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BMF Warn Of Driving Licence Threat - December 1st 2006


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    The 2007 MCN London Motorcycle Show will see the return to the UK of official BMW Motorrad stunt hero Chris Pfeiffer. While Chris has visited the UK before it will be his first time in BMW colours and the first time riding his BMW F 800 S in front of British fans. Read more.....

    Although Team Klaffi Honda secured its best season in the SBK, the Austrian Honda Team will not be present in SBK in the 2007. Team owner and manager Klaus Klaffenböck already considers a possible return to SBK for 2008 with a new package plus exclusive sponsorship. At the moment the Klaffi-Team is preparing for the Isle of Man TT and will therefore soon nominate a top class rider. Klaffi Honda would like to continue working with the partners in this exciting challenge. Read more.....

    Mansfield F1 sidecar racing brothers Ben and Tom Birchall have just returned from Cartagena in Spain where they took part in a three-day winter test to prepare for the 2007 FIM World sidecar championship. Read more.....

    Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi posted the second fastest time behind World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss in the Pirelli three-day test in Qatar, aboard the brand new 2007-model GSX-R1000 K7 Suzuki, that finished today. Read more.....

    Troy Bayliss brought the Ducati Xerox Team's successful year to a close with a record pace on the final day of Pirelli tyre testing at the Losail circuit in Qatar. In much improved conditions the 2006 champion set a time of 1m58.1s, the fastest ever recorded by a Superbike around the desert track and 1.5 quicker than his own pole position time from earlier this year. Read more.....

    The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI) is urging motorists to follow sensible driving advice as the winter weather creates more hazardous driving conditions. Read more.....

    Two test days in Vivaro, Italy, have completed the preparation for the Lisbon Dakar Rally 2007. Read more.....

    Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox Team) continues to set the pace at the Losail circuit as the final Pirelli winter testing session of the year moves into its second day. Read more.....

      The 2006 season might have been a successful one for the Ducati Xerox Team but the squad is already hard at work for next year in this week's Pirelli Development Teams test session at the Losail circuit in Qatar. Read more.....

      Hollywood beauty, Angelina Jolie, has been voted the bikers all-time dream pillion passenger, a survey revealed today. Read more.....

      The most extreme stunt rider on the planet has confirmed his appearance at the MCN London Motorcycle Show at ExCeL, Docklands, from 1-4 February 2007. Read more.....

      Three of the most eagerly anticipated bikes in the world will be displayed for the first time in Britain on the Ducati stand at the forthcoming MCN London Motorcycle Show, at ExCeL London from 1-4 February 2007. Read more.....

      Motorcycle fans can look forward to more bikes, more stunts, more fun and more space at next year's MCN London Motorcycle Show in February, as ExCeL London plays host to the capital's fourth largest consumer show. Read more.....

      The Motor Cycle Industry was rewarded for its commitment to improving motorcycle safety by the presentation of a Prince Michael Road Safety Award. Read more.....

      Britain's best hope of a top flight finish in the 2007 Dakar Rally, Mick Extance is literally selling the shirt off his back in aid of his Dakar campaign. Read more.....

      After weeks of speculation, Paul Bird Motorsport is pleased to announce that Shane 'Shakey' Byrne and Tom Sykes are the two riders to contest the 2007 British Superbike Championship for the Stobart Honda team. Read more.....

      Reigning European and 2005 World Junior trials champion James Dabill is delighted to announce that he has recently agreed terms to ride for the Italian based Future TRW trial racing team during 2007. Ranked ninth in the World in his first full season at the highest level of the sport, the twenty year old from Leeds, West Yorkshire will campaign a specially prepared Montesa Cota 4RT for the official HM supported squad, with the World championship and the Italian domestic series being at the top of James' priority list in 2007. Read more.....

      Following Camel's recent announcement, Yamaha Factory Racing would like to express its thanks to Camel and Japan Tobacco International for their partnership and support over the 2006 MotoGP season. Read more.....

        Despite last-ditch efforts to head-off the adoption of stringent new EC driving licence regulations, the BMF is warning that without a miraculous change of fortune, motorcycling is about to face it's biggest threat ever. Read more.....