2007 | Page 38

'I spent my share of the divorce cash on my bike'

30 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

David Harper had money to spend on himself after his divorce, and he chose to improve his ZRX’s chassis with the cash. More than £7,000 has been spent with chassis gurus Harris Performance making the...

Back to the future

30 May 2007 by Tony Carter

When the first Crocker V-twin motorcycle hit the roads back in 1936 it was billed as the original superbike. This new version promises to give that same classic concept a new lease of life. The...

Legal advice: Part 36 offer to settle

30 May 2007 by Chris Dabbs

We have received enquiries from readers this week about Part 36 Offers. This is to do with offers to settle and in these cases it refers to accidents. Here we offer advice on what to do. Question: Can...

Video: RC30, RC45 and OW01 over The Mountain

29 May 2007 by Howard Boylan

To celebrate 100 years of the TT we got hold of three iconic bikes from TT history, the RC30, RC45 and OW01, and took them for a blast round the Island. Check out the video below to see the bikes in...

Government scraps anti-theft team

29 May 2007 by Steve Farrell

A team of government officials tasked with cutting vehicle crime has been judged to have achieved its goals and broken up. The Vehicle Crime Reduction Team has been disbanded following a reported 51%...

Police say: 'Confess, or you don't get speeding evidence'

29 May 2007 by Steve Farrell

Speeding suspects are being told they must admit it was them before police will say how fast they are accused of going. Speeding notices say only that a bike was photographed exceeding the speed...

2008 KTM 690 enduro breaks cover

29 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

These are the first pictures of KTM’s first enduro bike to use the new 690 LC4 engine. The KTM Baja 690 is officially being called a ‘sports prototype’, but the levels of development apparent over the...

I love bikes!

29 May 2007 by Annabel Colinger-Jones

I actually think that riding a bike and bike racing is better than getting down and dirty with my bloke Mac! However Silverstone was… God damn ruddy amazing. OK, it was wet. Actually Sunday was as you know cancelled after the 1st race. But I think I had an out of body experience on the Saturday. Picture the scene. I have loved bikes ever since my Dad plonked me on the back of his Triumph when I...

Are you a bike collector?

29 May 2007 by Andy Downes

Are you one of Britain’s secret bike collectors? Do you have a garage full of bikes and no real explanation of where they all came from? If so, MCN want to hear from you because we are trying to find...

BMW to support service standard scheme

29 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

BMW Motorrad has announced that is supporting the Automotive Technician Accreditation scheme in all its UK dealers. The scheme assesses all service technicians in dealerships to ensure that they are...

Win Kawasaki ZX-6R DVDs

29 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Kawasaki is giving you the chance to win a DVD of its top racers riding the 2007 ZX-6R. The DVD contains footage of AMA star Roger Hayden, ex-WSB legend Akira Yanagawa and World Supersport’s Pere Riba...

Police parking

28 May 2007 by William Donnelly

These photos were taken on Saturday 26th May 2007 in Crawthorne Road, Peterborough at 11.30am. They clearly show a police camera van parked with two wheels on the pavement in a very busy street.

Norwegian flowerpot!

28 May 2007 by jakob tamburini krygaard

My wife’s Ducati Monster got itself a new tank, this is the old one!

MCN in Pisa

27 May 2007 by Charles Stone-Grundy

This is a picture of my wife Sue in Pisa after a very wet ride down from Lewes in Sussex.

Road pricing

26 May 2007 by busaboxer

We need a revolution in this country… if everyone said we are not paying the proposed road charges what could they do? Shame the majority are like sheep just being herded and told what to do… very, very sad really.

Bike yobs get free road safety courses

26 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The Safer Middlesborough Partnership has received £42,000 of lottery money to send nuisance bike riders on a road safety course. Youths issued with Section 59 notice, which warns riders that their...

Help find missing Blackpool biker

26 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Lancashire Constabulary are asking bikers in the Blackpool area to help them find a missing motorcyclist. Fifty-six year old Steven Johnson went missing from his home in Park Road, Blackpool on April 16 and has not been seen by since. He is described as stocky, 5ft 11″ with receding hair and glasses. Call 01253 293933 with information.

What a wife buys her Blackbird-mad husband

25 May 2007 by Nigel Johnson

My wife got a cake made for my 40th (then had some cufflinks made the following Christmas). Top girl!

Hooked on the track

25 May 2007 by Rick Williams

This is me on my first ever taste of a race track. I spent the afternoon in the company of the people at the Ron Haslam race school, they took great care of me and fuelled my need to get hooked into...

