October 13, 2015
Video Husqvarna 701 Supermoto in action on track HERE’S Husqvarna’s 701 Supermoto shown in action on track for the first time in a video just published by the firm. Based on KTM’s 690 SMC R, but ‘breathed on’ by Husqvarna, the 701 Supermoto makes a claimed 70hp and weighs 145kg dry. Visordown is attending the […]
October 13, 2015
Facelift for Hondas NC750X The 2014 NC750X SURPRISES from Honda at next month’s Milan motorcycle show will include a facelifted NC750X, according to Visordown sources. It’s only two years since the NC range got a capacity hike from 700cc but the X is receiving a fresh round of updates for 2016 including a major restyling […]
October 13, 2015
Hondas Bulldog concept headed for production HONDA’S boldly-styled Bulldog concept is going to become a production model, a dealer source has told Visordown. Looking a bit like a grown-up version of Honda’s Zoomer scooter, the Bulldog uses the chassis and parallel-twin engine from a CB400F, the smaller Japanese-market version of our CB500F. It was shown […]
October 13, 2015
So what is the Ninja R2 A more complete view of what the Ninja S2 might look like KAWASAKI is working on a lower-spec version of the supercharged Ninja H2, called the Ninja R2, according to Japanese bike magazine Young Machine. If Young Machine is right (and it wouldn’t be the first time) it would explain […]
October 11, 2015
MotoGP 2015 Championship standings after Motegi VALENTINO Rossi remains in charge of the 2015 MotoGP Championship with 283-points whilst team-mate Jorge Lorenzo is only 18-points adrift. Many Rossi fans are now hoping for a 10th Grand Prix title after the Italian extended his Championship lead at Motegi as Lorenzo finished in third as opposed to […]
October 11, 2015
MotoGP 2015 Motegi race results REPSOL Honda’s Dani Pedrosa has taken his 50th Grand Prix victory at Motegi in Japan with Valentino Rossi in second allowing the Italian to extend his lead in the Championship. The race started on time despite a two-hour delay to the morning’s Warm Up Session, but the track remained […]
October 9, 2015
Police offer 50 security chains for a tenner POLICE in south London are offering £50 motorcycle security chains for a tenner in a joint ant-theft scheme with a scooter dealer and local council. Motorcycle or scooter owners who live in the Borough of Bromley can get one of the discount chains by going to the […]
October 9, 2015
The electric bike with a 236mile range IF there’s one thing holding electric motorcycles back, it’s probably their limited range. Buy one now and you’ll be lucky to get 80 miles on a charge. But the plug sockets just moved further apart. Called the Storm Pulse, this ‘electric touring motorcycle’ will do a claimed 236 […]