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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
LAND speed racer Andy Sills has set another world record at Bonneville Salt Flats on a BMW S1000RR.Sills recorded a flying mile two-way average speed of 204.784mph, setting a new FIM record in the Partially Streamlined Naturally Aspirated 1000cc
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Video: Ducati Panigale vs. Porsche GT2 RS
By Ben Cope on 08/11/2012 09:14:34
We head to 2-miles of ex-RAF airfield to see who's got the legs
the quarter mile in 10.4 seconds, while the Porsche managed 11.7. The bike's lack of weight meant it was easier to fire off the line and get up to speed but as the two crossed the line, the Panigale was approaching its wall, while the GT2RS had only just got
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Flat out on a Ducati 1199 Panigale
By Ben Cope on 07/11/2012 11:50:17
Jump onboard an 1199 at vmax, without having to worry about your licence
, on track at least, doubt and self-preservation start to cloud the fun.But there is one limit you can take the Panigale to: top speed. All you need is a piece of tarmac long enough, frankly it doesn't have to be that long...Just 3 gears in and you're already
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Lib Dems vote for 20mph limits
By Visordown News on 27/09/2012 10:00:24
Safety organisations won't stop campaigning politicians until there are zero deaths on UK roads
in Lewes, recommended the switch to 20mph to be phased in over 10 years, with 10% of roads changed to the lower speed limit every year. This motion was amended by the party.Although the vote is not binding, Lib Dems hope councils will recognise
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Production version of 218mph electric superbike
By Visordown News on 11/09/2012 09:00:58
Record-breaker spawns road-going bike
Mans last Friday, is to be turned into a road-going bike offering the same technical specification and performance. That means it should be at least theoretically capable of something near the 215.960mph two-way world record top speed, and one-way 218
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WK launch the £2399 125RR
By Visordown News on 03/09/2012 08:48:23
New 125 has adjustable front and rear suspension and weighs just 150kg
WK BIKES have launched their new 125RR, a 'race replica styled' 150kg 125.The 125RR is a fully-faired, learner legal sports machine featuring a liquid-cooled, single-cylinder four-stroke engine, five speed transmission, electric starter, adjustable
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Rutter sets first electric 100mph TT lap
By Visordown News on 06/06/2012 15:57:17
Another record falls at the TT
MICHAEL Rutter has set the first official 100mph lap on the Motoczysz TT-Zero machine.Rutter won the 1-lap race in damp conditions with an average speed of 104.056mph clocking a time of 21m45.33 seconds.The top three riders, Rutter, Mc
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First Ride: 2012 Triumph Speed Triple review
By mark forsyth on 28/05/2012 14:00:38
Warp-Speed TT Triple
slow. Up the mountain mile, in the best tuck I could muster, 126mph was the best I could top. Hutchinson on his R1 was probably adding 40mph to that. By the end of the mile long drag he was just a dot.It’s at these sorts of speeds that you appreciate
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Norton SG1 hits 180mph at TT
By Visordown News on 30/05/2012 11:09:11
Norton's first TT lap in two decades but team have more than The Mountain to climb
NORTON'S prototype TT racer – now named “SG1” and sponsored by Santander – completed its first lap of the Isle of Man TT course in last night's practice with an average speed of 112.36mph.While that's still nearly 20mph lower than the outright
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Motorcycle Track Guides: Thruxton
By Niall Mackenzie on 06/06/2012 16:00:00
Learn the fast and undulating Thruxton circuit with Niall Mackenzie
in the middle of the circuit.Personally I love the place, however James Whitham once described it as "a hideous fairground ride just waiting to go wrong" but don’t let that put you off.Superbikes reach their highest top speeds of the season after they exit
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