Motorcycle Live 2013 opens this Saturday for a nine-day, two-wheeled extravaganza...

there is still time to save money! Advance tickets are on sale until 5pm on Friday 22nd November at just £17 per adult, £11 for Seniors and £7 for children aged 6-16 (kids five and under accompanied by a paying adult go free). Get yours now!

Coventry Transport Museum are once again delighted to present the Classic Zone, exhibiting a specially selected range of Coventry-built machines of the 1920s and 1930s. From the weird and wonderful to the fast and furious, this is a true showcase of the city’s greatest period of motorcycle production, and a must-see for any motorcycle fan.

With over 80 retail stands offering the very best in motorcycle products and services, you’re bound to bag a bargain or two. When you’ve shopped until you just can’t carry anymore, you can securely store your purchase – or even arrange for them to be shipped home – at the DHL Shop and Drop facility in Hall 4.

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Six new Triumphs have been unveiled in Milan at the EICMA International bike show, below is a taste of what you could be riding next.

Tiger 800XC SE
Our stunning new addition to the rugged Tiger 800 family will not only perform off the beaten track but it's distinctive special edition paint scheme will also get you noticed on the commute.

Thunderbird Commander
New muscle for your New Year's resolution? The wide wheeled Commander carries our 1700cc parallel twin powerplant and features two gorgeous paint options.

Thunderbird LT
Deep mudguards, wire-spoke rims and white wall tyres make the Thunderbird LT the ultimate cruiser-tourer. An all new seat configuration and hand painted pin stripe detail add to the luxury.

America
The most accessible entry into our cruiser range. Rider footboards, low seat height (690mm) and heel/toe shift make the America perfect for classic laid back cruising.

America LT
For those keen on long distance touring the America LT has, as standard, a touring screen, pillion sissy bar and panniers to add mile munching practicality to your journey.

Speedmaster Our stripped back and blacked out cruiser. Wide handlebars, a skinny front tyre and blacked out engine cases gives the Speedmaster a moodier, hot-rod look for 2014.

Compass Expeditions is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with Triumph Australia to run motorcycle adventures in Australia each year. The inaugural event known as the Triumph Otway Dirty RATS weekend will take place late March 2014 while the second event known as the Triumph Flinders Ranges Dirty Rats Adventure takes place early August 2014.

“We are thrilled that Triumph reached out to us to run these fantastic events” says Compass Expeditions co-founder Mick McDonald, “ both events are open to non Triumph riders as long as they are accompanied by a Triumph riding mate” continues Mick.

“The Triumph Tiger is a wonderful bike and this will give us a great opportunity to test this bike out”, says Mick

The Otway’s weekend is a 2-day event focusing on the many and varied dirt tracks in and around Victoria’s Otway’s National Park and offers riders some superb temperate rainforest riding coupled with stunning Great Ocean Road views.

The Flinders adventure is a 5-day ride that takes place in and around the beautiful Flinders and Gammon Rangers National Parks in South Australia. This ride will offer clients a chance to experience wonderful outback riding through immense landscapes or gorges and ranges.

Triumph FLINDERS RANGES DIRTY RATS ADVENTURE

Triumph OTWAYS DIRTY RATS WEEKEND

The use of speed cameras are supported by the majority of the motoring public, according to the latest research published today by road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Eighty per cent of motorists accept the use of speed cameras, but this is down one per cent on last year’s survey.  Seventy nine per cent think that speed cameras are useful to reducing injuries, a fall of six per cent from the 2012 findings.

There is still scepticism amongst the motoring public.  Over half of drivers (52%) do not believe that cameras are only sited at locations where accidents happen.  Almost half of drivers think that raising money is the main purpose of safety cameras.

Scottish motorists are the least likely to have someone in their household with speeding points but they are also the most against speed cameras and speed awareness courses.

Support for speed awareness courses has increased.  Three quarters of motorists support the use of speed awareness courses up from 70 per cent in 2011.

IAM chief executive Simon Best said: Speed cameras are a successful road safety solution at key crash sites and it’s important that the government and safety camera partnerships work to maintain a positive view so that the rising suspicion amongst motorists does not become a trend.”

“During times of austerity, drivers are increasingly seeing speed cameras as revenue raising apparatus and are sceptical of their importance for road safety.”

Motorcycle Live 2013 will be home to a brand-new feature giving visitors an exclusive insight into the lives of some of Britain’s top racing stars.

Behind Bars – The Movie is a FREE must-see, 30-minute fly-on-the-wall film that will be shown in a specially-constructed bike theatre with cinema-style seats, visuals and acoustics.

The life of a professional motorcycle racer is a tough and unforgiving existence – a life where even the smallest mistake can result in paying the ultimate price. Behind Bars – The Movie provides a no holds barred look at what it takes to live that life, and what makes our racing heroes heroes.

The movie features 20-time Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness, 2013 World Superbike Champion Tom Sykes, 2013 World Supersport Champion Sam Lowes, 2013 British Superbike Champion Alex Lowes, 2013 Speedway World Champion Tai Woffinden, Moto2 star Scott Redding, World Motocross rider Tommy Searle and three-time British Superbike Champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Bryne.

Behind Bars – The Movie visits the stars at their homes, meets their loved ones, travels with them to races and finds out what it feels like to brush kerbs at 200mph, rub plastics with their fellow pros, hit rutted 70ft double jumps flat out and – ultimately – stand on the top step of the podium showering champagne on their adoring fans.

The movie will be shown at the following times:

Friday, Saturdays and Sundays: 11.00am, 12.15pm 1.45pm, 3.15pm, 4.45pm  Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 11.30am 1.30pm 2.45pm, 4.00pm

To see a teaser for Behind Bars – The Movie, please click here. 

Back by popular demand is the FREE Nick Sanders Steampunk Cinema which will this year be housed in a newly-built film cube with two super-large 70 inch TV screens showing two three-minute films every half-hour. Sound effects will be awesome and the whole thing will give off the appearance of being driven by steam. An experience not to miss!

Advance tickets for Motorcycle Live 2013 are just £17 per adult, £11 for Seniors and £7 for children aged 6-16* (kids five and under accompanied by a paying adult go free). Bike parking is free of charge and subject to availability. Reduced car parking costs of £8 – subsidised by Motorcycle Live. To book your tickets, call 0844 581 2345 or visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk