July

Year: 2006

Month: July

Bike first aid success

15 July 2006

The Emergency Aid for Bikers course developed by St John Ambulance is proving a big success. The course launched in February 2006, and is backed by insurance firm Bikresure, which has already spent...

We ride Foggy FP1

15 July 2006

This week MCN’s Podcast Audio show goes riding on the Foggy Petronas FP1 and gets predictions for the coming WSB season. MCN Reported Michael Guy has become the only Journalist to have ridden the FP1 race bike and we spoke to him to find out exactly what it’s like on the triple-cylinder machine and how it felt to ride with Carl Fogarty himself. Click here to download and listen to the show.

Sachs in trouble

15 July 2006

Sachs, the makers of quirky learner bikes like the XTC125 and MadAss, has gone in to insolvency after failing to come up with cash it owed. The German firm ran in to financial troubles when a...

R1200R traction control

08 July 2006

BMW’s new R1200R will become the first road bike to offer traction control as an option. The new machine replaces the popular R1150R and gets a 109bhp version of BMWs 1200cc engine but the most...

JR at Bikesafe

08 July 2006

On August 9 join former BSB champ John Reynolds in North Wales for a Bikesafe event in the glorious Snowdonia National Park. Held at the Country House Hotel, theory sessions will be followed by...

Limited edition Buell XB9

08 July 2006

Buell has launched a special edition version of its XB9SX Lightning CityX on the European market. The new version of the XB9SX comes with translucent orange bodywork, allowing you to see the...

MotoGP-based chopper!

08 July 2006

Legendary American chopper builder Roland Sands has just nine days to get a 220bhp V5 engine slotted into a frame and then ready for Kenny Roberts Senior to ride at the Laguna Seca MotoGP round. The...

World Cup MV Agusta

08 July 2006

MV Agusta boss and massive football fan Claudio Castiglioni didn’t waste any time celebrating Italy’s World Cup victory. Just hours after the final, he announced plans to make a limited-edition run...

A Donington dazzler?

08 July 2006

Each week on Motorcyclenews.com we’ll be highlighting a topic of the week that we think is worthy of more discussion, this week it’s the British GP at Donington. Did you go? Did you enjoy it? And...

Goodwood videos

08 July 2006

MCN’s reporters were at the Goodwood festival of Speed on July 8-9, 2006 to cover the event and record some exclusive videos for us, which you can see below. The first clip is the Vee Two Super Squalo prototype, which made a run up the Goodwood Hill, with the 999cc engine producing 200bhp at the rear wheel. Hear what it sounds like for yourself. And the second clip is a classic Honda racer. One...

Video: 1200cc Ducati

08 July 2006

Ducati’s 1200cc sportsbike is just over the horizon but famed engine-builder Franco Farne has beaten them to it with a finished bike – and you can watch the video of it below. Farne took the chassis...

New MCN - out July 12

08 July 2006

In MCN this week you can see the exclusive first test of the 2007 Triumph Tiger, before the bike is even available to magazine testers. And that’s in addition to riding the Foggy Petronas FP-1, alongside Carl Fogarty himself. Also in this issue: Europe’s shock plan for your helmet. Unseen Sheene pictures Carracchi Ducati 1200 ridden BSB and BMF previews Pedrosa is no robot Rossi tips Brith Bradley...

Bike casualties drop

08 July 2006

The number of motorcycle casualties has continued to fall over the last year. Figures released by the Department for Transport show a drop not only in casualties, but also fatalities, despite a growth...

German GP on mobile

08 July 2006

Thousands of you signed up to MCN’s new Mobile service to watch footage of the British GP two weeks ago, making it the biggest mobile service in biking. And this weekend, you’ll be able to get race...

Charity ride on classics

08 July 2006

Three bikers will be riding from Lands End to John O’Groats for charity – on 1956-1958 James motorcycles with a top speed of around 55-60mph! The trio will ride in aid of the Headway Brain Injury...

Classic Bike's 70s day

08 July 2006

After the success of last year’s 70’s day at the Ace Cafe in London, the Classic Bike team will again be putting on their flares for a celebration of nostalgia and legendary bikes on Sunday, July 16,...

Get your price right

08 July 2006

Used bike price guide Parkers is warning that not getting the price right on your bike is the biggest barrier to getting it sold. Parker’s editor Keiren Puffett said: “A wrong price can result in a...

Wrong policies cost cash

08 July 2006

Thousands of motorcyclists are wasting hundreds of pounds by insuring two bikes on separate policies instead of getting a multi-bike policy to cover both, according to leading bike insurance firm Bennetts. Around 200,000 UK riders own more than one bike, and many of them could be wasting around £150 a year by insuring them separately, meaning the total money wasted could run into tens of...