Council invites nominations for worst roads

25 May 2007 by Rob Hull

Councillors in Portishead in north Somerset are asking local residents to nominate the most dangerous and under-maintained roads in the town. Leaflets are being distributed to residents with details...

Bikes to be hit by road pricing

25 May 2007 by Steve Farrell

Charges for bikes are included in pay-you-as-go road pricing plans in the first of 10 towns and cities bidding to introduce schemes across the country. The move is a strong indication that charges...

Video: Victory Hammer's massive rear end

25 May 2007 by Ian Jubb

There’s big and then there’s the 1634cc 250-section tyred Victory Hammer S. Check out the video below to see Phil West put the massive cruiser through it’s paces and get the May 23 edition of MCN to...

Stolen Repsol Rossi rep

25 May 2007 by Sarah Smout

Have you seen this motorcycle? A REWARD has been offered for information about a stolen motorcycle which has been autographed by one of the world’s most famous riders. Sarah Smout and Robert Mann...

Video: Security issue with Triumph luggage

25 May 2007 by markthebike

Watch the video and look at this link for more info. Not sure if you should publish it as may encourage thieves, especially with TT week coming up! But better people are aware.

Video: Now you see me

25 May 2007 by Carl Hearton

Only 20 seconds from home, new camera on maiden run, and they’re trying to get me already. The driver did not see me initially but the passenger sure did. Her face was a picture. Carl Hearton,...

Manchester ‘pay-as-you-drive’ verdict today

25 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The Greater Manchester Public Transport Executive is to make a decision today whether to charge a congestion fee in the city centre. If the proposals get the go-ahead, drivers will pay £2 to get into...

Biker death

25 May 2007 by Katana Paul

This story might be worth watching. The car driver has been arrested for dangerous driving but no further details yet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/6687167.stm I must admit, being 40, riding a Suzuki and using the A40, this could have been me.

Video: Mental 370bhp ZZ-R1400 turbo

25 May 2007 by Adam Child and Ian Jubb

For most people the massive power produced by the Kawasaki ZZ-R1400 is plenty, but not for tuning firm Big CC racing, that’s why they produced this 370bhp turbo version. Check out the video below to...

It's official - Triumph Street Triple Revealed

25 May 2007 by Ben Purvis

The worst-kept secret in motorcycling has finally been made official – Triumph is to offer a naked version of the Daytona 675 later this year. Forget computer-generated images you may have seen in...

Tiger luggage

24 May 2007 by kiwikeith

I have sent a letter to the manufacturers of Ventura soft luggage systems. (Dold Industries) in New Zealand. I’ve advised them to re-design the L brackets for the 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050, as they are...

Big CC turbo ZZR

24 May 2007 by Tertius Robert Pienaar( Tosh)

Just want to say thank you for doing a really amazing feature on my bike: the zzr1400 turbo. I’ve been on cloud nine for the last two days. Can’t wait to get her back from Sean at Big CC. A big thank you to everyone and thanks for not blowing her up before I have a go.

Rideout with my nephew

24 May 2007 by nman

Last Monday I had the great pleasure of having a rideout with my 18-year-old nephew. I’ve told the story on the forum how his mother (my sister) was worried and tried to persuade him out of buying a bike, well he now has a brand spanking new ’07 plate RS125 which we took for a good two-hour spin around the Fen roads of Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. Fantastic straights for him to open it...

Lorry driver's conviction quashed

24 May 2007 by Sean Roberts

Story on the BBC news website, England, Cornwall news Lorry driver’s conviction quashed A lorry driver from Launceston is to be released from prison after he had his conviction for causing the death of a motorcyclist in Cornwall was quashed. Read the full story

She's so beautiful

24 May 2007 by davide1

My wife with a beautiful KTM Super Duke, spectacular (I love her).

Honda don't have the tools to fix my bike

24 May 2007 by IAIN S GREIG

On the 2nd of April 07 my GL1800 03 plate Goldwing developed an irritating noise when the engine is ticking over. It is now with J R WEIR of perth and will be until the tools to work on it arrive on the 5th July from Japan as no dealerships or even Honda UK stock the tools required to fix it. Personally I think a dealership or company without the proper tools are as much use as a pub with no...

Name and shame bike thieves

24 May 2007 by Ted Collett

Watch Out, Just the other week I had my bike stolen out of my back garden. Just like most of you I had saved up hard and after many years bought the bike I dreamt of a brand new 2005 R1. But when I...