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1. Grand Plans | The Top 10 worst innovations in motorcycling

   ... lot of ‘em. We’re talking about contraptions like the 1970s Quasar or ‘90s Voyager, of course, but again, there are plenty of ... too. Suzuki know this, following its RE5 debacle in the mid-1970s. Norton should also have realised it and made something more ...

   Ollie Barstow - 29/08/2022 - 10:30

2. Whatever happened to... The motorcycle brands we want to revive (Part 1)

   ... typically Eastern European two-stroke commuters through the 1970s and beyond? Well, now it’s Indian, too – well, again, sort of. ... comes from the combination of JAnecek and WAderer. In the 1970s its most successful model became a two-stroke 350 twin while in the 1990s ...

   Ollie Barstow - 06/01/2021 - 13:15 - 0 comments

3. Curtiss Zeus electric bike uses twin powerplants

   ... Bimotas and other weird stuff experimented with this in the 1970s and 80s, before folk realised a bit of squat is actually a good thing for ...

   Al Dowds - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 1 comment

4. Road Test: C-R40 v Enfield Cafe Racer v Bonneville

   ... there. This culinary delight was invented in Glasgow in the 1970s. So, although it was invented in Britain, it is cooked, sold and eaten in ... there. This culinary delight was invented in Glasgow in the 1970s. So, although it was invented in Britain, it is cooked, sold and eaten ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:21 - 0 comments

5. Valentino Rossi: Racing at 40 is a challenge!

   ... which began with Valentino's father Graziano in the late 1970s. "For sure, if I will have a son I'd be happy if he raced ...

   anonymous - 05/02/2019 - 02:43 - 0 comments

6. The Strange World of Bike Measurements Explained

   ... Why inches? Well, historically, pre-1970s, all tyres were measured purely in imperial units, with a typical front ... to introduce car tyres with metric diameters in the late 1970s. Its pioneering TRX was a low-profile design intended to work with a ...

   Phil West - 27/03/2024 - 12:22 - 0 comments

7. Sheene insanity

   ... 2013, a 1981 AGV that went for £6,875 the same year and a 1970s Bell that sold in 2008 for £3,220. The latest auction suggests all those ...

   Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 0 comments

8. The GSX-R Factor

   ... great. But first let’s set the scene. It’s the late 1970s and road bikes in general tend to be unfaired and mostly shit. In racing ...

   Bertie Simmonds - 10/05/2024 - 04:19 - 0 comments

9. ABS - Is ABS the future for sports bikes?

   ... Linked brakes first reared their rusty head on Guzzis in the 1970s. Mechanical ABS plopped into the market on BMW’s loathsome K100 in ... Linked brakes first reared their rusty head on Guzzis in the 1970s. Mechanical ABS plopped into the market on BMW’s loathsome K100 in ...

   MF - 10/05/2024 - 04:21 - 0 comments

10. 10 new bikes to look forward to in 2024

    ... The bike takes inspiration from the MV Agusta 750S of the 1970s, reimagining it for the 2020s with a trellis-framed creation powered by a ...

    Matt Robinson - 23/01/2024 - 17:35 - 0 comments

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