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IOM TT: Thursday Practice top speeds
By Visordown News on 05/06/2009 14:59:16
Brutal Suzukis knocked off the top spots by Honda dominance
Guy Martin ... 192 through the Sulby speed trap RiderBikeSulby SpeedtrapGuy Martin2008 Honda CBR 1000cc192.3mphSteve Plater2008 Honda CBR 1000cc191.7mphJohn McGuinnessHonda CBR 1000cc 191.2mphJohn McGuinnessHonda CBR 1000cc 190.1mphCameron Donald
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TTXGP: Sulby Straight top speeds
By Visordown News on 12/06/2009 11:06:54
See what a battery-powered racer can do along the Island's fastest section
HERE ARE the live tops speeds registered by the TTXGP competitors along Sulby Straight.The one-lap race, which is taking place right now, ends shortly so watch out for a full results table.Not exactly John McGuinness speeds but it's the first year
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MotoGP: Pedrosa 217mph: faster than F1
By Visordown News on 01/06/2009 14:55:32
Dani Pedrosa's new highest top-speed at Mugello is faster than the F1 cars clock on their fastest circuit, Monza
Pedrosa ... 2mph faster than an F1 carDANI PEDROSA had set a new landmark top speed for 800cc MotoGP bikes, breaking for the first time the record set by the previous-generation 990s and clocking a top-speed higher than the F1 cars manage
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Biaggi clocks 203mph at Monza
By Visordown News on 08/05/2010 09:41:02
But he's still 14mph down on Pedrosa's 2009 Mugello top speed
.When asked about his efforts, 2mph faster than a Formula One car, Pedrobot said in his usual dry style: “Top speed is not the most important thing. The lap time is more critical.”
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Rotary Norton NRV588 'could go 200mph+'
By Ben Cope on 10/09/2009 12:08:42
Norton clock impressive top speed at Bonneville salt flats with new rotary bike
THE NORTON factory have been at Bonneville all week speed testing their NRV588 Rotary engined racer.The team clocked a top speed of 173mph on the salt flats but reckoned there is more to come because the bike was puling 800rpm off its redline
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MotoGP: 800s faster than 990s
By Visordown News on 20/04/2009 10:13:56
The 800s were introduced to improve safety in MotoGP, but the 800s are now faster in a straight line than their elder 990 brothers
WHEN THE 800s were introduced, one of the reasons was to improve rider safety by limiting power and therefore top speed.But straight from the off, the 800s held higher corner speed and it was argued that this is where most crashes happen.And now
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S1000RR claims another Bonneville record
By Visordown News on 06/09/2012 10:32:53
...all on a bike that was prepared just a week before the event
, they have earned 19 world and national landspeed records with streamliner motorcycles as well as traditional race bikes. They hold a Guinness World Record for the fastest speed on a motorcycle ridden by two people: 181.426mph, set on a 2011 BMW S1000RR
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Ninja 250R series to run in 2012
By Visordown News on 13/09/2011 10:16:26
One-make series has proven a hit around the world
THE British Motorcycle Racing Club will run a new Kawasaki powered National Junior Cup for the 2012 season.The class will use the Kawasaki Ninja 250R twin-cylinder 4-stroke and the new series will feature a full race package obtainable through
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Honda's Moto3 challenger revealed
By Visordown News on 21/02/2011 09:24:03
NRS prototype becomes NSF250R off-the-shelf GP racer
the base for motorcycle motorsports cultivated by the RS125R, we aimed for a high-performance, lightweight, and compact racing machine that allows RS125R users to ride with the same sense of comfort and inherits important elements from the RS125R
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Jessopp hits 208mph in NW200 practice
By Visordown News on 15/05/2012 16:47:22
Riders Ducati man breaks speed record at the NW200
IN the first Superbike practice session for the NW200 today Martin Jessopp set a new top speed record, as he was clocked at 208mph.Aboard the Riders Ducati 1198, Jessopp bested the previous record of 204mph set by Stuart Easton from 2010.Despite
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