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Pretty babe

05 January 2007 by MCN

Pretty babe

Camel use their best assets for promotion

Grant for charity

05 January 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Grant for charity

The Disabled Motorcyclists Association has been awarded £4,500 from Lloyds Foundation, part of Lloyds TSB. The grant has been awarded for producing their magazine and leaflets, which last year alone...

Bonnie's scrambler style

04 January 2007 by MCN

Bonnie's scrambler style

How about this for uber Gallic retro cool? French custom specialist Mecatwin has unveiled this glorious Bonneville flat tracker, available in limited numbers this year. Based on the Bonneville T100,...

Working on the tan

04 January 2007 by MCN

Working on the tan

This racing lark is great, please don’t ever change it to winter!

Desmo RR's going fast

04 January 2007 by MCN

Desmo RR's going fast

Any doubts Ducati had about the Desmosidici RR selling at the huge price of £38,000 a pop are out the window. Ducati Coventry has already sold 20 of the full-blown road-going MotoGP replicas on...

Zero traffic Cops

04 January 2007 by MCN

Zero traffic Cops

Police forces around the country have admitted to MCN to having zero dedicated traffic cops.  We submitted a Freedom of Information Enquiry to every force in the country and found that traffic...

Up the front

03 January 2007 by MCN

Up the front

Looks like Bennetts were struggling for space to fit in this beauty…

Pro's back track fight

03 January 2007 by MCN

Pro's back track fight

Bikers who face losing the right to ride on the upland tracks of the Isle of Man have received the backing of biking aces Steve Colley and David Knight. The three-times British Trials Champion and...

Bikes On TV: Jan 3-9

03 January 2007 by MCN

Each week we publish a list of events happening around the UK, and listings on motorcycling programmes on TV. This is the TV listing for the week beginning Wednesday, December 20 on. KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel MM – Men and Motors EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MOT – Motors TV, SS1 (2, 3 or X) – Sky Sports 1 (2,3 or Extra) EUR1 –...

£250 for causing death

03 January 2007 by MCN

A teenage van driver who admitted to careless driving causing the death of a biker has received a fine of just £250. Nineteen-year-old John McGuire of Shettleston, Glasgow, was involved in a collision with biker Vincent Crossan in Cumbernauld on April 3 last year (2006). Crash investigators at the scene established that the bike was travelling at 21mph at the time of the accident; however they...

Red mist

03 January 2007 by MCN

Red mist

All together now…. Reach for the Stars…

Bennetts' special

02 January 2007 by MCN

Bennetts' special

How do I look?

112BHP V4 Scooter

02 January 2007 by MCN

112BHP V4 Scooter

Small scooters are known for being twitchy and a bit rubbish at going round corners – so imagine what this one’s like with three extra cylinders and 112bhp. The 350cc V4 was built by Italian scooter...

Kit got you nicked?

02 January 2007 by Steve Farrell

Kit got you nicked?

Ever been nicked for speeding based on your riding kit? If so you could help with an MCN investigation. If the cops have ever attempted to identify you by checking your kit against speed camera...

MCN desktop newsreader

02 January 2007 by MCN

MCN desktop newsreader

This week sees the launch of MCN’s new desktop news-reader – which lets you get the latest headlines from MCN direct to your computer desktop. Install the desktop on your computer and a built-in RSS...

Free parking support

02 January 2007 by MCN

Free parking support

London’s Westminster City Council claims MCN readers support plans to scrap free bike parking. The plans, first reported in the December 19, 2006 issue of MCN, will see all free bike parking bays in...

MCN petition going strong

01 January 2007 by MCN

MCN petition going strong

More than 2,000 bikers have signed our petition aimed at freezing speeding fines until the Government tests all speed detection equipment in bikes. MCN has proved that Gatso cameras and other speed...

Bobbed Bonnie

01 January 2007 by MCN

Bobbed Bonnie

Triumph’s Bonneville isn’t the first thing custom bike builders consider basing an old-school American ‘bobber’ style chopper on, but ‘Da Trump Card’ from Bitter End Old School Choppers shows that it...

New Year's resolutions

01 January 2007 by MCN

New Year's resolutions

Ready for a bright new start to 2007?

