September 18, 2015
Return of the 500cc GP bike REMEMBER Suter’s 500cc two-stroke from back in 2009? Well it’s set for a return in revamped form and will be raced at next year’s World GP Bike Legends events. Although info is scant prior to the bike’s official unveiling on September 20, it looks to be a similar machine […]
September 18, 2015
MV Agusta F3 Solar Beam Good day sunshine CHECK out this one-off MV Agusta F3, which has been painted specially for the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s to celebrate the ties between MV Agusta and Mercedes-AMG, which owns 25% of MV. The yellow on the F3 is the same as on the Mercedes-AMG GT and there’s […]
September 18, 2015
Yamaha announces new production run of the R1M The Yamaha R1M is back for 2016 YAMAHA has today announced that it’s making another run of YZF-R1Ms for 2016. The R1M is a higher-spec version of the R1 featuring semi-active Öhlins suspension. It came to the UK in limited numbers for 2015 and quickly sold out. Now […]
September 18, 2015
Alpinestars Celer jacket first impression review The updated Alpinestars Celer leather jacket The rear looks as good as front. I’m not talking about the jacket. SOUNDING like it’s named after the room where you keep the wine, the Alpinestars Celer jacket looks tastier than a 1975 Romanee-Conti Burgandy, and at £449.99, it’s a lot cheaper […]
September 18, 2015
Special edition Speed Block R1 YAMAHA has just unveiled this special edition ‘Speed Block’ R1 for 2016. The classic 1970s livery marks Yamaha’s 60th anniversary this year. See our full gallery below. Yamaha revealed the special edition just now at the Paul Ricard Circuit in France, and simultaneously in a press release. The special edition will available […]
September 17, 2015
Ducati to show nine new models at Eicma DUCATI plans to unveil nine new models for its 2016 range at November’s Eicma show in Milan, including the Monster 1200 R. Ducati says its 2016 range ‘represents, beyond any shadow of doubt, the biggest, most decisive attack on the market ever to have been launched by […]
September 17, 2015
Video review Suzuki Inazuma 250F road test READ the full review here. 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 Bugsplat in your newsletter settings here. Related Content First ride: […]
September 17, 2015
Customise a Yamaha on your phone Yamaha’s My Garage lets you customise bikes including the XJR1300 YAMAHA has launched an app which lets users virtually customise bikes before buying them. The My Garage app shows Apple and Android users their ‘virtual build’ as a 3D image which they can then send to a dealer to create. It’s available […]