Biker News - Regularly updated

Welcome to our News section, where articles are listed below and if relevant within the categories on the right, just to make it easier for you to find what you wish to read...

Please note that the content within our News section (text and images), follows the same copyright laws/notice as all other content on the website - ie not to be reproduced (including slightly amending) without prior consent. 

 RSS Feed

Category: Events and Shows

  1. Motorcycle Live presents... Rhythm of the Road with Nathan Millward

    Posted on

    In the second of six short videos released in the build up to Motorcycle Live 2016, long-distance rider Nathan Millward shares his passion for the open road and explains how his love of motorcycling fuelled a nine-month, 23,000-mile trip through 18 countries on a 105cc postal bike.

    View the video here

    Motorcycle Live 2016 takes place at The NEC, Birmingham from 19-27 November. Advance tickets are on sale now, priced at just £19.50 per adult, £12 for Seniors, £1 for 11-16 year olds* and FREE for children aged ten and under (accompanied by a paying adult). There is also a £25 advance ticket, which includes entry to the show and a Spada bag worth £29.99**.

    To book, call 0844 581 2345 or visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk

  2. BMF Scotland Rally, pimp your tank, win tickets to Dubs of Anarchy, Biker friendly pubs to stay at and more...‏

    Posted on

    THE BIKER GUIDE® - Packed with Biker Friendly Accommodation, Camping, Clothing, free to enter Competitions, Meeting places & Cafes, News, Parts & Accessories, Pubs, Rallies, Ride-outs, Shows, Touring, What's On and much, much more... 

    3d-tankpads direct, Tank Pad Protector Stickers, reflective wheel rim tapes

    Do you have a great photo that you would like to see on the front cover of THE BIKER GUIDE booklet?

    We are preparing for the next issue of our VERY popular booklet, here @ THE BIKER GUIDE, which we distribute for free throughout the year at various events, cafes, meeting places and also via the website...

    So we are asking the visitors of the website and readers of the booklet - Do you have a great picture that you have taken on your motorcycle that you would like to see on the front cover and of course your name in 1,000's of booklets?
    If so, please send to [email protected] letting us know when and where it was taken, along with your full name.

    Of course for any images we include you will be sent a copy of the booklet.

    'Best information mag around for Bikers' - Oggy Dave.

    Stormin the Castle 2016

    The Bull, Biker Friendly, Barton le Clay, Bedfordshire Tayside Hotel, Bikers welcome, Stanley, Perthshire BMF Scotland Rally

    A great pub in Bedfordshire... ideal to head to for good food, drink, entertainment and even to stay over!

    Motorcyclists are very welcome at this beautiful free-house village pub and hotel, situated in Barton-le-Clay.

    modern twist to a traditional Pub, (no tv’s, pool tables and fruit machines) The Bull offers a range of traditional English food to suit your taste and pocket.

     

    Popular with locals and travellers alike and a good base for exploring the surrounding area, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere and great hospitality.

    Local attractions include Bletchley Park, the Shuttleworth Collection, Castle Ashby, Whipsnade Zoo and Silverstone.

    Enjoy all-day breakfast, various burgers and steaks, pie of the day, specials, a la carte and a Sunday Carvery with a choice of succulent hand carved roast meats.

    Stay over in comfortable and modern en-suite rooms and enjoy the food and beverages of The Bull without having to get geared up and head out in search of sustenance!

    A function room for meeting or groups of up to 100 people and various entertainment includes an Acoustic Lounge, Live Music, Comedy and Quiz Nights.

    Free Wi-Fi. Private parking, with CCTV and security systems.

    www.thebullbarton.com

    A great destination for the motorcyclist - the Tayside Hotel in Perthshire ...

    Centrally located just of the A9, next to the River Tay in the village of Stanley. 

    Close to Perth and the towns of Kenmore, Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Blair Atholl and Killin, the famous Speyside region with its many renowned distilleries and onwards to Stirling, Inverness, Glencoe.

    A family run hotel, offering quality home cooking and comfortable accommodation in 14 bedrooms, with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and genuine warm hospitality.

    After a days exploring return to enjoy a varied menu using the highest quality local produce, sourced from some of Scotland's best known suppliers. Bar lunches, suppers, formal dinners and Sunday lunch are served.

    The Fishermans Bar is the hub of the Hotel and it is here that visitors, fishers, shooters and golfers alike discuss the successes of the day while enjoying a pint of ale or a choice of around 30 single malts from across Scotland!

    An ideal location for an overnight stop or as a base to explore the area. Free Wi-Fi. Drying room and Motorcycle washing facilities. Private parking.

     

     

    www.taysidehotel.co.uk

    BMF Scotland Rally
    23rd - 25th September

    After the success of 2015 Rally, more and better things at the 2016 Rally...

    Live music on Friday and Saturday night with Alma Fiera and the Signs. Disco by Trog.

    Ride out on Saturday to East Fortune Airfield home of the National Museum of Flight.

    The 2nd Rally held to replace the Kelso Bikefest Rally.

    venue: Stair Arms Hotel, Pathead, Midlothian, Scotland, EH37 5TX.