Test

01 January 2007 by Test

Test

Biker helps to jail crook

31 December 2006 by MCN

A biker helped to jail a major bike thief who sold £100,000 of stolen parts on eBay every month. A Judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court sentenced Bradley Dimech, 34, to three-years in jail for his part as the leader of a gang of bike thieves. Dimech operated from Romford selling stolen bike parts through the Internet auction site from high-value machines stolen from the City. However Dimech had not...

Email bike sales scam

31 December 2006 by MCN

Email bike sales scam

Private bike sellers are being targeted by email scammers offering a cheque for double the value of the bike and asking for the change to be refunded before the bike is collected. Trading Standards...

Missed a train, nicked a bike

30 December 2006 by MCN

Missed a train, nicked a bike

Two men who broke into a house and stole a Harley-Davidson from a garage told a court this month they did it because they’d missed their last train home. The pair was given the cold shoulder by two...

Marathon New Year

30 December 2006 by Rob Hull

Marathon New Year

Most of us will still be in bed nursing our hangovers on New Year’s Day. Not Michael Curtis from West Sussex, he will be enduring a six-hour non-stop off-road ride for charity. The Walpole Cross Keys...

Lady biker on mission

29 December 2006 by MCN

Lady biker on mission

Emma Bradbury from Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire is to take to the roads next year for a two-week ride. Emma will be aiming to raise £2,000 by riding around the entire coastline of mainland Britain. The...

Coroner criticises bikers

29 December 2006 by MCN

Powys coroner Geraint Williams has again criticised some motorcyclists’ “appalling” attitudes to speed after an inquest into a motorcyclists death. In 2003 he warned of the growing threat posed by bikers using Welsh roads to race at speeds of over 100mph.

Hammond rides again

29 December 2006 by MCN

Hammond rides again

Richard Hammond has ridden a bike for the first time since the 288mph jetcar crash that almost killed him – and MCN was there with him all the way. Just days after doctors gave the all-clear to ride...

iPlod

29 December 2006 by MCN

Dyslexic trainee police officers in Merseyside are being given Apple iPods to help them learn the Highway Code. Rookie policemen doing driver training will be able to download pictures of road signs and markings and have 900 hours of audio training added to the iPods.

Beta's latest trial

28 December 2006 by MCN

Beta's latest trial

Beta has just released its latest four-stroke 250cc trial bike in the UK, the Rev-3. Traditionally trial bikes use two-stroke engines, however, Beta says environmental concerns and stricter emissions...

Drink driving at 14

28 December 2006 by MCN

Drink driving at 14

Fife Police caught 13 drink drivers in just one week at the beginning of the month. This included one who was just 14 and driving a stolen car. The teenager was the third 14-year-old to be reported...

Diesel death landmark

27 December 2006 by MCN

Diesel death landmark

The UK’s first ever compensation claim for the death of a biker caused by a diesel spill has been submitted. This landmark case is the first time the family of a deceased biker have ever filed a...

Quiz of the Year

25 December 2006 by MCN

We reckon our quiz will keep you amused for a while over Christmas… but if it’s all been too easy, you might as well try to profit from your gargantuan biking knowledge, because we’ve got a cracking day out as a prize. Test the biking knowledge of you and your mates with these 100 teasers – do it for fun or send your answers in for a chance to win a day at Donington Park with Ron Haslam! The Ron...

Driving laws reviewed

24 December 2006

Driving laws reviewed

A tough new package of laws aimed at people who kill on the roads could see killer drivers jailed for life and even for manslaughter in 2007. Drivers using mobile phones while driving, tailgaters,...

MCN campaign for justice

23 December 2006 by MCN

One year almost to the day since we used speed camera photos to a prove a reader facing prosecution was innocent, MCN is launching a campaign to stop camera authorities withholding similar photos from other riders. We’re also demanding proper tests are conducted to see whether speed cameras work on bikes in the first place. We revealed two weeks ago (December 2006) Staffordshire Casualty Reduction...

Kidnapping Santa

22 December 2006 by Sarah Carnell

Kidnapping Santa

A man dressed as Santa Claus has apologised in court for taking a child for a motorcycle ride without permission. The man was accused of kidnapping the eight-year-old in A Batesburg-Leesville earlier...

Biker fights for parking

22 December 2006 by MCN

Biker fights for parking

A London biker is fighting injustice as the local council attempts to charge bikers for parking – now she wants your help. Catherine Malynicz from Kensington was incensed when Kensington and Chelsea...