2006

Reader rebuilds bike as rehabilitation

30 November 2006 by Steve Stuttard

So there I was, sat at my computer with nowt to do…(I’m recovering from a bad crash on an R1, with a broken tibia, fibia, smasked knee, smashed wrist, two broken collar bones etc, but apart from that...

How to go as red as your Fireblade

30 November 2006 by Fraser Logan

“Nice bike mate,” the voice said as I was about to lift the pump from the holster. “just got it ” I replied. A nice shiny 03 Fireblade in red and black livery. Almost 5000 miles on the clock, pristine. ” Oh F**k” I said following our conversation , having filled it up from empty with Shell’s finest diesel. One phone call to Bennet’s and a full recovery, and 4 hours and 124 quid later I was back on...

A vision of your motorcycling future

30 November 2006 by Greenpro

It’s a shame the word ‘scooter’ got applied to little runabouts, because it’s become a term of denigration when any bike begins to show scooter-like qualities. Yet scooter-bikes or bike-scooters are...

Reader comments on NEC crash display

30 November 2006 by David Crane

I think a lot of people missed the point with the crash display at the NEC- of the bike hitting the car turning right. The biker was obviously accelerating to overtake the car as it approached a right turn junction. No experienced biker worth his salt would attempt an overtake when approaching a right turn junction. It is a definite danger zone and sadly all too clearly confirmed by the terrible...

Search for mystery Triumph owner

30 November 2006 by Alan Caine

The Missing Lincs, the Lincolnshire Branch of the Triumph Owners Club have received a request via the national clubs auto email system, for advice from a Steve Evans re T140s. We have no other detail other than an email address which we cannot reply to, as it keeps coming back unknown. The National Club Registrar Roy Shilling has a detailed reply but we are unable to get the message back to Mr...

Petrol station angers MCN reader

30 November 2006 by Keith Richardson

Following the MCN article on petrol stations… Here’s one for you… A few weeks ago on a sunday morning i went into my local Jet garage on Boroughbridge Road, Knaresborough. filled up before my rideout, and on my return later also decided to fill up. When i filled up first thing in the morning i wasn’t asked to remove my helmet, on the return leg, i filled up, but on entering the shop i was asked to...