Featured on the cover of THE BIKER GUIDE 8th edition booklet. 

Scotland’s biggest and best motorcycle show returns to Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre in March 2019, with all the latest models, major manufacturers, and breath taking live action. The Carole Nash MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show, held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th March, is a haven for anyone with a passion for motorcycles.

Scotland’s biggest shop window for motorcycle enthusiasts!
 
Over 120 manufacturers and exhibitors attend the event each year giving visitors a unique opportunity to see new bikes and test new products throughout the course of the weekend. The three exhibition halls are jam packed with biking bargains from helmets to leathers and even special offers on 2018 bikes.

Hundreds of Classic motorcycles on display
 
Take a ride down memory lane in the Classic Bike magazine Classics Pavilion where you can find Scotland’s biggest collection of classic motorcycles spanning over 80 years.

Built Not Bought – Custom Motorcycle Show
 
New for 2019 is the Built Not Bought Custom Bike Show in association with JM Customs. Entries are now open to any owners wishing to enter the various categories who can contact James at JM Customs directly via [email protected]. This promises to be a stunning display of show stopping metal and the very best Scotland has to offer!

Live Action with the Scottish Stunt Freestyle Championship
 
The best UK and Irish stuntriders will go all out to become the Scottish Stunt Freestyle Champion 2019. Wheelies, stoppies, headstands, acrobatics, drifting, tail scraping, one hand and no hands - you will see it all! The freestyle event will be held over both days, along with the longest stoppie, the barrel sprint and a challenge event to keep the riders on their toes! The stunt arena will be nonstop all weekend at the 2019 MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show.

Fun for all the Family:

Children under 12 go free and there plenty to keep them entertained. Make a day out of it and enjoy a go on Honda’s My First Licence or witness the death defying skills of the Wall of Death riders.

Book Now and get your season off to a fantastic start.

www.scottishmotorcycleshow.com

If you are a mature driver who needs a confidence boost or would like a reassurance that your skills are still tip-top, IAM RoadSmart has a great special offer for its popular Mature Driver Review.

This Friday 25 January, for the first 50 people that call in we are offering the Mature Driver Review (MDR) for £40 – down from the usual price of £49.

The MDR is not a test or exam – there is no pass or fail. It’s a friendly one-hour session, with a qualified assessor who will meet you at a location convenient to you. You will use your own car, and drive on roads that are familiar.

The assessor will also work through any issues that you are concerned about, and provide a written report in complete confidence addressing anything that you might need work on in the future.

Paddy Hopkirk, IAM RoadSmart mature driver ambassador, has taken and fully endorses the Mature Driver Review. His is a winner of the Monte Carlo Rally, and has competed at the Le Mans 24 Hours, Daytona and Sebring in the USA.

Paddy, 85, said: “Mature drivers are the safest on the road – but it is very important to make sure that our skills are kept up-to-date. As the roads get busier and other drivers feel increasingly impatient, I think the Mature Driver Review is a great way to help older motorists regain their confidence and enjoy their driving lives more.”

To take advantage of IAM RoadSmart’s special offer for the Mature Driver Review, phone in to our special booking hotline from 8.30am – that number is 0300 303 1134 quoting code MDA 40.

This offer can only be taken by phone, and not online. Bookings under the special offer will stop once 50 have been sold – so don’t waste any time come Friday!

For more information about the Mature Driver Review click here: https://www.iamroadsmart.com/courses/mature-driver-review

THE Isle of Man TT races were first staged in 1907 – but the milestone 100th meeting will only be marked later this year.

Two world wars, plus the UK foot and mouth epidemic which caused the cancellation of much UK sport including the TT, took out a total of 12 years, meaning 100 years of TT racing can be celebrated all over again.

Event organiser Mortons Media Group will be celebrating this special anniversary with a spectacular TT theme at its firmly established Stafford International Classic MotorCycle Show on April 27-28, 2019, where top-name riders and the famous machines that carried them to victory around one of the most famous race circuits in the world will be on display.

Headlining the impressive list of star guests are current TT stars Ian Hutchinson and Tom and Ben Birchall, with an impressive 24 TT wins between them.

‘Hutchy’, as he is known to his legion of fans, has proved to be something of a bionic man, having twice come back from serious injury which on both occasions almost cost him a leg. Clearly with a few tales to tell, his on-stage interviews are not to be missed.

Likeable brothers Ben and Tom Birchall have dominated the sidecar TT in recent years, winning the last five races. The pair, who clinched their third world title in 2018, will also have their TT winning outfit on display and will be on stage during Saturday and Sunday.

Adding to the galaxy of TT stars will be nine-time TT winner Charlie Williams. Not only will Charlie have one of his TT winning Yamahas on display, but he plans to launch his long-awaited autobiography at the show too. Fans’ favourite John Cooper intends to launch his biography on the same weekend, with both stars signing copies for fans.

Running the stage sessions is none other than the show’s resident compere, Lincolnshire ace Steve Plater. Joined by flying Scot and fellow two-time TT winner Alex George, Plater will find himself on the other end of the microphone for once as he joins his fellow riders to talk about all things TT.

Not forgetting its classic roots, the star line-up will include former Honda factory team-mates from the Sixties, Tommy Robb and Jim Redman.

Of course the TT isn’t just about the riders. The show aims to host the most eclectic display of 10 genuine former TT machines ever assembled. The collection includes a 1926 AJS GR10, which finished third in that year’s TT in the hands of Frank Longman; an ex-HG Tyrell-Smith 1932 works Rudge, which also finished third in that year’s Junior TT race; a minuscule 50cc Honda CR110, a three-cylinder MV Agusta, a 1984 Ducati TT2 with TT history and an ex-Joey Dunlop RC45.

Now in its 39^th year, the Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show has already received hundreds of bookings from traders, clubs and exhibitors, with organisers working hard to deliver another stellar event. Deemed to be the largest classic bike show in the world, thousands of visitors flock to Stafford County Showground every year from all corners of the UK and Europe. It’s a must-attend event for any motorcycle enthusiast.

For more information, please visit www.staffordclassicbikeshows.com

They say this Monday, 21 January, is the most depressing day of the year – but at IAM RoadSmart we are encouraging people to do something useful and turn this Blue Monday into the Happy Mondays*, with our very limited-time offer on advanced driving and riding courses.

Blue Monday is considered to be the day when a combination of the weather, debt and other factors are most likely to affect our mood and motivation.

So IAM RoadSmart is offering 21 advanced courses at the discounted rate of £99 when the phone lines open at 8.30am on Monday 21 January. Normally the advanced driver and rider courses are £149 each.

All you have to do is be ready to dial our support hotline on Monday morning, 0300 303 1134, and use the redemption code blue99 to claim your course at the special rate – and keep your fingers crossed that you are quick enough!

The discounted offer can only be claimed by phoning in – not with an online booking. And once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Advanced driver and rider courses involve one-to-one tuition by an expert in your own local area. He or she will advise at a pace that is right for you, on roads that you know. Your assessor will also tackle any issues that you are nervous about or want extra help with.

Mike Quinton, IAM RoadSmart Chief Executive Officer, said: “There is no reason to feel down on Blue Monday.  Instead of hiding under the duvet, drivers and riders can resolve to turn a negative into a positive and invest a small amount into becoming a better and safer driver or rider, while learning to gain maximum enjoyment from their driving and riding.”

For more information about all our courses click here: https://www.iamroadsmart.com/courses

*Apologies for the 80s/90s indie/dance references. Well, actually we are not sorry at all!