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Guy Martin: “Scantily clad women being towed behind motorbikes – I’m all up for that.”

Andy Downes, 23 September 2011 13:48

This video clip by Guy Martin explains his reasons for taking part in a new event called Rollerburn where as he explains, ‘scantily-clad women being towed behind motorbikes’ is the name of the game. The event is bring run at the Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire on Saturday November 19 between 2pm and 11pm with road racing hero Guy Martin the main ...

Motorcyclist rescued from blazing crash

Andy Downes, 13 September 2011 15:15

This amazing footage has emerged showing a motorcyclist being rescued by passers-by after he became trapped under a car he had been in collision with. The footage is on the BBC website and was taken by CCTV cameras near the Utah State University in America with the BBC report stating the crash happened “when a driver crashed into a motorcyclist ...

Bird box disguised as a speed camera

Andy Downes, 22 August 2011 12:25

A pensioner in Somerset has become so fed up with speeding road users breaking the 30mph limit through his village that he built a bird box in the shape of a speed camera and put it up outside his house. Ian Magee lives in Willerton, Somerset and spent a week building a wooden bird box as an exact replica of ...

Norton granted £625,000 government-backed loan

Andy Downes, 01 August 2011 17:45

British bike firm Norton has been granted the first of a new government-backed trade loan after a visit today by Business Secretary Vince Cable at the Donington Park HQ. The loan is the first of its kind and has been made under the Exports Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme (ExEFG). The funding will support the company’s plans to increase production to ...

Onboard lap of the Nurburgring with a gyro-camera

Andy Downes, 28 July 2011 09:33

This new video put together by Bridgestone straps a gyroscopic camera to a Kawasaki ZX-10R and shows Bridgestone tyre tester Tim Röthig on a flying lap of the Nurburgring in Germany. Gyroscopic cameras have been used in MotoGP for the past few months and manage to give a unique perpective of racing as the camera stays level no matter how ...

What happens next?

Andy Downes, 18 July 2011 11:58

We have no idea who these two riders are but it was hard to predict exactly how this unfolded. Without cheating, how many of you can guess what happens next? Watch here…

Freestyle madman learns to courier

Andy Downes, 20 June 2011 11:23

Freestyle motocross star Robbie Maddison meets up with Brazilian courier Karlo Maxwell as each try and teach some of the secrets of their respective jobs to the other…we’re not sure which is more dangerous to be honest. Maddison may be used to making massive jumps on dirtbikes but the insane traffic of Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo looks almost as ...

BMW unveils ‘Try it, Buy it, Win it’ competition

Andy Downes, 17 June 2011 11:26

BMW has announced details of a new offer that gives a free magazine subscription off and a competition to have the cost of your motorcycle refunded. Anyone booking a test ride on any model from the 2011 BMW range before September 30 and test riding before October 31 will receive a complimentary six-month subscription to any one of four motorcycle ...

The difference between cars and bikes on the Isle of Man TT

Andy Downes, 10 June 2011 12:46

This incredible near miss is what happened when rally driver Mark Higgins took a Subaru rally car around the Isle of Man TT course earlier in the week. Yes we know this is Motor Cycle News but we defy anyone to watch it without clenching their buttocks as it unfolds. Watch the bottom inset screen to see how much arm ...

Day of Champions raises £194,577!

Andy Downes, 10 June 2011 12:16

Riders for Health charity effort Day of Champions managed to raise £194,577 in just one day with £63,830 being raised in the four-hour live auction held at Silverstone yesterday. Day of Champions is the annual money raising day held by Rider for Health at the British MotoGP round. This was the second time the event had been held at the ...