VISORDOWN is sad to report the death of Abbie Emmett, who had just recently married former Superbike World Championship rider Sean Emmett.The 27 year-old, née Abbie Elson, was killed after falling from a hotel window in Dubai, where the couple were

SUZUKI is offering £500 cashback on 10 new models in April.The deal applies to all GSX-R models, the GSX650 and 1250FA, the GSR750/A and SFV650 and Suzuki's popular V-Strom 650 ABS adventure bike. Completing the offer are Suzuki's C800 and M800 cruiser models.All Suzukis come wit...

OK, we don’t ‘do’ computer games on Visordown much. After all, when you ride bikes in real life, pixels don’t tend to offer much in the thrills department.But for purely nostalgic reasons, this is worth a mention. If you’re in a certain thirty

CASEY STONER appeared back on two wheels yesterday on a Honda CBR1000 RR Fireblade during Sydney's TopGear festival.It has been six months since double world champion Stoner quit MotoGP at the relatively young age of 27. The Australian audience was treated to the spectacle of Sto...

A POLICE officer has died after his unmarked motorcycle was in a collision with a BMW in Southampton.The accident occured yesterday around 2pm outside the Shell garage on Thomas Lewis Way in Swaythling. The officer's motorcycle collided with a BMW

THE 2013 KTM 125 Duke ABS is now on showroom floors, in its trademark orange graphics as well as a new white colour scheme.Launched in 2011, the baby Duke quickly became Europe’s biggest selling 125. The 2013 model is the first bike in its class to feature anti-lock brakes fitted...

SINCE we’re often the ones who come off worse when car drivers fail to pay attention, it’s no surprise that bikers tend to be in favour of laws that remove distractions. When the government decided to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving, the legislation was warml...

LAST year BMW ran a competition to allow five riders the chance to take on a leg of its ‘One World. One R1200GS. The ride of your life’ tour on the all-new R1200GS.Now the final rider, Brit Stephanie Rowe, has handed the bike over to the BMW museum in Munich after completing the ...

on the outside lane of the A3 heading out of London on March 14th. The ambulance was attending to a 77-year old man who had jumped from a bridge onto the carriageway heading into London.Dr Parkash used his motorcycle to commute between hospitals and practices

THE World Of Kawasaki event is taking place this weekend at Silverstone.The hands of day of activities includes test rides of Kawasaki's range on the road. Riders can book to take their bike on track for one of two sessions on the day. Kawasaki BSB riders Chris Walker & Danny Buc...