December 31, 2015
CBE for John Surtees Signing autographs in his Ferrari at Brands Hatch in 1964. JOHN Surtees – the only man to have won world championships at the top levels on both two and four wheels – has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Honours List […]
December 31, 2015
Fords patented monowheel Ford’s monowheel patent The Honda Motocompo FORD has been granted a patent for a wacky design that turns the rear wheel of one of its cars into a self-balancing electric monowheel. The idea is that you drive your car to a car park somewhere outside of a congested city, remove the […]
December 31, 2015
Top 10 race bikes of 2015 IT’S easy enough to pick out the star bike racers of the last year – they’re the ones with world championships to their names and trophy shelves that are cracking under the strain of the silverware they’re loaded with – but which bikes have impressed most of all? […]
December 30, 2015
Ducati 959 Panigale video review WATCH Ben Cope’s verdict after riding the new Ducati 959 Panigale at the launch at Valencia in Spain. Then read Ben’s full review here. And watch his onboard track session here. Sign up for Visordown’s weekly newsletter, Bugsplat, to get the best motorcycle news, road tests and features plus exclusive competitions […]
December 29, 2015
The twowheeldrive R1200GS GERMAN firm Wunderlich has developed what it says is the first two-wheel drive liquid-cooled BMW R1200GS by adding an ‘electrical front-wheel gearbox’ to the latest version of the adventure bike. The BMW accessory specialist says the system produces 10 kilowatts (13.6hp) of front-wheel drive which gives the bike ‘more propulsion on […]
December 29, 2015
Suzuki Gixxer 250 spied EARLIER this month we said Suzuki was scheming a 250cc sports bike derived from the Inazuma 250. Well, this appears to be exactly that machine and it’s set to go on sale in Asia and India as the Gixxer 250. It will join the existing 155cc single-cylinder Gixxer that’s sold in developing markets, […]
December 29, 2015
Top 10 most powerful naked bikes THERE’S no question that ridiculously powerful unfaired machines have been one of the growth areas in motorcycling over the last couple of years. Where we used to be more than happy with 150hp superbikes and 125hp nakeds, these days it seems that anything wanting to earn the ‘superbike’ […]
December 24, 2015
Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro promo video HERE’S the first of six promo videos which Ducati hopes will show how capable the Multistrada 1200 Enduro is on any kind of terrain. It shows the 2016 adventure bike tackling motocross tracks and enduro trails at high speed in Italy and Spain, at one point getting some […]