Photo’s online from latest meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

Photo’s are now online from the latest meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club which was held outdoor at Carrville Park & Ride, Durham on Sunday 25^th March .

As always, ‘Many Thanks’ to all who helped build (and take down) the track, for signing riders on and marshalling throughout the day – your help and support is greatly appreciated as we couldn't run the events without you.

Many Thanks to John Attle for taking the photo’s.

Next opportunity to ride a mini moto is at Karting North East at Warden Law on Monday 2nd April 2012 from 5pm – 8pm

Cost of these sessions (which are not run by the mini bike club or under ACU Rules/regs) are £15.

BikeWise Mini Bike Club members will receive a £3 discount on this price on production of their ACU licence when signing on.

To view the pictures of the Carrville meeting, please CLICK HERE and then click on the relevant thumbnail image.

Mini Bikes season starts at Karting North East (Warden Law) next week

Mini Bikes return to Karting NE at Warden Law, starting Monday 2^nd April 2012.

The sessions which are mainly held on the Junior Kart Track are from 5pm – 8pm and will be held every two weeks commencing Monday 2^nd April 2012. (through to Oct)

These meetings are run by Karting North East who have worked closely over the years with the BikeWise ‘team’,  to provide riders with the opportunity to lawfully use their mini moto’s at their Warden Law venue.

The cost is £15 and their are no age limits – so anybody can go up there and jump on their mini moto and live the Barry Sheene (or Casey Stoner) dream !!

 

If you don’t know how to get to Karting NE please click on this link for directions : http://bit.ly/KartingNE

For further details of all events and activities held at Karting North East, please visit their website at : http://www.kartingnortheast.com/

Hein Gericke : 2012 Catalogue launch–Darlington - this weekend

Alison and the ‘team’ down at Hein Gericke at Darlington  are planning a start of season open weekend / 2012 catalogue launch across March 31st and 1st April and are inviting us all to drop in this weekend.

This would not only be a perfect time to call into the store and collect the new 2012 HG catalogue but also see the new range of leathers, textiles, boots, helmets, gloves, and latest accessories.

During the weekend they will have the tea/coffee on with a selection of ‘slimming cakes’ and biscuits to enjoy, chances to win kit with various competitions and some other surprises along the way.

Also at the moment, they have a fantastic offer which is available now, a superb cleaning kit comprising of 1 litre of HG cleaner, HG chain lube, HG chain cleaner, sponge and bucket to keep it in, this retails normally for £29.99 however it is being sold for £12.95 with a FREE £10 gift card (T&C applies to gift card use)

Visit at 171/179 Northgate, Darlington DL1 1UB or call for more details on 01325 464 664.
View Hein Gericke Darlington in a larger map

Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on Sunday 25^th March 2012 at Carrville Park & Ride at Durham

(See Where we Meet on the website for location)

Signing on at 1000hrs for a 1030hrs safety brief/start

If there is any doubt about the weather conditions (Rain/Wet) then please check the Mini Bike Club homepage where a notification will be posted before 0915hrs if the meeting has to be cancelled on safety grounds

Photo’s online from last BikeWise Mini Bike Club meeting

Photo’s are now online from the latest meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club which was held at our new indoor venue at QC Space, Peterlee on Saturday 25^th February .

As always, ‘Many Thanks’ to all who helped build (and take down) the track, for signing riders on and marshalling throughout the day – your help and support is greatly appreciated as we couldn't run the events without you.

Many Thanks to John Attle for taking the photo’s.

With the change in weather we are hoping to get outdoors soon, so the date of our next meeting will either be,  Saturday 24^th March (indoor at QC Space) OR  Sunday 25^th March (Outdoor at Carrville). Please check your emails or the website closer to the date and we will let you know where we will be holding the event

To view the pictures of the indoor meeting, please CLICK HERE and then click on the relevant thumbnail image.

Police Motorcycles from Cuba

Many Thanks to Mick Alder from BikeWise Training for these pictures of Cuban Police Yamaha Virago’s.

Mick pointed out that all the riders were wearing ‘spurs’ on the back of their boots ??

Is that to kick the engine and squeeze a bit more ‘horsepower’ out of it !!

For more pictures of Police Bikes from around the World – please visit the gallery page of the BikeWise website and click on the thumbnail picture

http://www.bikewise.org.uk/galleries/

A couple of pictures of the Met Police’s Special Escort Group Honda VFR1200’s, which are replacing the BMW R1150RS bike’s they have used for a number of years. Expect to see a lot of the Honda’s this coming summer with the Olympic Games being held in London and lots of high profile escorts being done by the SEG. See more British Police bikes in the British Police Motorcycles gallery

If you’re out and about with your camera then please take some photo’s of Police Motorcycles in the UK or anywhere in the world and forward them to us at durham.bikewise@gmail.com with a few words as to where you took the picture etc. and we’ll upload it into our galleries

Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on Saturday 25^th February 2012 at QC Space, Peterlee.

