There will be late night food, drink and entertainment on offer for those who want to welcome the BMF Rally to Grantham on Saturday July 4^th, with the 2009 Honda range also on display.

Grantham Honda can be found on Tollemache Road, Spittlegate Level, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7UH. For more information, visit http://www.granthamhondabikes.co.uk

The Preston dealership will be opening their doors to all between 9:00am and 5:00pm on Saturday and 11:00am and 3:00pm on Sunday, offering big discounts on all major brands of helmet, clothing and motorcycle accessories.

Prize raffles and giveaways will also be taking place across the weekend in what promises to be an enjoyable event for all.

You can find Shorrock Motorcycles at 84-86 Leyland Road, Penwortham, Preston, Lancs, PR1 9XS. For more information, call 01772 744392.

The show will take place at the Metropolitan Police Training School (Peel Centre), Aerodrome Road, Hendon, NW9 5JE on Saturday 20^th and Sunday 21^st June 2009. Entry to the show and parking are both FREE with ample facilities for thousands of vehicles to park on site. The doors open at 10am and close at 5pm each day.

BikeSafe is an initiative run by UK police forces to promote better biking and improve the safety of motorcyclists on the roads. Motorcyclists make up less than 2% of vehicle traffic but unfortunately make up nearly a quarter of all the persons either killed or seriously injured.

Hendon is the home of the world-renowned Metropolitan Police Training School and joining us during the weekend will be many specialist departments from within the Met Police, together with colleagues from the Ambulance and Fire Service who will conduct a real time casualty extraction once a day.

It promises to be an interesting and exciting event for all manner of biker with entertainment for their families too. So come along and see what we do, we promise you won’t regret making the trip.

So far we have the following attractions booked for your entertainment:

• A wide variety of demonstration bikes to ride from the main motorcycle manufacturers
• Scooter try outs courtesy of North London Motorcycle Training Centre
• Free assessed BikeSafe Rider Skills rides using either your own bike or borrowing a manufactures machine (book a ride on the day)
• Local motorcycle/scooter dealers
• The Royal Signals White Helmets Motorcycle Display Team
• Trade stands selling clothing and accessories
• Motorcycle owners clubs
• Mattie Griffin of MG Stuntriding
• Food and drinks outlets - at subsidised prices
• Classic bikes
• Police Historic Vehicle Fleet
• Met Police Driving School car skid pan demonstration sessions
• Police dog displays
• Police horses
• Police and air ambulance (HEMS) helicopters
• London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service (with exciting and informative full interactive Road Traffic Collision displays by all three Emergency Services)
• Seated auditorium for lectures using the National Bikesafe DVD
• Motorcycle wall of death
• East Coast FMX stunt display
• Members of the Met’s Special Escort Group, CO19 Firearms Section, the Territorial Support Group and many more …….

The list is growing on a daily basis and will be updated as more people confirm their attendance

The majority of motorcycle manufacturers will be there to promote their products and provide bikes for free ride-outs (please make sure you bring your driving licence - card and counterpart). So whether you want to be assessed on your own machine or the model of bike you always wanted to own, there will be a police officer ready to see how you do and give you honest feedback.

In addition to manufacturers, we will have local dealers, training organisations and motorcycle related clothing and safety equipment for sale. There will be Government and road safety organisations such as the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Driving Standards Agency (DSA) together with the British Motorcyclist Federation (BMF), the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) and other pressure groups.

There will be a lot of other things to see and do for all the family, not just motorcyclists. We have a 10m square screen to view the BSB round at Snetterton and have also ordered 12 hours of sunshine each day too (although unfortunately that cannot be guaranteed)!

Chief Inspector Dave McLaren from the Met Police Traffic Unit said: “This event is a must for motorcycling enthusiasts and promises opportunities for riders to learn about the latest developments and gain some new biking skills. There will also be plenty of fun activities and entertainment for the biking novice - a great day out for all the family.”

We have the approval and full support of the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA) and motorcycle manufacturers. As Karen Cooke of the MCIA said, “Bikesafe is ‘Bridging the Gap’ from passing a test to post-test training. It provides an invaluable opportunity for people to learn about their capabilities with the support of experts.”

We are extremely grateful to Transport for London for their continued financial and administrative support this year too as, without their input, there simply would not be a show. Chris Lines, Head of the London Road Safety Unit said, ‘I am really pleased that Transport for London and the London Safety Camera Partnership are sponsoring the National BikeSafe show for the second year running’.

