Next Meeting of the BIkeWise Mini Bike Club is on Sunday 2nd May 2010

The next meeting of the BIkeWise Mini Bike Club is on Sunday 2nd May at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.
Signing on at 1000hrs for a 1030 hrs start.
Photo's and video's from the last meeting are now online at www.bikewise-minibikeclub.co.uk

BikeWise Easter Egg Photo's online

Photo's from the 2010 BikeWise Easter Egg Run are now online.
To view click on the individual albums and view the images.
Many THanks to John Attle, Eddie Sirrell, Tony Griffiths and David Langley of the Durham Photographic Society for their support.

BikeWise Easter Egg Run 2010 - Bob Brown (1)

BikeWise Easter Egg Run 2010 - Bob Brown (2)

BikeWise Easter Egg Run 2010 - John Attle

BikeWise Easter Egg Run 2010 - Tony Griffiths

BikeWise Easter Egg Run 2010 - Eddie Sirrell

BikeWise Easter Egg Run 2010 - David Langley

Katie goes BikeWise.....

15yr old Katie Williamson, a founder member of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club has, with the help of her parents, Hazel & Stuart gone racing with the Auto 66 Club. Katie went to Brands Hatch in Kent, in February to gain her competition licence and started racing at Elvington in Yorkshire on Sunday 4th April, where she earned 6th and 9th places in her first races. Katie has received some sponsorship from the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club and is seen in these pictures receiving a cheque for £100 from BikeWise. The cheque was handed to Katie by  PC John Bowman of the Motorcycle Section.
If anyone can offer any sponsorship to Katie's racing efforts then please contact Stuart on 07707 017343

Video's from the BikeWise Mini Bike Club meeting on Sunday 11th April 2010.

Video's from the meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club at Carrville park & Ride on Sunday 11th April 2010.

For more details about the club please visit : www.bikewise-minibikeclub.co.uk

Durham Advanced Motorcyclists - Slow Riding Skills

Durham Advanced Motorcyclists (DAM) held a Slow Riding Skills session at the Police HQ on Sunday 11th April 2010.
For further details of more DAM events visit their website at :
www.durhamadvancedmotorcyclists.org.uk/

More Video from the BikeWise Easter Egg Run...

Further video from the BikeWise Easter Egg Run on Sunday 4th April 2010.
The video was taken on the 'return leg' on the A167rd at Durham.....
Photo's still to come....

BikeWise Easter Egg Run - THANK YOU.....

A Big 'THANK YOU' to all the riders, families & members of the public who came out and showed their support for the BikeWise Easter Egg Run on Sunday 4th April.
Over 800 motorcycles turned up, bringing with them hundred's of Easter Egg's which will be distributed between the region's hospitals and special needs schools over the next couple of weeks.

In addition £800 was donated by the motorcyclists on the day and this will be donated to the Meningitis Research Foundation.



Many Thanks to Cleveland Police Motorcyclists and the Durham Advanced Motorcycle observers who helped marshall the event with the Durham 'team'.

Thanks again, to all the motorcyclists who made this event a great day for the regions 'biking community..
Ride Safe & 'Be BikeWise'
Below are a few photo's which capture the 'spirit' of the event.
Photographs from the event will go onto the BikeWise website in the coming weeks - keep checking BikeWise News for latest info re this.......
The Video is of the ride coming into Darlington

How about this for a 'party trick'....

How about this for a 'party trick' ......

What is happening in the BikeWise 'world' over the next couple of weeks which covers the Easter holidays.....

What is happening in the BikeWise 'world' over the next couple of weeks which covers the Easter holidays.....

Firstly... Easter is traditionally the 'start' of the riding season, so remember to check over your bike and equipment before going out onto the road.

Hein Gericke at Darlington are open everyday, have a shop full of clothing and accessories and you will get 10% off any non sale items in the store if you have attended a BikeWise Training day and produce your card (or ACU license for Mini Bike Club members.)
The team of Alison, Sue, Tim & Craig will look forward to seeing you.
www.hein-gericke.co.uk

Adelaide Insurance - register on their site and you could win a prize (like Mick Alder did...), you might also get a pleasant surprise when it comes to renewing your insurance. You will be able to select BikeWise Training from the drop down boxes and will get a discount as a result of your BikeWise Training.. They are a specialist Motorcycle Insurer and support motorcycle Road Racing events in Ireland - www.adelaideinsurance.com

BikeWise Easter Egg Run, this Sunday, 4th April from Carrville Park & Ride.
Registration from 0915hrs..

