Welcome back!Well we were geared up for the beginning of the World Superbikes season in our house, with endless debates on who would likely be champion this year, we joined the MCN fantasy road racing league and set the Sky box to record.
Well the opening round from Philip Island did not disappoint.
With Brit Leon Haslem [...]
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WSB 2010 – Thrilling season opener at Philip Island
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
Tags: world superbikes 2010·World Superbikes coverage·World Superbikes Philip Island·WSB 2010
Gordon Brown: motorcycle industry important
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
Did you know there is a General Election this year? No, I’m not late catching on, just a bit sceptical about the latest bit of news that has found it’s way to my desktop.
The House of Commons heard Gordon Brown announce yesterday “it is important that we have a strong motorcycling industry in this [...]
Tags: MAG·MAG UK·MCI·MCIA·motorcycle industry·riders are voters
Motorcycle Industry Association Meeting Holds Promise For Future
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI) had a meeting with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills this week aimed at gaining more recognition and support from the UK government for the motorcycle industry.
Even though motorcycles represent only 1% of the road traffic in the UK, the industry that supports that has a much larger role [...]
Motorcycle Scrappage Scheme – Good Idea?
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
With the Motorcycle Industry (MCI) asking the government to consider a scrappage scheme for motorcycles in a move that they hope will slow down the trend in declining motorcycle sales, we ask, is it a good idea?
Here’s the facts:
In the year to December 2009 there was a 20% reduction in sales – 111,513 bikes, scooters [...]
The Three B’s Of Motorbiking
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Other Motorcycle Stuff
No, not the three you’re thinking of…
Bikes, Blokes and Banquets (masses of food anyway)
A winning combination surely?
What am I on about?
Why The Hairy Bikers of course and their new series ‘Mums Know Best’
I’ll watch anything on TV with motorbikes in it and so it is a real joy to have the chaps back on the [...]
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Stricter Licensing For Motorcyclists On The Way?
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle News, Riders Rights
Focus on the Third EU Driving Licence Directive
You may remember a couple of weeks back the launch of the Riders Are Voters campaign in preparation for the General Election next year.
The aim being to get feedback from motorcyclists on issues that concern them to build into an action campaign, to get our voices heard by [...]
Tags: mag uk org·motorcycle license·motorcycle testing·riders are voters
DVLA latest on lost motorcycle entitlements
December 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Motorcycle News
Last Monday (7th December) representatives of the motorcycle industry met with DVLA Chief Executive, David Evans, in a bid to finally get some action on the issue of lost motorcycle entitlements. Click here for earlier report.
Present at the meeting were David Evans (Chair) DVLA , Chris Croad DVLA Communications), Miriam Lea and Andrew Colski DfT [...]
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A motorcycle gift for the man in your life?
December 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Other Motorcycle Stuff
Don’t know about you – I’m talking to motorcycling females at the moment – don’t you find it tough buying a gift for the motorcycling man in your life?
Now before the men out there start suggesting the latest R1/Harley/Royal Enfield etc and all the women stop rolling around on the floor laughing, I’m talking about [...]
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Riders Are Voters Video Interview
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Riders Rights
Riders Are Voters (RAV) was officially launched at the NEC on Press Day 26th November as reported last week – to read the article click here.
We managed to get an exclusive interview with Nich Brown (General Secretary) and Paddy Tyson (Campaigns Coordinator) of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), see below, who explained what Riders Are [...]
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NEC Motorcycle Show 2009 Report
November 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle News
NEC Motorcycle Show 2009
Phew! Our feet have hardly touched the ground since going to the NEC Motorcycle Show, yesterday.
For those of you who maybe don’t know, this site is run by us in our spare time around our day jobs, we don’t have a big budget and we only take photos and videos of [...]
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