‘We are committed to reducing the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured on London’s roads. BikeSafe-London plays an important role in educating motorcyclists on safer road behaviours and we look forward to building upon the success of BikeSafe London in the future’.

The National BikeSafe Event was first hosted in 2002 by West Mercia Constabulary at the Three Counties Showground in Worcestershire. It then moved the following year to the Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon hosted by Warwickshire Police, who hosted it again in 2004. 2005 to 2007 saw Gloucestershire Constabulary as the hosts and the show was held at Cheltenham Racecourse.

It has developed and grown over time and in 2008, with the Met at the helm, over 17,000 people visited The Peel Estate during the two days even though the weather on the Saturday was atrocious with driving rain and gale force winds. With the Sunday brightening up, over 300 assessed rides were carried out and over 75 BikeSafe officers from around the country were available to go out with bikers and assess their skills. The feedback received showed overwhelming support for the planning team and was deemed as a ‘must see’ event.

For updates on the show please see our website www.bikesafe.co.uk

National BikeSafe Show email address nationalshow2009@bikesafe.co.uk

National BikeSafe Show telephone number 07768 290675

For details of BikeSafe-London please see our website www.bikesafe-london.co.uk

The two-day show regularly attracts motorcycle enthusiasts from all over Scotland and the North East and despite its size still retains the ‘Rally’ feel for which it has become so well known. Show goers can look forward to an action packed weekend with entertainment for all the family including our Best in Show competition, live music, stunt displays and all the usual motorcycling thrills and spills plus over 100 trade-stands!

The event also features incredible stunt action including an appearance by Monster Energy Stunt Trials Riders with energy drink giveaways.

Our ‘Best in Show’ competition is one of the best competitions of its type in the UK and features many of the finest Custom Bikes, Trikes, Street Fighters, and Classic Bikes visitors could ever see alongside a public vote for winners. If you like bikes of any kind this display is not to be missed.

Trade bookings are coming in thick and fast for both events and we have a great range of stands with the latest accessories and equipment at bargain prices. From earplugs and panniers to customised sprayed leathers. We’ll have a stand to get the shopping juices flowing.

Tickets:
Adults - £12
Children (5-15yrs) - £5
Concession - £10
Family (2a, 2c) - £30

BMF Members get exclusive discounts on entry in advance please call or book online quoting your membership number.

For full details on all events, ticket options and on-line booking see: www.bmfshows.co.uk or book by phone on 0871 230 1084 (24hrs).

Trade and sponsorship enquiries: 01775 768661 (Office hours).

The show is popular with Custom Bike owners with a well supported Best in Show area and lots of clubs including a ride in from one of the local Harley Clubs and other

This years show is mostly indoors using the fabulous Showering, Sedgemoor, Mendip and Edmund Rack exhibition halls, packed with club stands, trade stands, autojumble, show bikes and of course the usual incredible show offers at BMF Shows including a stand from George White Superbikes.

Set in the rolling hills of Somerset the show is set in a beautiful area and our Bike Park is now inside the venue with hard standing areas so day visitor bikes become part of the show.

Discount tickets are available and there are additional discounts for BMF Members. Call our hotline on 08712 301084.

Got a show bike? The following categories are available:

• best classic/vintage
• best custom
• best streetfighter
• best trike
• best chopper
• best rat

Now in its second year at its new venue ‘Kent County Showground’, GEM’s is benefiting from the advantages of a first class venue.

For campers there are superb showers and toilets on site (and plenty of them) and we are delighted that one our favourite bands ‘Limehouse Lizzy’ will be performing for campers on Friday night alongside other fantastic bands including Angst, Riff Raff and Nethworld. Limehouse Lizzy played both the May show and Kelso last year and had rave reviews and we are sure our campers will enjoy this top band

In our Main Arena we have 2 days of superb entertainment. Alongside the MPC Russian Side Car Display Team and The Tigers - Children’s Motorcycle Display Team and Zero Gravity visitors can also see the Countrywide Falconry Display featuring beautiful birds of prey.

As well as arena entertainment and superb music, there is a live trials demonstration and also over 100 trade stands with accessories, bikes and autojumble for sale.

Monster Energy will also be present with their energy drink giveaways over the show weekend.