Click HERE for further details and location map

After the event there will be tea /coffee at Police HQ and a chance for everybody to catch up on what is happening this year in the BikeWise 'World' - Hope to see you all there...

BikeWise Training - Bob & Mick will be at the Police HQ on Sunday, after the Easter Egg Run if anyone wants to discuss (or book) a Training day for the coming year....

BikeWise Mini Bike Club is being held on Sunday 11th April at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham.
1000hrs for a 1030hrs start.
Visit the website for more details of the venue / club : www.bikewise-minibikeclub.co.uk

Durham Advanced Motorcyclists are hosting a Slow Riding skills session at the Police HQ, Aykley Heads, Durham on Sunday 11th April.
Visit their website for further details : http://www.durhamadvancedmotorcyclists.org.uk/

North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club
Tue, April 20th, 19:30hrs
The Golden Lion Hotel, High Street, Northallerton, DL7 8PP - map
AGM and Club sponsored riders night at the Mowbray Suite at the Golden Lion Hotel, Northallerton.

Click HERE to download a poster

Wetlands BikeMeet - Wednesday's & Sundays
WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Pattinson, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8LE - map
Wednesday & Sunday evenings
For further details of times contact the forum below
The centre is east of Washington town centre in Pattinson (formerly District 15) four miles from the A1(M), and two minutes from the A19, off the A1231 Washington Highway. You can follow the brown tourist signs to the centre from the A195, A19, A182 and A1231.
http://wetlandsbikers.freeforums.org/index.php

MCN Fantasy Road Race 'BikeWise' League. Enter your team, then join the BikeWise League : PIN 944 - The season started with World Superbikes and now we have BSB (with local firm HM Plant sponsoring Honda' racing team) & Moto GP starting.....
It's not too late to join the league, just go to the website : http://mcn.fantasyleague.com/
Register your team and then join the BikeWise League and see if one of us can win the Yamaha R6....

Ride Safely and be BikeWise.....

New 'THINK' Video for motorcyclists....

New  'THINK' video in relation to motorcyclists for 2010.....

BikeWise Easter Egg Run - Sunday 4th April.... +++ New Start Location +++

Full details of the 7th Annual BikeWise Easter Egg Run are now available......
+++  PLEASE NOTE THE EVENT HAS A NEW STARTING LOCATION +++

The ride will start from Carrville Park and Ride at the junction of the A690 and A1(M) -  (click on this link for to see location in Google Maps. ) on Sunday 4th April. Registration starts at 0915hrs.....

Double click on the image below to print off the event poster - share it with your friends and let them know about the event :

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Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on Sunday 11th April 2010 at the Carrville Park and Ride (Junction of thA1(M) and A690Rd's) - signing on from 1000hrs for a 1030hrs safety brief/start.
Photo's are now online from the previous two indoor meetings at Black & Deckers.....
Visit the website at : www.bikewise-minibikeclub.co.uk   to view these

Motorcycle 'Tow Truck'.....

Motorcycle 'Tow Truck'
Can you believe it !!

And if you still don't believe it click on this link below to view a video of the Goldwing Retriever......

Whats Happening (in the 'BikeWise'World) - this week 15th March 2010

What is happening in the BikeWise 'world',  this week......

North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club

Tuesaday, March 16th at 1930hrs

The Golden Lion Hotel, High Street, Northallerton, DL7 8PP - map

Road Racing Favourite Guy Martin to attend along with his sponsor Red Torpedo on March 16th at the Mowbray Suite at the Golden Lion Hotel, Northallerton.

