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Local dialect used in speed signs

03 September 2008 by Michael Carroll

Locals from a Norfolk village are investing in anti-speeding signs with a difference, by wording messages in local dialect, a report in the Daily Telegraph states. Residents of Wiveton hope the Slow...

Bikes on TV: September 3-9

03 September 2008 by Alison Silcox

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...

Final Kill Spills ride planned for September 20

03 September 2008 by Michael Carroll

The last organised ride as part of the Kill Spills campaign is due to take place in London on Saturday September 20. A total of 100 riders including marshals will be invited to take part in the ride...

James Whitham

02 September 2008 by slk9835uk

I bumped into James Whitham while out in Shipley on Saturday, and he was nice enough to sign a copy of his book for me! Top man!!!

Win free insurance at the Harley-Davidson launch weekend

02 September 2008 by James Keen

H-D Insurance announced a prize draw today, offering three winners the chance at a year’s worth of free insurance. To celebrate the launch of their 2009 models, which will be in dealers across the UK...

AGV GP Tech 'Rossi Five Continents'

02 September 2008 by James Keen

Italian helmet manufacturer AGV has recently launched the latest in a long line of Valentino Rossi replica paint schemes, the GP Tech ‘Five Continents’. The new design is an evolution of...

Charity Auction: 10 countries in 10 days for Riders for Health

02 September 2008 by James Keen

In June 2009, Mike Burns & Ash Nixon will depart from their home in Wales and ride 2,000 miles though 10 countries in as many days. Mike, who will be riding his Suzuki SV650S and his friend Ash, on...

New MCN September 3: Britain's best specials

02 September 2008 by Liam Marsden

In this weeks edition of Motorcycle News we sample some of the best modified bikes which have been entered in to the Carole Nash Britain’s Got Biking Talent competition. The motorcycles include a...

What a bunch of wimps bikers have become!

02 September 2008 by Jouboy

Having just arrived back from summer hols, I have been hit by this vile “tax” of Westminster Council who are now charging bikes to park, which I knew nothing about. To say I am angry about it is an understatement. How ironic that it should be the wealthiest Council that is the first to implement a totally unjustifiable additional road-tax on bikers. Equally gaulling is the nambie-pambie, totally...

Speed camera helicopter will target motorcycles

02 September 2008 by Steve Farrell

A helicopter equipped with state of the art speed detection and video equipment is aiming to catch motorcyclists, police have said. Get the latest news on police forces around the UK Speed checks...

New motorcycle test safer, says Steve Berry

02 September 2008 by Steve Farrell

The new motorcycle test is safer, according to shouty northern berk Steve Berry. ‘Motoring journalist’ Berry took the new test, which replaces the current one from next month, for the BBC Radio 4...

My 1977 Suzuki GT750B

02 September 2008 by Bill Aslaksen of Acton CA

I bought my Water Buffalo brand new in 1977 when I was 20 years old. It was sitting next to a new GS750E with similar paint. I picked the GT. I rode from New Jersey to California in 1979 after adding...

BMW admits quality control problems

01 September 2008 by Steve Farrell

The quality of BMW motorcycles has suffered due to a massive boost in sales, the firm has admitted. BMW motorcycles for sale The German motorcycle manufacturer, which has a strong reputation for...

£500 to take motorcycle test

01 September 2008 by Steve Farrell

Learner riders are having to pay nearly £500 to take their test due to a shortage of places. Get the latest news on the new motorcycle test In the clamour to get full licences before changes to the...

Have you seen this Trike?

01 September 2008 by Pat Kirby

I am looking for this legendry Kent custom show winner Z900 Trike, from the mid to late 80’s. I lost track of it about 15 years ago from the Clacton area of Essex. I would like to know the...

MCN in Madeira

01 September 2008 by Pete Taggart

Please find attached a photo of me & Paul Munson, my brother-in-law, on holiday in Madeira in June. We went on holiday with the mother & father-in-law, as well as our own families! What else can...

Leicester to Tavullia

31 August 2008 by Steve Clarke

Here is a photo of My Busa and I, taken by the wife whilst on a pilgrimage to Tavullia Italy, actually on “Strada Valle”, last week. Took a copy of MCN to date the photo!

MC heN

30 August 2008 by John Pitt

Josephine contemplates another cracking edition of MC heN!

My son at Hein Gericke

29 August 2008 by Sarah

My two year old son Jack-Ryan with the staff at hein gericke at slough!

A biker I be

29 August 2008 by robo001r

One could be forgiven for dubbing ‘refueling’ as the most uninvolving element to motorcycling (I won’t say boring, physics proves this impossible when bikes are involved). Sure, you have to stand and watch the counter with a steady hand, and remember to bring the money to pay with. But in comparison to say, normal riding, it isn’t as demanding. Those who ride will know what I’m talking about.