On the Day Tickets:
Adults - £13
Children (5-15yrs) - £5
Senior Citizen - £10
Family (2a, 2c) - £33

With the latest bikes on display including Triumph, Harley Davidson, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, BMW, Zing Bikes, Jinlunn the show is a great opportunity to see (and in some cases ride) the latest bikes on offer.

Carole Nash, the UK’s biggest motorcycle insurance specialist, has again shown its commitment to grassroots biking by sponsoring the show.  “We’re delighted to support the BMF’s work and in particular the Carole Nash BMF Motorcycle Show which is major highlight in the UK biking calendar,” commented Carole Nash head of marketing Rebecca Donohue.

“We’re also extremely proud that the Carole Nash name is so closely associated with such a prestigious and fantastically entertaining event.

“The BMF does sterling work in both campaigning on behalf of bikers and in bringing them together at events like this.”

The sponsorship deal, the latest in a series of agreements which have seen the insurance firm backing the BMF, will see Carole Nash helping boost visitor numbers by offering exclusive discounts on advance tickets for its customers as well as providing a host of giveaways and daily prize draws at the show itself.

Entertainment will once again be held in the new ‘Exec’ Hall with leading tribute ‘AB/CD’ heading on Friday performing AC/DC’s hits and ‘Maetloaf’ as headliners on the Saturday night, plus support.

The BMF Show is the biggest outdoor bike show in Europe and attracts more than 70,000 visitors to the East of England Showground on 16/17 May. As well as the enhanced entertainment the show also features new camping areas, tarmac secure bike park, clearer layout, more exhibitors, Wall of Death, manufacturers and dealers and much more.

More Bikes in our Carole Nash Best in Show Competition

We have been inundated with entries into our Best in Show competition with more custom and classic bikes and trikes on display. For many of the customs on display the event will be their first time on show

Main Arena - watch out the Purple Helmets are Coming!

They’re mad, bad and from the Isle of Man. Finally after several years of negotiating the famous ‘Purple Helmets’ display team will be at the show performing 3 times per day (subject to injury!). The team are not to be missed and will be a highlight of the show weekend.

Other Main Arena entertainment includes the incredible MPC Ural Motorbikes Sidecar stunt team a display of stunt riding of Russian Side Cars and also Moped Enduro returns and is fully booked with teams for this year’s competition. Vintage Speedway and Shorttrack UK will also be making their usual appearances over the weekend.

Monster Ball of Steel

We are also pleased to welcome the Monster Ball of Steel Stunts; a transatlantic take on the globe riding experience, pushing their skills to the limit and providing our visitors with a breath-taking spectacle. The boys will be performing throughout the weekend in their own mini arena.

Eddie Kidd

Also at the show BMF will be presenting former Stunt Rider ‘Eddie Kidd’ with Honorary Membership - a first for the BMF and Eddie will be at the show to receive his membership.

Camping

The Bike camping area will be situated where it was at Tail End 2008 due to popular demand. The Bike and Car camping areas will be totally separated not only for safety but to get back to that bikes only atmosphere for those on 2wheels. Camping will be open from 2pm on Friday 15th May until 6pm Sunday 17th May 2009.

For details on the BMF Motorcycle Show and other BMF events visit the show web site www.bmfshows.co.uk

Camping and Day tickets are now available on our 24hr ticket hotline 0871 230 1084 at discount advance rates – book now and don’t miss it! Extra discount prices are available for BMF members (via hotline only).

All Carole Nash policyholders can also save further on the advance price tickets, just email your Carole Nash broker ref to bmftickets@carolenash.com to obtain the code and details!

Enthusiasts flocked from far and wide to the Stafford County Showground for the event over 25-26 April 2009, as the Classic Bike Shows team raised the bar yet again to produce an amazing action-packed event.

With the sun beaming down all weekend, thousands of race fans packed in to hear about Carl Fogarty’s long and hugely successful racing career. Carl captivated the crowds with his tales of triumph and told how his no-holds-barred, all-action style approach gained him four fantastic world titles.

The Classic Racer Grand Prix Paddock was another crowd pleaser, providing a booming road race atmosphere with a special firing-up of bikes to celebrate Honda’s 50 years of racing. Mick Andrews also returned with his ever popular trials demonstration and the amazing Wall of Death wowed crowds yet again as their defying display stunts stunned show visitors.

