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Queensland confirms bike licence changes
By Visordown News on 11/12/2007 10:01:06
Legislation brought in to curb rising death rate
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA will introduce new motorcycle licensing laws following a study that showed rider inexperience as a contributor to the increasing road toll fatalities. Three weeks ago, Visordown reported on the proposal to change the system
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Father arrested in quad bike death case
By Visordown News on 10/01/2008 18:31:33
Woman released without charge
by their father Gary, 46, when the accident happened, police said. The children were going down a hill on a narrow road near the family home in Blackmore, Essex, when Elizabeth's bike collided with another Range Rover travelling in the opposite direction. Earlier
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Honda cuts back TT involvement
By Visordown News on 14/01/2008 12:22:48
'Official Honda team not competing in 2008' says Tuxworth
been held in Peel for the past few years, will not take place, there may be an issue over the brand’s traditional supply of motorcycles for travelling marshals and there will be no official Honda race team.‘To mark the TT’s 100th Anniversary in 2007
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London to get 20mph limit?
By Visordown News on 23/01/2008 22:06:05
Lower speed limit can drastically reduce fatalities, say campaigners
to make 20mph the "default" speed across their borough - with or without enforcement measures.Statistics claim that nine out of 10 pedestrians will be killed if hit by a car travelling at 40mph, two out of 10 will die if struck at 30mph but his drops
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Bike thieves end dream for global explorer
By Visordown News on 14/02/2008 11:15:53
Machine pinched while weary rider relaxes with friends
A ROUND the world biker has had his dream adventure shattered by thieves who stole the man's bike while he was travelling through the Middle-East. Aussie biker, Allan Roberts, 29, had taken his bike through 37 countries across Europe and Africa
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Police hunt another stupid YouTube biker
By Visordown News on 16/04/2008 10:37:03
150mph Brit biker wanted by police after posting video showing 13 miles of ton-plus speeding
between traffic at almost 150mph and then posted the footage on the internet, probably as some sort of compensation for something. Officers from Sussex Police have begun an investigation to find the rider who filmed himself travelling 13 miles on the A27
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Boorman sets off on epic bike trip
By Visordown News on 22/04/2008 09:23:21
500 bikers join cheery Charley on the first leg of his 'By Any Means' trans-global saga
adventure yesterday.In his new BBC series ‘By Any Means’ Boorman navigates the globe using only transport appropriate to the country he is travelling in – whether that be a dugout canoe, tuk-tuk or an elephant. Quite why he's doing it is not yet clear
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Ransacked biker’s family speak out
By Visordown News on 23/04/2008 09:05:34
Family slate Dallas Police over treatment of fatal accident
of the bridge and his body fell 26 feet below. But confusion during the search ensued because after Davidson's body fell off the bridge, the motorcycle kept going. It traveled 200 feet before it crashed on the other side of the bridge, leading police
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Police say no to biker festival
By Visordown News on 01/05/2008 17:41:25
Cops fear revenge over M40 shooting at Rock and Blues Custom Show
.Mr Tobin was shot dead as he rode his motorbike along the M40 in Warwickshire on August 12 last year.The 35-year-old mechanic, who worked at Warr's Harley-Davidson shop in Mottingham Road, was travelling with two other motorcyclists after leaving four
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Ballymoney says farewell to Robert Dunlop
By Visordown News on 19/05/2008 08:15:39
Thousands turn out to say goodbye, as road-race legend is buried next to brother Joey
who had travelled to the town to pay their respects adding that their support had given great comfort to the Dunlop family. First Minister Ian Paisley described the occasion as "a sad day" adding that he was there to witness the burial of a friend. He
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