TT Legends will debut on ITV4 at 8.30pm on Monday 4th February, 2013

There are a couple of new televisual highlights coming up for motorcycle fans in February on ITV4!
One is a documentary series about motorcycle TT racing which does what it says on the tin - details the 'behind the scenes world' of the TT - from the viewpoint of the Honda TT Legends Team.

This will feature HM Plant sponsored TT Legend : John McGuinness who has been a regular visitor to BikeWise over the years through his connection with HM Plant
 
This film was made by Gaucho Productions, who were given exclusive access to the Honda TT Legends team during the tough 2012 season. The film crew followed the racers, both out on the track and between races, as they competed in the World Endurance Championship and raced in the Isle of Man TT, the NW200, the Le Mans 24-hour and the Suzuka 8-hour. The documentary team followed them when they were not racing, filming them when they were relaxing and recovering after the races and finding out about these ordinary but extraordinary men. The series is in-depth and fly on the wall, lasting for eight episodes, and shows all the highs and lows of this dedicated team as they moved through the season, taking on some of the toughest motorcycle races out there. John McGuinness John McGuinness AKA 'The Morecombe Missile' who is an ex brickie and mussel picker who obviously fancied a bit of a career change, is in the Honda TT Legends team. He is famous for winning the Isle of Man TT a staggering nineteen times! Other members of the Team are the Aussie Cameron Donald who has won the TT twice and Simon Andrews who was the fastest newcomer in the TT in 2011 - pretty impressive form for all three racers.
Featuring action from the World Endurance Championship, The Isle of Man TT, and the North West 200 and the Suzuka 8-hour, the eight part series will hit the screens on ITV4 on Monday 4 February. Given the characters in the team, it’s going to be interesting and entertaining in equal measure.
Make sure you don’t miss out!

TT Legends is an eight-part series which will debut on ITV4 at 8.30pm on Monday 4th February, 2013.

The other treat is a one-off documentary called 'Grand Prix Racer' which was filmed during the 2012 Manx Grand Prix, and gives an in-depth insight into this famous and gruelling race. Grand Prix Racer will air on Tuesday 5th February at 8pm so don't let the two-for-one pizza in the pub tempt you out on Monday or Tuesday in early February, sit back and enjoy the ride!

Next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be at QC Space, Peterlee this Saturday, 2nd February.

Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.

(We will not be able to train any new starters indoors as we do not have the space.)

Today’s Meeting : Cancelled

Today’s meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club has had to be cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions.

Road conditions in the Durham area are treacherous and it would not be safe to travel to Peterlee in order to run the meeting.

Hopefully we can (subject to weather & availability of the premises), reschedule the meeting to next Saturday.

Please check the website next week for further info.

Mini Moto Racing ??

As Polini have now stopped making Midi sized adult minimotos, Alan McIntosh, the Polini UK importer has now taken on another franchise, the company is DM. So if you’re in the market for a new production bike or open class bike, or want to take up Mini Moto Racing on a quality bike then contact Alan McIntosh : http://www.polini.co.uk/   (For more information call 0131 654 0786)

DM have amassed over 50 Italian and European championship titles since they started so have a proven record in the world of Minimoto racing.

With bike racing and track days becoming so expensive, why not consider an affordable form of racing, easy to transport and you can really have a lot of fun as some of our BWMBC riders show in this video from Karting NE at Warden Law.

Alan McIntosh runs an eight series Scottish Mini Moto Championship : http://www.polini.co.uk/scottish_minimoto_championship/index.htm

Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be at QC Space, Peterlee this Saturday, 26th January.

Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.

The weather forecast for Friday night is showing snow in our area so please check your emails before travelling on Saturday morning. If the roads are too bad to take the van and trailer out then we will have to cancel.

We will make a decision and post an email and notice on the website before 0900hrs.

Fingers crossed....

(We will not be able to train any new starters indoors as we do not have the space.)

Lanchester Centurions : Ben Hur Rally

Lanchester Centurions MCC are to host their 18th Ben Hur Rally on the weekend of May 10^th – 12^th 2013

The Ben Hur Rally has, for many many years, been a favourite & core weekend for bikers on the rally calendar.  You can now pay for tickets securely by Paypal  by clicking  HERE.  Due to licensing restrictions, there is a strict 499 limit to ticket sales.

Centurions are now in their 21st year on the road,  and extend an invitation to bikers & trikers to come and celebrate with them.  

Please remember the rally is pre-book only.

For further details please visit their website at : http://www.lanchestercenturions.net/

New motorcycle rules coming into force

New rules affecting motorcyclists in Great Britain will be introduced from Saturday 19 January 2013.

They include changes to motorcycles you can ride and the age you have to be to ride them.

This also affects the rules for the motorcycle you use for your practical riding test. Your test will be cancelled and you may lose your fee if your vehicle doesn't meet the new rules.

Minimum age to ride larger motorcycles increasing

Access to more powerful motorcycles will be staged subject to competence, age and previous experience.

The minimum age to ride the largest motorcycles without previous experience is rising from 21 to 24.

