superbike

First Ride
Niall's Spin: Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6
Endorsed by many as the best superbike in 2006. The K6 Gixxer holds a special place in the heart of Niall Mackenzie, here's why...
Used Bike
Used Test: Suzuki Hayabusa GSX-1300R review
Fancy having your brain scrambled by speed? Not averse to a bit of time in chokey? If the answer to either is yes, then the 190mph Hayabusa is for you.
Top 10s
Your Top 10 motorcycles

You've reviewed and voted on your bikes over the past 12 months in Visordown's reviews section and here's your Top 10

Interviews
Boss of KTM on their electric future
He’s very powerful, concerned about the future of KTM and very upbeat about bikes. Especially electric ones.
WorldSBK
World Superbike Grid Girl Gallery, Silverstone, UK
The glamourous grid girls from the Silverstone paddock
New Bikes
Ducati launch 848 EVO, with claimed 140bhp
Ducati have given their supersports machine an upgrade and a new name. It's goodbye to the 848, boo. Say hello to the 848 EVO. Yay, more power, better brakes!
Used Bike
Aprilia RSV Factory vs. Yamaha R1 vs. Honda CBR954RR

Three of the very finest 1000cc superbikes ever made; the Honda CBR954 Fireblade, Aprilia RSV1000R Factory and the Yamaha R1 are now at bargain prices.

MotoGP
Rossi Misano WSB R1 gallery
The Doctor puts in a few laps at the Misano circuit in Italy on a World Superbike-spec R1 borrowed from the Sterilgarda Yamaha factory team
Guides
Destroy Supercars
Ridiculously powerful, with unearthly levels of grip and braking ability, the modern supercar is a tough quarry. Here’s the lowdown
Interviews
Troy Bayliss: After the racing
Visordown caught up with Troy Bayliss to find out what life's like after racing. And what he plans to do with all that free time
First Ride
Ducati 1198 and 1198S review
Niall brushes elbows with Troy Bayliss at the launch of Ducati’s new big-bore superbike. It’s a monster machine that will put hairs on the inside of your eyelids, let alone your chest...
Product
Crash bungs: they stopped this S1000RR from paying the price
BMW's new S1000RR doesn't look like the cheapest bike to drop, but these bungs made the difference
General
The BMW prototype R1 that never made it into production
Another sweet-lookin’ BMW, but this one was born in 1992, years before the S1000RR and it had desmodromic valves.
General
Official MV Agusta F4 video released
MV clearly can't wait to show you their new superbike contender, so they've drip-fed us this video teaser
General
VIDEO: 2010 Kawasaki ZX-10R
See and hear the new Kawasaki superbike in action
BSB
Simon Andrews - rumours and speculation
MSS Kawasaki's number-one rider is hot property in BSB this year. Where's he off to next?
General
First images of Valentino Rossi at the TT
MotoGP legend unleashes the Superbike riders for the TT Superbike race
First Ride
Aprilia RSV4 Factory versus 2009 Honda Fireblade

After glimpses of brilliance on the bike's wet launch at Misano, Visordown has finally tested the new V4 Aprilia back-to-back with the best 1000cc sportsbike out there, Honda's CBR1000RR Fireblade

General
MotoGP: 2009 Jerez Grid Girls Gallery
Check out our selection of the best grid girls from the third round of the MotoGP Championship in Jerez, Spain
General
BMW S1000RR road bike spotted at Jerez MotoGP
Spotted: BMW's new superbike laps Jerez before MotoGP race
General
MotoGP: 2009 Motegi Grid Girls Gallery
Check out our selection of the best grid girls from the second round of the MotoGP Championship in Motegi, Japan
General
MotoGP: 2009 Losail Grid Girls Gallery
Check out our selection of the best grid girls from the first round of the MotoGP Championship in Losail, Qatar
General
WSB: 2009 Losail Grid Girls Gallery
Check out our selection of the best grid girls from the second round of the WSB Championship in Losail
General
ABS - Is ABS the future for sports bikes?
In an industry first, Honda have produced a working prototype sportsbike ABS system that they hope will contribute to safer superbikes on the roads of Europe.

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