July

Year: 2008

Month: July

Sign our petition for access to bus lanes

26 August 2008 by Steve Farrell

MCN needs you to sign a petition asking London Mayor Boris Johnson to keep his promise to let us as bikers use bus lanes. So far over 3100 bikers have signed the petition, but we still need more! A...

Caught speeding in North Wales

31 July 2008 by Martin Bayliss

I was caught speeding in the car in North Wales (Brunstrom’s area); I don’t have a problem with that, it was more the underhand way in which it happened. There was a Police officer with unmarked-from-the-front parked bike facing the oncoming traffic (it looked like a black BMW RT type) underneath the shade of trees last weekend, with the officer and camera at the rear of the bike so that as you...

Unleaded petrol prices go down again at the supermarket

31 July 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Bikers will be pleased to hear that the petrol price war is continuing at supermarkets as a further four pence was slashed off fuel yesterday. Anti-bike petrol stations Pro-bike petrol stations Last...

Police at work in Scotland

31 July 2008 by Chris McGill

I took these two pictures of a police car on Sunday 27th July 2008 in the town of Inveraray, while the two bobbies wandered through the town booking parked motorcyclists for small number plates and...

Only 100 official Royal Enfields left in UK

31 July 2008 by Michael Carroll

There are only 100 new Royal Enfield Bullet 350 motorcycles left for sale in the UK, after the firm stopped shipping the bikes to Europe because it no-longer meets European emissions laws. Royal...

Former boss of Indian Motorcycles arrested

31 July 2008 by Michael Carroll

The former boss of the Indian Motorcycle Company has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle a Harley-Davidson out of the U.S. Harley Davidsons for sale Rey Sotelo is accused of...

Paul Teutul Senior on holiday in Turkey?

31 July 2008 by Janet Bessant

While on holiday in Bitez Turkey, I saw what looked like Paul Teutul Senior of Orange County Choppers in the sea! – uncanny or what?!

Garage service

31 July 2008 by cookimonster

How is it in this day and age of the credit crunch that garages are still not looking after potential customers?? I live in the central belt of Scotland. Recently I went to 2 garages to get a price for a rear tyre supplied & fitted and on both occasions they both said that the guy that dealt with it was away- fair enough, so I asked if they could phone me back with a price. I Gave all my details...

MCN shopping proves a huge success

30 July 2008 by MCN Newsdesk

MCN’s new online shop has gone live. The site is the first in the UK to allow riders to browse and compare the prices of more than 50,000 bike products, supplied by the country’s biggest retailers,...

Bikes on TV: July 30 - August 5

30 July 2008 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MM – Men and Motors MOT – Motors TV SS1...

New MCN July 30: MCN reveals the first MotoGP 600

29 July 2008 by Liam Marsden

In this weeks Motorcycle News, we reveal the world’s first prototype for the new 600cc MotoGP class! We also reveal Buell’s brand new 1125 Cafe Racer road bike for 2009 along with updates to some of...

Cycle magazine brands motorcycles polluters

28 July 2008 by Steve Farrell

A cycle magazine has claimed motorcycles are up to 11 times more polluting than cars. Sign our petition to allow motorcycles in bus lanes Cycle, the magazine of national cycling organisation CTC,...

Arrogant, anti-bike shop keepers

27 July 2008 by Anonymous

Just today I was also told to remove my helmet in a shop. I wear an open face helmet and I had also taken my shades off and pulled my buff off my face. The owner told me: “take your hat off.” I turned to face him and said “Why? Won’t you serve me with it on?” The reply was NO his whole manner was rude and very aggressive. I’m sorry but if I had been a nasty person he would have got a slap for his...

Stitched up by the Police!

25 July 2008 by Anonymous

I have only ever been stopped once in my life (touch wood) and that was in 1976 on a warm Saturday morning. I was going into town and I was exceeding the speed limit. I was doing about 40-42 in a 30 limit, looked in my mirrors and there was a police Vauxhall Viva some distance behind me, so I eased off thinking I might have got away with it, but no, he came past and flagged me down. P.C F****...

No police, just hard to spot cameras

25 July 2008 by EviLNygma

After seeing more and more of the average speed cameras around and hearing the rumours about the new cameras (the ones that do average speed from behind, the ones that can see two miles, the ones that don’t need the white lines, numberplate recognition). I am wondering if the councils that implement them think we are all stupid. The requirements for a speed camera is that it is visible and clearly...

Official Piaggio accessories launched

25 July 2008 by Michael Carroll

Piaggio has released a range of accessores for its latest 125cc scooter, as it looks to position the motorcycle as a viable alternative to cars. View Piaggio scooters for sale The Easy Bag and Easy...

My Royal Enfield " Custom Line"

25 July 2008 by Oberdan Bezzi

Three interpretations for a Royal Enfield “Custom Line” series. Bullet Tracker 500. Bullet “Graham Hill Tribute”. Bullet “Jackie Stewart Tribute”

Killer roundabout

25 July 2008 by grahamheywood

Could this be the most dangerous roundabout in the UK? I have come across cyclists, motorcycles and cars in the centre of this roundabout when it was grass and bushes. Now there is a cheese grater...

