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MCN Babe entry 27: Emily Williams

30 November 2007 by MCN

Name: Emily Williams Vital Stats: 30D Are you single: Yes What makes you stand out from the crowd? My sexy dark features and welsh accent Vote for Emily: By text: BABE27 to 84188* By email:...

MCN Daily: Your daily video news for 29/11/07

29 November 2007 by Angus Farquhar. Daniel Thornton, Amy Bellamy

In Episode 4 of the MCN Daily video show we catch up with the masses of motorcycle race testing taking place around the world and Cambridge exempts motorcycles from the congestion charge. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then email us here to let us know what you think of the new show.

Video: 2007 Sports bike of the year

29 November 2007 by Michael Neeves

Michael Neeves heads to Jerez in Spain with the cream of this year’s sports bikes, but which one is best? Check out the video below to see the Yamaha R1, Honda CBR600RR, Suzuki GSX-R750 and Ducati 1098 go head to head and find out which one came out on top.

Video: Track tuition from Jeremy McWilliams

29 November 2007 by Michael Neeves

Check out what happened when Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves went to the Masterclass race school at Jerez and was taught the ropes by none other than ex-MotoGP god, Jeremy McWilliams. Read more about it in this week’s MCN.

Yamaha XT660Z Teneré official video

29 November 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The new Yamaha XT660Z Teneré hasn’t reached the UK yet, but this official Yamaha video shows the new motorcycle being put through its paces. The single-cylinder adventure motorcycle is an official UK model for 2008, and this video demonstrates the bike’s ability on and off road.

New "biker-friendly" LED road stud

29 November 2007 by Liam Marsden

Cat’s eyes are soon to be replaced on our roads by solar-powered LED’s from British company Astucia. The new light, called the Intelligent Road Stud (IRS), will charge during day light hours, via its...

Free parking at the NEC?

29 November 2007 by thedukeofhunslet

I would love someone from the MCI to explain why many of the exhibitions at the NEC have free parking and the Bike Show doesn’t. If you check out the website for the NEC you will see in the what’s-on-guide a list of events and how much the parking costs. I only mention it because a few years ago the Bike Show was on at the same time as a woodworking exhibition. A mate of mine, who operates kitchen...

Riders for Health featured in The Times Christmas Campaign

29 November 2007 by Dan Thornton

Motorcycle charity Riders for Health (RfH) has been chosen as one of the three causes featured in an annual appeal by UK newspaper The Times. Riders provides essential transportation for health...

Me and James Toseland at the NEC

28 November 2007 by Tony Postie

James Toseland and me at the NEC bike show 2007. and no I am not wearing earings.

Meeting Bradley Smith at the NEC

28 November 2007 by Phil Sanders

This is me meeting birthday boy Bradley Smith at this years NEC bike show. What a nice guy, Bradley agreed to sign several photos for me, I was so impressed that I gave him one as a birthday present!

MCN Daily: Your daily video news for 28/11/07

28 November 2007 by Angus Farquhar, Daniel Thornton

Episode 3 of the new MCN Daily show asks what your experience of petrol station helmet rules are and we catch up on the masses of race testing taking place around the world including Suzuki in Qatar, Rossi and Toseland in Jerez and Bayliss on the 1098 for the first time. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just...

BMF welcome congestion charge exemption for Cambridgeshire

28 November 2007 by Liam Marsden

The BMF has welcomed plans from Cambridgeshire County Council to exempt motorcycles from the congestion charge. Cambridgeshire will be the third local authority (after Durham and London) to completely...

Your View: Was Richard Brunstrom right or wrong to display images of a decapitated biker?

28 November 2007 by Steve Farrell

We want to poll your views on whether North Wales Police Chief Richard Brunstrom was right or wrong to use images of a decapitated biker in a road safety press briefing. Brunstrom himself is...

Touring cruiser test gallery: Triumph Rocket 3, Victory Kingpin Tour and Harley-Davidson's Road King

28 November 2007 by Liam Marsden

You can download motorcycle desktop pictures of some of the stunning images from the touring cruisers group test which appears in MCN, November 28, 2007. Whether your favourite motorcycle is the...

Have your say on BPs new helmet policy.

28 November 2007 by Liam Marsden

This week BP announced a nationwide lift on their motorcycle helmet ban. Although the signs asking for your helmet to be removed will not be taken down, you are allowed to keep you helmet on. Why not...

Lonely Planet guide to Mali

28 November 2007 by Lonely Planet

Mali is not the place to go for safaris. What it does have is a smorgasbord of surreal landscapes, beautiful artwork, Timbuktu, castellated mosques made entirely of mud, pink sandstone villages...

Foggy attends Coventry Building Society party

27 November 2007 by sammie jo

I was really excited to meet the one and only Carl Fogarty at my staff party with the Coventry Building Society. We sat up all night with him drinking champagne. It was such a privilige to be sitting...

New MCN, out from Wednesday, November 28, 2007

27 November 2007 by Sarah Carnell

See all the new 2008 motorcycles for the first time in Britain in a full review of the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at the NEC in this week’s MCN. Click here to check out a sample of the...

MCN Babe Entry 24: Louise Holland

27 November 2007 by MCN

Name: Louise Holland Vital stats: 34B Are you single? No What makes you stand out from the crowd? I am very sociable. Vote for Louise: By text: BABE24 to 84188* By email: BABE24 T&C’s – You will be...

