NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM WINTER RAFFLE TO WIN A BRAND NEW TRIUMPH THRUXTON R: 

DRAW RESULTS ANNOUNCED.  

We are delighted to announce the results of the National Motorcycle Museums winter raffle to win a brand new Triumph Thruxton R 1200cc motorcycle. The raffle was drawn by World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss live on stage at the International Classic Motorcycle Show, Stafford on Sunday 23/04/17.

1st Prize- Brand New Triumph Thruxton R 1200cc motorcycle fitted with “Track Racer” kit.

Winner-Mr Roger Ward, Worksop. Ticket No:2152659

2nd Prize-1954 AJS Model 18 500cc motorcycle.

Winner- Mr Peter Baldasera, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Ticket No:0594300

3rd Prize- Luxury “classic” weekend hotel break for two people.

Winner- Mr Paul Wright, Ipswich. Ticket No:2154745

                           THE APRIL 2017 -NOVEMBER 2017 MUSEUM SUMMER RAFFLE.          

Following on from the above draw results the National Motorcycle Museum is pleased to announce the details of our “Special BSA” summer 2017 raffle.

Museum Director James Hewing stated: “We have another amazing 1^st prize in our summer 2017 raffle with an absolutely gorgeous 1960 BSA 500cc DBD34 GOLD STAR CLUBMAN!

1st Prize- 1960 BSA DBD34 Gold Star Clubman 500cc motorcycle.

2nd Prize-1955 BSA C11G 250cc motorcycle.

3rd Prize- Luxury “classic” weekend hotel break for two people.

www.windmillvillagehotel.co.uk

The draw will take place on Saturday 04^th November 2017 at the National Motorcycle Museum LIVE event.

Tickets cost £2.00 each & will be distributed during May/June 2017 via subscription copies of the specialist press. 

Tickets may also be obtained via the Museum on (01675) 444123 or ordered securely on-line from www.thenmm.co.uk    

Website: www.thenmm.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/The-National-Motorcycle-Museum 

Twitter: @TheNMMUK  

Address: The National Motorcycle, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EJ

Tel: 01675 443311  

Do you fancy a Free Adventure bike for a year?

Triumph Motorcycles, the UK’s leading large-capacity motorcycle manufacturer, is offering riders the chance to win the use of a free Triumph Tiger adventure bike for a whole year. 

Fans who test ride or purchase any adventure model between now and 31^st May 2017 will be entered into the prize draw. The winner, who will be chosen at random, will then get the chance to ride a Tiger adventure model for their personal use for 12 months. 

As well as the use of a brand-new adventure bike, the prize winner will also receive a full set of Triumph riding gear and the opportunity to spend the day riding at Triumph’s official off-road centre Trailquest, where the winner will learn to ride in a true adventure environment. 

The competition will run alongside the current Triumph adventure bike campaign, where eligible adventure bikes purchased between now and end of June 2017 include a free set of Silver Aluminium Expedition Panniers worth £535.00. Anyone taking a test ride of a Triumph adventure bike during April and May at a Triumph dealer will also receive a free exclusive T-shirt (subject to availability).

To book a test ride today, find your local dealer at: 

http://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/dealers/find-a-dealer

                                                                                                                                        

MICHELIN POWER DAYS RETURN FOR 2017

Following the success of Michelin track days with Terry Rymer Racing in 2016, the team are back and offering you the chance to ride 5 legendary UK circuits at an unbeatable price of just £49 when you purchase a set of Michelin Power Cup Evo, Michelin Power Slick Evo, Michelin Power Rain or the NEW Power RS in 2017 from participating dealers.

Riders are invited to attend a track day hosted by racing hero and twice World Endurance Champion, Terry Rymer. Special guests are also due to attend with the likes of Steve Parrish, Chris Walker and Gary Mason on track at last year’s events. The day will include 120 minutes of track time along with tyre technical workshops and track day tuition from Terry himself. Refreshments are included and riders will also take home a photo and limited edition t-shirt and mug.

Michelin Power Days 2017 will begin on 26th June heading back to the ever popular Brands Hatch GP circuit and on to the historic Cadwell Park on the 17th July followed by demanding Oulton Park on 26th July and back by popular demand Knockhill Circuit in Scotland on 18th August. New for this year, Michelin Power Days will also visit Bishopscourt Circuit in Northern Ireland on 22nd August.

Following the success of Michelin’s return to MotoGP, the French tyre-giant’s sports tyre expertise has been proven at the top level, resulting in the launch of the new Power RS hypersport tyre. Developed using the new ACT+ technology in casing design, coupled with new race bred compounds derived directly from Moto GP, this tyre optimises steering force and feedback. Whether on the road, or on the occasional track day, the Power RS is extremely agile, with exceptional directional stability and impeccable handling in cornering. In recent BMW Motorad tests, the Power RS set the benchmark against all its nearest rivals.

