October 8, 2015
Road test Royal Enfield Continental GT review The shop in south London. Getting back on the bike in Brighton. Piggyback shocks are a nice styling exercise. One of the mirrors rotated on the bar at motorway speeds. The ride was joined by an alien from a 1960s sci-fi film. And Royal Enfield CEO Siddhartha Lal. […]
October 8, 2015
Kawasaki reveals heavily updated ZX10R The 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R The styling changes are subtle. What a front end – Brembo M50s and Showa gas forks. Looking good. The new ZX-10 is the first mass produced bike to get Showa’s Balance Free fork. The swingarm is new, along with the exhaust system. Hanging off with your […]
October 8, 2015
2015 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix entry list released THIS YEAR’S Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix entry list has been released which include 31 riders from 11 different countries. An impressive entry for the 49th Edition includes previous winners Stuart Easton, Ian Hutchinson, Michael Rutter and John McGuinness, but the most impressive statistic is the number of […]
October 8, 2015
Honda confirms Haydens 2016 WSBK switch HONDA have confirmed today that current MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden will switch to World Superbikes in 2016 to join the Ten Kate Honda Team alongside current WSBK rider Michael van der Mark. Hayden, a former MotoGP World Champion, will be spearheading Honda’s campaign for the 2016 World Superbike season […]
October 8, 2015
Updated CBR500R HONDA has just announced a round of updates to the CBR500R for 2016. Revisions to the A2-compliant middleweight include a new look, upgraded forks with adjustable pre-load, a larger tank, an adjustable brake lever and a new exhaust. It’s not due to be properly unveiled until October 15 at the American International Motorcycle […]
October 7, 2015
Video review Yamaha R1M YAMAHA recently announced another batch of R1Ms coming to the UK for 2016, so we thought it was probably a good time to test one on the road and track. Read the full review here. Read our Yamaha R1 and R1M launch report here. Sign up for Visordown’s weekly newsletter, Bugsplat, […]
October 7, 2015
Honda Yamaha and BMW working together on rider safety technology L to R: Karl Viktor Schaller, Executive Vice President of Development at BMW Motorrad, Tetsuo Suzuki – Operating Officer at Honda and Takaaki Kimura, Chief General Manager of Technology Center and Executive Vice President and Representative Director of Yamaha HONDA, Yamaha and BMW yesterday announced […]
October 7, 2015
More anniversary Yamahas The speedblock R6 And the Super Ténéré in the same colours. THE classic yellow, white and black ‘speedblock’ colour scheme is one of the best ever seen on a motorcycle – and on the occasion of its 60th anniversary Yamaha is wheeling it out on a range of bikes. We’ve already seen […]