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Bikers furious at TT ferry delay

01 June 2007 by Tony Carter

Bikers furious at TT ferry delay

A group of motorcyclists are apparently stranded at Heysham Docks desperately trying to get to The Isle of Man for the TT races. MCN reader Martin Blowers, 43, a director of a public school and a...

Police appeal for bike crash witnesses

01 June 2007 by Rob Hull

Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal bike crash to come forward. The incident happened in the evening of May 29, at the junction of Blackhorse Road and Brookwood Lye Road in Brookwood. Call Surrey police on 0845 125 2222.

Border road named as Britain's fastest

01 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Border road named as Britain's fastest

The A74 on the England/Scotland border has been named as the UK’s fastest stretch of road with vehicles travelling at an average of 72.2mph. The study, by satellite navigation company Trafficmaster,...

Drink-drive cop axed from TV safety ad

01 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Drink-drive cop axed from TV safety ad

A female police officer had to be axed from a drink driving TV safety advert after being convicted of drink driving. Geraldine Donnelly pleaded guilty to drink driving at Bangor Magistrates court...

Portsmouth roll out 20mph urban limit

01 June 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Portsmouth roll out 20mph urban limit

Portsmouth became the first city in the UK to implement a 20mph speed limit over a wider area today, becoming the first local authority to dictate local speed limits. MCN was first to report the new...

TT blog: The 80s are back

01 June 2007 by Marc Potter

TT blog: The 80s are back

The 80’s are back according to latest clothing trends, and it appears that’s true for bikes at the TT too. This year the Isle of Man TT has a very different feel, but most of that is not down to the...

Win a bike and free insurance

01 June 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Win a bike and free insurance

How do you fancy a free motorcycle and free insurance for a year? Well we’ve teamed up with Bennetts insurance to give you exactly that. Enter our competition online and you could be in with a chance...

TT on the TV

01 June 2007 by David Batchelor

TT on the TV

You can catch all the action from this year’s TT on the satellite and cable channel ITV4. Every night from 9pm there’s an hour of that day’s highlights material, with incisive commentary and...

Island petrol

01 June 2007 by Guy

It is shameful if some garages are charging over the odds for petrol on the Isle of Man during the TT. However as an Island resident (Yorkshire-born) for 5 years, I have learned to live with paying around 5p a litre more for petrol than on the mainland. So I would love to say that it is greedy garage owners profiteering – but it is over-priced for the other 50 weeks of the year, too. I personally...

Bike Awareness Petition

01 June 2007 by Goose

Hi, I am the president of a newly formed sports bike and stunt rider club, and I recently set up the following petition: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/bikeawareness/#detail to show the increase in concern for motorcyclist safety, and the introduction of a harder bike test in 2008. I petition the Prime Minister to also introduce steps to further educate car drivers on being more aware of...

Another RGV500 GP replica

31 May 2007 by Rich White

Another RGV500 GP replica

My version of an RGV500 GP replica.

TT garages accused of petrol profiteering

31 May 2007 by Tom Rayner

TT garages accused of petrol profiteering

With thousands of race fans flocking to the Isle of Man for the TT centenary many enterprising garages are cashing in by raising petrol prices. Unhappy bikers have told MCN they have paid up to £1.08...

Long Way Down latest

31 May 2007 by Tony Carter

Long Way Down latest

Ewan McGregor and sidekick Charley Boorman have just let slip their latest location on the Long Way Down trip on the Radio One Breakfast Show. They have been keeping their progress fairly secret for...

New MCN: May 30, 2007

30 May 2007 by Sarah Carnell

New MCN: May 30, 2007

MCN celebrates 100 years of the Isle of Man TT in this week’s edition. In our exclusive supplement, we look at the five greatest controversies, 100 greatest bikes, look back over the past century of...

Video: See how the GTR1400 works in action and in detail

30 May 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Kawasaki’s new GTR1400 is chock full of technical innovations including the first true variable valve timing on a bike, keyless ignition and tyre pressure monitoring and you can see it all in action. Check out the video below to see the bike on the road and get a glimps of all the technology behind Kawasaki’s new flagship machine and get the ful in depth analysis in the May 30 edition of MCN.

Man named over biker death

30 May 2007 by David Batchelor

Man named over biker death

A man who is believed to be responsible for the death of a biker last August is being hunted by police. He’s been named as Patrick Connors (pictured), 24, of no fixed address. Connors is wanted for...

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

30 May 2007 by Chris Newbigging

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

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

Back to the future

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

Legal advice: Part 36 offer to settle

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

Video: RC30, RC45 and OW01 over The Mountain

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

Government scraps anti-theft team

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

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

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

2008 KTM 690 enduro breaks cover

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 a bike collector?

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 to support service standard scheme

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

Win Kawasaki ZX-6R DVDs

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

Police parking

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

Norwegian flowerpot!

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

MCN in Pisa

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

Bike yobs get free road safety courses

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

What a wife buys her Blackbird-mad husband

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

Hooked on the track

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

Council invites nominations for worst roads

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...