Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI) 2008 Awards For The Motorcycle Industry


Here are the results for the 2008 MBI.


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 ( Enhanced 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.
About MBIMBI (whose motto is "Riding and writing is what we do") is a group of 161 international motorcycle weblog authors from China to Chile.
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 http://www.mbiweb.org/.
Interview Contact: Mike WernerTelephone: +33-2-35297230
This is a copy of the News Release that Mike sent out...........

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