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What's MotoGP ever done for us? Pt.2
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/05/2010 12:52:33
Following on from looking into how Grand Prix racing has revolutionised the very bikes we ride, here’s how the riding kit the fastest racers on the planet wear has shaped what we use today
For early pioneers in any discipline, safety has never been of primary concern. The Wright Brothers first took to the air in flat-caps and bowler hats on an aircraft made of string and box cartons, while the very first submarines had wooden hulls covered in greased leather. The e...
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What’s MotoGP ever done for us?
By Bertie Simmonds on 30/04/2010 12:21:11
How comparable is a £3 million MotoGP weapon to your sportsbike? Since 2002 technology has filtered down from the best teams in the world, more so than you might imagine
When MotoGP arrived in 2002, the official line was that the old two-strokes were dinosaurs: anachronisms in titanium and carbon-fibre with little bearing on what we rode on the street. ‘Win on Sunday, sell on Monday’ was a popular marketing slogan
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What makes Lorenzo so good?
By Michael Scott on 23/06/2010 11:55:53
It’s no accident that Jorge’s giving the MotoGP establishment a run for their money. He’s packing five big guns in his armoury in particular. Here they are
on the grid before a race.Sweat and toil Hard work and long sessions in the pits have built up a strong relationship with chief technician Ramon Forcada. Jorge likes to learn and can translate what the bike is telling him: “I am working on how to understand
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Enduro India - What's it all about?
By Simon Bowen on 29/11/2010 11:41:14
After five successful years, is Enduro India finally getting a case of Delhi belly or is it still vindaloo strength?
of their experiences. So just what is it about chugging around India (a country that is as foreign as it gets) on prehistoric motorbikes that gets people frothing with excitement?Make no mistake about it – you have to really want to do this. It costs a great deal
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Discuss: What gives a motorcycle character?
By Ben Cope on 26/04/2013 11:26:07
Does a hand-crafted motorcycle always have it? Can Japanese motorcycles have it? Can a good bike have no character or is character the essential ingredient?
CHARACTER (krk-tr) n.Some motorcycles have it by the bucket load while others clearly don't. So what gives a motorcycle its character and how, when some motorcycles are so similar, can one emerge as having character when others are branded bland
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Discuss: What's harder to ride properly fast; 600 or a 1000?
By Visordown on 21/02/2010 14:44:00
Which is harder to ride properly fast, the crazy power of a 1000cc Superbike or the precision of a rev-hungry 600? We ask you, dear Visordown reader
On the road, an experienced rider will be quicker in most instances on the 1,000cc bike where he can use the power. An average rider will be quicker under certain circumstances on the bigger bike, but quicker in others on the smaller bike.FalcorobBoth are mentally fast, 500GP com...
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The cars driven by MotoGP stars
By Robin Goodwin on 20/07/2011 09:43:55
From supercars to hybirds, check out what the fastest riders on the planet roll around in
Valentino Rossi - Ferrari 458 ItaliaThe 458 Italia is the latest of the Ferraris to be added to Valentino Rossi's car collection. The 458 Italia is unlike the standard Ferrari supercar that you may have seen smouldering at the side of the road; Rossi's has been personalised with ...
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Oh yes, it's the new Visordown
By Ben Cope on 08/01/2008 13:17:55
Welcome to the new Visordown, check in to see what's changed
features from TWO that involve that bike.But the best part is that you can add your review of your own bike and read other owner's reviews. So, once this area gathers momentum, you'll be able to check in to get a quick feel of what the bike you're lusting
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Discuss: This isn't a great road
By Ben Cope on 16/07/2012 09:17:13
Are roads like these what dreams are made of?
and varied years of being a motorcycle-hack, I've been lucky enough to ride some great roads and none of them have looked like this. I've also been sent to go and ride roads like these, to get pictures like this one. Why? Because we once did a feature
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Ten years of BSB
By Stuart Barker on 01/05/2006 11:39:29
BSB's champions tell Visordown what made British racing great again, and what their titles mean to them
. With ITV now having agreed to televise every round live to 3.5 million people and crowds of more than 30,000 expected at each event, Visordown asks BSB's champions of the last ten years to tell us what's made British racing great again and what their titles
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