(See Where we Meet on the website for location)

Signing on at 1000hrs for a 1030hrs safety brief/start

Please note that we cannot train new members at this indoor venue due to restrictions on space but you are more than welcome to come along and watch. As soon as we get outdoors again at Carville (March/April time) we will be able to train new members to ride

See you all on SATURDAY

Return VAT on Air Ambulance fuel payments.

The Air Ambulance Service is forced to meet rising fuel prices year on year including VAT.

The Air Ambulance Service have saved successive governments millions and millions of pounds funded by charitable donations given by the general public to run what has proven to be an essential service.

Whilst the Lifeboat Service has been exempt from VAT on fuel costs since 1977, a similar privilege has not been afforded to the Air Ambulance Service; We call on the government to have an urgent review of this situation and in doing so We call on the government to return in the form of grants to Air Ambulance Service providers all the future VAT which the Treasury collects from them so that the Air Ambulance Service is in practice exempt from paying VAT in the same way as the Lifeboat Service.

Sign this petition

MCN Fantasy Road Racing 2012

MCN Fantasy Road Race, in association with MCE Insurance is back for 2012 !

Once again the game is totally FREE to play. All you have to do is pick a six-man team of riders, comprising the stars of MotoGP, World Superbikes and British Superbikes, then just sit back and let them win you some fantastic prizes!
 
 





The game starts at 04:00 GMT on Saturday, 25 February and once again there will be some fantastic prizes up for grabs. Official prize details will to be announced soon, on the prizes page.

The top prize is Yamaha's brilliant FZ8 (worth £6,999) - so give yourself a chance of winning and enter your team of riders today!
For more information on prizes, just click here.
REMEMBER: Your BSB performance will be put to the test, too, in the MCE BSB Game Round competition, with the two highest scoring MCE BSB riders for each Game Round winning special prizes


Once you’ve registered then join the BikeWise League – so that we can all share in the fun.


The PIN number you need to enter the BikeWise  league is : 711  (Tell all your friends)


Last year, BikeWise Training’s Bob Brown, was top our own BikeWise league, after a ‘gruelling’ season, managing a multi million pound budget and some of the world’s best motorcycle racers. Bob only wishes that Sunderland would finish top of the Premier Football League (in his dreams perhaps)

If you want to look at your racer’s in action then check out our Moto GP and WSB photo galleries on the new BikeWise website at www.bikewise.org.uk/galleries/  (photo’s will be added as the season progresses)
So – register your team and enter our league – it’s all FREE and you could have a lot of fun and win a bike or tickets to a BSB round

Photo’s online from the latest meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

Photo’s are now online from the latest meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club which was held at our new indoor venue at QC Space, Peterlee on Saturday 4^th February .

 

We were short of staff on Saturday so, ‘Many Thanks’ to all who helped build (and take down) the track, for signing riders on and marshalling throughout the day – your help and support is greatly appreciated as we couldn't run the events without you.

The date of our next meeting is Saturday 25^th February.

To view the pictures of the indoor meeting, please CLICK HERE and then click on the relevant thumbnail image.

Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on Saturday 4^th February 2012 at QC Space, Peterlee. (See Where we Meet on the website for location)

Signing on at 1000hrs for a 1030hrs safety brief/start

Please note that we cannot train new members at this indoor venue due to restrictions on space but you are more than welcome to come along and watch. As soon as we get outdoors again at Carville (March/April time) we will be able to train new members to ride

See you all on SATURDAY

Dave Coates will be riding at BikeWise 2012

 

Once again our local Darlington based world record holder - Dave Coates will be performing at BikeWise 2012 on his Yamaha's.

This is Dave's 17th consecutive BikeWise - a fantastic achievement and we are now seeing second and third generations of families enjoying the skills that Dave shows on two wheels - long may it continue.

Dave will be performing a couple of shows during the day ( times to be finalized and published later on this site ) and he will be available at his van throughout the day for autograph's, photo's and any questions you might like to put to him...

 

 

 

 

To learn more about Dave visit his website at : http://www.davecoates.co.uk/

To read more about what's happening at BikeWise 2012 which is being held on Sunday 1st July, please CLICK HERE

Cannon Motorsports to bring their 1996cc V-Rod to BikeWise 2012

Chris Hannam of Cannon Motorsports from Leeds are to bring their

1996cc topfuel blown nitro V-Rod to BikeWise 2012.

This bike is normally run at Santa Pod Raceway where it has achieved best runs of :

best et 1/4 mile et 7.12 @ 200 mph

best 1/8 mile et 4.50 @ 169 mph………

Great opportunity to have a close up look at a Drag Bike and to talk to rider Chris Hannam to find out more about drag racing

 

 

 

Further details of the bike are shown below :

opcon supercharger  : can run up to 90 percent nitromethane : 1996cc 45 degree v twin : 4 valve overhead cam : 800 bhp plus : gearbox  2 speed b&j trans : multistage clutch 3 plate clutch : fuel system , 18 gallon waterman pump with bdk valve controlled by ams 1000 (to be updated to the new 2000 over winter) : msd harley ignition : 100″ chassie : pm wheels and brakes : racepak v300 datalogging  : bike weight 1000 lbs  with rider 1400lbs

To read more about what's happening at BikeWise 2012 which is being held on Sunday 1st July, please CLICK HERE

DSA announces new motorcycle licence regime for 2013

Details of a new motorcycle licence regime to be implemented next year have been confirmed by the Driving Standards Agency. 

