April

UK's shortest yellow line

17 April 2007 by Rob Cooper

An 18 inch yellow line has been painted between two parking bays in Highbury, North London. The line, roughly the length of one motorcycle wheel, is to separate the public parking bay from the resident’s bay. Council chiefs insist that no one has received a ticket so far.

Bad night out riding

17 April 2007 by Paul Bromham

Thought I’d share this crazy night’s riding with you… Six people thought they’d meet up at the Ace Café, on a dry warm Wednesday night. Five of them arrived on time. One lad said he’d laid his bike down while trying to get his knee down going around a roundabout earlier in the day (diesel!). He had dented a section of aftermarket exhaust but managed to wedge himself between floor and fairing to...

New BMW superbike

17 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

This is the first official image of the Sportboxer and the closest thing to a Superbike BMW has ever built. The 140bhp, 195kg (fully-fuelled) Sportboxer is leading BMW’s assault on an all out, no...

Knox V2 protectors

17 April 2007 by Chris Newbigging

These new upgrade shoulder, elbow and knee armour pads from Knox are claimed to give class leading impact protection, passing the CE standard by giving 33% more impact protection than is needed to...

Hertz unveil Spanish bike rental scheme

17 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

Hertz car rental announced last week that it will be offering BMW motorcycles for rental in Spain. The bike choice includes BMW F650GS, F800S and R1200 models from branches in Madrid, Barcelona,...

African Superbike

16 April 2007 by Gavin Foster

I spotted this beauty near Pongola in Zululand, South Africa. The owner has a roadside stall alongside the road, at the top of a steep hill. In the morning he loads his wares on the bike and pushed...

Full prisons mean killer driver goes free

16 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

A driver who caused the death of Matthew Bailey escaped a jail sentence because of overcrowded prisons. Judge Charles Kemp at Lewes Crown Court gave 59 year-old Malcolm Legrys a one year sentence suspended for two years, 200 hours of unpaid work and a 12 month driving ban, rather than imprisonment as recommended by Sentencing Advisory Panel for the crime of death by dangerous driving.

A bit of RG bargy

16 April 2007 by Paul Snowsill

It was 1986 and, having just got married and I bought a house, I grudgingly agreed to tuck my trusty 8 year old XS750 away in the garage (just for a year or two to concentrate on home improvements and...

Firm bans thousands of staff from riding bikes

16 April 2007 by Steve Farrell

Thousands of employees of a multinational company have been banned from riding motorcycles under threat of disciplinary action, it emerged today. Johnson Controls Ltd has banned motorcycles as a form...

Video: Bimota Tesi 3D in the factory

16 April 2007 by Ian Jubb

IN a recent visit to the Bimota factory we managed to get an excluasinve ride on the development version of the New Tesi 3D and sneak a peak inside their workshop. Check out the video to see the...

Bikers banned from Speed Ferries

16 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

Bikers have been told by Speed Ferries, operating from Dover to Boulogne, they can no longer travel with their bikes. Speed Ferries operates a high-speed service across the Channel but claims it is no longer able to accommodate motorcyclists. In a cancellation letter sent to customers by Speed Ferries it blames high turnaround time due to loading and discharging bikes and high claims for...

Buy a bike with help from the BBC

16 April 2007 by Dan Thornton

If you’re in the market to buy a new bike or scooter, the BBC is looking to help you. The television channel is looking for motorcyclists to appear on the daytime consumer affairs programme “Don’t Get...

Is it my turn now dad?

15 April 2007 by Mac Drew

I’m hoping that one day, my three-month-old son, Bailey, will share my passion for biking. I can’t wait to buy him his first lid and leathers!

Honda hareem

13 April 2007 by blade101gs

How do you like my Honda harreem?

Biking in Spain

13 April 2007 by ducatis4rman

Here are a few shots of where we ride and quad in Spain. All these bends to ride round! Poor old us!

AMD Euro Custom Championships: P-Tang bike

13 April 2007 by Chris Newbgging

The overall top-rated bikes from the 2007 AMD European Championship might be grabbing all the attention, but in the smaller classes there’s still some hot metal to ogle. The P-Tang from Young Choppers...

Video: Backstage with the Bennetts Babes

13 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

MCN can exclusively take you backstage with this year’s stunning Bennetts Babes. The footage was taken at the first official photo shoot as the twelve girls got to know each other. You’ll be seeing a...

Hours left to save bikes from road pricing

13 April 2007 by Steve Farrell

Today is your last chance to sign MCN’s petition against road pricing before it is given to Tony Blair. As this was written, the list of names had reached 4,411 and was still growing by the minute,...

