2006
Isle of Man residents respond to first speed camera
24 November 2006 by
This is what happens when they try and put a speed camera on the Isle of Man.
Walker 'stalked' by fans at Brands
24 November 2006 by
Me, Tommy Tucker, Steve Staples, Paul Savi and daughter ‘O’ with Chris Walker at Brands.
Star spotted stopping for petrol
24 November 2006 by
I was just filling up at Abingdon Service station when I bumped into James Whitham on his way to Fort William.
A female approach to mechanics
24 November 2006 by
Us girls like to dress up when we’re grinding down a fairing bracket to fit our race R6
Best paintjob at Brands World Superbikes?
24 November 2006 by
Unusual paintjob spotted at Brands Hatch World Superbikes
Taking safety seriously at Brands Hatch
24 November 2006 by
Taking safety seriously on the dodgems at Brands Hatch World Superbikes
MCN girls never stop working
24 November 2006 by
My daughter Amber-Storm with some of the MCN girls on a quick break at the NEC Bike Show.
Left with a crashed bike and a copy of MCN
24 November 2006 by
Here’s me and my bike after crashing on the Mountain at Cadwell. Both the R1 and I are now back doing trackdays, and at least the paper cheered me up on the day.
Proof even pets can't resist MCN
24 November 2006 by
MCN really is the dog’s bollocks as my dog ‘Agusta’ shows.
46 years of reading MCN and still going strong
24 November 2006 by
Here’s a picture of MCN reader Ken Brooker at the age of 19. He’s still an avid reader of MCN, and has just celebrated his 65th birthday
'Anti-skid' surface causes crash
24 November 2006 by
I have just recently had the displeasure for the first time in over 25years of motorcycling of sliding down the road due to locking up the front wheel & going down, or so i first thought. On...
Minimotos can be safe and fun
24 November 2006 by
This is a piece of video footage worth a view of how much fun a minimoto can be when used on a race track with the right equipment used. there has been too much bad press about these bikes and they are such a good tool especially for the young riders wanting to get bike experience with out big bike dangers. They are perfect for teaching corner grip, braking and learning racing lines, and also...
An encounter with an Audi on the way to work
24 November 2006 by
I’m minding my own business on the way to work, filtering up to the front of the lights on the A45 as I always do. I can’t quite get to the front as the front two car’s (one of which is a red Audi) wing mirrors are too close together for my wide bars. So I stop behind their mirrors and wait till we’re moving to nip through. It so happens that the next set of lights is red so I stop in the middle...
The sultry look
24 November 2006 by
They told me to stand next to a bike, but there’s so many to choose from…
Win British GP tickets
24 November 2006 by
You could be among the crowds at Donington for the 2007 British GP to see the thrills and excitement with the likes of Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden going head to head. All you need to do to be in...
The 1098 voted most best in show
24 November 2006 by
Show goers at the Eicma show in Milan have voted the Ducati 1098 the most beautiful bike in show. 24,000 people took part in the survey by Italian magazine Motociclismo. The Ducati beat competition...
Romanian president undergoes surgery following bike crash
23 November 2006 by
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu is to undergo surgery today (23 November) to repair injuries to his knee from a July bike crash. His bike collided with a car earlier this year, and he is to...
Minibike customers warned away from shop
23 November 2006 by
Potential mini bike buyers and unhappy customers were warned to stay away from mini bike supplier Power Off Road yesterday by Surrey Trading Standards. The shop in Felbridge, Surrey and proprietor...
Hells Angels 69 star dies
23 November 2006 by
Jeremy Slate, the actor who co-wrote and starred in the film “Hell’s Angels ‘69” died on Sunday (19 November, 2006). The 80 year-old had been fighting a cancer of the oesophagus, and died following...
Buy MCN News Editor's Triumph
23 November 2006 by
MCN Head of News Tony Carter has decided to part with our long-term test Triumph Daytona 675 after a happy year on the stylish triple. The 675 has taken Tony to Pamplona to run with the bulls and...
Bike thieves escape
23 November 2006 by
Three men armed with hand guns are being hunted by police after robbing a Northants supermarket and getting away on a bike. Two of the balaclava wearing men took cash from the tills in Tesco Express,...
