Bike Industry News

Motorcyclists at the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) bike conference this week called for greater access to bus lanes.

This year’s Classic Motor Show, held from the 14th to 16th November at Birmingham’s NEC, is expanding its interest in classic motorcycles with a brand new area dedicated to bike and scooters dating from pre-war to 80s modern classics.

In just two weeks times, at the 2008 Festival of Speed (11-13 July), Goodwood will assemble a selection of world-beating motorcycles and riders, both past and present.

The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA) has welcomed today’s statement by Edward Leigh MP, chairman of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in which he has apologised to law-abiding motorcyclists.

Fifty lives a year could be saved by ground-breaking motorcycle helmet safety ratings revealed today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.

The motorcycle industry is calling on employers to provide better facilities for employees who ride motorcycles, scooters and mopeds to work.

Following a very buoyant April when registrations increased by over 10 per cent, the powered two wheeler (PTW) market dipped last month (May) by 13.2 per cent according to figures from the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA).

With many car lovers also mad on motorcycles, Armor All has turned its attention to the thousands of British bike lovers striving to keep their pride and joy clean, using its expertise to add Bike Wipes to its long and lustrous line-up of products.

Schuberth GmbH is immensely pleased to announce that multiple Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher will be spearheading the firm’s development of sports motorcycle helmets.

Over the weekend of the 11 – 13 July, the Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate the UK’s role in providing a high-profile, competitive environment for the world’s top manufacturers and star riders by commemorating the success of the most competitive domestic motorcycle racing series in the world, the British Superbike Championship.

Registrations of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds last month were 10.2 per cent up on the same month last year, according to figures issued by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA).

More women than ever before are considering taking up motorbiking to cut down on spending in the face of an economic downturn. More than 10,500 women took their motorcycle training practical test last year, and research by the Post Office indicates that this number may rise as the cost of running a car escalates.

Record numbers of people are expected to take scooter and motorcycle tests this year ahead of changes in test procedures that will make it more complex to pass the test from October this year.

Every day, bikers are turning up at petrol forecourt airlines, and putting their lives at risk because they do not have the right equipment with them to check their tyre pressures.

SCOOTER Lifestyle!, a new book by freelance journalist Ian ‘Iggy’ Grainger, aims to lift the lid on the life of the modern Mod. Grainger, a self-confessed ‘scooterist’ has spent the past 25 years riding scooters and attending rallies and his book is an attempt to explain scooter lifestyle to the rest of car-driving Britain.

The motorcycle industry is in an upbeat mood with powered two wheeler (PTW) registrations in March and the first quarter of the year holding up well.

With some seven World Championships between them Ulsterman Joey Dunlop and Londoner Barry Sheene are remembered as two of the greatest riders ever to have sat astride a motorcycle.

More of Britain's roads could be designed with the safety of motorcyclists in mind thanks to a new website launched today.

Nottinghamshire Police has revealed worrying findings after carrying out spot checks on motorcycles on the county’s roads.

AP Racing, the leading manufacturer of performance braking and clutch systems for race and road use, is pleased to announce continued involvement in the World Superbike Championship (SBK) in 2008 with team Yamaha France GMT 94.

The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) has reacted angrily to the publication of a so-called ‘official’ report into an experimental scheme which allows motorcycles to use bus lanes on routes in London by Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Powered two wheeler (PTW) sales were up by 5.5 per cent last month with 5,476 mopeds, scooters and motorcycles registered, according to figures released by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA).

Since the start of the first ever Bike Tyre Safety Month, which extends throughout the month of March, TyreSafe has witnessed a surge in the popularity of its “Motorcycle Tyres and Your Safety” leaflet, which is only one of several information guides on tyre safety which can be downloaded free of charge from the TyreSafe website (TyreSafe.org).

Peterborough was the hub of the UK motorcycle scene on Friday, 29 February when BCA in Boongate staged a special auction featuring 188 motorbikes. Records fell as 176 motorbikes were sold for a turnover in excess of £500,000.

ProTyre, the UK’s leading independent tyre retailer, has today revealed shocking research that graphically demonstrates the extent of defective motorcycle tyres on British roads.

More and more commuters are switching to motorbikes than ever before. Over 3.5 million are now licensed to ride a bike and as a result, Tesco has launched a Motorbike Insurance Finder. This is the first time a supermarket has offered such a service.

Defective tyres now account for the fourth biggest failure of motorcycle MOTs in the UK, after lights, brakes and suspension, according to the latest statistics from the Vehicle Operator and Services Agency (VOSA)

Motorcycle, moped and scooter registrations were down 5.2 per cent last month compared with January last year, according to the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA).

The latest-generation Astucia SolarLite flush-mounted road studs offer lower risks to bikers and cyclists, as well as giving a ten-fold improvement in night time road visibility.