Another of the event’s highlights was the presentation of the much sought-after ‘best in show’ trophies. This year’s big winners included Pete Sole from the North Wilts Classic Motorcycle Club with his 1911 Bradbury, as well as Bill Bewley, who took the pre-1946 class with his beautiful and freshly restored 1937 HRD Comet and Wesley Wall, who won the post-WWII to 1965 category with his BSA Gold Star Spitfire Scrambler. The keenly contested Best Club Stand award was claimed by the ever-inventive members of the Malmesbury Classic Motorcycle Club. This year’s efforts centred around a winter-themed camping trip complete with tents, camp fire and snow along with some tidy classics, including a matching pair of Norton Jubilee twins.

Top manufacturers Ducati, Harley-Davidson/Buell, Royal Enfield and Triumph also provided a new attraction, giving the public the opportunity to view and ride out on the latest bikes from their 2009 ranges. With great interest in this debut element of the show it’s already been promised to return for 2010 and is sure to become another outstanding aspect to the event in the future.

Show Manager Nick Mowbray said: “The turnout to this year’s event has been totally astounding, particularly during these difficult times. Having leading manufacturers on board as well as Carl Fogarty as our superb guest of honour has attracted an even broader audience of bike enthusiasts to the show, as thousands of first time and returning visitors of all ages and varied interests packed in on both days. With great feedback from customers and many traders reporting record show sales we’re sure that next year’s event will be even more impressive and action packed than ever before.”

Over 4,000 motorcyclists took over the Lincolnshire roads and flocked to the coast on Friday for the bi-annual event which has become renown for great live evening entertainment in the Carole Nash evening venues and motorcycling merriment over the 3 days, and this April it didn’t disappoint…

Top manufacturers including Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha were showcasing their latest models with an exclusive launch of some fantastic race replicas from CMC Motorcycles.  Guests also got to try out some new activities at the event including ATVs, off-roading and hovercrafts.  Ranked 5th in the World Stunt Championships Mattie Griffin made his first appearance in Skegness and judging by the crowd’s reaction to his AC-style elegance it won’t be the last.  And that’s not forgetting the usual suspects including trials rider Steve Colley, freestyle kings UKFMX and quad star Marc Gillespie.

Other highlights were the Riders for Health auction on the Sunday where together we raised a whopping £1,070, Hells Bells and The Sex Pistols Experience raised the roof of the Rock venue and our all new dance venue had guests jumping until the early hours to classic anthems.

Like the sound of this? Then why not join us at the next event which takes place at Butlins, Skegness 2nd - 5th October 2009, visit www.mcnlive.co.uk http://www.mcnlive.co.uk for great offers and further details on how to book.

Carl will be in attendance at the show on both days. During his long and hugely successful racing career Carl was a real fans favourite with no holds barred all action style, which carried him to Formula 1, World Super Bike and Isle of Man TT Victories, beating the world’s best along the way. This long awaited weekend will bring plenty of opportunities for his fans to get to meet him and hear his tales of triumph.

The jewels in the crown of any great show are the club stands and the halls at Stafford will be positively bursting at the seams with glittering displays. With a total prize fund of £2250, and a £1000 of that going to the best club stand they have every incentive to put in the effort, and they never disappoint!

Bonhams auction, which takes place on Sunday 26 with viewing on the Saturday, never fails to amaze with record breaking prices realized for the most exotic machines on offer, but there are always a bargain or two to be had for the switched on buyer. This show’s star lot looks set to be the ex Eric Oliver Norton outfit on which he claimed the World Championship - do not miss out!

And, in a first for any UK classic show many of the leading manufacturers have booked space at the 29^th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show! Not only will visitors get a unique opportunity to admire the latest and best tackle on offer, they’ll get the chance to ride them too. To claim your demo ride all you need to do is bring along your riding kit and both parts of your driving licence - but be early - test rides are sure to get booked up quick!

Exhibition Manager, Nick Mowbray said, “We are thoroughly excited about the 29^th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show. With Foggy as guest of honour and the fantastic manufacturer support, the show has been raised to another level and we can’t wait for the weekend to start.”

Tickets: Adults £9.00 / OAPs: £8.00 / Under 15s: £3.50
Opening times: Saturday 25 April 9:00am - 6:00pm, Sunday 26 April 9:00am - 5:00pm
More information: Tel: 01507 529430. Email: info@classicbikeshows.com