Lose more than your pint in this hole in the road
23 November 2006 by
The picture was taken with a camera phone, but don`t worry, if you want a better picture, it’s still there…. London. Wandsworth Road, Nine Elms near Sainsburys – deep enough to stand a pint glass in.
New road started falling apart from the start
23 November 2006 by
The A289 Wainscott northern bypass is in a dreadful condition to try and take photos would be dangerous. To give you an insight the road was opened about 5 years ago. When open the surface was breaking up, and although part was resurfaced a couple of years ago, the main part as you exit the M2 is terrible. Large areas have pulled out, there are tram lines, and temp tar patches. The local authority...
London Council create a hazard
23 November 2006 by
I thought you might like to see these pictures taken at Garratt Lane in Wandsworth. South London. What you can see is a sheet of metal 4ft x 2ft and raised 2 inches above the tarmac. I have no idea...
Council denies gravel risk
23 November 2006 by
Yet again i’ve had to ring my local council (South Derbyshire Council) about the state of the roads in my area. I brought my new Fireblade home from the dealers a few weeks ago, and on the last turn...
No parking measures create danger
23 November 2006 by
Shipbourne is a pretty little village near Tonbridge in Kent, and the village Green has a road passing alongside it, and has just had about half a mile of 4″ diameter 2 feet high post fitted BOTH sides of the road, we’re told it’s to stop people parking on the green ( mainly only weekends to use the large local pub / weekend walkers ...
Mind the gap in Perivale
23 November 2006 by
The picture doesn’t really do it justice, but this exposed cover is about 2 ft square and you can see the base of it. A bike wheel WILL fit in the gap. It’ss in Bideford Ave in Perivale, W London...
Northampton Council are "speed obsessed"
23 November 2006 by
I have the pleasure of living in the Northampton area – a council more obsessed with speed I challenge you to find; where renegade stickers welcoming people to the “Home of the Stealth Tax” can be found on camera signs and cameras, stickers deployed by reasonable, rational people who are completely tired of this obsession. This council is that fixated with the fact that supposedly “speed kills”,...
Local council dismiss safety concerns
23 November 2006 by
My local paper, the Tameside Advertiser, has carried regarding potholes and in which the local council is stated as considering that they act as “a cheap traffic calming measure”. Villagers in Mottram who are reported as having complained, were told to (as reported) “like it or lump it”. Council Leader, Councillor Roy Oldham, is reported as believing that, “the deep craters are worth keeping as...
Roadside posts create danger in Milton Keynes
23 November 2006 by
Milton Keynes council have installed some square posts in Sherwood Drive, Bletchley. Just looking at them makes me feel sick,they look like killers to me!
Danger roads on the Isle of Arran
23 November 2006 by
I would propose North Ayrshire Council as having the most inept Road Department in Western Europe, never mind the UK. I have ridden thousands of miles in Europe and the UK, including the Western...
The worst road surface in Carlisle?
23 November 2006 by
Take a look at this picture, of a section of road I have to negotiate most everyday, with much of the rest as bad if not worse. It is not ‘The Road Of Bones’ but part of Etterby Road. An inner city...
A road to avoid near Bicester
23 November 2006 by
The pictures are from a road near Bicester, Oxon. They do not illustrate just how bad this road is!!! I drive it on a regular basis in my car, it is a national speed limit road with a reasonable...
Traffic calming self-destructing
23 November 2006 by
As if cobbled traffic calming devices weren’t bad enough on a bike, they have now started to fall apart. These two pictures of the same hole is of the A131 between Braintree and Chelmsford. I have...
Watch out on the old A130 Southend Road
23 November 2006 by
You might want to take careon the old A130 Southend Road at Howe Green, just off the A12 in Essex (nr Chelmsford). Heading towards Southend. Loads of wooden posts. Admittedly it’s only a 30 limit, but I still would not fancy hitting one. I wouldn’t mind betting even in a car there is a good chance one could end up through the windscreen.
Dangerous roadside furniture on the A6
23 November 2006 by
I recently rode down the A6 between Walkden and Westhoughton ( near Bolton ), it runs along the M61, Anyway I was shocked to see some LARGE boulders placed at the side of the road. Does anyone else think this isn’t good?