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VIDEO: Chained Honda CB550 on full throttle
By Visordown News on 17/09/2008 08:56:07
Modern art or just utter claptrap? Check this footage of a classic Honda thrashing about on full throttle
Who said modern art was just a load of nonsense?THIS IS the latest work of installation art at Jack the Pelican Gallery in Brooklyn, in New York City. It's a Honda CB550 chained to the ceiling of a warehouse with the throttle stuck open. The work
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Faulty throttle blamed for Pedrosa crash
By Visordown News on 01/10/2010 14:38:13
Stuck throttle dashes Repsol rider's 2010 Championship bid
A PROBLEM WITH the throttle cable on Dani Pedrosa's Honda RC212V has been attributed as the cause of the Spaniards crash in this morning's first free practice at Motegi.Pedrosa crashed with just five minutes into the hour-long session, fracturing
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Grit in throttle caused fatal bike crash
By Visordown News on 22/03/2010 11:51:38
Inquest hears facts in death of boy, 5, killed in car park tragedy
THE DEATH of a five-year-old boy fatally injured in a motorcycle accident was caused by a piece of grit in the bike's throttle mechanism, an inquest has heard.Jake Wilson, from Carmarthen, West Wales, died after suffering fatal head injuries while
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And today's wheelie crasher is ...
By Visordown News on 31/03/2010 12:41:08
...a bit choppy on the throttle
THIS POOR sod looks like he's an accident about to happen right from the start.Ham-fisted throttle action, results in v.bent GSX-R.Da-da dum, dum, dum, another one bites...
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Biker caught on camera at 146mph
By Visordown News on 05/08/2008 10:09:44
Throttle-happy biker caught at speed on the A2 in Kent
A MOTORCYCLIST has been caught on camera doing in excess of 140mph on the A2 in Kent.Lewis Matanle, 38, from Marine Crescent, Whitstable, was clocked by a speed camera at 146mph – the highest recorded by a mobile camera in the county.Matanle was piloting his Suzuki GSX-R750 on Oc...
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2010 Mad Sunday crash caught on camera
By Visordown News on 11/06/2010 17:30:29
Throttle-happy punter gets it wrong big-style
TALK ABOUT MAKING a tit of yourself.The rider with the onboard camera has hardly got out of the coned section leading up onto the Mountain part of the 37.73 TT course when he's overtaken by an overeager punter on an old Aprilia V-twin.Watch as Johnny Hotshot gets it all wrong and...
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It's twist and go!
By Visordown News on 24/05/2010 15:35:52
Visordown's GSX-R1100J (very) long termer gets Venhill quick-action throttle
THAT, MY FRIENDS, is Venhill's new dual action 500A throttle, residing on Visordown's slightly older 1988 Suzuki GSX-R1100J project bike.Originally designed for use on motocrossers and speedway bike, Venhill's quick-action throttle is becoming
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Trackday highside caught on camera
By Visordown News on 07/03/2008 14:04:04
Great footage of throttle-happy punter getting it sideways - for a split second
CHECK THE close-up footage of this trackday highside caught by a lucky spectator of a not-so lucky participant.It's not often we like to glorify some other poor sod's misfortune, but we thought the clip was so good it was worthy of a video quickie.Sounds expensive!
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2010 Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 Factory video
By Visordown News on 11/03/2010 09:42:59
Take a look at Aprilia's answer to the Hypermotard
FULLY ADJUSTABLE suspension, Brembo brakes, wavy discs, fly-by-wire throttle - there's plenty of hi-tech stuff on Aprilia's 2010 Dorsudoro 750 Factory, and here's a promo video of the bike in action.The Aprilia's 750cc V-twin engine thumps out 92bhp
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Ducati 848 World Press Launch - session two
By Visordown News on 30/11/2007 11:24:29
Jon's getting to grips with the new 848
now, less fifty-pencing the corners!Keep an eye on visordown.com/news for more updates
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