motorcycle news archive (2008)
Motorcycle and insurance news archive (2008) from Wicked Quotes - the award motorcycle insurance specialist
June
- 02-07-2008 : Honda to launch new 800cc bike …
- 30-06-2008 : Stoner slaughters opposition at Assen MotoGP …
- 27-06-2008 : Toseland targets win at Assen …
- 25-06-2008 : E-Max launch environmentally friendly electric moped …
- 23-06-2008 : Ducati's Casey Stoner dominates Briitsh MotoGP …
- 21-06-2008 : Promising Practice for Toseland …
- 19-06-2008 : Capirossi to attend British MotoGP …
- 16-06-2008 : Haga seals double Nurburgring win …
- 13-06-2008 : Capirossi to miss British MotoGP …
- 09-06-2008 : Pedrosa powers to victory at Catalunya …
- 05-06-2008 : Yamaha unveils new 200bhp V-Max …
- 02-06-2008 : Rossi claims third win in MotoGP …
May
- 28-05-2008 : Bad weather restricts TT practice …
- 25-05-2008 : Yamaha to launch new V-Max on 4th June …
- 22-05-2008 : Suzuki announce white Gixxer …
- 21-05-2008 : Motogiro America welcomes English Legend Paul Smart …
- 19-05-2008 : Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi wins in France …
- 14-05-2008 : Ducati announce Monster tour …
- 13-05-2008 : Ducati sweeps the board in Motociclismo's 2008 bike of the year awards …
- 12-05-2008 : Ducati Motor Holding launches in the Indian market …
- 02-05-2008 : Yamaha MotoGP leader Lorenzo injures ankle in practice …
April
- 29-04-2008 : Ducati Monster 696 launch day - 3rd May …
- 28-04-2008 : Double win for Ducati stretches Bayliss' lead …
- 24-04-2008 : Yamaha to build new motorcycle test track …
- 23-04-2008 : Ducati Monster 696 hits UK showrooms …
- 21-04-2008 : Triumph Triple Challenge gets slot at Brands …
- 18-04-2008 : Better than expected Motorcycle sales …
- 16-04-2008 : Ducati MotoGP team end Portuguese visit with test …
- 15-04-2008 : Triumph open flagship store in Birmingham …
- 14-04-2008 : Kawasaki confirm price tag for Ninja 250R …
- 12-04-2008 : Cambridgeshire Bike Safe day (Sunday 13th April) …
- 11-04-2008 : Nick Sanders prepares for 7th motorbike world tour …
- 10-04-2008 : Clooney plans to tour Ireland by bike …
- 09-04-2008 : Kymco's new scooter in dealers …
- 08-04-2008 : Superbike champ pulls out of TT …
- 07-04-2008 : Ducati rider Troy Bayliss increase Superbike lead …
- 04-04-2008 : Motorcycle access to London's bus lanes? …
- 03-04-2008 : Motorcyclists bid for London mayor scuppered …
- 02-04-2008 : Enjoy a VIP Day with Ducati at the MotoGP …
- 01-04-2008 : Pedrosa cruises to victory in Spanish MotoGP …
March
- 31-03-2008 : McGuinness Honda TT trophies up for grabs …
- 29-03-2008 : Smith hopes for change in fortune …
- 28-03-2008 : Zero announce electric road bike …
- 27-03-2008 : New road tax set to discriminate against bikers …
- 20-03-2008 : Ducati win top categories in '2008 Bike of the Year' …
- 18-03-2008 : 50mph speed limit proposed for M20 …
- 13-03-2008 : Eurosport and BSB - a good deal? …
- 12-03-2008 : Ramsay to buy Beckham a motorbike …
- 10-03-2008 : Toseland confident of more success …
- 05-03-2008 : Serious motorcycle accidents increase in North Wales …
- 04-03-2008 : Bayliss takes Aussie WSB double win …
- 03-03-2008 : Ducati launch 2008 model range …
February
- 28-02-2008 : Honda stops bike production in the US …
- 27-02-2008 : Yamaha Tenere sells out …
- 25-02-2008 : EU law to radical reduce motorcycle test centres …
- 23-02-2008 : Ducati to celebrate 50 years of TT …
- 18-02-2008 : Ducati announce colours for new Monster 696 …
- 13-02-2008 : Government reviews motorcycle rider fatigue …
- 07-02-2008 : Test ride a Ducati with Motorsport Vision Track Days …
- 05-02-2008 : Yamaha to invest in Indian motorcycle factories …
- 04-02-2008 : Honda release limited edition McGuinness replicas …
- 01-02-2008 : Ducati MotoGP testing goes well at Phillip Island …
January
- 31-01-2008 : Capirossi tests 2008 MotoGP Suzuki …
- 30-01-2008 : MCIA reject motorcycle road tax claims …
- 29-01-2008 : Kawasaki announce Monster partnership for 2008 MotoGP …
- 28-01-2008 : Ducati Launch 1098R in Jerez …
- 26-01-2008 : Branson GB launch world’s first CarbonNeutral motorcycle …
- 25-01-2008 : First Ducati Desmosedici arrives in UK …
- 24-01-2008 : London to get 20mph limit …
- 23-01-2008 : Honda rider Pedrosa suffers broken hand scare …
- 22-01-2008 : Bike hearse stopped by police …
- 21-01-2008 : Motorcycle registrations continue to increase …
- 18-01-2008 : Yamaha confirm Harris in BSB …
- 17-01-2008 : Honda CB1000R XESS on sale soon …
- 16-01-2008 : Learner rider lucky to be alive after bike plunges over quayside …
- 14-01-2008 : 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R unleashes 170 BHP …
- 11-01-2008 : Yamaha announce new models for India …
- 10-01-2008 : Bayliss out with broken collarbone …
- 09-01-2008 : Ducati's 2008 Desmosedici unveiled by Stoner and Melandri …
- 07-01-2008 : Madame Tussauds to immortalise Evel Knievel …
- 04-01-2008 : Female motorist banned for driving at 10mph …
- 03-01-2008 : Britain's roads still dangerous for motorcyclists …