Al Dowds

The next world’s fastest Indian?
Burt Munro’s great-nephew aiming to hit 200mph on streamlined modern Indian Scout

Long-term test GSX-S750 update
New Givi luggage to fit – and was Silverstone a track too far for the seven-fiddy roadster?

BMW opens two new on-road rider training centres
Two new Motorrad training schools in Darlington and Edinburgh offering new-rider and advanced RoSPA training

Ducati makes loads of cash, so VW wants to, er, sell it?
VW Group boss hints Borgo Panigale might be back up on Gumtree again

Weekly Visordown Marketplace watch
We pick out one of the thousands of bikes on the Visordown Marketplace for a closer look...

New leather and textile jackets from Furygan
A brace of new riding coats from the French maîtres du cuir.
Visordown's 2018 superbike mega test
Seven of the very best litre-class superbikes, thrashed on road and track...
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Motorcycle Live NEC Show tickets on sale
The big British bike jamboree will be here before we know it...

Piaggio fitting free Trackers to its scooters
Free vehicle TRACKER with all new Vespa GTS 300s & Piaggio Beverly 300/350s until the end of October
Honda Monkey 125 launch – video review
Our man Mark Forsyth goes wild on the new Honda Monkey 125...

New Givi soft offroad luggage system
GRT 709 Canyon soft bags for adventure bikes and long tours

More new Harley-Davidsons emerge
New engine for Pan America adventure bike will be used in Custom 1250 and Streetfighter 975 models

New Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 adventure tourer
H-D has big plans for the future it seems - and a new adventure bike on the way.


2018 Litre superbike test - all the dyno numbers...
Power and torque curves for each of the seven bikes we tested last week, from the same dyno at Big CC Racing
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Suzuki produces GSX-R1000R in its classic racebike colours
Replica of firm's top UK-based classic racebike team is proper sweet

Metzeler Roadtec01 long term test
Not one, not two, but three different bikes and riders trying out the newest Metzeler sporty road rubber
Win a KTM 790 Duke for a fortnight!
And a MotoGP hospitality package. New licence not included, sadly

Piaggio MP3 launch - video review
The 2018 Piaggio MP3 350 and 500 launch, from Paris, in glorious Technicolor...
Yamaha Niken demo tour hits Matlock this weekend
Fancy a go on the high-tech sporty three-wheeler? Get thee to Matlock Bath this weekend...

Weekly Visordown Marketplace watch
We pick out one of the thousands of bikes on the Visordown Marketplace for a closer look...

US-Beemer! Double USB socket kit for modern BMWs
Replace the DIN 12v socket with this neat waterproof dual USB charging outlet

New Jorge Lorenzo Shark Spartan helmet
Replica of Lorenzo's Austrian MotoGP 'devil' design now available
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