Places are subject to availability and are certain to sell out quickly. To find your nearest participating Michelin Power Days dealer and book your place visit www.powerdays.co.uk

Llangollen Motorcycle Festival 2017

Saturday, August 5^th & 6^th  at 

Royal International Pavilion, Llangollen, North Wales LL20 8SW

Conwy county councillor among team donating to remote ethnic schools

North Wales bikers help Vietnam’s poorest children

TEN organisers and supporters of the Llangollen Motorcycle Festival - www.llanBikeFest.co.uk - have just returned from a 1,000 mile trail bike tour of North Vietnam, where they helped some of the country’s poorest schools with donations of cash, footballs, pens, pencils and sweets. The boarding primary schools are in remote mountain areas, providing much-needed education for some of Vietnam’s 64 ethnic minorities.

Conwy County Councillor and LlanBikeFest exhibitor Andrew Wood (back row left), who owns Triumph and Ducati dealership Woods Motorcycles in Abergele, said: “Visiting the schools was one of the highlights of an amazing trip. Vietnam may be poor but the government is doing everything it can to bring education to everyone, with very limited resources. We were glad to do what we could to help.”

LlanBikeFest co-organiser John Hutchinson (front right) of Bodelwyddan added: “The kids and their teachers were brilliant and incredibly grateful for our support. We take so much for granted in the West, so it was quite moving to witness how delighted they were with our gifts and donations.”

The 10 strong team of friends, including seven from North Wales, two from England and a Canadian, spent two weeks riding mainly dirt roads in the Vietnamese mountains bordering China, crossing bamboo bridges and fording rivers along the way.

Now they are back preparing for the Llangollen Motorcycle Festival, which is at the town’s Pavilion on Saturday August 5^th and Sunday August 6^th. On-site attractions will include hundreds of bikes, displays, stunts, demonstrations, trade and club stands, plus beer, bands and evening entertainment in Llangollen Town. There will also be a charity raffle in aid of Wales Air Ambulance.

Event information:

• Follow the event on Twitter at @llanbikefest and
• Facebook at Llangollen Motorcycle Festival.
• Day tickets are £10 on the gate or online at www.llanbikefest.co.uk with children 15 and under free or contact the Festival office at 07960 693398, office@llanbikefest.co.uk. 
• Club stands and exhibitor bookings are free.

EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR

An exciting opportunity has become available within our busy motorcycle marketing team, based at Lexham Insurance’s offices in Diss Norfolk.

You will have the ability to work independently and also within a team to organise and represent the company at a variety of outside events. The role encompasses the event management, customer enquiries along with data collection and an element of marketing material production. It will involve working in the office but mainly out at shows, rallies and enthusiast / club meetings. The position will involve some evening work and you will be required to work most weekends, so a very flexible attitude to working times is an absolute pre-requisite.

The successful candidate will be a very confident and outgoing individual, should have a full clean driving licence and some 
experience of the two-wheel industry along with an excellent understanding of Microsoft Office and other IT systems.
 If you believe you are ready for the challenge, then please 
send your up to date CV with a covering letter to: 

Personnel Dept, Lexham Insurance Consultants Ltd, 
Gilray Road, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4NG or 

Email: a.goodson@lexhaminsurance.co.uk

PIAGGIO'S MASSIMO MIROSI PASSES AWAY

10/01/2017

Massimo Mirosi, senior vice-president, head of emerging markets for the Piaggio Group since 2008, has died. He was 60 and had been ill for some time.

Massimo worked as MD for Piaggio Ltd, London, from 1997 to 2003 before becoming senior vice-president, Northern Europe and USA for three years. In 2006 he became senior vice-president, corporate network development  until 2008.

POLARIS AXES VICTORY BRAND

09/01/2017

Polaris Industries has announced it will immediately begin winding down its Victory Motorcycles brand and related operations.

Polaris will assist dealers in liquidating existing inventories while continuing to supply parts for a period of 10 years, along with providing service and warranty coverage to Victory dealers and owners. Today’s announcement does not affect any other Polaris business units.

“This was an incredibly difficult decision for me, my team and the Polaris board of directors,” said Polaris Industries chairman and CEO Scott Wine. “Over the past 18 years we have invested not only resources but our hearts and souls into forging the Victory Motorcycles brand, and we are exceptionally proud of what our team has accomplished.

"Since inception, our teams have designed and produced nearly 60 Victory models that have been honoured with 25 of the industry’s top awards. The experience, knowledge, infrastructure and capability we’ve built in those 18 years gave us the confidence to acquire and develop the Indian Motorcycle brand, so I would like to express my gratitude to everyone associated with Victory Motorcycles and celebrate your many contributions.”

Several factors influenced today’s announcement, said the company. Victory had struggled to establish the market share needed to succeed and be profitable. The competitive pressures of a challenging motorcycle market had "increased the headwinds for the brand". "Given the significant additional investments required for Victory to launch new global platforms that meet changing consumer preferences, and considering the strong performance and growth potential of Indian Motorcycle, the decision to more narrowly focus Polaris’ energy and investments became quite clear," a statement said.

“This decision will improve the profitability of Polaris and our global motorcycle business, and will materially improve our competitive stance in the industry,” said Wine. “Our focus is on profitable growth, and in an environment of finite resources, this move allows us to optimise and align our resources behind both our premium, high-performing Indian Motorcycle brand and our innovative Slingshot brand, enhancing our focus on accelerating the success of those brands. Ultimately this decision will propel the industry-leading product innovation that is core to our strategy while fostering long-term growth and increased shareholder value.”