The new rules will limit all riders under 19 to 125cc machines and under-21s to 47bhp.

Those aged 17-19 will only be able to gain a licence for a machine up to 125cc and 15bhp by taking a test on a bike of similar spec.

At 19 they can qualify for a bike up to 47bhp by doing another test or undertaking additional training. This must be done on a machine over 395cc and between 33bhp and 47bhp.

They then face a further two-year wait – and yet another test or further training - before they can qualify to ride a bike of any power.

Alternatively, people over 24 can take a single Direct Access test to immediately qualify for bikes of any power. This test must be taken on a machine of at least 595cc and 54bhp.

Each step-up in power will involve a further test or training. A DSA release said:  ‘The feasibility of the training option is currently being looked into; a final decision is yet to be made.’

The new regime is due to be implemented from January 19 next year.

It means 17-year-olds will face three exams or training sessions over a minimum of four years before they can ride an unlimited bike.

Ministers to 'push back' against EU legislations

MIKE PENNING MP, Under-Secretary of State for Transport, has said that Ministers will fight against the EUs move to impose anti-biking legislations.
The EU want to introduce new technical regulations to motorcycles that could see ABS become standard on all bikes above 125cc and measures that would prevent owners from tuning their bikes.
In an interview with BMF magazine, Motorcycle Rider, Penning gave his view on some of the legislation suggestions raised by the European Parliament: "I don’t think they are hugely beneficial to any of us and I have permission from the Prime Minister to push back as strongly as possible on them.
"The European Parliament has no power to legislate and, if for some reason, legislation did come through to Ministers, we will vote against it if necessary."
Mike Penning, who is a motorcyclist himself having first started riding as an Army despatch rider and currently owns a Ducati Monster and a Royal Enfield, added: "At this time this just is a suggestion from the Commissioner. The way it works in Europe is that the bureaucrats decide the policy and then the politicians vote on it, which is exactly the opposite of what happens here. But I can assure you we will push back on it."

Photo’s now online from the latest Mini Bike Club meeting

Photo’s are now online from the latest meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club which was held at our new indoor venue at QC Space, Peterlee on Saturday 14^th January .

Lots of new riding equipment being worn by our riders as a result of Xmas and James Alderson also brought along his HM Plant Metrakit for us to see.

We were short of staff on Saturday so, ‘Many Thanks’ to all who helped build (and take down) the track, for signing riders on and marshalling throughout the day – your help and support is greatly appreciated as we couldn't run the events without you.

The date of our next meeting is Saturday 4^th February, although there is potentially a mini bike session at PPIK, Leeds on the 29th January. (for further info on this, please contact PPIK : 0845 126 0613)

To view the pictures of the indoor meeting, please CLICK HERE and then click on the relevant thumbnail image.

BikeWise 2012 : Sunday 1st July

The 18^th annual BikeWise Show

will be held on Sunday 1st July 2012 at Police HQ, Aykley Heads, Durham.

This years Olympic Games have caused problems in the finalising of a date for the show, however it’s now sorted, so put the date in your diary and get yourself ready for the annual ‘pilgrimage’ to Police HQ for BikeWise 2012. Remember to tell your friends and family also.

Local world record stunt rider Dave Coates is already confirmed as attending and you will soon be able to keep up to date with BikeWise 2012 updates via the website which will be updated in the next couple of weeks to reflect BikeWise 2012

Register online for the 2012 BikeWise Easter Egg Run

Well it’s 2012 and a Happy New Year from the BikeWise team.

What better way to start your motorcycling ‘new year’ than to ride out with a group of like minded people at the BikeWise Easter Egg Run which will be held on Sunday 8^th April.

We’re trying to encourage people to ‘register online’ (CLICK HERE), it’s free to do so and doesn't mean that you have to attend – what it does do is give us , the BikeWise ‘team,’ a ‘heads up’ of how many bikes we could have and let’s us plan accordingly.

We also can then also forward you any subsequent info about the ride and any other ‘BikeWise News’ via email.

To read more about the 2012 Egg Run : Please Click Here

Whilst on the site why not download a 2012 poster and share it with friends.

So please take a couple of minute’s to register online and forward this news item onto your friends.

Next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be on Saturday 14^th January 2012 at QC Space, Peterlee. (See Where we Meet on the website for location)

Signing on at 1000hrs for a 1030hrs safety brief/start

Please note that we cannot train new members at this indoor venue due to restrictions on space but you are more than welcome to come along and watch. As soon as we get outdoors again at Carville (March/April time) we will be able to train new members to ride

See you all on SATURDAY

Teesside Bikers

Teesside Bikers meet every Tuesday night from 1800hrs onwards at :

The Pit Stop Diner, Bowesfield Lane, Stockton-on-Tees. TS18 3HJ

 
For further info contact Lee on : 07802251502

http://www.teessidebikers.co.uk/

http://www.thepitstopdiner.co.uk   (01642 653 460)