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Bikes on TV: June 27 to July 3

26 June 2007 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: June 27 to July 3

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel  DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MM – Men and Motors MOT – Motors TV   SS1...

Stripped-back Suzuki M1800RN motorcycle revealed

26 June 2007 by Ben Purvis

Stripped-back Suzuki M1800RN motorcycle revealed

Suzuki is set to reveal its 2008 motorcycle range to dealers in America on Wednesday night, June 27,2007. And this will be among the new bikes; the new Suzuki M1800RN. Originally shown to dealers last...

New MCN: June 27, 2007

26 June 2007 by Sarah Carnell

New MCN: June 27, 2007

This week in MCN we have a 14-page special looking at the highs and lows of the British MotoGP at Donington Park last weekend. There was a record crowd at the Leicestershire circuit despite the heavy...

Hairy biker

26 June 2007 by Carly Smith

Our American Bulldog “Woody” dressed and ready to watch the Donington GP.

Motocross track gets reprieve at cost of supermotos

26 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Motocross track gets reprieve at cost of supermotos

A Suffolk motocross track at the centre of a dispute over planning permission has been given permission to remain open. WildTracks at Chippenham was created four years ago without permission, and...

Gleeful from Glastonbury

25 June 2007 by MHDarlington

I bought MCN on my way down to Glastonbury 2007 last Wednesday morning and was very glad I did during the four grey, wet mornings that followed. Anyway, MCN great, Glastonbury amazing as ever and sod the weather. Can’t wait for a full test on the Aprilia Shiver.

More Brunstrom antics

25 June 2007 by jezz-z1000

Visit the BBC News (Wales) web page on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/6236934.stm – for a more indepth report of a pregnant woman who had her car impounded. A computer error showed her to have no insurance (when in fact she did). The police took her keys and left her stranded, refusing to take her home.

Councillor blames bikers for UK's most dangerous road

25 June 2007 by Steve Farrell

Councillor blames bikers for UK's most dangerous road

Motorcyclists are to blame for the UK’s most dangerous road, according to a local councillor. Councillor Tony Martin, in charge of the A682 in Lancashire, named today as the country’s most dangerous...

North Yorkshire could get first speed camera

25 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

North Yorkshire could get first speed camera

Talks between the new Chief Constable of North Yorkshire and councils in the county could lead to a new speed camera partnership being established in the area. Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell was...

Motorcycle licence test scams on the rise

25 June 2007 by Steve Farrell

Bikers who’ve never passed a bike test are getting full licences by paying someone to fraudulently take the exam for them, according to the Driving Standards Agency (DSA).Tens of thousands of learners, including motorcyclists and drivers, have paid impostors with a passing resemblance to attend tests centres and pretend to be them by presenting their photocard provisional licence. A DSA...

Blackspot road 'not dangerous' say police

25 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Police in Great Barton have said that the A143 is not a dangerous road after a motorcyclist was killed on Monday June 18. The 31 year-old was involved in a collision with a tractor between Great Barton and Ixworth in Suffolk. Local residents were calling for road improvements to reduce the accident rate.

Britain's most dangerous road named as the A682

25 June 2007 by Steve Farrell

Britain's most dangerous road named as the A682

Some of the UK’s most popular biking routes have been named as the country’s most dangerous roads. A route which attracts thousands of riders every year is the most dangerous road in Britain, a survey...

New Piaggio Carnaby 125cc scooter goes on sale

25 June 2007 by Ben Purvis

New Piaggio Carnaby 125cc scooter goes on sale

Piaggio has revealed its new Carnaby 125 scooter – on sale now for £2411 on the road. Italian firm Piaggio is out to show that riding a scooter is a simple option for commuters, selling the Carnaby on...

TV celebrity Jonathan Ross gets a Piaggio MP3

25 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

TV celebrity Jonathan Ross gets a Piaggio MP3

TV Talk-show host Jonathan Ross was spotted in London last week riding a Piaggio MP3. The three-wheeled 125cc is the latest Piaggio-built scooter to be ridden by the star, who was snapped riding in...

Youngest bike fan in England?

24 June 2007 by Martin White

Youngest bike fan in England?

Here’s a picture of our new baby boy called Ben who was born on the 19th June 2007.

Winners return from Yamaha’s trip of a lifetime

24 June 2007 by Ben Purvis

Winners return from Yamaha’s trip of a lifetime

One of the best prizes ever offered to motorcyclists must have been that awarded by Yamaha to 24 winners from across Europe to mark the launch of the 2007 Yamaha R1. The winners, including three...

My daughter's R1!

23 June 2007 by Ian Nicholls

My daughter's R1!

This is my five-year-old daughter getting her first feel of the R1.

The A6 from Bakewell - Experimental footage

23 June 2007 by videobike

Here is another clip with a difference. I don’t know if it works that well, but here goes. It is a clip put together from footage obtained on a training course. 2 bikes, each mounted with cameras and the Pan European rider doing the commentary while I am filming him. In the meantime he is filming the road ahead as well. The clip is edited and at one point we get passed by a Triumph; nice engine...