Please view the video below for full details :

 

Photo’s now online from Saturdays meeting of the BWMBC

Photo’s are now online on the BikeWise Mini Bike Club website from Saturdays meeting at QC Space, Peterlee.
This was our first indoor meeting of 2013 and whilst cold it was great to be able to run a meeting without worrying about the weather.
Some fantastic riding by our riders on a slippery surface.

Lots of new mini moto’s and riding equipment on display – Santa obviously thought well of our riders and they must have been doing something right throughout the year

MANY THANKS to all who attended and to those who come along to help marshal, etc even though they have no family members riding at the event.

To view the photo’s CLICK HERE and then click on the relevant thumbnail image for the 5^th January 2013

Many Thanks to John Attle for taking the photo’s

Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be at QC Space, Peterlee on Saturday 5^th January 2013

Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.

We will not be able to train any new starters indoors as we do not have the space.

Happy New Year…

Happy New Year...

Here's wishing you all a happy, healthy, prosperous and safe 2013.

Witness sought to fatal A1 crash

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash on the A1 (M) near the Blind Lane interchange at Chester-le-Street at around 7pm yesterday.

The Highways Agency were attending a report of a broken down vehicle on the hard shoulder of the southbound carriageway when a man appeared from the side of the road.
The man, who was not connected with the broken down vehicle, ran across both carriageways a number of times before being involved in a collision with an articulated lorry travelling south. He suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The lorry was slightly damaged and the driver was reported to be suffering from shock but did not need medical treatment.

The man who died is believed to be from the Newcastle on Tyne area but is not being named at this time.

A number of motorists reported seeing a man running across both carriageways and the hard shoulder. Any witnesses who have not already done so are asked to ring Durham Police on 101 and ask for the Collision Investigation Unit.

Photo’s online from the Xmas meeting

Photo’s are now online from Saturdays meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club.
Many Thanks to all who attended and to all the hard work that went into making the bikes and riders have a ‘festive’ look.
Thanks once again to all the marshals and others who help with the running of the club, for all the food & cakes that were brought along on the day & to John Attle for taking the photo’s
Here’s hoping that ‘Santa’ is feeling in a good mood as he passes over the North East as from what I heard on the day his sleigh might be getting pulled by Mini Moto’s until he gets here and then the reindeers will have to take over again 
Next meeting is next year…. Sunday 5th January 2013 at QC Space and an email will be sent out beforehand.
If you have a bit of time over the festive season and are wanting something to do, then visit the website and have a look at our new World Superbike and Moto GP albums from 2012.

Last time you’ll see Max Biaggi & Casey Stoner  racing, Valentino Rossi on a Ducati, James Ellison in Moto GP, Ben Spies on a Yamaha and lots more and it’ll give you the chance to check out the different styles of riders.Who knows… one day it could be you……

Moto GP 2012

BWMBC : 15th December 2012

WSB 2012

Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club (The Xmas One…)

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be at QC Space, Peterlee this Saturday, 15th November.
Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.

All the riders please remember that this is our Christmas meeting and whilst we’ll sort the tree out at headquarters, Xmas decorations on your bike (and yourself) are appreciated by all the ‘oldies’, who stand around and watch you having fun on your bikes.

So start looking for some tinsel etc and give your bike and yourself that festive ‘look’. See you all tomorrow.

We will not be able to train any new starters indoors as we do not have the space.

BWMBC Maintenance session : CANCELLED

Apologies about this and the short notice we're giving you but after looking at the forecast for this evening and the problems that occurred on local roads last night, we are having to cancel this evenings maintenance session.

If you know of any members who were intending to go please can you give them a ring and advise them that it's cancelled.

We will reschedule this session once the weather improves.

Emails have been sent to all club members and the notification has been put on the BWMBC Facebook page.

BikeWise in the USA

BikeWise Mini Bike Club ‘lost’ one of it’s riders this year when club member, Osian Guest, moved to America in August with his family as dad, Simon, had to relocate with his work with Cummins Engineering.

Osian’s mini moto was boxed up and taken to America  and Simon has been trying to find a club where Osian could ride but unfortunately has not been able to find anything.

Osian and Simon have a keen interest in motorcycles and they both went to the Moto GP at Indianapolis (The Brickyard) where Osian proudly wore his BikeWise T-shirt and they spoke to a motorcycle policeman at the circuit about the philosophy of BikeWise.

Simon has continued to enquire about what motorcycle sport Osian can take part in and the options he has come up with are Enduro or Moto X. As a result Osian is now the proud owner of a KTM 65 and is now in the process of learning to ride a bike with gears with a view to taking part in a youth moto x championship in Southern Indiana or Kentucky next year.