    On the A68 south of Dalkeith and Edinburgh.

    price: £14. Price includes a nip of whisky on arrival and a BMF Scotland Rally badge.

    www.bmf.co.uk

    facebook event

    For further information, contact Tom at [email protected]

         

    WIN stuff - free to enter!

    Tickets to Dubs of Anarchy | A RIDE, EAT, SLEEP, REPEAT t-shirt | or a BIKERS WELCOME banner for your event

  3. The ultimate day out for motorcycle-mad families‏

    Posted on

    Motorcycle Live, the UK’s biggest bike show, is the ultimate day out for families with a passion for motorcycling – and with a new pricing structure that means a family of four can get in for less than £50, it’s never been better value for money.

    The all-inclusive ticket provides FREE access to everything that Motorcycle Live has to offer, so visitors of all ages can check out the live stage entertainment, seek autographs from their racing heroes, climb aboard the shiny machinery on display and experience the awesome FMX Live freestyle motocross show presented by Arenacross, all without paying anything extra.

    There are also eight FREE opportunities to ride a bike, including three that cater for children and teenagers. For the youngest of budding bikers, Kiddimoto returns to Motorcycle Live with its award-winning balance bikes on the inflatable Children’s Fun Track. For something with a bit more kick, Kuberg will be supplying a range of its electric off-road machines for the Kuberg MX Experience presented by MCF. Meanwhile, older teenagers can have a 20-minute motorcycle lesson at the Two Wheel Taster supported by Get On.

    Motorcycle Live 2016 takes place at The NEC, Birmingham from 19-27 November. Advance tickets are on sale now, priced at just £19.50 per adult, £12 for Seniors, £1 for 11-16 year olds* and FREE for children aged ten and under (accompanied by a paying adult). There is also a £25 advance ticket, which includes entry to the show and a Spada bag worth £29.99**.

    To book, call 0844 581 2345 or visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk

  4. Ace Cafe Reunion Weekend Party & London Ride-Out - 2nd - 4th September 2016

    Posted on

    2nd September 2016 | Ace Cafe Reunion Weekend – Continental Run Ride-In    

    From 18:00.   Ace Cafe, Reunion, London
    In addition to the spectacle of the arrival at the cafe of the "Continental Run", firing up the party weekend, there will be live rock n' roll with the band Gene Gambler & The Shufflers, with Jimmy Guntrip spinning the wax.

    venue: Ace Cafe, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD 
    tel: 020 8961 1000 
    website: www.ace-cafe-london.com - www.acecafeevents.com 
    facebook
    e-mail: [email protected]

    3rd September 2016
    Ace Cafe Racer & Rockers Ride-Out

    Depart: 10.30am Destination: Battersea Park (Central London)
    Led again by the Limited Edition Ace 904S Thruxton Special, returning to the Ace for the 8th annual Cafe Racer Review, with prizes for the "Best Ridden Cafe Racers", "Best Classic Cafe Racer", "Best Modern Cafe Racer", "Best Triumph Cafe Racer" and “Best Harley Cafe Racer”.

    venue: Ace Cafe, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD 
    tel: 020 8961 1000 
    website: www.ace-cafe-london.com - www.acecafeevents.com 
    facebook
    e-mail: [email protected]

    4th September 2016
    Ace Cafe Brighton Burn-Up & Ride With The Rockers 

    Depart: 10.30am. Route: A406 - A40 - M25 - M23 - A23 to Madeira Drive, Brighton Seafront.   Brighton Beach Mods & Rockers

    Once again be flagged off by the Mayor of Brent, destination Brighton where, as well as an array of club, trade stands and displays, and live bands, the annual short seafront service and blessing is being kindly undertaken by Father Scott of the 59 Club. 

    There will also be a Best Scooter competition on the seafront at Brighton with prizes to include courtesy of Dr Martens and for all those that “Keep the Faith” with “All or Nothing”, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the seminal 1966 sound of “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’”, this year Ace Cafe London has not only got a pair of DM 8 eyelet cherry reds, but also a copy of the Dr. Martens book “A History of Rebellious Self-Expression”, both up for grabs as prizes for the “Best Scooter” on the seafront!

    venue: Ace Cafe, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW10 7UD to Madeira Drive, Brighton Seafront
    tel: 020 8961 1000 
    website: www.ace-cafe-london.com - www.acecafeevents.com 
    facebook
    e-mail: [email protected]

  5. Stormin' the Castle - 12 Days Remaining to buy tickets on-line

    Posted on

    Wow where did that go, in only 11 days time many of the Stormin' Committee will be on site and stuffing envelopes with the last of this years on-line ticket sale!

    Already the PO Box has closed and soon it will be the on-line ticket sales teams time to put their feet up for all of 20 seconds, before they jump in feet first with all the other marshals setting up the biggest motorcycle rally in the North East.

    Tickets are available on-line until Midday on the 29th August 2016 and some of the local bike shops* will be selling Adult Weekend tickets until close of business on the 1st September 2016.

    Stormin the Castle 2016

     

    *Please check on-line for outlet sales dates as they vary between shop