Robert Jones

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Starting grid for 2025 Isle of Man TT Supertwin Races Confirmed

6 days ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones |Matt Robinson |Simon Hancocks |Phil West

This year’s starting grid for the 2025 Isle of Man TT Supertwin races has been confirmed, with Paul Jordan set to lead off the chasing pack. While the top 20 list features many of the riders and teams we would expect, there’s a new addition to the category for 2025 as Padgetts Racing is entering the class with two-time TT race winner Davey Todd.
James Hillier Secures 2025 Isle of Man TT Ride

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones |Matt Robinson |Simon Hancocks |Phil West

Road racing veteran James Hillier has secured a deal to compete at the 2025 Isle of Man TT after securing a ride with Bournemouth Kawasaki. Hillier was originally set to contest the 2025 TT races with OMG Racing’s rebranded squad for the roads, WTF Racing. However, those plans went kaput when OMG Racing announced it would be leaving the British Superbike championship as well as ending all its road racing commitments.
Tai Woffinden Makes Major Breakthrough in Recovery

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones

Tai Woffinden has provided an update on his condition after suffering a speedway crash that left him in an induced coma. Woffinden suffered his accident while racing for Polish speedway club Rzeszow when he collided with team-mate Franciszek Majewski at the first turn. The two bikes then locked together as a result of the impact before going on to hit the air fence. Woffinden suffered a long list of injuries as a result of the collision and was airlifted to hospital soon after the crash.
Research Claims £47,000 Wasted on Avoidable MOT Retests

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones

Insurance company Go.Compare has revealed how much was spent on avoidable MOT retests in 2023/24, and it’s not pretty reading. A total of £47,000 was spent to have an MOT retest, with more than 15,000 failed motorbike MOT’s taking place in the same calendar year. According to new research from Go.Compare, the large sums of money spent on MOT retests could have been prevented in the 2023/24 financial year.
Special Edition Yamaha Tenere 700 Can Only be Won in France

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones

Yamaha is giving away a special Tenere 700 Yamalube motorcycle as part of a contest that will run until the end of April, but it’s for French customers only. France is no stranger to producing limited edition motorcycles as part of promotional campaigns, competitions or in BMW’s case, the return of a popular comic book series. And this Tenere 700 Yamalube is the latest creation that has left us in the UK wanting in on the action.
Michael Laverty’s MLav Racing Team Joins BSB Championship

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones

Michael Laverty’s MLav Racing team, which is already competing in Moto3 and set to make its debut at the Isle of Man TT this year, is now going to be racing in the BSB series. The team owner and TNT Sports pundit as part of the MotoGP coverage, also fields teams in the JuniorGP World Championship, European Talent Cup and R&G British Talent Cup classes.
Jorge Martin Suffers Collapsed Lung in Latest Injury at Qatar MotoGP

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones

Jorge Martin made his first appearance of the 2025 season during Sunday’s Qatar MotoGP round, but it ended in another hospital visit for the Spaniard as he suffered a collapsed lung and multiple fractures following a bad crash. Martin made his MotoGP comeback and official racing debut with Aprilia at the Lusail International Circuit after having missed the first three rounds of 2025 due to injury, but a crash in the race resulted in maybe his biggest injury of the year to date.
Honda Sold Close to Six Million Motorcycles in India Last Year

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones

At a time when some manufacturers suffered declines in sales against previous years, Honda is doing just fine, especially in India, where it sold nearly six million motorcycles last year. In terms of global sales, we reported in November that Honda was in a leading position as it also ranked top when it came to the UK market, ahead of Triumph.
RAC Expects Busiest Easter Bank Holiday on the Roads in Three Years

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones

The RAC is expecting over 19 million journeys over the course of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, so if you’re planning to get out on two wheels, plan your route and times wisely. Traffic and delays are likely to start from Thursday and last well into the weekend as the RAC’s latest findings suggests 2.7m trips are being planned by drivers every day from Thursday to Saturday, which means those numbers will likely be significantly more when bikers are factored in.
Bristol Bike Nights Returning to Fowlers Motorcycles

1 week ago | visordown.com | Robert Jones |Matt Robinson |Simon Hancocks |Phil West

The first of many social ‘Bike Nights’ at Bristol-based dealer Fowlers Motorcycles will kick off on May 2, and will continue until September. The Bike Nights initiative will be held at Fowlers on the first Friday of each month, and it is open to all riders, whether you’re riding a motorbike or scooter. As part of the program, each event will feature a line-up of judges that will select a Bike of the Night.