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We like red

The girls about to be jumped by a crazy man in pink glasses


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link | posted by Bikesure Grant at Friday, May 29, 20090 comments links to this post
As MAG's official insurer, we were invited to East Yorkshire to attend “into the valley”. A two day event on the grounds of the Sledmere estate. Its a chance for MAG members and friends from around the country to turn up, set up camp and drink.
On arrival we were quick to put the Bikesure stand up and may I say with military precision. Its fair to say we are seasoned pro's at this now. It was the usual plan of action for the weekend, give out quotes, hand out goody bags and generally talk insurance!
No sooner had we placed the free sweets on the table we were inundated with people. Now I'm sure some of these people wanted to talk insurance and generally tell us how wonderful we are but truth is it was all about the sweets!
Around us were stands ranging from helmet sales, camp shops and even a kilt stand! Yea, that's right kilts! Other attractions included the
“best in show”, comedians,live bands and the odd drunk biker littered around the site.All in all we had a fantastic time in Yorkshire, from learning there is nothing like mobile phone signal and that the nearest shop in 7 miles away. I would also recommend a pint and a bite to eat in the Triton Inn just round the corner. Biker friendly and easy to find I would rate it 10/10.
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link | posted by Bikesure Grant at Wednesday, May 27, 20090 comments links to this post
"I remember visiting Vancouver when I lived in Toronto, and some friends I had out there had bikes. We were at the skatepark just getting ready to leave and they jumped on their bikes and I had to follow in my car. I felt like I was really missing something. That was when the seed was really planted."

When photographing bikes Scott Pommier's most favoured muse is the Harley Davidson, and especially the Sportster models due to the simplicity of the bike.
There are also some great bike related articles from influx daily. A similar article, Deus Ex Machina, takes a look at Deus bikes in Sydney Australia which is a workshop, design studio and café all in one. Another great article looks at what makes Ducati cool and looking at the Dunlop Brothers, Robert and Joey.
Labels: Canada, Ducati, motorcycle, Photographer, Toronto, Vancouver
link | posted by Ben Dodds at Tuesday, May 26, 20090 comments links to this post
Image by wordman1 via Flickr
The post is attracting quite a lot of comment from bike fans, with debate over whether the awesome performance of the R1 on the track is down to the new crankshaft, or more to do with Valentino Rossi's riding skill.
Perhaps you agree, or maybe you think the equally innovative 6-caliper brakes played a part, either way you can pitch in with your comments on the Yamaha R1, or read up on some of Yamaha's other motorcycle innovations, over the years.

Labels: cheaper motorcycle insurance, influx, magazine, Motorcycle Racing, Valentino Rossi, yamaha, YZF-R1
link | posted by Dave Wilson at Tuesday, April 07, 20090 comments links to this post
Labels: cbt, crash, funny, learner bikes, learning to ride, motorcycle instruction, motorcycle test
link | posted by Dave Wilson at Monday, April 06, 20090 comments links to this post
For the second year running I was fortunate enough to be asked to attend the motorcycle expo show at the NEC.
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To get us all in the festive spirit this year, the company have been pulling out all the stops to ensure that xmas cheer is felt all through the business!!!!This year also saw the introduction of the "dress your manager" game. The only rules being that the fancy dress had to have a christmas theme ( obviously ).
Drawing the short straw for bikes was our manager Kev or "Big man" as we affectionately like to call him. The fact that he is 6'7" made our job even harder, I mean where do you find a costume to fit that????.............so we made him look like this......
Other entry's included:
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Ducati reveal the new 1098 streetfighter......and I love it!

