April 21, 2015
First ride Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR review WHAT do you want from a naked motorcycle? A do-it-all bike? Something you can tour on? Or a bike for weekend blasts? It strikes me that most bikes are designed to do one thing very well but spend most of their life doing something else. For example […]
April 21, 2015
First time at the TT A dads reaction A dad’s reaction to TT racers hurtling down Bray Hill. Who’s going this year? 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 […]
April 21, 2015
New SDoc100 Cleaning Kit SDOC100 has put together a motorcycle cleaning kit created to treat the wide range of materials found on both modern and classic machines. It includes Total Gel Cleaner, designed to remove road grime, dirt and grease; Corrosion Protectant to lubricate and shield metal parts against rust and road salt; and a […]
April 21, 2015
Aprilia RSV4 RF not uncrashable APRILIA’S £18,135 RSV4 RF is many things but despite its smorgasbord of electronics and gadgets, they haven’t made the thing uncrashable – as proven by one of our Spanish colleagues on the bike’s launch last week. As you can see, the bike went down while braking for a right hander. […]
April 21, 2015
Sykes frustrated due to lack of talent KAWASAKI rider Tom Sykes, the 2013 World Superbike Champion, is having a frustrating start to the 2015 season due to a lack of traction at the rear. Round four at the Dutch TT Circuit in Assen saw Sykes finish fifth in both races despite clinching his first pole position of […]
April 21, 2015
Completely new fourcylinder MV coming The Turismo Veloce 800 MV AGUSTA is set to launch a completely new four-cylinder model in the ‘near future’ according to company President Giovanni Castiglioni. The ‘completely new platform’ will be the first of 19 models planned, according to Castiglionii. The firm’s plans include ‘four complete new models next year,’ another […]
April 21, 2015
Erik Buell We tossed it in the last corner ERIK Buell has issued a statement about the closure of his company in which he hints at future plans. Writing on Facebook, he said: ‘ We now need to get back on the track and look ahead. ‘I will make every possible effort to get the […]
April 20, 2015
Caption that Training rides were never the same after the instructor got a Ninja H2 GO on then, show us you can do better. 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 […]