NEC Video: Kawasaki's battle of the Ninjas

27 November 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Kawasaki’s stand at the NEC is dominated by two similar but very different bikes. All the attention is going to go to the love it or hate it ZX-10R but deserving equal glory is the new Ninja 250R. Check out the video below to see the two bikes on the stand and see just how excitied our man is over the new ZX-10R.

MCN Babe Entry 23: Jem

27 November 2007 by MCN

Name: Jem Vital stats: 34DD What makes you stand out from the crowd? Modelling for many companies and living in the U.S.A! Vote for Jem: By text: BABE23* to 84188 By email: BABE23 T&C’s – You will...

NEC Video: Suzuki Bandit 1250 GT revealed

27 November 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Suzuki only decided the night before the show opened to reveal its new Bandit 1250 GT in Birmingham. The machine, which will go on sale as a complete bike, is basically a Bandit 1250S, but with a selection of options aimed at turning the all-rounder into a proper touring bike and you can see the first video of the bike below.

NEC Video: Suzuki's GSX-Rs get UK unveiling

27 November 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Suzuki has brought it’s stunning new GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 to the UK for the first tie at the NEC and sitting alongside them is the new GSX650F, which has been tipped as a sports bike rival. Check out the video above to take a look around the suzuki stand.

MCN Babe Entry 22: Linzi Adair

27 November 2007 by MCN

Name: Linzi Adair Vital stats: 32C Are you single? Yes What makes you stand out from the crowd? I get most comments on my blue eyes, and my tenacious smile stands out most! Vote for Linzi: By text:...

NEC Video: HP2 Sport leads raft of new BMWs

27 November 2007 by Angus Farquhar

BMW has come to the NEC show with a whole host of new motorcycles, including an entire new GS range and the incredible HP2 Sport. Check out the video below to get a quick look round the stand and see just how special a motorcycle the HP2 Sport is.

MCN Babe entry 19: Kimberley Jones

27 November 2007 by MCN

Name: Kimberley Jones Vital stats: 34B Are you single: Yes What makes you stand out from the crowd? My happy fun loving personality and my big brown eyes. T&C’s – You will be billed 50pence plus...

Picture special: Battistini Exile goes back to basics

27 November 2007 by Sarah Carnell

This custom from UK chopper builder Battistinis is completely at odds with your typical chopper – instead of chrome, wild paint and ludicrous geometry, the Exile is subtle, neatly sized but just as...

MCN Babe Entry 25: Kimberley Harvey

27 November 2007 by MCN

Name: Kimberley Harvey Are you single? Yes What makes you stand out from the crowd? I have a great, bubbly personality, good sense of humour and I am easy to get along with. I have a great smile but...

Insurance shambles

26 November 2007 by Anonymous

With reference to the guy who was told he wouldn’t be insured for a charity rally. Last winter my bike was off the road and the MOT expired (mid Feb and wet/miserable). Insurance was due at the same time and I noticed that a current MOT was a requirement. I got in touch and they said I wouldn’t be covered going for an MOT. Hell – even the government lets you off mot and tax when going for an MOT.

MCN in Hong Kong

26 November 2007 by charles tyrrell

Reading MCN while waiting at Starferry terminal in Hong Kong

Meeting the Moto GP stars

26 November 2007 by lorraie burleigh

Here are 2 pictures of me in the hotel bar at Laguna Seca the first one is with Jeremy Burgess, and the other wth Anthony West and Randy De Puniet. I wondered why everyone was laughing!

NEC preview day shambles

26 November 2007 by Steve O'Doherty

I attended the preview day of the NEC bike show on Friday and wonder what the double ticket price was all about. Apart from it not being packed with people, I cannot see how the £28 ticket price was justified. There were no programmes, no brochures of the bikes on any of the stands, and no special events for preview day. I certainley won’t be going to another one!

Silk Road adventure

25 November 2007 by barbara

Rupert has now returned from his round the world trip, raising money for charity. His blog is www.621.org.uk. Some excellent video of part of his trip on the Silk Road where he was joined with others is now on YouTube. See: “Globeriders Silk Road Adventure 2007 on BMW R1200GS”

Me, Foggy and Whitham

25 November 2007 by Jenny O'Brien

Me with Foggy and Jamie Whitham at a hotel in Birmingham, after going to the Bike Show at the NEC

Not insured for that, sorry!

25 November 2007 by Borngen_biker

Having recently purcahsed a Honda CB1300 and wanting to show it off a bit and familiarise myself with it after using a Yamaha XJR1300 for so long I took the decision to participate in a Christmas charity toy run on behalf of Bradford Gingerbread for single parent families. Nothing complicated in that I thought. How wrong could I have been? Coincidentally, I am also a traffic cop and am therefore...

£20m Gatso refund

24 November 2007 by Dave Carling

Hampshire Police will have to refund up to £20m to 250.000 motorists because a Gatso camera on the A27 at Fareham in Hampshire had incorrect warning signs and therefore the 40mph limit had no backing in law. The judge ruled in Portmouths Magistrates Court that ”All speeding tickets where the signs are wrong must now be dismissed” Even Paul Smith of Safespeed agreed! If there is not a worded ”speed...

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