Big-wheel sports scooter

08 July 2006

If you fancy a nippy scooter with a bit more stability, the Piaggio Liberty is the first big-wheeled sports scooter with either a 50cc or 125cc engine. It’s got a 16″ front wheel, with a 14″ rear,...

Anti-speed boss in dock

08 July 2006

The boss of an advertising agency behind a Speed Kills radio campaign has been accused of speeding. Using a hand held speed camera, a police officer clocked Trevor Shepherd, 38, at 46mph in a 30 zone...

Brighter signs for bikers

08 July 2006

Road signs that light up using electro-luminescent technology have been given the go-ahead by the government and it means added safety for bikers. The new technology has taken five years to be...

Donate to Joey's charity

08 July 2006

After 5 years of hard work, the committee members of the Joey Dunlop Foundation are pleased to announce they are closing in on their objective. The Manx registered Charity are raising money to build...

What's on: July 12 on

08 July 2006

South West of England HILLCLIMB SATURDAY July 15 Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car club, Le Val des Terres, Guernsey. 01481-247892. HILLCLIMB SUNDAY July 16 National Hillclimb Association, Gurston Down, Wiltshire. www.nhca.co.uk or 01278-786377. OPEN DAYS WEDNESDAY July 12 Open Day & Yard Jumble, Bill Little Motorcycles, Braydon, Wilts. 10.30am. 01666-860577 or www.classicbikesuk.com. RIDING...

Ural invited to show...

08 July 2006

The 2006 South West Motorcycle Show aims to be a bit different, with Russian-built Ural motorcycles and sidecars geared up to perform some unusual stunts in the main arena on both days at the annual show at Westpoint Centre, Exeter. MPC Ural-Motorbikes stunt co-ordinator, Mick Cross claims that the display by the Ural bikes, best known for their use by the military, will be a bit unusual. “Our...

Video: Nakeds v faired

08 July 2006

MCN recently tested some of the top superbikes against their naked siblings and we went along to catch some of the fun on video. Click the screen below to watch the BMW K1200S, Yamaha R1, Aprilia RSV...

Harley charity rally

08 July 2006

The Fenlander Chapter of the of the Harley Owners group will welcome around 1000 Harley riders for the 2006 14th Annual Rally at Fakenham Racecourse on July 27-30, 2006. The chapter will nominate a...

BMW at Goodwood

01 July 2006

BMW Motorrad UK will be attending the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed in force this year, as for the first time in 14 years, the date doesn’t clash with any major bike races. In the hillclimb...

Rare GP bike for sale

01 July 2006

A rare and important Munch-URS GP race bike will feature in Bonhams annual auction in Stafford on October 22, 2006, alongside a Jim Redman RC164 (click here for more). The Much-URS is one of two...

Bike meet and BBQ

01 July 2006

A midsummer Bike meet and Barbecue is being held in the fantastic 13th Century Rivington Hall Barn, near Bolton on July 16th. The event is in conjunction with the RideSafe BackSafe campaign – part of...

Watch wheelie records

01 July 2006

More than 100 entrants are expected to compete in the World Wheelie Record Attempts and To Speed Days at Elvington Airfield near York on July 9-11, 2006, and fans can turn up and watch for the first...

1000 protest licence law

01 July 2006

A thousand motorcyclists rode in convoy through Birmingham on Satruday, July 1, 2006 to protest the 3rd European Licensing Directive, which threatens the future of biking. The laws include limited...

Bigger bikers needed

01 July 2006

MCN is looking for three readers to join us on a road test on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. We need riders who love sports bikes, but are just too big or tall to ride them comfortably. If that’s you, you’ll get to ride six very different and funky alternatives to try, so that you can see what you think. You’ll need to be able to get to the MCN offices in Peterborough early on July 11, and you’ll get...

New MCN: Out July 5

01 July 2006

This week in MCN you can see our 16-page British MotoGP special, including news about a huge influx of British riders onto the MotoGP grid in 2007. Valentino Rossi dedicates his second place to fans...

On-board 125 madness

01 July 2006

What do you get when you pit seven 125s against each other on twisty roads? Answer? a lot of full throttle fun. When you’ve only got 15bhp to play with you’ve got to keep up the momentum. Click the...

Deauville boxing clever

01 July 2006

The new Deauville really is proving to be a cracking little bike, it’s a lot better than the old model and now I’ve got a top-box fitted it’s ready for some serious miles. I got a chance to ride the...

Bikes on TV: July 5-12

01 July 2006

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, June 28. 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 –...