Biker News

December 7, 2015

Triumph Bonneville pricing and specs revealed

Triumph Bonneville pricing and specs revealed The 2016 Triumph Bonneville Street Twin starts from £7,300 The T120 costs £9,600 As does the T120 Black TRIUMPH has just reveal pricing for the new Bonneville T120 and T120 Black and price and specifications for the new Bonneville Street Twin The Street Twin, the entry-level model in […]

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December 7, 2015

Yamaha Yard Built project shows what the VMax should be

Yamaha Yard Built project shows what the VMax should be YAMAHA’S ‘Yard Built’ project – where it asks custom builders to create specials around its machines – has already led to a handful of production models like the XJR130 Racer and XV950 Racer, not to mention the XSR700 and 900, so perhaps there’s an […]

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December 7, 2015

Ural gets in on the scrambler scene

Ural gets in on the scrambler scene HAS any craze ever swept the bike industry quite as fast and as completely as the current trend for scramblers? It’s hard to think of one. At the recent EICMA show in Milan it seemed that every other unveiling was another knobbly-tyred, retro-styled machine harking back to […]

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December 7, 2015

Ducati 959 vs 899 Panigale whats changed

Ducati 959 vs 899 Panigale whats changed There’s more to the new 959 than extra capacity and those exhausts THE 959 Panigale isn’t just an 899 with a larger motor and controversial exhaust. The looming Euro4 emissions standard meant Ducati had to take the 899 back to the drawing board and get their thinking […]

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December 6, 2015

Honda Africa Twin onboard trail ride

Honda Africa Twin onboard trail ride READ my full review here. In case you’re having trouble viewing the embedded video, here’s a link to it on YouTube. 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 […]

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December 5, 2015

Review Spidi Track Wind Pro onepiece suit 849

Review Spidi Track Wind Pro onepiece suit 849 Comfortable, stylish and well suited to UK temperatures. The suit’s nice too. Just hanging out. These vents don’t do much… … but these provide good airflow to the back THIS is the Spidi Track Wind Pro one-piece leather suit, and I’ve covered just over 1000 miles […]

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December 4, 2015

First ride Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L review

First ride Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L review THERE’S no doubting the new CRF1000L Africa Twin is a very big deal to Honda. Already a revered name thanks to the original XRV650 and 750 of the ’80s and ’90s, the firm helped mythologise the Africa Twin brand further with a long, drawn-out introduction of this […]

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December 4, 2015

Heres a closer look at Lexmotos 2016 range

Heres a closer look at Lexmotos 2016 range The new Venom SE The Oregon The Aspire is based on the ZSF but gets sharper bodywork, and looks better for it The bodywork on the ZSX-F looks and feels more expensive than you’d expect Buy one of these and you’d be charged for Assault… LEXMOTO […]

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