Battered R6

22 June 2007 by R6Fi

Battered R6

Well what can I say? Just look at my pride and joy, now battered thanks to the shite weather…

Moto Morini's MM3 concept Multistrada rival shelved

22 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Moto Morini's MM3 concept Multistrada rival shelved

After giving the MM3 concept bike an early thumbs up, Moto Morini has made a u-turn and decided not to go ahead with the bike. The bike used the 1200cc v-twin with fly-by-wire throttle, traction...

British MotoGP: Donington Park ticket misery

22 June 2007 by Steve Farrell

British MotoGP: Donington Park ticket misery

Complaints have flooded into MCN that tickets have not been sent in time for the British MotoGP at Donington Park this weekend, despite customers pre-ordering well in advance. Readers say that despite...

Motorcycle Rider Training weekend to promote new motorcycle test

22 June 2007 by Rob Hull

Motorcycle Rider Training weekend to promote new motorcycle test

The Motorcycle Rider Training Association is holding an event on the first weekend in July at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent this Sunday to promote the new motorcycle test which will be...

Youngest MotoGP fan?

22 June 2007 by ryan aldus

Youngest MotoGP fan?

Here is a pic my wife took of me and my son Archie watching his first MotoGP at three days old!

Highway code

22 June 2007 by Peter Hopper

I live in the Consett area of County Durham and have for a long time asked the police for action on illegal and bad parking of cars near to where I live. Even though these cars are parked in the wrong direction of traffic flow and half on the footpath, half on the road, causing big problems for other traffic and more importantly for the pedestrians trying to use the foot path, they have turned a...

Hooked on Blades

22 June 2007 by MAX28

Hooked on Blades

Just thought I’d share my bike with everyone. As you can see, it’s not quite standard but I would also like to fit some higher bars for a more comfortable riding position due to damaged vertebrae in...

KTM X-bow car is a sales success

22 June 2007 by Rob Hull

KTM X-bow car is a sales success

Just three months after the official unveiling of the KTM X-Bow lightweight sportscar, the Austrian firm has announced their one thousandth order. Due to the massive demand for the car, KTM has opened...

67 years and no licence!

22 June 2007 by flyingdragons9999

Courtesy of Reuters International News… 84-year-old man drove 67 years without license Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:19AM EDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters). An 84-year-old Dutch driver astonished police this week when he admitted during a random check that not only was his car uninsured but he had been driving without a licence for 67 years. Dutch media said Wednesday the man had escaped detection because he had...

Motorcycle crash boxer was over the limit

21 June 2007 by Rob Hull

The former two-time boxing World Champion, Diego Corrales, who died last month in a motorcycle accident, was riding while three times over the alcohol limit. Corrales, known as ‘Chico’ died in a collision involving three vehicles on May 7. He was riding a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000. Toxicology tests revealed his blood-alcohol content was 0.25 per cent at the time of the crash while the legal limit in...

RAC promotes motorcycles to commuters

21 June 2007 by Rob Hull

RAC promotes motorcycles to commuters

Commuters could cut three hours off their weekly journey to work by switching from cars to motorcycles, according to the RAC. The survey found more than a fifth of motorists said they were jealous of...

Austrian motorcyclist impaled by cow

21 June 2007 by Rob Hull

A 28-year-old Austrian motorcyclist is critically ill in hospital after colliding with a cow in St Agatha near Salzburg. The biker hit the cow when it was standing in the middle of the road and was impaled on its horns.

Video: Cat and Fiddle run

21 June 2007 by Nigel Bowers

A look at the famous Cat and Fiddle run in Cheshire by video bike.

Catching up on the news

21 June 2007 by Gordon McCabe

Catching up on the news

“They also pulled me last week and said my number plate was illegal, grandad.”

Video: Which commutes better - car or motorcycle?

21 June 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Video: Which commutes better - car or motorcycle?

There’s a lot to weigh up when choosing how to tackle a big commute, like what’s really better, a motorcycle or a car? Take the car and you don’t have to worry about your rain, helmet hair or where...

Ducati Desmo stuck in traffic

20 June 2007

As part of my holiday in Italy we went to the Ducati factory, which was bloody great, but even better, on the way home what looked suspiciously like the new Desmosedici RR passed us, while we were stuck in trafffic.

Batman's new motorcycle for next film - The Dark Knight

20 June 2007 by Ben Purvis

Batman's new motorcycle for next film - The Dark Knight

The Batmobile will be replaced with this crazy motorcycle creation in the next Batman film – The Dark Knight – which hits cinemas in 2008. Incredibly, the new motorcycle, which has been designed and...

New apology by North Wales Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom over dead biker pictures is rejected

20 June 2007 by Steve Farrell

New apology by North Wales Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom over dead biker pictures is rejected

The family of a motorcyclist whose decapitated body was shown in photographs to journalists has rejected a new apology from the police chief responsible. North Wales chief constable Richard Brunstrom...