Charity
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Topless motorcycle racer calendar raises money for Simon Andrews Trust
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Shoei and Feridax are once again raising money through the ‘Live Unstoppable’ brand with a 2015 topless BSB Calendar (it’s the boys who are topless, sorry guys!) Earlier this year Stuart Andrews (Simon’s Father) and a photographer descended on the pit lane at BSB and demanded that 12 riders strip off for charity, with everyone…
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Get Valencia GP paddock passes
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Riders for Health and MotoGP™ are offering fans the ultimate Valencia MotoGP experience, with paddock entry, grid passes and even an invitation to the end of season party all up for grabs. You could be at the heart of the action in Spain, standing on the grid alongside your favourite MotoGP riders for the start…
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Air Ambulance charity run raises almost £42,000
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Two lucky winners recently benefitted from taking part in the Essex Air Ambulance Motorcycle Run & Harwich Family Festival. Angus Dewar from Thorrington is the lucky winner of the Star Pre-reg prize sponsored by Devitt Insurance and has won £2,000 worth of motorcycle kit from Jack Lilley Motorcycles of Romford. Plus, congratulations to Gary Barton…
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Get a biking bargain at the huge Stafford motorcycle show
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It’s time to raid the change jar, empty the piggy bank and dig for coins behind the sofa as more than 500 traders make final preparations ahead of Staffordshire County Showground’s annual bike event. Taking place on October 18-19, the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show welcomes sellers of all the best bikes, biking bits,…
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Foreign drivers get free pass to speed in UK
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Leading road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed that foreign drivers have escaped 23,295 speeding offences since January 2013 – the equivalent of £2.3 million worth of speeding tickets. The figures were revealed following a freedom of information request to police authorities, which asked how many overseas motorists had been caught by…
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Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride a huge success
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Last weekend saw more than 11,000 motorcyclists from 250 countries around the world give a two-wheeled salute to prostate cancer. Raising more than £864,000 for charity, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) showed just how generous and stylish motorcycling can be. More than 700 motorcyclists attended the UK’s main event in Borough Market, London, which brought the…
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2moroRider update: Te Waipounamu – new rides in New Zealand
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Round-the-world rider Rhys Lawrey – AKA 2moroRider – has completed the Australasian section of his record-breaking motorcycle journey in style, leading the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride through Auckland on his Triumph Tiger 800XC. “People here are so friendly – the Triumph Owners Club picked me up from the airport, joined me for parts of the ride,…
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Younger male drivers still using a mobile phone when driving
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Following an announcement that parliament are considering doubling driving licence penalty points from 3 to 6 for using a mobile phone, a new survey of 1000 UK adults by intelligentcarleasing.com paints a revealing picture of using a mobile phone when driving. The lack of concentration this causes can be a huge danger to motorcyclists. The question posed to…
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Is the Apple Watch going to make our roads more dangerous?
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Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning drivers about the potential risks associated with smart watches while driving, a situation which, if the claims are to believed, could result in more risk on the roads for bikers. The latest piece of wearable technology from Apple will allow users to make…
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Award for giving communities power to lower speed limits
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Richard Bacon, MP for South Norfolk, has been given a national road safety award by the charity Brake and Direct Line Group for his campaign to give local residents the power to lower speed limits in their own communities. In a letter to transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin in August this year, Richard urged the government to…
