The finalists of the BGBT competition and voting is now open to all. The top 12 bikes will feature in the Carole Nash Calender, and the overall winner receives a trip to ANY motogp…
Naturally it’d be wrong of me to canvas votes, but then, I never really did what I alwasy should have 
The Rex has made the final 50 of the Carole Nash BGBT competition. There were a total of 2119 entries of all shapes and sizes!
But, in a nod to equality, here is the URL to all of the 50 finalists…
thats one mean looking MoFo!!
Half page photo of the bike in this weeks MCN… and I’ll be at BM tonight!
Nice bike… you got my vote! 
Doing well… but you definately need more votes for such a nice bike;)
i should of entered mine…
Superb bike you’ve got there, especially for a daily commuter. 
You got my vote matey!
Zeus.
I’m sorry but I just don’t get it:crazy:
How can you put a bog stock NR750, LC350 and TY250 alongside bikes that have clearly taken hundreds of hours of work to build?
Not wishing to offend, my take on the word “talent” would mean people capable of designing and building a one off bike from one off parts rather than bolting on a whole bunch of shop bought bits and a flash paint job.
My vote would go to the Vincent O Ther, the GSXR trike and the Silver/Orange RG500:cool:
No offence taken… As you’d struggle to find a number of parts on my bike in ANY shop, like the swingarm, the frame the paint from America custom mixed to my specifications, the bars with no switch blocks, the yokes made specifically for the bike, the bellypan made from carbon kevlar laid by me from 3 different moulds, the under hugger same as the pan, lots of brackets, steering damper etc etc, how COULD I be offended… Not only the custom parts, but I built the bike myself, modified a lot of stuff didn’t fit etc. And this is my FIRST ever buil.
The stuff I did buy was the best possible available (the WP’s, the big bore, the carbs, the cams, the exhaust, the calipers, the rear-sets etc etc), I’d say I’ve went a little further than merely bolting on bits… 'cos normally when you do that, with no over-riding concept, it ends up looking like a dogs dinner… It’s not a case of WHAT you buy, it’s HOW you buy… 99% of people (like me) don’t have the skill or facilities to build the parts needed for an application the requires top rate engineering (over 230rwhp and sports-bike handling)… that remaining 1% are very lucky, and I take my hat off too them…
As it is, I got a call (followed by an email) from MCN to say that the bike had made the top 12! The final 3 will be announced at the NEC, but looking at the standing as of midnight on Friday. Myself and the Busa both had 4.5 stars and the most votes. But I had the advantage by about 250 votes in total! So looks like I won!!!
Not going to be at BM on this bike for a while, but should be down on the 1100 next week 
Oh and make sure you look out for Streetfighters mag coming out in October
congratulations, nice craftmanship, well deserved victory:)
Sweet bike! You got my vote. However, I have to confess to already having voted for the Katana and Busa (Yellow Peril) as I know these guys from another ahem forum.
WHAT???:w00t:
There’s another forum???;)
Awesome bike - voted on MCN for it, and it deserves to win - particularly as your 1st creation.
Respect due mate.
For those of you who voted for me… Thank you!
Essex Biker Wins Britain’s Got Biking Talent
A Kawasaki motorcycle built by an Essex rider in tribute to his late mother has been voted by thousands of UK bikers as the nation’s ultimate two wheeled machine. Karl Galloway, of Takeley, beat over 1,500 competitors to take top prize in ‘Britain’s Got Biking Talent’, organised by Carole Nash, the UK’s biggest motorcycle insurance specialist and leading motorcycling magazine MotorCycle News (MCN).
Karl, 38, learnt at the Birmingham NEC’s International Motorcycle & Scooter Show that his modified 1200cc ZRX bike had taken the biggest slice of nearly 45,000 votes cast to win the contest. Carole Nash’s marketing director Warren Dickson and MCN editor Marc Potter presented him with a bumper prize package which included tickets, flights and accommodation for any Moto GP motorcycle race in the world. He also received a framed, professionally shot photograph of himself with his bike which will also appear in Carole Nash’s 2008 calendar and be hung on over 120,000 bikers’ walls. It will also be displayed on a special Britain’s Got Biking Talent stand (2J40) at the International Motorcycle Show until December 2nd.
Declaring himself “exceptionally proud” Karl, who has been biking since he was a teenager, commented: “The bike was built as a tribute to my mother who passed away last year. The small inheritance I received went 100 per cent into the bike and, for me, having it being appreciated by so many people is a great achievement and a perfect memorial.”
To take the prize Karl’s Kawasaki first had to win over an expert judging panel which included Mr. Dickson, MCN editor Marc Potter, British Superbike star Chris Walker, The Sun’s Biker columnist and former Gladiator Jane Omorogbe as well as motorcycle designers bike John Keogh, Glynn Kerr and Martin Longmore. The panel whittled the entrants down to a shortlist of 50 which were then open to a public vote.
Asked why he thought his bike was voted a winner, Karl, who has been biking since he was a teenager, said: “It’s special as it’s quite probably the most extreme ZRX in the world. Being a member of most of the owners clubs around the world, I know there isn’t another ZRX that has the level of modifications that my bike has. It would appeal to those who like the performance of bikes, having over 170 brake horse power at the wheel, and also to those who like the streetfighter or naked type of bike. It’s one of those bikes that on the face of it looks different, but it’s not until you look closer that the amount of work, and the detail, becomes apparent.”
Carole Nash’s Warren Dickson agreed: “Karl’s done an absolutely magnificent job, creating a beautiful, intricately detailed bike which certainly packs some power. There can be no greater achievement in the biking world than having your own lovingly created machine voted for as the nation’s finest, not just by legendary motorcycle designers and experts, but by your biking peers.”
The Carole Nash calendar is a “must have” for committed British bikers and traditionally features the world’s finest and most exotic motorcycles. This is the first time the motorcycle insurance giant has opened up its pages to the biking public. “I have had Carole Nash calendars for as long as I can remember,” said Karl. “It’s always been a highlight to see what’s in there and there’s always one on my garage wall.” No doubt he can’t wait for next June when his own bike is the monthly pin up!
Whilst Karl took top prize there were 11 runners up – including Chelmsford rider Steve Fisk’s Suzuki Hayabusa - who will also feature in the calendar which will be distributed free to visitors at the International Motorcycle & Scooter Show and may also be ordered from www.carolenash.com for £3.99
including postage and packing. All the winning machines can also be viewed at www.carolenash.com (from Friday November 23rd 2007.)
Congrats Fella, nice one
Made it back from Fighterama ok then
Well done mate
Totally deserved it, a real inspired piece of work - and it looks and sounds amazing in the flesh.
You gonna bring it down to Borough soon?
Just about made it back… certainly lighter in the pocket lol
Would have come down this week, but the bike’s at the NEC, may come down on the 1100 tho…
If it’s dry(ish) next week, I might be tempted.
well done ,nice job
Take it the Tats wearing well :DIt was nice to see your bike in the flesh, very nice 
Definitely, healed up suite nicely… planning to go to Germany to get the final one done.The bike is now wearing some of the parts I got in Germany (headlight unit and fork slides), couldn’t get the exhaust done in time, but planning to get the adapter made next week (I hope…)How’s it goin with you?
