March 11, 2016
Scottish local authority wants to change its definition of a pothole A LOCAL authority in Scotland wants to redefine the depth of a pothole from 40mm to 60mm in a bid to save £120,000 on repairing roads and compensating road users after vehicles suffer damage as a result of poorly maintained carriageways. The suggestion, […]
March 11, 2016
Peugeot announces new Citystar 200i PEUGEOT has just launched its latest model, the 200cc Citystar 200i, which sits alongside the smaller-capacity Citystar 125. Peugeot says that with 19hp on tap, the new Citystar 200i is 33% more powerful than its 125cc sibling, but only 2kg heavier with a claimed dry weight of 157kg. Because […]
March 11, 2016
Team WD40 suffers bike theft Team WD40’s Jack Kennedy Team WD40 has suffered a break-in at its Sheffield base and had bikes have been stolen overnight. GR Motosport has reportedly lost its two MCE British Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10Rs which were set to be used by riders Jack Kennedy and Sam Hornsey for the 2016 […]
March 10, 2016
Hayden heads to Thailand ready to learn more NICKY Hayden has said that he’s heading to Thailand ready to learn more about World Superbikes and the Honda Fireblade. At the first round of the season at Philip Island in Australia, a track Hayden knows well, the 2006 MotoGP world champion enjoyed some solid results […]
March 10, 2016
Rea extra motivated after perfect start to WSBK title defence JONATHAN Rea says that after the perfect start he had to World Superbike titles defence in Australia, he’s taken extra motivation to keep his rivals behind him on track. The factory Kawasaki rider had a flawless start to this year’s championship thanks to a […]
March 10, 2016
Royal Enfields unfortunate Himalayan promo vid vanishes The moment CS Santosh lands the bike, with the foot-peg tumbling in the dirt behind ROYAL Enfield has removed a promotional video for its adventure bike from YouTube – but it’s not because it shows a peg snapping off, the firm says. Visordown readers were first to […]
March 10, 2016
Caption that Parking wardens get serious THE enforcement officer diplomacy training did not appear to be working. Your funniest caption, please. Sign up for Visordown’s weekly newsletter, Bugsplat, to get the best motorcycle news, road tests and features plus exclusive competitions and offers direct to your inbox. Register as a Visordown member here and tick the box for […]
March 10, 2016
Energica has its first official UK dealer The Energica Eva, which is expected to go on sale this year ITALIAN electric motorcycle specialist Energica has expanded into the United Kingdom by choosing Salisbury-based Moto Corsa as its first official dealer in the British Isles. Energica says its growth into the UK market follows a […]