Britain's got biking talent winner ridden

Updated: 19 November 2014

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The Carole Nash ‘Britain’s Got Biking Talent’ competition that MCN ran last year pulled in over 4500 examples of specials and restored classics. Michael Neeves tried out the winning 170bhp Kawasaki ZRX1200 special and can confirm it’s as much about ‘go’ as show.

The winner was announced at the Carole Nash stand at the NEC Show after thousands of motorcycles were uploaded to a special section of Rate My Bike on this site.

Your votes helped our celebrity judges to whittle the list down to just 50 short-listed bikes, and from the final 50, motorcyclenews.com users selected the top twelve to be featured in the 2008 Carole Nash calendar.

By Michael Neeves

MCN Chief Road Tester - Neevesy’s been an MCN Road Tester since 2002. He’s reviewed everything from mopeds to Rossi’s Yamaha M1, and plenty in between He covers tens of thousands of miles a year on the world’s roads and racetracks in his role with MCN, and when he’s not working he’s still on two wheels, racing both modern and classic superbikes for a variety of teams. To cement his position as one of the most influential motorcycling journalists on the planet, Neevesy spent many years as an Elite Instructor at the Ron Haslam Race School, based at the famous Donington Park race circuit. He regularly presents videos on riding tips and road safety, working alongside the likes of Highways England to deliver a strong and consistent message.