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Celebrity custom bike Builder Billy Lane has had his DUI manslaughter trial delayed till next year due to scheduling problems.
At a hearing in Viera, Circuit Judge Meryl Allawas “reluctantly” cancelled the December trial after the defence and state’s witnesses were unable to move existing schedule conflicts.
Lawyer Greg Eisenmenger said, “ Trials are typically scheduled months in advance to avoid such problems”.
Assistant State Attorney Tom Brown told FLORIDA TODAY. The trial was tentatively rescheduled for February the 9th before Circuit Judge Robert Burger.
Billy Lane 38, could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted, The offence is DUI manslaughter, On Labor Day 2006 Billy Lanes Truck was involved in a collision with a motorcycle being ridden by 56 year old, Park Ranger, Mr Gerald Morelock who died due to injuries sustained at the scheme.
Police said Lane’s blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when he crossed a double yellow line to pass cars near Melbourne Beach, striking Mr Morelock’s motorcycle head on.
Attorneys said they expect Lane’s trial to last up to 2 weeks and that they anticipate pre-trial publicity could result in a lengthy jury selection process.
Stay Safe,
Oneleggedfreak link | posted by oneleggedfreak at Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Well who would have thought it?
Speeding fines are to be increased and could see you banned after two offences,
The new system of fines will not be based on the current fixed penalty system, the new 6 point system will only come into affect when the driver goes over a set speed limit.
For example in a 30mph area if a driver will still receive 3 points and a £60 fine for any speed allegedly up to 45mph BUT if a motorist goes above 45mph in a 30 zone they will receive 6 points and a £100 fine.
There were calls for a change in the penalty system after there was an increase of 20% in child road deaths last year. As research has shown that a pedestrian hit by a car at 35mph is twice as likely to be killed as one hit at 30mph.
Here is a list of the proposed speeds when the 6point penalty will be imposed.
32mph in a 20mph zone.
45mph in a 30mph zone.
57mph in a 40mph zone.
70mph in a 50mph zone.
82mph in a 60mph zone.
And finally
94mph in a 70mph zone.
As of yet unsure when these will come into effect so just take things a little more steadier.
Stay Safe,
oneleggedfreak link | posted by oneleggedfreak at Thursday, November 20, 2008
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The BBC ran a news article said to show speed camera's causing accidents and them somehow the article disappears,
Well hear it is the two clips show cars crashing due to sudden braking causing the drivers to lose control as soon as they realise there is a speed camera ahead,
The news article was originally aired in April but vanished soon after even after numerous requests under the freedom of information act,
Draw your own conclusions,
Stay Safe,
oneleggedfreak link | posted by oneleggedfreak at Friday, November 14, 2008
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They consider them to be 'motorised toys' which may not belong on the public highways.
The association apparently based its call on the false claim that production motorcycles can top speeds of over 200mph.
In fact, not a single production bike has broken the 200mph barrier unlike many of the production cars,
So if the ACPO want to ban motorcycles how about first of banning all cars say over 1300cc or all 4x4's (except for agricultural use).

