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Giving the VFR1200 a European look

Interview with one of the men behind the new VFR1200, Teofilo Plaza

How does the DCT on the Honda VFR1200 work?

The new VFR1200 features Dual Clutch Transmisson, we investigate the benefits of it

The clever bits of the new Honda VFR1200

...and some of the (maybe) too clever bits, like the ABS. Whatever happened to a front brake lever that gives you all the front brake?

2010 Honda VFR1200F world launch test

One of motorcycling’s worst kept secrets - Honda’s top-secret VFR1200F. Visordown were among the chosen few to ride it at the Sugo circuit in Japan

Honda UK recalls 392 VFR1200Fs over engine seizure concerns

Visordown's VFR1200F long-termer is heading back to Honda HQ

Grandad Turismo - Pan European, FJR1300A, K1200GT used test

Want to cover massive miles without spending mega pounds? Someone else has very kindly taken the depreciation hit on these secondhand tourers so you don’t have to. We try these three recent big bore bargains for size

Second Chance - Honda CBR600F

The last of the versatile 600 supersport bikes, a biography of the CBR600F the best selling bike in Britain

What is a sports tourer - Triumph Tiger, FZ1 Fazer, VFR800 and GSX-R1000 road test

Just what is a sports-tourer these days? Used to be a middle-for-diddle model with zero sex appeal, but these days it could be anything from a superbike with luggage to a purpose-built mile-muncher

Honda suspends motorcycle production in Bangkok

Political turmoil prompts Big H halt work at Thai plant

Top 10 600cc Supersport bikes

Visordown presents the Top 10 secondhand supersport bikes

Tougher than Leather - 80's MXers

In the 1980s the hardest Grand Prix racers in the world were the works motocross riders. Their 500cc open-class bikes were savage and virtually uncontrollable by normal people, while the riders themselves were a breed apart

1300 mile Honda NR750 goes on sale

First registered by Honda UK in 2002. Does a better example exist? We think not.

Honda DN-01 first ride review

Is this what Judge Dredd will ride when he’s given up police work and gone utterly soft in his old age?

Honda VFR1200 tank range: my first impressions

Can Honda's new sports tourer do the distance?

Should I Just Buy a Blade? CBR1000RR Fireblade V RSV4 Factory

Flash, fast and fearsomely expensive, the world would be a colder place without exotica like Aprilia’s £15,000 RSV4 Factory. But when Honda’s CBR1000RR is faster, far less expensive, aren’t you better off with a Blade?

Milking Cowes - Hornet 600, Z750, Fazer 600, Street Triple R

Middleweight streetbikes get hammered round a lap of the Isle of Wight, the island made famous by the Regatta and Level 42

Second Hand Dream Bikes - Yamaha RD350LC, Honda RC30, Ducati 916SP used test

Whitham, Mackenzie and Urry spill the beans on owning the bike of your dreams, sometimes it’s Heaven and sometimes it’s Hell. RC30, RD350LC and 916SP revisited.

Classic Scrap, Class of 1981 - Laverda Jota v Honda CB1100

In one of the most fascinating periods in the modern superbike era, two exclusive and exotic race-bred motorcycles pass fleetingly on the showroom floor before going their separate ways.

Supertramps - Honda Blackbird, Ducati Multistrada, Aprilia SXV550 used test

There’s a heatwave on out there and you’ve got £4000 to spend on a new bike for summer, but should you go for something refined, something Italian or something plain nuts? Let’s shop...

The New Face of Fast - ZX-6R V Daytona 675, GSX-R600, R6 and CBR600RR

Kawasaki’s all-new ZX-6R is making a big push for the 600. Is it good enough to kick the others into touch? We rode all five to Holland and back to find out...

The Edge - '09 R1, GSX-R1000, ZX-10R, Fireblade

A radical new R1 and a spanking new GSX-R taking on the mighty Fireblade and much maligned ZX-10R, the scrap for 1000cc supremacy is closer than ever...

Kings of the stone age - Yamaha XJR1300 V Honda CB1300

The two surviving muscle bikes of the modern age come together for a pose-down and a rideout, but which one is king?

Torque is cheap - Aprilia Falco, Suzuki SV1000, Honda Firestorm

Just how much V-twin can you get for £3,500? We track down the best twin-cylinder sports bikes on the market

The Four Horsemen - Kawasaki Z750, Suzuki Gladius, Honda Hornet, Yamaha XJ6

Small, light and available in a variety of colours and flavours, never before has the congested middleweight street bike market been so fruity

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