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How to go motorcycle touring
By Visordown on 13/01/2012 13:01:22
Never been touring before? Never left the UK? Here are the basics
Riding abroad is a great big adventure, and is one of Visordown's biking must-dos. The nearest abroad we’ve got is France and, as luck would have it, it’s one of the best places in Europe to go and ride a bike. France has a disproportionate percentage of awesome roads, the weathe...
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Luxury Motorcycle Touring in Canada
By Grant Leonard on 14/10/2010 10:30:19
Round the ragged Rockies... the ragged rascals ran, for 10 days over 2000 miles of the best roads in the world. This is luxury touring
Holidays tour of Western Canada, a luxury tour combining the world's best scenery with great roads and great plates of food. Ten days and 2500 miles with 11 travelling companions and three guides. And all of us riding a varied selection of Triumphs: Tiger
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Touring riding gear: Budget & Expensive
By Visordown on 24/01/2008 15:24:55
Budget and high-end gear for the touring rider
Budget motorcycle touring gearBudget collectionVemar Jiano helmetThe Vemar Jiano has features from more expensive helmets, and an inner lining that feels like it should be in a helmet that costs twice the price - a good buy.Price: £149www
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Big Rock Spain motorcycle tour
By Mark & Tracie Shippey on 05/11/2010 15:32:42
Shippey and Tracie take a package tour to Spain with a difference. Big Rock do the hard work so you don't have to. Sit back and enjoy the ride
through glorious vistas, all the ferry home had to offer was the tackiest of cabarets and the promise of Friday night rush hour in England.Tim and Su at Big Rock Tours run a tight ship and have become renowned for the excellent tours and World Championship
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BMW introduce F800ST Touring
By Visordown News on 26/08/2010 13:10:41
A more touring version of an already very good all-rounder
BMW have launched a new version of the popular F800ST. The F800ST Touring features factory options as standard but at a lower price than if you were to buy them individually.The F800ST Touring features:• ABS• Key-matched, expandable Sport Panniers
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Lorenzo's 'Rockstar' tour of Indonesia
By Visordown News on 18/01/2011 15:10:11
2010 MotoGP Champion takes part in various events across the country
THE REIGNING MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo has just wrapped up his 'Rockstar' tour of Indonesia.In what is an important market for Yamaha, the presentation of their new champion to the people of Indonesia has seen the Spaniard paraded in various PR
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Nick Sanders' advice on sportsbike touring
By Nick Sanders on 07/01/2011 13:46:37
The world's a big place. And there's a lot of ground to cover quickly. Nick Sanders is known for his globe-trotting adventures
is it's an extremely suitable machine for fast touring.It's a question of how you ride it and where you distribute your weight: if you ride too heavily on your wrists then they're gonna hurt, and leaning so far forward might make it difficult for your
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Performance Touring: How to pack light
By Ben Cope on 27/01/2012 14:44:55
The ultimate checklist for those who want to cover distance without being weighed down
on two wheels with just a pair of Y-fronts and a toothpick but this is a tried and tested formula that worked for me.Some might call this Performance Touring; it's the kit you need when you're going places fast and want to travel light.Let's start
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Dream Factories - Tours of Aprilia and Ducati
By Jon Urry on 14/03/2008 10:12:10
Back in 2005, Niall and Jon explored inside Aprilia and Ducati's factories before taking the RSV-R and 999 on a trip along the legendary Futa Pass.
an Italian mountain pass in winter was probably asking for trouble - but we were pretty sure that, with a bit of effort and ingenuity, we could fit snow chains to a 180-section rear...Start the tour of the Aprilia and Ducati factories
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Kawasaki 'On the Road' tour visits Ireland
By Visordown News on 11/05/2011 13:56:09
Test ride a Kawasaki for free as the tour visits County Down this weekend
KICKING off this weekend is the opportunity to sample a free ride of the Kawasaki range in Ireland.Appearing at two locations over this coming weekend in Ireland, the 'On the Road' tour starts on Saturday 14th May at the Donard car park in Newcastle
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