 Click HERE to download poster

Wetlands BikeMeet - Wednesday's & Sundays

WWT Washington Wetland Centre, Pattinson, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8LE - map

Wednesday & Sunday evenings
For further details of times contact the forum below

The centre is east of Washington town centre in Pattinson (formerly District 15) four miles from the A1(M), and two minutes from the A19, off the A1231 Washington Highway. You can follow the brown tourist signs to the centre from the A195, A19, A182 and A1231.


http://wetlandsbikers.freeforums.org/index.php

 

The Carole Nash MCN Scottish Bike Show 

Saturday & Sunday - Mar 20th & 21st

Royal Highland Centre Ingliston Edinburgh EH28 8NB - map

 http://www.scottishmotorcycleshow.com/


Meet the Durham Police BikeWise 'team' over at the BikeSafe Scotland stand  (Go over and introduce yourself to PC's Ian Nelson & Gary Ward)

BikeWise Mini Bike Club is being held on Sunday 21st March at Black & Deckers, Green Lane Spennymoor. 1000hrs for a 1030hrs start.
Visit the website for more details of the venue / club : www.bikewise-minibikeclub.co.uk

MCN Fantasy Road Race 'BikeWise' League.  Enter your team, then join the BikeWise League : PIN 944 - The season started with World Superbikes at Phillip Island, Australia and Leon Haslam flew the British flag with a first in Race 1 and second in Race 2.
It's not too late to join the league, just go to the website : http://mcn.fantasyleague.com/   register your team and then join the BikeWise League and see if one of us can win the Yamaha R6....

Ride Safely and be BikeWise.....

Whats Happening This Week ? (In the BikeWise 'world')

Durham Advanced Motorcyclists are holding their Club Night on Tuesday 23rd February.
Meet at 1900hrs for a 1930hrs start. Winter months - Guest speakers Summer months - ride outs..... Contact the secretary : Bill McCready on 01325 311 426 for further details



Hein  Gericke, Darlington are having their Open Day / 40th Anniversary Catalogue Launch on Saturday 27th February.
Alison, Tim, Sue & Craig will be 'on hand' to help you out and Mick Alder will be down their all day if you want to talk about BikeWise Training or the Mini Bike Club.
Remember to take your BikeWise Training card with you to qualify for discount at the store....
Please click on this link to read the BikeWise News article about the event : http://durhambikewise.blogspot.com/2010/02/hein-gericke-catalogue-launch-event.html



BikeWise Mini Bike Club is being held on Sunday 28th February at Black & Deckers, Green Lane Spennymoor. 1000hrs for a 1030hrs start.
Visit the website for more details of the venue / club : www.bikewise-minibikeclub.co.uk


MCN Fantasy Road Race 'BikeWise League.  Enter your team, then join the BikeWise League : PIN : 944 - The season starts with World Superbikes at Phillip Island, Australia on Sunday so make sure you get your team 'in' before then.......  it's FREE and it will be fun as the season goes on to see how successful (or not) you are as a team manager..... Click on the link below to start....

http://mcn.fantasyleague.com/

Ride Safely and be BikeWise.....

MCN Fantasy Road Race - BikeWise League

It's that time of year again to 'dust off' your email address, think of a password and then register for the 2010 Road Racing season with the MCN Fantasy Road Race .
You pick your 'team' of six riders, two each from BSB, WSB & Moto GP from the riders available and then once you've got your team selected, then, enter the BikeWise League. 
You will need to use the Pin Number 944 to enter the league...

It's FREE to do this and we can have a lot of 'fun' as the racing season runs it's course......

So, don't be shy....  click on this link to start : http://mcn.fantasyleague.com/User.aspx

Please forward this onto your friends (or family) - the more teams the more interesting the league....  Keep checking the BikeWise Latest News for updates...
Now the best bit.....
Its FREE to enter and the top prize is once again an amazing Yamaha R6 worth over £8,000, courtesy of MCE Insurance. There are also seven 'Game Round' prizes to play for during the year, too. For more information on prizes, just click here.
Don't worry if you're short on time as you can use the Lucky Dip option which automatically selects a valid team for you in seconds. (just like putting a Lottery ticket on !!)

