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  1. In for the long haul: 8 motorcycle shows to binge on in self-isolation

    ... talking heads to get some insight into what it means go flat out on some of most demanding courses in the world.   ... come out of the UK, Barry Sheene lived his life as fast off track as he did on it. Enduringly popular right up to his death in 2003 – and ...

    Ollie Barstow - 24/01/2021 - 18:02 - 0 comments

  2. (Un)lucky Losers | 10 Motorcycle flops that deserve a second chance

    ... tastes yet still inspired by H-D’s legendary XR750 flat track racer.  The XR1200, in 2008, was the result, with tuned 1200 ...

    Ollie Barstow - 24/04/2023 - 07:50

  3. 2002 GSX-R600 review: First ride

    ... When you’ve got the clock pointing at 14,000rpm, chin flat on the tank and firing out the exit of your favourite corner, the GSX-R is ... 600 so supremely well that it rules this roost. On the track it was in a league of its own.     2002 Suzuki ...

    rgo - 10/05/2024 - 04:15 - 0 comments

  4. 2018 KTM 790 Duke first UK road ride

    ... a fairly spartan affair from the rider’s seat, and on the flat, featureless plains of the A3 through Sussex and Surrey, there wasn’t ... went through the riding mode options (four of them, street, track, sport and rain). Turning off the traction control/anti-wheelie is also ...

    Al Dowds - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 0 comments

  5. Top 10 most interesting MotoGP & 500cc GP oddball motorcycles

    ... either didn’t work out as planned or, while successful on track, turned out to be simply too advanced to ever filter down to more ... when Aprilia tried to take the same route it fell somewhat flat. The three-cylinder RS Cube was one of the most highly-anticipated bikes ...

    Visordown News - 10/05/2024 - 03:55 - 0 comments

  6. Piega review

    ... historic circuit. It was hard to take it all in, a new track to learn, following probably the greatest superbike rider never to have ... chicanes with absolutely no signs of any fuel injection flat spots. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and the session ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  7. Rossi: Lorenzo can be quick on Honda, Ducati talk surprising

    ... very unlucky because especially the first injury with a flat track bike before the first test, that was a disaster for him because he arrive ...

    Ollie Barstow - 08/08/2019 - 18:55 - 0 comments

  8. Tiger 800 (2011- onwards)

    ... it work off road. Well I took it down the same flint/grass track that I did the GS and it won hands down. The road based ... the swing-arm.The 'bars were not to my liking being too flat, in both planes, so Renthals are a must for off roading. ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 25/06/2010 - 00:00 - 19 comments

  9. Kneedown and a handful of front brake: Ron Haslam's way

    ... Britain's motorcycle racing history and he now runs his own track instruction school at Donington Park:  www.haslamraceschool.com ... from around 170mph to 50mph, so there's plenty going on. Flat out in 5th, I took my normal braking marker and anchored on. Bum already ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:04 - 0 comments

  10. A brief history of the iconic Triumph Speed Triple

    ... take next? Brit Michael Lock, now CEO of American Flat Track racing and a previous boss of Ducati USA, was Triumph’s export sales ...

    Phil Westlake - 30/01/2021 - 15:18

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