Worst roads

13 April 2007 by sidestand01

I think that the worst roads are in Swansea, South Wales. The potholes, surface corrosion, and general state of the roads is a disgrace. All the council have to say is that due to a high number of damage and injury claims they haven’t got enough money to repair all the roads. So what is our road tax for? I thought it was to pay for the upkeep of the roads so there won’t be any claims!

Nightmare Gloucestershire roads

12 April 2007 by RockmeisterG

I agree with Richard whole heartedly. Having been out for the first long run of the year today, I can quite honestly say that the county’s roads are absouloutly atrocious. This is unless you happen to go through the Forest of Dean where there seems to have been a major resurfacing scheme going on along the A 4136 to Monmouth. But get into Wales and you might as well be in a different continent.

Win a CBR6 with Spring Spectacular

12 April 2007 by Rob Hull

Honda is running a special promotion campaign throughout April where you can win loads of great prizes, including an HM Plant replica CBR600RR7. All you have to do is go to your local dealer, fill in the form and drop it in the Spring Spectacular box. And anyone who test rides a Honda over 125cc gets entered into a free prize drawer to win a CBR600, Hornet or a VT750DC Shadow Sprint.

McGregor jacket raises £2600

12 April 2007 by Rob Hull

A jacket worn by Ewan McGregor on his documented Long Way Round journey was sold at auction last month for £2600. The auction was held by Edinburgh University to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and the Students Supporting Street Kids charity.

MX rider killed by barbed wire

12 April 2007 by Rob Hull

An Italian farmer is under investigation for manslaughter after a motocross rider was killed by a piece of barbed wire stretched across a country track. Marco Badiali, 48, was out riding with seven friends in Pavullo in the Appenines to celebrate his birthday when he was virtually decapitated by the wire that was stretched five feet high across the path. Reports said there was a history of...

Prison for minimoto-riding dad

12 April 2007 by Rob Hull

An Edinburgh man has been jailed for three months after police caught him riding his 10-year-old son’s minimoto while he was serving a driving disqualification. Gordon Grant, 27, was stopped riding the 39cc bike on the roads last month whilst serving a driving ban that ends in 2013. Grant was jailed for three months and fined £300.

More AMD custom specials

12 April 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Following our story on the winner of the AMD European Custom Championship (see related stories), here are the two runners-up: Second place: Rock ‘N Bike Using a more common 883 Harley engine instead...

Video: 2007 Super-Nakeds group test

12 April 2007 by Angus Farquhar

With such a huge range of big naked bikes on offer this year, we got them all together to find out which one comes out on top. We tested 11 bikes in total, from the Triumph Speed Triple to the Bimota...

Meet the new Bennetts Babes

12 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

These 12 girls are the new Bennetts Babes that will be touring the UK as part of the British Superbike calendar. Over 3,000 girls entered the competition to become one of the glamorous dozen. These...

Gloucestershire has the worst roads in Europe?

11 April 2007 by Richard Draper

Gloucestershire has the worst roads in the country, or possibly Europe – including eastern Europe. It’s a disgrace riddled with potholes and it is extremely dangerous. I am in complete agreement with the gentleman from Cheltenham, which is where I live too.

What's On: April 11 to 17

11 April 2007

Our What’s On listings now show events by their location, making them easier to find. Click the links below to choose the listing for your area and find out what events are on near you this week. If you would like to see your biking event listed please email the details with a sam.bostock@emap.com. WORLD EAST IRELAND MIDLANDS NORTH SCOTLAND SOUTH EAST SOUTH WEST WALES ...

UK's shortest yellow line

Bad night out riding

New BMW superbike

Knox V2 protectors

Hertz unveil Spanish bike rental scheme

African Superbike

Full prisons mean killer driver goes free

A bit of RG bargy

Firm bans thousands of staff from riding bikes

Video: Bimota Tesi 3D in the factory

Bikers banned from Speed Ferries

Buy a bike with help from the BBC

Is it my turn now dad?

Honda hareem

Biking in Spain

AMD Euro Custom Championships: P-Tang bike

Video: Backstage with the Bennetts Babes

Hours left to save bikes from road pricing

Worst roads

Nightmare Gloucestershire roads

Win a CBR6 with Spring Spectacular

McGregor jacket raises £2600

MX rider killed by barbed wire

Prison for minimoto-riding dad

More AMD custom specials

Video: 2007 Super-Nakeds group test

Meet the new Bennetts Babes

Gloucestershire has the worst roads in Europe?

What's On: April 11 to 17

New Harley dealer in Preston

Leap of faith

Skidmarx screens for Yamaha FZ-1 Fazer

Cops on minibikes

AMD European Custom champ

New MCN: April 11

Michelle the model