Proposals from the Association of Chief Police Officers to ban motorcycles were written under the direction of a three-time convicted speeder South Yorkshires Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes.
Meredydd Hughes, who was last year banned from driving for his latest offence, has “overall” responsibility for the department that produced the memo, the association confirmed.
A spokesman said the South Yorkshire chief constable was “head of business area for uniformed operations including road policing”.
ACPO has tried to play down its proposals, made to MPs in the influential Commons Transport Committee.
The association issued a statement claiming it was not seeking to ban motorcycles but adding: ‘Alongside a range of other road safety bodies in the UK and Europe, ACPO believes it may be appropriate in future to consider restriction on high-powered machines with extraordinarily high top speed capabilities.’
It claimed the proposals had ‘referred to consideration of restrictions on the use of off-road motorcycles’ – even though they had specifically asked whether high-powered bikes belonged on ‘our congested roads’.
Hughes' speeding ban led him to be branded a “complete buffoon” guilty of “mind-numbing hypocrisy” by late anti-speed camera campaigner Paul Smith of Safe Speed. In his ACPO road-policing role, the diminutive police chief had taken a hard line on speeding.
Despite coming into the job in 2005 with six points on his licence from two speeding offences, he’d called for more cameras.
In 2006 he created a special legal team to scare people out of contesting speeding charges, saying: “Come and get us if you think you’re hard enough.” MCN later revealed the team was a private company – and Hughes was director.
Come on guy's it just isn’t going to happen, what about civil liberties and freewill, or are these going to be taken away from us to,
Stay Safe,
oneleggedfreak.
link | posted by oneleggedfreak at Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Apparently the do-gooder has been jailed in the past for pocketing donations around £1800 from an ambulance charity he was running.
He also has had several motoring convictions in the past himself, Including driving without a licence and no M.O.T or insurance and also stealing a motorcycle that was on loan to his charity and to top it all off he was convicted of speeding while riding his motorcycle fitted out with blue flashing lights, Smith claimed he delivered organs to hospitals for his charity, Solent Ambulance Service.
Hampshire Police Officer DC Jonathon Waterhouse later said, “ The only organ he could transfer is some liver from the butchers”.
During the trial for stealing the donations and bike, Smith’s own defence said “he’d deluded himself throughout “ adding: “there is also an element of enjoyment wearing the uniform, the sirens and dashing around at speed.
Now no doubt we have all made some mistakes in the past – so I’ll let you draw you own conclusions to this sorry tale.
Stay Safe,
Oneleggedfreak
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A lovely meal was followed by a few drinks in the bar compliments of Bikesure Insurance...now you cant ask for fairer than that!!
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A EUROPE-WIDE safety initiative is launching a cartoon strip that could save the lives of bikers.
A 13-part cartoon series, each focussing on a different threats posed to bikers on the road, will attempt to educate them about the dangers in a humorous, light-hearted way.
The Europe-wide bike industry group behind the scheme is the Association des Constructeurs Européens de Motocycles (ACEM), however, the British Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI) has given its full backing to the campaign.
ACEM said that the comic strip medium is “user-friendly” and will cover a variety of topics including dangerous road surfaces, diesel spills, badly repaired surfaces, night riding, winter riding, and dangerous, badly designed bends.
The cartoon’s hero is Lucky 13, a buck-toothed biker with a wispy moustache and a red, Ducati Monster-style bike.
The MCI’s Craig Carey-Clinch said: “Road safety is a priority for the motorcycle industry and the British government, so we welcome this European-wide campaign and urge riders to make full use of the tips and information in each of the cartoons.
“We also hope that road engineers, planners and policy makers will take note, and make better provision for the increasing numbers of PTW riders in the future.”
Anti-establishment cartoon biker Ogri has been a popular addition to Bike magazine since the early 1970s and has even appeared in pages of the Daily Telegraph; Lucky 13 will hope his positive safety message will have a similar impact.
To see the complete series of cartoons visit www.acem.eu/cartoon.
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The move will start as an 18-month trial, after which a decision will be made on whether to make it permanent.
Johnson said: “Londoners know that I am determined to make it easier for them to get from A to B in our great city. And I have long been staggered that while motorcyclists can use bus lanes in many other cities and some of our Boroughs they were not allowed to use the Transport for London red routes that crisscross the capital.
“One of the ways we can ease congestion is by encouraging more people to get on their bike, whether pedal or powered, and I believe they should be able to share our bus lanes successfully and safely. At the end of the trial period I will listen carefully to the views of all our road users and then make a decision about whether this should be a permanent arrangement.”
The change will apply to red route bus lanes managed by Transport for London, the capital’s transport authority. They make up 40% of all London’s bus lanes.
It will come as bad news for the London Cycling Campaign (LCC), whose current campaigns include ‘protecting cyclists from the dangers of motorcycles in bus lanes’. Opening bus lanes to motorcycles was one of Johnson’s pre-election manifesto pledges.
LCC boasted in June of handing the Mayor a petition with 3,500 names urging him to reconsider.
An MCN petition urging Johnson to press on and name the date we could expect to use the bus lanes gained 3,900 signatures.
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Riding instructor Jeff Smith uses a helmet-mounted camera to film continuously for up to three hours while riding his ex-police Honda Pan European.
“If someone overtakes at a bit extra speed in a 30mph zone, I would also report them because they shouldn’t be doing it.
“I know various police officers. I just download the film onto a DVD and give them a disc and it’s down to them what they do.
“I estimate people’s speeds, pass film on to police and it’s down to them whether they catch them next time.”
Oddball Smith, who claims to never break the speed limit, believes his efforts are necessary to tackle a plague of irresponsible riding. He said: “As you will appreciate, it’s mainly because we get a lot of re-born bikers at the moment.
"I met one recently who said: ‘I only passed my test two months ago and I’ve bought an R1.’ I said: ‘You’re a bloody idiot. Did you go back to your training school and ask them to teach you how to ride it?’”
The former courier isn’t sure whether anyone has been charged based on his evidence but hopes his efforts have led police to target motorcyclists more. “I know the police do act,” he said.
A spokeswoman for Hampshire Police was unaware of Smith’s actions. Asked what the force would do with his footage, she said: “We would look at it".
link | posted by oneleggedfreak at Monday, November 03, 2008
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We're not sure if this is a record, but a biker in Southampton has just been handed 39 penalty points for repeatedly speeding at speeds of up to 88mph in a 30 zone, as well as pulling a wheelie for the camera. He was also banned for 18 months and fined for his trouble - you can see the report here, or watch the local news report.Of the seven times he admitted to in court, Steven Skilton was caught at speeds of 88, 82, 77, 72, 54, 58 and 83 miles per hour on his Kawasaki ZX-10R.
Anyone can make the odd mistake and go a bit too fast on a bike as powerful as this Ninja, but repeatedly flouting the law is sure to attract the interest of the plods, even if your numberplate isn't visible. Sure enough, I hear they pulled out all the stops to catch this guy, and eventually tracked him down by his jacket - a rare Dainese number that was sold to only a couple of people in the UK.
It can be difficult getting motorbike insurance with convictions, but thankfully Bikesure can help in most cases, and you may even find, that for one or two SP30s, your quote might not be any more expensive than if you have a clean license, although if you have managed to rack up 39 points, I'm afraid you may be looking at a rather hefty premium for a few years.
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link | posted by Dave Wilson at Wednesday, October 01, 20080 comments links to this post

Enduroland is the brain child of Nigel ( "bosshog" as he is known in the quad world ) and his ever supportive wife Micheala. Its an event that's held at a farm in Northamptonshire almost every month where you pay a weekend fee and can ride your vehicle on one of their numerous enduro tracks.

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Taz Motors is East Anglia’s largest motorcycle dealership and the areas only Aprilia centre. Taz has a reputation of outstanding service with their supply of new and used motorcycles, a fantastic service centre and a clothing department stocking all the top names in clothing and accessories.




So if your in the area and looking for a great deal on your new or used bike then Taz is the place to go!
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link | posted by Bikesure Grant at Friday, September 19, 20080 comments links to this post






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