2008 Riders Choice Star winners and runners up
For significant achivement in 2007
| Best concept motorcycle or scooter | |
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Honda: Evo 6  .... |
| Yamaha: XS-V1 Sakura .... |
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| KTM: 690 Stunt .... |
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| Best manufacturer’s website | |
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BMW |
| Harley-Davidson |
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| Yamaha |
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| Best new motorcycle | |
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Triumph: Street Triple 675 .... |
| Ducati: Hypermotard .... |
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| KTM: Superduke 990 .... |
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| Best new scooter | |
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Piaggio: MP3 400 .... |
| Aprilia: Sportcity 250 .... |
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| Yamaha: X-Max 250 .... |
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| Most environmentally friendly motorcycle | |
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ElectricMoto Corporation: Blade XT .... |
| Zero: Zero X .... |
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| Oset: Trials .... |
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| Object of lust | |
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Ducati: Desmosedici RR .... |
| BMW: F800 GS .... |
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| KTM: Superduke .... |
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| Thumbs up | |
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Ewan McGregor/Charlie Boorman: Enhanced image of motorcycle riders .... |
| KTM: Entering the Streetbike market |
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| Riders.org: African health organization created by motorcyclists. |
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| Wish we’d thought of that | |
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KTM: Toaster .... |
| Scootpub: Scooter publicity .... |
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| Harley-Davidson: Softail Rocker .... |
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| Women riders booster of the year | |
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Lois Pryce: 20,000 mile solo ride, Alaska to the tip of South America on a 225cc bike .... |
| Sarah Lyon: Photographed and produced the first Female Mechanics calendar. .... |
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| Genevieve Schmitt: Tirelessly promoting women motorcycling since 1993. .... |
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2008 Riders Choice Fallen Star winners and runners up
For serious lapse of judgement in 2007
| Most disappointing new motorcycle | |
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Suzuki: B-King .... |
| Honda: CBR1000RR .... |
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| Yamaha: Raider .... |
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| Thumbs down | |
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Loud Pipes Save Lives: Behavior by a few turning public opinion against all riders |
| Lambretta USA: Using Lambretta name to sell their cheap looking rebadged scooters. |
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| AMA (American Motorcyclist Association): Directionless |
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| What were they thinking? | |
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Babecage: Pillion safety cage .... |
| Suzuki: B-King .... |
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| KTM: Toaster .... |
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| Worst manufacturer’s website | |
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Cycleport/Motoport |
| Benelli |
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| BMW |
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In January 2008 nominations were opened to the public and MBI members. After nominations closed, MBI members selected five finalists in each category.
Voting was opened to the public and members during the month of February. Public and MBI member votes were recorded separately.
After voting closed, the public and member votes were tallied. For each category the percentage of votes each nominee received was calculated. The percentages for public votes and member votes were then added together giving a nomrmalized percentage for each nominee. The nominee with the highest percentage of votes in each category is the winner. An abbreviated example:
Public vote:Nominee 1: 12% of the vote
Nominee 2: 64% of the vote
Nominee 3: 24% of the vote
Member vote:
Nominee 1: 62%
Nominee 2: 22%
Nominee 3: 16%
The percentages are combined:
Nominee 1: 12% + 62% = 74
Nominee 2: 64% + 22% = 86
Nominee 3: 24% + 16% = 40
Nominee number 2 is the winner.