Bikers plan anti-barrier protest in Telford

24 July 2008 by Sarah Carnell

A motorcycle group will be protesting this weekend in Telford after new barriers were installed on a roundabout to reduce rear shunt accidents. Members of the Bugsplatz MCC are spending Saturday on...

New Weise Twister jacket

24 July 2008 by Liam Marsden

Weise has introduced a new paddock-style jacket for the summer, the Twister jacket, which can be worn both on and off a motorcycle. Shop for motorcycle jackets here The jacket is waterproof and...

Biking is the way forward!

24 July 2008 by Mike Griffiths

I have just got back into biking, we always had motorbikes as kids but never managed to get a road bike until now. Two years ago I got a job smack in the middle of Cardiff at a large solicitors, living on the east of the city only gives me one commute option using public transport. I bought a yearly bus pass and experienced a year of hell: Buses were never on time. If I was two yards from a bus...

Video: Tigcraft racer for the road

24 July 2008 by Adam Child

This motorcycle may look a bit weird, but that’s because it is a bit different. This is race-bike makerTigcraft’s first road bike, and what a bike it is. Tigcraft normally make single cylinder race bikes but the owner of this one liked it so much he wanted to ride it on the road. Watch the video below to see if the project worked, then read the full review in the July 23 edition of MCN.

Bag a bargain scooter from Peugeot

24 July 2008 by Michael Carroll

Peugeot has slashed the price of its scooter range as it looks to promote two-wheelers as a means of beating the credit crunch. The firm has cut the price of its Satelis 125cc by £300 to £2,799, and...

Quad-death father charged with manslaughter

24 July 2008 by Michael Carroll

The father of a seven year old girl who was killed when her quad bike collided with an oncoming vehicle was charged with manslaughter yesterday. Gary Cooke was leading his daughter Elizabeth up a...

How to win Carole Nash Britain's Got Biking Tallent

24 July 2008

Britain’s got Biking Talent with Carole Nash is back for 2008, but fon’t worry you’ve got a month to make any modifications to your bike before the deadline for entering. To help, we asked some of last year’s winners to tell us about the inspiration behind their efforts so read their stories then get your overals on, finish your motorcycle and upload it to our gallery for the chance to win £1000s...

Win a replica Troy Bayliss helmet with MCN

23 July 2008 by Sarah Carnell

MCN is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a Troy Bayliss Suomy helmet signed by the double World Superbike Champion. Video: Troy Bayliss and his Xerox Ducati team Also part of the prize is...

New MCN Shop lets you find the best deal on products and kit

23 July 2008

The UK’s first online motorcycle shop that lets you track down all your biking kit in just a few seconds and compare prices to get the best deal goes live this week. MCN has teamed up with some of the...

Bikes on TV: July 23-29

23 July 2008 by Alison Silcox

Britain’s Got Biking Talent with Carole Nash: Show us your motorcycle special to win

23 July 2008

Think you’ve got a special motorcycle? Spent thousands getting it just how you want it? Well now’s your chance to show it off and win something back in the second Britain’s Got Biking Talent with...

Harley-Davidson Softails tweaked for 2009

22 July 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Harley-Davidson has made a series of detail changes to the eight-bike Softail range for the 2009 model year. The minor mechanical and styling changes are listed on Harley’s new model information...

2009 Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic trike revealed

22 July 2008 by Chris Newbigging

This is the new 2009 Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic, which is basically a trike version of the two-wheeled Ultra Classic tourer. Harley Davidson will not be bringing the Tri Glide Ultra...

New Buell 1125CR leads 2009 range

22 July 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Buell has just unveiled the new 1125CR for 2009. The new café racer inspired super naked is based closely on the Buell 1125R sportsbike but with various changes to suit the fairing-less restyle. Read...

Win one of five 'Wright around America' DVDs

22 July 2008 by Michael Carroll

MCN is offering you the chance to win a copy of a DVD that charts the progress of former footballer Ian Wright as he rides across the U.S.A. on his Harley-Davidson. Wright recently undertook a...

Kent to London

22 July 2008 by matt potter

Having travelled four hours a day on the train for 10 years, I decided that I’d had enough of wasting my existence and took my direct access test in October 2004. Since that point I haven’t looked back and now travel from the seaside town of Herne Bay in Kent upto central London daily. Now on my fith bike, currently an ’06 Kawasaki ZX-6R, I wouldn’t go back to the train if it was free. It’s a pity...

Six month old Rossi!

22 July 2008 by bigbones

Caitlin aged six months of her daddy’s Yamaha R6.

Fuel price war begins at supermarkets

22 July 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Bikers are to benefit from a fuel price war that’s started between the UK’s leading supermarkets. Asda is set to cut both fuel by 3p a litre from today while Morrisons has gone one further with a...