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D.I.Y: Tyre Change
By Daryll Young on 23/11/2010 09:39:08
Does your bike eat tyres for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea? Save time and money by fitting them yourself. Here's how to do it
Click here for 12 step guide to fitting new tyresRunning a modern motorcycle isn't cheap and one of the biggest running expenses is replacing tyres. The best way to save a bob or two is to buy tyres by mail order. Once delivered though you need
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Metzeler Sportec M3 tyre review
By Visordown on 14/10/2006 11:38:26
The truth is we're spoiled rotten with decent tyres these days, and the latest in a line of sporty road rubber that's better than we deserve is Metzeler's just released Sportec M3.
Metzeler is pitching the M3 very much as a supersport tyre, sitting between the sporty-to-sensible Sportec M1 and the out-and-out track-focused Racetec. But here's the thing - modern advances in rubber-blending wizardry mean we're now getting track
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Product Review: Holroyd Race-Tech tyre warmers
By Lucas Hutchings on 08/07/2009 12:05:37
Tyre warmers are a common sight on trackdays. We review budget-priced Race-Tech tyre warmers
tyre warmers on their bike. I thought they were just wannabees at first but when I saw them all barrel off out of the pits while I had to cruise around slowly building pace as my tyres warmed up, I realised these guys with tyre warmers were onto
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MotoGP: Bizarre excuse behind Pedrosa tyre wear
By Robin Goodwin on 20/05/2009 11:49:25
Bridgestone have released the results into the cause of Pedrosa's serious tyre wear at Motegi
THE REASON for Dani Pedrosa's serious tyre wear from Motegi has been revealed to be a small foreign object embedded into the Bridgestone front slick.Bridgestone Motorsport Manager, Tohru Ubukata released the findings during the post race debrief
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Review your tyres, get £100 off your next set
By Visordown on 13/05/2012 17:07:36
Help others choose their next set of tyres by telling us what you think of yours
YOU could win £100 off your next set of motorcycle tyres.Our Motorcycle Product Reviews section contains over 2,000 products for you to review, from helmets to battery chargers and everything in between.We'd like you to write a short motorcycle tyre
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Control Tyre for British Superbikes?
By Tim Skilton on 17/10/2007 11:24:36
Single tyre rule for at least one MCRCB event
VISORDOWN SOURCES say that following a consultation period the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board (MCRCB) are set to introduce a single tyre supplier for at least one racing series in 2008. The MCRCB has been evaluating the feasibility
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MotoGP: One-make tyre rule imminent
By Mike Scott on 01/09/2008 09:24:07
“I hope it will not be Michelin, because I don’t know what tyre they would give me” says Rossi
TALK OF a single tyre rule was rife at Misano, in the wake of Dorna’s special safety meeting with the MotoGP riders. But some reservations seem to have crept in to what had been a unanimous decision – particularly concerning what make of tyre would
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These tyre warmers are rubbish!
By Ben Cope on 27/02/2013 14:52:23
Demand your money back
So this guy fits tyre warmers in the knowledge that he'll get more out of his tyres in the first few laps of this trackday. The trouble is, they don't work like he thought they would.Call trading standards!
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Tyre warmers for the daily commute
By Ben Cope on 10/12/2009 09:57:26
Well, they're lying in my garage and haven't seen any action recently, so...
moment's notice.The Pirelli Diablo III Corsa tyres are impressive too. When leaving my road, I unleash a bit of what the Streetfighter has on offer, which spins them up for a few seconds, but after that, they grip well, even on wet slimy London roads
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Bridgestone develop airless tyre
By Visordown News on 14/03/2012 10:28:22
No more punctures. Is ts the future?
BRIDGESTONE have developed a non-pneumatic concept car tyre that may enter production.The airless tyre uses a structure of spokes stretching along the insides of the tyres, supporting the weight of the vehicle. The concept has been in development
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