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Top 10 fastest production motorcycles from 10 decades
By Visordown on 02/05/2013 10:00:05
What were the fastest motorcycles you could buy in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and on to the present day? Has our quest for speed ended?
DRAWING up a list of today’s fastest off-the-shelf bikes is something of a pointless exercise. Parity in power combined with a self-imposed 186mph top speed limit means that there’s a whole gamut of superbikes that are just as fast as one another
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First ride: Honda NSS300 Forza review
By Sachin Rao on 08/05/2013 16:09:00
Honey, I've blown up the kid!
more power and speed, and more generous storage and generous seating. It plugs a gap in Honda's line-up: that of a stylish mid-sized scooter, slotting in neatly between the rather dumpy-looking SH300i and the bigger, slicker Silver Wing 400 and 600
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Lost in translation
By Visordown on 22/04/2013 19:12:55
How the ‘want one’ B-King concept spawned the ugly Inazuma
IT can’t be easy to style a motorcycle. Unlike cars, wreathed in body panels and free to come in all shapes and sizes, the shape of a bike is largely defined by technical demands.Whether it’s the size of the wheels, the angle of the forks, the position of the engine or the slant ...
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First Ride: 2013 Yamaha TMAX Black Max 530 review
By Ben Cope on 11/04/2013 17:13:00
Yes, it's been out for a while but Yamaha never invited us on the launch. We pitch it against London's broken streets and Birmingham's frozen motorways.
WHEN it comes to scooters we're miles off the European way of thinking: scooters, especially maxi-scooters, rule.Over here in the UK, we just don't get it. Scooters are for: delivering pizza or getting 16-year olds to work on time.So it's no surprise that the launch of Yamaha's n...
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2013 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive ABS review
By Ben Cope on 28/04/2013 10:04:37
The Burgman 650 gets an overhaul after 10 years flying Suzuki's maxi-scooter flag. Are the updates enough to satisfy the Burgman-massive?
15% improvement in fuel economy thanks to less mechanical loss. The outgoing model was always a bit juicy.The Burgman 650 tops out at 110mph but feels at home around 80mph. When the needle heads north of 90mph on flowing roads the front end starts
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KTM's concept electric scooter
By Visordown News on 22/03/2013 10:55:00
E-SPEED urban mobility concept unveiled at Tokyo Motorcycle Show
KTM has unveiled a new zero-emission electric scooter, the "E-Speed", at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show.Based on the same technology which powers the recent Freeride E, the concept E-Speed is aimed squarely at adjusting KTM's electric offering
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Rossi tries his hand at NASCAR
By Visordown News on 23/04/2013 09:19:38
The Doctor puts in times that would see him in the top-15 in Nationwide Series practice
competitive lap speeds – times that would put him in the top-15 in Nationwide Series practice. That’s pretty good for a guy in his first start, who is just coming over and getting used to things and someone that is used to driving on two wheels.”Another four
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Your Top 10 Triumphs revealed
By Visordown on 20/03/2013 13:59:00
You've blown your own Trumpets in our reviews section. Now, we reveal which Triumph motorcycles struck a chord with you
that just missed entering the top ten - the Sprint ST 1050 (overall reader score 4.18), Speed Four (4.10) and the Tiger 955i (4.05) - let's move on to the burning question: which are the top-rated Triumph motorcycles?Scroll down for the definitive list!10
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Canadian electric superbike to enter Pikes Peak
By Visordown News on 11/04/2013 08:54:15
Electric class is buzzing with new entries
motorcycle, powered by a 185v 7.4 kWh LiPo battery. It has been designed to be 'the best handling motorcycle on the planet'. While other electric motorcycles can claim a higher top speed than the P1's 120mph, the P1's development team hope the 156-corner
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Does the VOI concept spell the end of congestion?
By Visordown News on 22/04/2013 10:56:58
New concept scooter enables you to cook a fry-up on the way into work. Possibly.
additional rigidity and stiffness to the chassis while also providing additional passenger protection.The electrically-powered vehicle has a range of 50-miles with a top speed of 30mph. The modular front pod can be swapped for a cargo box or even a mobile
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