January

Year: 2005

Month: January

Lottery funds training

01 January 2005

More of us will get more effective rider training thanks to a grant from the National Lottery. The Thames Vale Advanced Motorcyclists have been awarded £5,000 from the fund to buy 25 sets of...

Online route planners are often not quite all they are cracked up to be, but the new offering from the Department for Transport looks to have bucked the trend. The £17m project is designed to bring...

Race-rep Speedfight

01 January 2005

Peugeot has released a new Speedfight with a race-replica paintjob. But instead of aping MotoGP or World Superbikes, it’s to commemorate the introduction of the Peugeot 307 World Rally car. The...

Trackday for £17

01 January 2005

Fed up of this dreary weather? Get yourself to Valencia this weekend and you could be lapping up the Spanish sunshine on a track day for as little as 25 Euros (£17!). You have to wear the appropriate...

Off Road: Jan 5 on

01 January 2005

Each week we publish a list of off road events held in the UK. They include TRIALS, ENDURO AND SUPERMOTO events. These are those for the week starting January 5, 2005. TRIALS SATURDAY January 8 Camel Vale MC, St Austell, Cornwall. 01726-824665. FIM World Trials Championship, Sheffield Arena, South Yorkshire. 7pm. Adults 26.50, under 14s 17.50 0114-256-5656. SUNDAY January 9 Eastbourne and Bognor...

Shows: Jan 5 on

01 January 2005

Each week we publish a list of SHOWS and EXHIBITIONS on in the UK. Those listed here are for the week commencing January 5, 2005. SHOWS FRIDAY January 7 National Motorcycle Show, G-Mex, Manchester, Greater Manchester. Friday 11.30am-5.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-5.30pm. Adult 10, child 6 020-7772-8300 or www.bikeshowseurope.com. SATURDAY January 8 National Motorcycle Show, G-Mex, Manchester,...

Report dodgy roads

01 January 2005

Isn’t it time our road tax was spent repairing the worst of our roads? You can do your bit to lobby for smoother Tarmac by using a new web page from the BMF. Report-A-Road helps you find the right...

New licence rules loom

01 January 2005

European bike groups have united to fight proposals to increase the minimum age for a full bike licence from 19 to 21. They would also mean the Direct Access route to your licence would only be...