September 24, 2015
Prototype WSBK R1 in testing FOLLOWING on from its announcement that it would be returning to World Superbikes in 2016, Yamaha has just released this video of the prototype WSBK-spec R1 being put through its paces at Circuit d’Alcarras in Spain earlier this year. Enjoy. Sign up for Visordown’s weekly newsletter, Bugsplat, to get the […]
September 24, 2015
Dainese DAir Misano 1000 jacket It’ll be available in black as well TO celebrate 1000 deployments of its D-air system, Dainese has just released details of its new D-air Misano 1000 leather jacket, which will be available from November in two colour schemes, costing €1499. It’s Dainese’s first leather jacket to feature an electronically controlled […]
September 24, 2015
Injured motorcyclist left in ditch over police territory confusion The B645 near Tilbrook, Cambridgeshire. Picture: Google Street View A MOTORCYCLIST was left in a ditch with a broken arm due to police confusion over which regional force should respond. Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire police have all apologised to the rider, who waited nearly two hours […]
September 24, 2015
Does the VW crisis pose a threat to Ducati IF only one thing is clear from the ever-worsening storm surrounding revelations about VW cheating on the emissions certification of up to 11 million of its cars, it’s that we’re still a long way from seeing the full extent of its impact. But from a two-wheeled […]
September 24, 2015
Gary Rothwell claims world wheelie speed record HERE’S Gary Rothwell claiming a world wheelie speed record as he hits a blistering 209.8mph on the back wheel over 1km. He set the new record at the World Motorcycle Wheelie Championship at Elvington Airfield last Sunday. Click here to see him set the front wheel of his turbo Hayabusa down and […]
September 24, 2015
New XMAX IRON MAX heads Yamaha scooter updates for 2016 The X-MAX IRON MAX 400 The X-MAX IRON MAX 250 And the X-MAX IRON MAX 400 YAMAHA has revealed updates to its scooter ranges for 2016, including ‘IRON MAX’ editions of the X-Max 400, 250 and 125, plus new colours for 50cc models. The […]
September 23, 2015
Stan Stephens 1200cc V6 twostroke Stan Stephens’ 1200cc V6 two-stroke engine TWO-STROKE tuning legend Stan Stephens is near completion of an insane 1200cc V6 two-stroke. Pictures tweeted by his son Harley reveal the motor in all its glory. He says the barrels come from Yamaha’s Banshee quad bike, a 350cc twin with an engine developed […]
September 23, 2015
More supercharged Kawasakis JAPANESE magazine Young Machine claims that Kawasaki will have a new 650cc supercharged bike on display at the Tokyo Show at the end of October. Details are scant, but the report says the bike will be called the Ninja S2, and its mocked-up image shows a two-cylinder supercharged machine along the lines […]