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Super breathalyser on the way

24 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

A new road-side breathalyser that provides results accurate enough to convict drink-drivers is set to be introduced next year. The Home Office is currently looking for a company to produce the breath tester which is accurate enough to act as evidence, unlike the devices currently in use which are only suitable for screening purposes.

90 killed or seriously injured on roads each day

24 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

A report released this week revealed that 90 people are killed or seriously injured each day on UK roads. The report from road safety campaigners Brake also showed that 30 of the deaths are victim...

Zero tolerance in North Yorkshire

24 April 2007 by Anonymous

Anyone who visits or lives close to Sherburn in Elmet near Leeds just be aware that till the end of May ish (and this comes from a good source) the oh so bike friendly(not) North Yorkshire Police will be out in force every Sunday with their Zero Tolerence for bike’s policy. If you take notice of their hunting habits you’ll see them from about 11am to 5pm so set off earlier and come home...

Crashed because of a bad road

23 April 2007 by Rob jupp

Driving to work along the A2 southbound from Chatham, Kent on April 12, 2007 at abuot 3.30 in the morning. The weather conditions were good, but as the time suggests it was dark. I left the A2 at the...

New bike test trial

23 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

The Motorcycle Rider Trainers Association is giving the public a first opportunity to get a feel of the new motorcycle test on July 1 at their annual events day. Held in conjunction with the Driving...

Terrorists target U.K petrol stations

23 April 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Thousands of motorists in the UK who buy petrol using bank cards are thought to have lost millions of pounds in an international criminal operation. Details are thought to have been taken from bank...

Pepsi-rep RGV

23 April 2007 by bryanrgv

My Pepsi-rep RGV250!

MCN speeding advice helped me

20 April 2007 by alford

In June of last year (2006) I received a notice of intended prosecution for speeding (89mph in a 70mph limit). After reading MCN advice, and forwarding the suggested letter and heeding the advice given, I received a further letter threatening to prosecute me for failing to give requested details (name and address etc.) On MCN’s advice I forwarded copies of my previous correspondence ,and since...

Worst road in Sussex

20 April 2007 by Dave Cleaver

Here is a copy of an email sent to West Sussex county council about the state of our roads: Dear Ms Scarratt, Thank you for your reply. With respect, this whole issue is about what can be considered acceptable and what can actually be described as disgraceful. No other road in any county would be permitted to remain in such an appalling condition for such a great length of time without causing...

New BMW Sportenduro

20 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

BMW has officially unveiled its Sportenduro 450 and has confirmed it will be racing it in Spain at Puerto Lumbreras next weekend, April 28-29. This 450cc single-cylinder off road race bike broke cover...

Mini-crosser copper crash

20 April 2007 by Rob Hull

This short clip of a female police officer careering into a filing cabinet only hit YouTube a month ago and has already had over 37,000 hits. The video, claimed to be of a Belgian police force by the...

Legal eagles raise spinal cash

19 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

Cash raised by specialist bike law firm Fletchers Solicitors (also known as Bike Legal) has enabled Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust’s Regional Spinal Injuries Centre to help with the...

Former Triumph top man takes on Victory

19 April 2007 by Rob Cooper

Ross Clifford, better known for his steering of a host of Triumph motorcycles including the Rocket III, Speed Triple and Daytona 600, has been appointed as General Manager of Polaris Britain Ltd.,...

New rider triples limit

19 April 2007 by Rob Cooper

After having his motorcycle for just one week a teenager aged 19 has been caught speeding at 112mph (181km/h) in a 37mph (60km/h) zone in Perth, Australia. Police charged the male with dangerous driving and he is due to appear in court this week.

Our first gold-rated website user

19 April 2007 by Dan Thornton

The first registered user of motorcyclenews.com has just been awarded Gold status for contributions to the website. Our new badge system is displayed on forum posts to give other users a guide to who...

Trip to Scotland

19 April 2007 by golach808

I went to Scotland last year (2006) at the start of July for the BSB round at Knockhill the travelled north to Forres to see my old mates. The weather was fantastic, the riding was great. The only bummer was leaving to ride my gixxer 530 miles home. By the way I’m doing it again this year.

MCN takes a trip to Goa

18 April 2007 by Alan Dash

MCN makes it to Palolem beach south Goa, India. This is the ultimate hang-out for hippy / rocker / backpacker types wishing to ride a real iron bullet, dodging coconut trees and water buffalo. Alan...

MCN needs your help

18 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

Have you had trouble booking ferry crossings just because you’re a biker? Has a ferry company ever refused to take your booking because you’re travelling on a bike? Have you ever had your bike damaged...

No justice over friend's death

18 April 2007 by Paul Davies

Matt Bailey was a very good friend of mine and I cannot believe the sentence that was given to the person who killed him. A motorcyclist can get a custodial sentence for speeding yet a man who shows...

Brough Superior up for sale

18 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

The most famous name in motorcycling history is being sold-off at auction next month. Alec Card, 80, has decided to sell the Brough Superior name off to the highest bidder on May 5 as part of the...

Bike-friendly bull bars

18 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

4x4s are being fitted with bike friendly bull bars made from a shock absorbent plastic material. From May the sale and fitment of metal bull bars will be made illegal by the Department for Transport,...

New MCN: April 18

18 April 2007 by Sarah Carnell

This week in MCN we reveal the world’s first pictures of the new BMW Sportboxer. This new bike will feature no the racetrack soon in the Le-Man 24-hour endurance race. Also in this issue, available to...

Aprilia V-Twin Shiver first impression

18 April 2007 by Michael Neeves

We’re at a top secret test track in Italy riding a pre-production version of Aprilia’s new 750cc V-Twin Shiver. It’s due to go on sale in June and should cost less than £6,000, which means if you are...

Speed cameras for sale

18 April 2007 by Rob Cooper

The owners of speed camera manufacturer Pips Technology has put the company up for auction. The organisation supplies speed cameras to the police, Government and other local authorities. There are a...

Ducati's record sales

18 April 2007 by Rob Cooper

Ducati North America has announced record sales of its motorcycles for the first quarter of 2007. The sales were 15% up on the figures from the first quarter of 2006. The arrival of the much...

Video: Hornet, Z750 and FZ6 group test

17 April 2007 by Ian Jubb

There’s a whole new bunch of middle-weight naked bikes for 2007 so we took them all out on the road together to see which is best. Check out the video below for the first comparison test of the new...

Starting young

17 April 2007 by Graham

Here is a picture of my 18-month-old daughter, Keira, trying to ride my Honda CBR.

Scotland's three falls

17 April 2007 by dave sizzler

On a trip to Scotland last May, my mate dropped his Fireblade in a car park at very low speed. We continued on our way to Inverness and he lost it again, this time on a corner and ended up in a ditch. He was okay and the bike was a bit bent but rideable …we thought. We set off and two miles down road, just yards from a cafe stop, his front wheel locked and he went flying thru the air and hit the...

RoadLok Sniper for custom choppers

17 April 2007 by Rob Cooper

One of America’s most famous chopper designers Eddie Trotta of Thunder Cycles, Florida is now using the all new RoadLok Sniper on his choppers. The RoadLok Sniper is available for most Harley...

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.

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