2003

Year: 2003

Month: ALL

Dave Taylor Lifetime Achievement award

18 November 2003

Click the link on the right to see Tadao Baba receive the award for his contribution to motorcycling as the project leader for the Honda FireBlade since its launch in 1992. Baba flew in from Japan...

Triumph sales jump in U.S.

18 November 2003

Triumph sales in the U.S. between August and October 2003 were 46% higher than the same period in 2002. This increase has been helped by new finance programme and the popularity of the U.S.-targeted...

Ducati offer 0 per cent finance

18 November 2003

Ducati UK has announced a 0 per cent finance scheme running on selected models until March 31, 2004. The scheme is from Ducati Finance and is available on both 2003 and 2004 Ducati 999, 749,...

The best new bikes of the NEC

18 November 2003

Here are pictures and details of the best new bikes at the 2003 International Motorcycle and Scooter Show. Whether it’s a new launch from a big name, like the 2004 Fireblade, 2004 Kawasaki Z750, the...

£150,000 of bike gear up for auction

18 November 2003

Over £150,000 of clothing and accessories are up for auction on Friday November 21 and 28 due to the liquidation of Rawhide Accessories Warehouse, Nottingham. The auction includes approximately 500...

Honda rider, 76, banned for speeding

18 November 2003

Pensioner William Clowe has been banned for a month after a Perth Sherriff Court after admitting he had been speeding at over 100mph. The 76-year-old Honda rider was clocked as he passed an Audi car...

We test the fastest 600cc bike in the world

18 November 2003

MCN has ridden the fastest 600cc bike in the world, Ten Kate’s World Supersport championship-winning Honda CBR600. And you can find out exactly what we think of the machine which helped Chris...

The big bargains at the NEC

18 November 2003

We’re visiting every stand at the NEC to find the biggest bargains so that you can justify your trip to the Show to ogle young ladies and bikes by saving anything up to £1000 on kit. We’ll also...

The babes, bikes and bargains from the NEC

18 November 2003

If you want an idea of what you’ll find at the 2003 International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at the NEC, this is where you’ll find it. We’ve rounded up the best babes, bikes and bargains to give you...

The babes of the show

18 November 2003

We asked you to send in your pictures of the best-looking young ladies that you could find at the NEC Show – and what a collection we got. Check out the hottest totty we’ve had so far on the right of...

Anger at BBC Real Story

18 November 2003

The motorcyclenews.com message boards have been busy as registered users express their frustration with the portrayal of motorcyclists on the BBC programme ” Real Story ” . The show was broadcast on...

Have you received your free NEC supplement?

11 November 2003

Free with MCN, November 12, should be a 32-page NEC Motor Cycle Show guide, packed with the bikes you must see, your guide to the MCN Race Paddock, and other attractions. Unfortunately, it appears...

Police respond to rising fatalities

11 November 2003

Welsh police are reacting to the highest number of motorcycle fatalities ever recorded on their roads, and posting the finger at a lack of rider skill training Since January 18 motorcyclists have died on Welsh roads, mainly on unrestricted country roads. The number of fatalities has risen from 10 in 2001, and just seven last year. North Wales police Chief Superintendant Geraint Anwyl said that in...

Firm donates bike for road safety

11 November 2003

Northampton firm Wollaston Motors has donated a BMW R1150RS to Northamptonshire Road Policing Unit to help improve road safety in the county. The bike will be mainly used by officers carrying out...

When money-saving ideas go bad…

11 November 2003

Have you tried to save money with a biking bodge only to have it become a total disaster? Do you still get laughed at when people remember your DIY mechanical skills? If you’ve got a tale of a plan...

Lock it or lose it, say police

04 November 2003

Derbyshire police are advising motorcyclists to take extra precautions after a spate of bike thefts over the last four months. Since June 2003, 21 motorcycles have been stolen in the Heanor area, with...

To baffle or not to baffle

04 November 2003

Would you leave the baffles in a road-legal can – or would you take them out to turn it into a full-chat race can? Akrapovic has just joined the road-legal revolution by launching a range of cans with...

Daytona 200 aims for bigger crowds

04 November 2003

Daytona bike week will undergo the biggest rescheduling in its history next year in a bid to get more people to attend the racing rather than just the parties and street shows. The event was built up...

Find out what GP bikes are really like to ride

04 November 2003

MCN’s Trevor Franklin has just finished testing the cream of the MotoGP crop in Spain. He’s ridden Rossi’s Honda RC211V, the Yamaha M1 and the Ducati Desmosedici, just days after the season...

Wrong focus for speed cameras

04 November 2003

The police are misleading the public over the placement of speed cameras, according to a recent investigation by the Bristol Evening Post. The paper has discovered that out of the 40 accident...

Last gasp winner for Fantasy Road Race

04 November 2003

An MCN discussion board regular has won this year’s MCN Fantasy Road Race competition in a race that went right to the line. Phil Noden, 41, from Poole in Dorset, almost had to settle for third in the...

Two-wheeled speed camera

04 November 2003

The first motorbike-mounted speed camera is now operational on the roads of Northamptonshire. The Honda Pan European has been brought in to meet rising demand from residents of small villages to catch...

Win top five bike videos

04 November 2003

Pick your favourite biking scene from a shortlist of ten films and you could be walking away with five top motorcycling videos, courtesy of the organisers of the NEC Motorcycle Show. One lucky winner...

Speed camera catches 2500 legal motorists

01 November 2003

A safety camera on the M4 has photographed 2500 motorists who were fined despite driving legally. The camera was placed to catch speeding cars, bikes and trucks in a temporary 50mph limit in road...

Protests at City centre parking

28 October 2003

Motorcyclists in Sheffield are angry that proposals for extra car and bicycle parking do not include more spaces for motorbikes. Parking in Sheffield is so bad for bikes that the local Hein Gericke...

Hear Toseland tinkle (the ivories)

28 October 2003

Follow the link on the right to download a clip of factory Ducati rider and grade 6 level pianist James Toseland proving that he really can play in an exclusive interview with MCN’s World Superbike...

Road safety officer causes fatal bike crash

28 October 2003

A road safety officer has admitted pulling into the path of an oncoming motorcycle, causing a collision which resulted in the death of the rider. Jeremy Harris, 43, turned right across the path of Michael Frost’s Kawasaki ZX-7R, later claiming that he had not seen the bike. The incident happened on the B4058 Iron Acton bypass at Iron Acton on April 23. Frost suffered severe injuries and died later...