: Tight and twisty 4.3 mile TT courseSURFACE: Bumpy sections, two level crossings, student vomit on racing line, no ShellgripSKILLS PRACTISED: Hard braking, hazard avoidanceThis tidy 4.3 mile circuit circles the University. Due to the number of ...
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Learning to ride a motorcycle: Theory test
By Ben Cope on 28/07/2011 17:42:58
Study what you need to know to pass the multiple choice theory and hazard perception tests
The theory test is broken into two parts; multiple choice and hazard perception. Even if you have taken a theory test in order to get your car licence, you will need to take another one to get your motorcycle licence.The first part of the theory test is the Multiple Choice test. ...
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Transport for London launch bike safety campaign
By Visordown News on 06/03/2009 15:14:10
New TfL study shows drivers regulary underestimate the time they have when merging from junctions in front of approaching bikes
to underestimate how much time and space they have available when merging into traffic, often in front of approaching motorcycles.At the heart of TfL's campaign is a study which has shown car drivers regularly overestimated the distance an approaching motorcycle
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James May on bikes, Top Gear and curry
By Visordown on 29/07/2010 09:18:34
He’s the one off Top Gear on the telly who’s neither a reactionary middle-England mouthpiece or a clinical study in expensive orthodontic treatments. He is James May
Mum and dad wouldn’t let me have an FS1E at 16So bikes were a bit late entering my life although I’d always been interested in them. When I joined Car Magazine a journalist called Colin Goodwin had a BMW bike which whet my appetite again. I did a five-day course and passed my tes...
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First Ride: 2003 Honda Rune review
By Dirck Edge on 14/09/2010 15:14:34
Honda doesn't build £17,000 'custom' motorcycles. Honda doesn't create a design study and work 'backwards' towards a production machine. Of course, all of this was true before the Rune
Click to read: Honda Rune owners reviews, Honda Rune specs and to see the Honda Rune image gallery.Manufacturing motorcycles isn't entirely about making money on products that sell in large numbers - part of it is about building a brand image. This is why Honda is involved in bra...
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Jewel Sport - KTM 990SMR v Aprilia Dorsoduro
By Mark Forsyth on 14/06/2010 15:50:07
As a time and motion study, jewellery heists are a pretty profitable blag. What do you need? Simple innit, two fast, thuggish supermoto bikes with plenty of V-twin stomp. A KTM 990SMR and Aprilia Dorsoduro should be enough to get the job done
Our bike choice was pretty simple. Aprilia’s sexy new 750cc Dorsoduro and KTM’s brutish 990SMR. The jewellers? Well the capital’s Bond Street seems to be a particular favourite and there’s no better time to strike than right in the wake of a previous robbery. Insurance companies ...
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Speed camera sites increase since 2010
By Visordown News on 11/07/2012 09:41:04
...despite coalition government's pledge to 'end the war on the motorist'
bodies. The study revealed that in two years there has been an increase in fixed camera sites, rising from 2,188 to 2,331.However, the cameras are seemingly there to discourage speeders as the number that are taking pictures has dropped to 487 from 529
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MythBusters claim cars are greener than bikes
By Visordown News on 30/09/2011 11:21:13
TV's Mythbusters say bikes aren't as eco-friendly as you'd think
THE latest episode of US hit TV series Mythbusters has revealed that while bikes use far less fuel than cars they can't come close to matching them when it comes to exhaust emissions.The show's hosts, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, tested three bikes and three cars – makes and mo...
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Four times as many pensioners on the roads
By Visordown News on 12/03/2012 15:16:49
Government survey confirms what we already knew
FOUR TIMES as many people aged 70 and above hold a current driving licence compared to those in the same age bracket in 1975.60% of people aged 70 and above hold a driving licence according to a survey by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (Pacts). In 1975, j...
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Bikers to use Advanced Stop Lines?
By Visordown News on 22/08/2008 08:19:37
Government commission research into motorcycles using bicycle stop lines
Will bikers get the green light to use ASLs?THE TRANSPORT Research Laboratory (TRL) is conducting an experimental study on behalf of the Department for Transport into the effects of permitting motorcycles to use Advanced Stop Lines (ASLs
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