Don't delay  -  Do it......  Today

Average Speed Camera's to be installed on the A537 (Cat & Fiddle run)

Bike-catching average-speed cameras are to be installed on the A537 Cat and Fiddle run from Macclesfield to Buxton from next week.
The popular biking road will be one of the first in the country to get a new generation of average-speed cameras which are rear-facing so they can read motorcycle number plates.
Work will begin installing seven of the devices from Tuesday. They will also be put on a stretch of the A54 which joins the A537. Both roads have a 50mph limit.
All of the cameras will be linked together and vehicles constantly monitored within the speed control zone. Riders who progress between any two of the devices too quickly will be issued with a prosecution notice.
In the past average-speed cameras have only been linked in pairs, measuring speeds from one to the next along a single lane of traffic. The new cameras are expected to be operational before motorcycle traffic increases in April. 
Lee Murphy, Manager of the Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership, said:
“We want all road users to come and enjoy this scenic route responsibly and lawfully. Unfortunately, a minority of riders treat the road with a race track mentality — we have recorded bikers riding at speeds of 130 mph.
"This is not a knee-jerk reaction because we have tried all other measures. Short of closing the road, we couldn’t see any viable alternatives to the average-speed cameras to reduce the number of casualties along the Cat and Fiddle.”

MCN Award Winners in full

(Picture shows Bob Brown recieving his award from Marc Potter, editor of MCN)

Here is the full list of winners of the prestigious MCN Awards announced at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show held at the Excel Arena - London.
Check out Wednesday’s Motorcycle News for the full story behind the winners.

Award: Biking Hero
Winner: Bob Brown – former Police motorcyclist who was instrumental in setting up the phenomenally successful Durham Bike Wise motorcycle event which attracts thousands of riders every summer.
He spent many years serving as a police motorcyclist in Britain’s most bike-friendly Police force teaching riders to ride better and safer, and now helps young kids get a taste of motorcycling legally in Durham with a mini-moto experience
Award: The Dave Taylor Lifetime achievement
Winner:  Sammy Miller MBE.

Award: MCN Man of the Year Award (sponsored by National Accident Helpline)
Winner: Valentino Rossi
Award: MCN Machine of the Year.
Winner: Yamaha YZF-R1

Award: Best dealer with only one outlet
Winner: Lloyd Cooper of Watford

Award: Dealer of the Year specialising in one area
Winner: Get Geared of Leatherhead

Award: Wholesaler of the Year
Winner: Motohaus Powersports

Award: Dealer of the Year with more than one outlet
Winner: George White Superbike Centre

Award: Product of the Year (clothing)
Winner: Forcefield Pro Sub 4 back protector

Barry: Product of the Year (accessories or services)
Winner: Scottoiler E-system

Award: Product of the Year (tyre)
Winner: Michelin Power One

(Picture shows Bob Brown recieving his award from Marc Potter, editor of MCN)

North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club - Thundersport GB Night

Thundersport GB Night along with
The Battle of Britan F1 Sidecar Championship
The force behind the Sidecar Championship
Steve Webster MBE
Moto 450 Race Winner - Steve Tomes
Other Guests from this Paddock in the pipeline

Doors open 7:30pm, show starts at 8:00pm. Entry, £2.00 for members and £3.00 for non-members. Also Bar, Raffle and Television with highlights from recent race meetings.
Any queries contact: - Norman on 01423780624
Click on the image to view/download a poster

Hein Gericke Catalogue Launch Event - Darlington - 27th February

Saturday 27th February sees the launch of the 40th Anniversary catalogue and to mark the occasion the team at Hein Gericke Darlington have some special events in the planning.

Not only will the catalogue be the twice the size of previous years but many products will be showcased for the first time.
See the 2010 selection from Alpinestar and Arlen Ness, this year’s collection promises some breath taking items, and to cap it all Hein Gericke Darlington has been appointed County Durham’s newest and only authorised Dainese stockist. Of course Hein Gericke’s unsurpassed reputation for quality and affordability remains, and our 2010 range will not disappoint.

To mark the occasion and ensure it is an event to remember we have arranged for the 'xtreme wheelie machine' to be on site all day. This is a specially designed platform with a real motorcycle, normally a Kawasaki ZX6R strapped to it on which you can have a go at the black art of pulling a huge stonker of a wheelie, in total safety with no threat of flipping it! You will need a full bike licence and be over 18 to ride. Free to ride with all purchases over £10. (But we need photo's of you on it for our Gallery !!)

In addition to this we have organised various other displays (TBA), along with the chance to find a 'Golden Ticket' in your 2010 catalogue which may see you being the benefactor of a prize ranging from £5 through MotoGP tickets to a full kit out!

The day promises to be excellent fun so why not call in grab a coffee and doughnut.

Visit at 171/179 Northgate, Darlington DL1 1UB or call for more details on 01325 464 664.

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