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Road-spec Aprilia WSB superbike breaks cover
By Visordown News on 28/05/2008 13:33:50
Aprilia's V4 road-going superbike spotted in Croatia last week
Aprilia's new V4 - on test in CroatiaTHE ROAD-SPEC V4 Aprilia superbike has finally been caught on camera - undergoing its first fast laps at the Croatian Grobnik circuit last week.Sent out as part of a normal track day, the bike was almost missed
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Prince William orders £17k Ducati 1198SP superbike
By Visordown News on 12/11/2010 10:13:48
Adrenaline-hungry Prince will be able to clock 190mph on Ducati's top of the range superbike
PRINCE WILLIAM has ordered a top of the range Ducati superbike, costing over £17,000.The motorcycle-loving Prince has owned his fair share of bikes, from a Yamaha XT600, to a Honda Blackbird. Last year Prince William was spotted riding a Ducati 1198
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Mladin takes 73rd AMA Superbike win at Daytona
By Visordown News on 06/03/2009 10:18:21
Hodgson grabs runner-up spot as six-time Superbike Champ secures victory
SUZUKI STAR Mat Mladin celebrated his 73rd AMA Superbike victory by taking the win at Thursday's Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The six-time AMA Superbike Champion also took the coveted pole position in the new Superpole
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IOM TT: McGuinness' interview after TT Superbike
By Visordown News on 08/06/2009 12:51:34
TT legend chats about his record breaking TT Superbike race minutes after his win
John McGuinness spoke straight after his TT Superbike race win:"With conditions as they were it was dusty there was not much grip but I knew I had to go hard from the start as I had in the past. I saw +4 then +8 and then +11 and had to maintain
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Litre-bike super test - Real world superbikes
By Jon Urry on 18/03/2008 15:47:12
The boys from TWO give the big four's litre superbikes a going-over
A few years ago World Superbikes had a problem. For a series that built its reputation on close-fought, hard racing it was becoming a bit, well, dull...The organisers needed to spice things up a bit, level the playing field and reintroduce
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Superbike classics - Ducati 916SP v Honda RC45
By John Cantlie on 17/06/2010 09:17:31
The mid 1990s was the era of the racebike on the road. World Superbikes became massive, so the manufacturers produced exotic superbikes for the fight. And none were more special than Ducati’s bellowing 916SP or Honda’s mighty RC45
Click to read: Ducati 916SP owners reviewsClick to read: Honda RC45 owners reviewsWorld Superbikes was simply massive in this country in 1995. While GPs were dominated by Mick Doohan and turning into a predictable procession, WSB was tough, gnarly
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Honda CB1000R vs. Fireblade - Streetbike vs. Superbike
By John Hogan on 29/03/2010 12:56:55
Would the average rider be better off on one of the latest generation of super-fast streetbikes instead of their usual superbike? We hopped from a CB1000R to a CBR1000RR and back again to find out...
The typical formula for success when it comes to unfaired versions of sportsbikes is to throw the fairing in the bin, strangle the motor, swap the quality suspension and brakes for cheapy replacements and then simply tuck away any wires and plumbing that looks out of place.Each t...
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Niall Mackenzie's BMW S1000RR superbike test review
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/02/2010 14:24:53
Visordown’s road test editor is also a three times British Superbike Champion. So who better to sample the most eagerly awaited bike of 2009? Niall Mackenzie takes BMW’s S1000 RR to the edge...
Session OneClick to read: BMW S1000RR owners reviews, BMW S1000RR specs and to see the BMW S1000RR image gallery.Session OneJust sitting on the new BMW S1000RR makes me think of my long-term R6. I’m five-foot eight and it just fits me really well - everything is really light and ...
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Discuss: Do 1000cc superbikes need traction control?
By Ben Cope on 21/06/2011 09:28:00
...or is it all in your wrist?
The 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 joins the growing list of 1000cc superbikes with traction control, but do we need it?Superbikes with traction control:Aprilia RSV4 APRC SEBMW S1000RRDucati 1198MV Agusta F4 1000Kawasaki ZX-10RClearly, it's a charge lead
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Phillip Island World Superbike test times - Day 2
By Visordown News on 19/02/2013 08:59:54
Did Leon Camier continue to lead the pack on the final day of testing?
CARLOS Checa topped the timesheets after the second and final day of testing at Phillip IslandMany doubted the Panigale's potential in World Superbikes when Ducati decided not to race the bike the year it was introduced, however Checa has won four
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