Young MCN fan

29 August 2008 by Mark Birkett

My 3 month old daughter has her priorities right already!

Road Tax and emissions

28 August 2008 by mattearnshaw

Just a quick one: I’ve recently passed my DAS in April and now own a Suzuki DL650X V-Strom. I’m baffled however by the road tax! My company car is a Honda Civic Hybrid (I took the tax dodging option) and it’s meant to be a so called eco-friendly vehicle (bullshit – average of 37mpg). Its emissions are 109g/km of CO2! Having had curiosity get the better of me, I searched for the emissions for my...

Stolen Classic

28 August 2008 by Anonymous

I read the following article in the Wolverhampton Express and Star and thought it may be of interest. Is it legal to hold on to stolen property once it is known to be stolen??? It appears to me that...

Are bikers snobs?

27 August 2008 by Sarah and Andy

Last year Hubby decided after a 20 odd year break it was time for us to get back into bikes. We took our CBT, bought a 125 to potter about on and practise and then took our DAC which we passed, (no errors for me, one for hubby, sorry love just had to get that in). We then spent our well earned cash on a couple of 600 bikes, Hubby went for a Divi, and I made a few mistakes before finally in March...

'Hell Ride' trailer- Tarantino's new biker movie

27 August 2008 by James Keen

Quentin Tarantino has turned his attention to the biker movie genre in his latest film, Hell Ride, a low-budget biker B-movie in the same vein as cult classic road movie ‘Easy Rider’. Writer and...

New MCN August 27: V-Max world exclusive first test

27 August 2008 by James Keen

In this week’s issue of Motorcycle News, we have the world exclusive first test of the new 200bhp Yamaha V-Max. With so much power on tap it’s even more mental than before… and it handles! CLICK HERE...

Video: Triumph Daytona endurance test

27 August 2008 by Adam Child

We know the Triumphs 675 Daytona is good but if you check out the video below you can see how it performs against the best supersports motorcycles from Japan in a tortuous six-hour track thrash. MCN road tester Adam Child went to the Franciacorta circuit in Italy to test the Triumph against the Honda CBR600RR and Yamaha R6. The plan was simple, fit each bike with a datalogger and ride for six...

Britain's Got Biking Talent with Carole Nash - Vote for your favourites

26 August 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Voting is now open in the UK’s biggest and most important motorcycle competition – MCN’s Britain’s Got Biking Talent contest with Carole Nash. Hundreds of hopeful riders have entered by uploading...

Sign our petition for access to bus lanes

26 August 2008 by Steve Farrell

MCN needs you to sign a petition asking London Mayor Boris Johnson to keep his promise to let us as bikers use bus lanes. So far over 3100 bikers have signed the petition, but we still need more! A...

MCN in Rhodes

25 August 2008 by Mark Steele

Here’s me in Rhodes at Mandraki Harbour, next to one of the biggest yachts I’ve ever seen, having just spent a week riding all around the island on a rented Yamaha XT660R… not quite the same as my...

A special thanks to a Speed Triple rider

25 August 2008 by Bill Malone

To the kind gentleman and his partner who stopped on their way home aboard a glorious sounding Speed Triple. On Saturday (23rd) night between Selkirk and Hawick, I or rather my old RD was stricken with a seizure and was awaiting recovery when thay stopped to enquire as to my fate. The gentleman returned some 40 mins later with tea and biscuits. What a gent, many thanks! Loved the Zard...

Boys will be boys

25 August 2008 by Sam Jalil

My twin boys Noah and Ellis show no fear when it comes to motorcycles as this picture shows! Not satisfied with the LT 50 quad I bought them for xmas, they just totally claimed my new K8 750 gixer to...

New bike security device

24 August 2008 by tim wade

my daughter keeping a eye on my bike for me!

Triumph moving to Thailand- cheaper for who?

22 August 2008 by Anonymous

Kevin Ash’s article regarding Truimph’s decision to move production to Thailand prompts me to expand on the theme of heritage, honesty and country of manufacture. The justification for moving British jobs to China is often that its cheaper, but cheaper for who? Not the consumer! How much did Barbour clothing plummet in price when they went to China? Or Snap On (yes Snap On)? Or DeWalt power...

Another kind of speed camera?

22 August 2008 by iancol

I saw what looked like a new speed trap arrangement yesterday, in S Yorks. It was a black box on a tripod, similar in appearance but a bit bigger than one of the old-fashioned glass plate cameras. It was in the central reservation, hidden partly by the street furniture and placed to catch rear number plates. I only spotted it as I was passing it in the opposite direction, so didn’t have time to...

Frank Thomas autumn and winter gear

21 August 2008 by Michael Carroll

Frank Thomas is gearing up to launch its autumn and winter 2008 range of clothing. As the name of the range would suggest, the emphasis is on keeping you warm and dry during the dark winter...

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