Motorcycle Features

Traffic police; possibly the most feared and misunderstood creatures on the roads of Britain. Visordown went on patrol with the Metropolitan division to find out what it really means to be a traffic cop

From street bikes to two-strokes, 600cc sportsbikes to supermotos, different bikes require different techniques. Whatever you ride, get the best from your bike with the help of the finest riders on the planet

Most people attempt to ride around world on a big BMW or another style of Adventure bike. But 23 year-old ex-soldier Joel Burdall gave it a go on a 10 year-old C90. All you need is youthful exuberance and a full tank of gas...

Getting hurt, badly hurt, on your bike isn’t something any of us like to talk about. But it happens. And not always to the other guy.

Luke williams is a serial bike buyer. what he doesn’t know about motorbikes isn’t worth knowing. Problem is, he hasn’t quite got round to passing his test yet...

It's another motorcycle that they should have never made. But they did. Why?

Visordown salutes Britain's greatest-ever motorcycle racer seven years on from his death

Which is harder to ride properly fast, the crazy power of a 1000cc Superbike or the precision of a rev-hungry 600? We ask you, dear Visordown reader

Another sweet-lookin’ BMW, but this one was born in 1992, years before the S1000RR and it had desmodromic valves.

A review of the kit I wore for my 3200 mile trip to Morocco and back in a a week. From snowy London to the baking hot Moroccan border

Grant Leonard finds himself in a film with David Essex

John Hogan sees if Flat Track really is as cool as it looks. Even if you're rubbish at it

John Hogan takes on Karl Harris in a fight. Excellent

Can girls be fast, competent riders, or do they lack the basic skills to ride quick and safe? This hot potato copped us a load of flak, so join in!

Check out this trick 1090RR from MV Agusta

...was back in 1984 when the introduction of the Evo 80 resurrected the Screamin' Eagle

In 1985 Yamaha launched an unashamed brute of a bike. Born on the drag strip the V-Max was a mass of metal and chrome which instantly drew a cult following. Now, 23 years on, does the old master still command any respect?

Can 210kg of BMW R1200GS Adventure beat 36 tons of SOVIET S21 Grozdilka tank around a sodden track in Northampton? Who’s got the bollocks to win this brutal clash of heavy metal, as at last we find a worthy opponent to BMW’s Schnell Panzer...

Photographer Don Morley shot motorcycles for over 50 years. Every month, we dip into Don’s archive as he talks in his own words about the pictures that made history

For less than £200 you can buy a field bike. Now convince five mates to do the same and have the best afternoon’s racing of your life. Re-discover the reason you got into bikes in the first place for less than the price of a night out in London . .

We've never seen a new model (not) launched like this

We take a look at the young Valentino Rossi in his second World Championship season in MotoGP

Pictures of the girlfriends of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi over the years