Ben Spies has had quite the year so far. Having already taken the top spot on the podium in 12 of the 22 races so far this season, Yamaha’s whirlwind rider has seemingly turned into the school bully, and has now turned his gleering attention in Ducati’s direction. Heading to Imola this weekend, Spies will […]
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Win A Day With The Yamaha Off-Road Experience
Here’s your chance for you and a friend to have an unbeatable off-road experience with Yamaha. The Yamaha Off Road Experience is offering one lucky winner (and their extremely lucky friend) a day at the Yamaha Off-Road School. Worth £350, you can redeem your prize at a venue of your choice. Fancy your chances? Log […]
Ben Spies Replica Yamaha R1 Motorbike
A British Yamaha dealer has beaten the Japanese designers by releasing a Ben Spies replica YZF-R1. The Nottinghamshire based dealership has quite a penchant for replica paintwork, having already produced successful Valentino Rossi and James Toseland replicas. The Spies replica is set to leave the store for no less than £12,499 with a few added […]
Motorcyclists Are To Blame For All Cycle Accidents?
Is the world just out to get motorcyclists or what? In the latest anti-bike chaos, proposals have been put forward by government advisors that motorcyclists should be ‘automatically blamed’ for accidents invloving bicyclists. The group Cycling England – funded by the Department of Transport – has suggested that liability in accidents should lay with motorcyclists […]
FIM Confident MotoGP Will Reach Its Peak Again
The governing body of motorsport, the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) has spoken out about the status of MotoGP in the current economic crisis. President of the FIM, Vito Ippolito, is confident that the cost-cutting measures put into place earlier this season have got the championship through some tough times, and expects that the grid […]
World’s Longest Motorbike – Video
We like bizarre motorcycle stories, and this next story is just that. Colin Furze, of Stamford, has written his name in the record books recently for having not the worlds fastest bike, but the world’s longest bike. At over 14 metres (46ft) in length, Furze’s lengthy motorcycle smashed the previous 9 metre record, rolling over […]
If MotoGP Riders Were Normal People…
…then this is what they’d do for a living. As part of a series of spoof videos broadcast by Yamaha, we can now see the likes of Colin Edwards, George Lorenzo, James Toseland and Valentino Rossi in normal ‘day jobs’. However, their acting leaves plenty to be desired so please, lads, don’t give up your […]
Ben Spies Spoof Video – So This Is Why He’s So Good!
Hmm…this is bizarre. World Superbike rider Ben Spies has had a whirlwind season. So what’s his secret? How can he ride so well on tracks he has never ridden on before? It’s his animal instinct apparently. Watch and laugh as Spies spills the beans on his tactics… If this season was a fluke, […]
Reclaim Wales? That’s Just What They Did!
This Sunday saw the monumental Reclaim Wales campaign take place, organised by Motorcycle News (MCN), and boy, was it a success. Over 10,000 bikers turned out for the event, held in peaceful protest of the North Wales police force, which has been stopping and questioning an increasing number of law-abiding bikers in the past months. […]
MCNLive Motorcycle Weekend – Win A Silver Apartment
The UK’s biggest biking party is closing in on us again. Motorcycle News Live is to be held on 2nd-5th October 2009 at Butlins in Skegness. The theme for this year is Las Vegas – so have a ride over and experience a weekend of unbelievable stunt shows, top live music, MCN Showgirls, interactive zones […]