Simon & Osian still receive emails from the club and it is hoped that we will be able to keep you informed of how Osian does in the coming months /years – we’ll have to make sure that we send some BikeWise stickers and a bigger T-shirt so that he can ‘fly’ the BikeWise ‘flag’ across ‘the pond’,  in the future

The Scottish Minimoto Championship2012

 

The Final round of the championship has now been run and below are the names of the winners of the respective championship classes

Junior A : 1 - Shay Simpson  (BWMBC),  2 – Cameron McPherson, 3 – Declan Connell

Junior B : 1 - Lewis Paterson, 2 – Rishon Hickey (BWMBC), 3 – Jack Hoy (BWMBC)

Junior C : 1 - Lewis Rollo, 2 – James Alderson (BWMBC), 3 – Andrew Thornton (BWMBC)

Feathers : 1 -Rishon Hickey (BWMBC), 2 - Lewis Paterson, 3 – Jack Hoy (BWMBC)

Lights : 1 - Lewis Rollo, 2 – James Alderson (BWMBC), 3 – Andrew Thornton (BWMBC)

Middle : 1 - James Turner, 2 – Kai Simpson (BWMBC), 3 – Sam Munro

Heavy : 1 - James Williamson, 2 – Gary Dick, 3 – Steven Paterson

Open : 1 - Lewis Rollo, 2 – Kai Simpson (BWMBC), 3 - James Turner

Some fantastic results for all our riders with top three finishes in all the championships they competed in.

Final standings in the championships are shown below and it is really good to see so many names of riders from the BWMBC

Photo’s online from yesterdays meeting of the BWMBC

Photo’s are now online on the BikeWise Mini Bike Club website from yesterdays meeting at QC Space, Peterlee.

This was our first indoor meeting of 2012 and whilst cold it was great to be able to run a meeting without worrying about the weather.

Some fantastic riding by our riders on a slippery surface which last year saw quite a few finding out how powerful these mini motos are !!

This year our riders showed some great throttle control and kept their bikes on two wheels

MANY THANKS to all who attended and to those who come along to help marshal, etc even though they have no family members riding at the event.

 

To view the photo’s CLICK HERE and then click on the relevant thumbnail image for the 17th November 2012

The next Mini Moto Meet will be at Karting NE, Warden Law on Monday 26^th November 2012.

(This will be the last meeting of 2012 at Karting NE)

The BikeWise 'team' would like to express their thanks for all the help and support of NE Karting for the Mini BIke Club and look forward to next year

Support the BikeWise Mini Bike Club when shopping online

If you use the internet to shop online then please help support the BikeWise Mini Bike Club by reading below

 

 

How it works

easyfundraising.org.uk helps charities, schools, sports clubs, community groups, and other good causes to raise money when their supporters shop online. So far they've raised over £3 million for causes throughout the UK.
It works in a similar way to many other loyalty shopping sites, but instead of earning points when you shop,you raise a donation for your cause instead. It's as simple as that!
You can shop with over 2,000 well known stores and each will donate up to 15% of what you spend. For example, John Lewis will donate 1%, Amazon 2.5%, The Body Shop 6%, some insurance retailers will even donate up to £30 simply for taking out a policy with them!

It doesn't cost you a penny more

The great thing is it won't cost you any more, plus they've got lots of voucher codes and special discounts so you can actually save money while you help your good cause. There is no cost for the good cause either – their service is totally free.

How to generate donations
It's very simple - once you've registered with easyfundraising, when you shop with one of their retailers, their system makes a note of your purchase, collects the donation from the retailer and passes it to your chosen good cause. That's it! No hassle for you, they do all the hard work while you shop as your normally would.

Get started

It's really easy to get started (they don't call it easyfundraising for nothing!)
If you would like to support a cause:

1. Click on ‘Find a cause’ and select the cause you wish to support.  (BikeWise Mini Bike Club)
2. Fill out the quick form to register your details.
3. Find the retailer you want to shop with.
4. Click to visit the retailer, then shop as you normally would.
5. Your donation will be shown in your easyfundraising account within 30 days.

www.easyfundraising.org.uk

BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The BikeWise Mini Bike Club has been running since the beginning of 2007 and is ran by volunteers and funded by donations.

Easyfundraising is a great way for the club to receive donations at no cost to yourself.

It’s FREE to register and use, and only takes a few seconds to go into the easyfundraising site before you do your shopping online, there are 2000 well known stores including the likes of Amazon, EBay, Argos, Boots, M & S, John Lewis,  etc, so you’ll have a good chance of finding your store of and you’ll be making a donation to the club almost every time you shop online. It’s like tipping your loose change out of your pockets and into the BWMBC.

Please give it a go.....    Thank You

Next Meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club

The next meeting of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club will be at QC Space, Peterlee on Saturday 17th November.
Usual start time of 1030hrs with signing on from 1000hrs.
We will not be able to train any new starters indoors as we do not have the space and we will increase the charge as per last year (to £4) as we have to pay for electricity at the venue.
NE Karting at Warden Law will be hosting their last mini bike meeting of the year on Monday 26th November, they will start again with meetings in March / April of 2013. The BikeWise 'team' would like to express their Thanks to NE Karting for all the help and support of the BikeWise Mini Bike Club over the last year.

Dave Coates will be ‘Stoppying’ at BikeWise again

 

Once again our local Darlington based world record holder - Dave Coates will be performing at BikeWise 2013 on his Yamaha's.

This is Dave's 18^th 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 2013 which is being held on Sunday 28^th July, please CLICK HERE