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Breaking Motorcycle News on Clutch and Chrome!
Motorcycle bloggers and readers vote a Ducati bike of lust
By the Staff of Clutch and
Chrome
March 19th, 2008
Day after day across the
world riders tap away at their keyboards bringing
motorcycle wisdom, scoops
and opinions. The
biker blog has not only
become a popular past time, some have more visitors than
some local newspaper websites.
 Most
belong to the organization
Motorcycle Bloggers International
(MBI), a group of 161 international motorcycle weblog
authors from China to Chile.
Today, MBI announced the
winners of the 2008 Riders Choice Awards, which were
voted on by thousands of motorcycle riders in 77 countries,
recognizing significant achievements and serious lapses in
judgment during 2007 by motorcycle and related product
manufacturers, persons and organizations.
This years winners are:
MBI Riders Choice - Star Awards
- Object of Lust --
Ducati Desmosedici RR
- Best Concept
Motorcycle or Scooter -- Honda Evo 6
- Best Manufacturer's
Website -- BMW Motorrad
- Best New in 2007
Scooter -- Piaggio MP3 400
- Best New in 2007
Motorcycle -- Triumph Street Triple 675
- Most Environmentally
Friendly Motorcycle - ElectricMoto Corporation Blade XT
- Wish We'd Thought of
That -- KTM Bread Toaster
- Women Riders Booster
of the Year -- Lois Pryce (20,000 mile solo ride, Alaska
to the tip of South America on a 225cc bike)
- Thumbs Up -- Ewan
McGregor/Charlie Boorman for enhancing the image of
motorcycle riders
MBI Riders Choice -
Fallen Star Awards
- Most Disappointing
Motorcycle - Suzuki B-King
- Thumbs Down -- Loud
Pipes Save Lives
- What Were They
Thinking -- Babecage
- Worst Manufacturer's
Website -- Cycleport/Motoport
The Riders Choice Awards
are unique in that the nominees and winners are chosen by
every day riders around the world, not by professional
journalists. The awards reflect the judgment of the
motorcycle buying public, not motorcycle industry insiders.
Anyone could vote, there was no restriction on age, gender
or country. Even non-riders could vote. No registration, nor
email addresses were required. However, a system of storing
and analyzing IP addresses was put in place to minimize
duplicate voting.
MBI membership is open to any motorcycle rider who maintains
an active motorcycle-related Internet weblog or news web
site with original commentary. With a combined readership
over 5 million readers per month, the awards represent a
true feeling what lives amongst the biker communities. The
awards are not given by professional journalists, commercial
publications or companies, but by the public.
More information about MBI, its members and the complete
list of nominees will be found at the
MBI web site. |
