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Trackday company goes under

16 September 2002

Trackday company goes under

Track day organisers Trackwise has ceased trading, leaving many bikers who booked in advance with them out of pocket. The company is currently in the hands of administrators, who are dealing with the...

Racing: A subtle blend of psychology and extreme violence

16 September 2002

Racing: A subtle blend of psychology and extreme violence

There’s a rare breed of man for whom highsides, front end slides and braking-when-you-see-God isn’t just normal, it’s deliberate. In the latest issue of MCN, out September 18, we get inside the scary...

Carnell branches to close

16 September 2002

Carnell branches to close

BRITAIN’S biggest bike chain has just become a little bit smaller after Carnell/Motorcycle City closed five of its London branches and announced it is shutting down its telephone-based mail order...

Win tickets to NEC Youth Day

16 September 2002

Win tickets to NEC Youth Day

You could win your son or daughter one of ten free tickets to the NEC Show’s Youth Day this November just by answering a simple question. Click on the link on the right to read more about Youth Day at...

The 2003 Ducati range

16 September 2002

The 2003 Ducati range

We’ll be bringing you more details on Ducati’s 2003 range of bikes as soon as we get them, but here’s just a sample of the machines you can expect… The 2003 749S The radical new 999 superbike is...

Honda recalls Silverwings

16 September 2002

Honda recalls Silverwings

Honda is recalling all its Silverwing big scooters over fears that defective spokes could cause the rear wheel to collapse. The recall affects 600 Silverwings sold in the UK and 21,395 bikes...

Driver gets 30 years for killing rider

16 September 2002

Driver gets 30 years for killing rider

A woman with two previous convictions for drink driving was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by a judge in the U.S. after killing a motorcyclist while drunk at the wheel. Viki Arrington had a...

The 2003 Suzuki range

16 September 2002

The 2003 Suzuki range

Suzuki has taken its already awesome GSX-R1000 to the next level for 2003. The new bike gets a major restyle calling on lessons learned from the firm’s GSV-R MotoGP bike. Every one of the bike’s...

Shortcut proves costly for bike cop

16 September 2002

Shortcut proves costly for bike cop

California Highway Patrol officer Robert Barrera thought that he could save time by riding his patrol bike along an unopened section of freeway in La Verne, CA. But he probably wasn’t counting on...

New MCN campaign: Go Forth and Multiply!

09 September 2002

New MCN campaign: Go Forth and Multiply!

Riding’s great, we all know that, but now MCN wants you to share that secret. In the latest issue of MCN, out September 11, we’re starting a new campaign to spread the message and get more people into...

Pilot scheme lets bikes in bus lanes

09 September 2002

Pilot scheme lets bikes in bus lanes

Transport for London (TfL), Mayor Ken Livingstone’s transport thinktank, has just begun an important new pilot scheme which could see the opening of all the capital’s bus lanes to bikes. From this...

50 biking buys worth every penny

09 September 2002

50 biking buys worth every penny

Don’t miss your 16-page special on the 50 biking buys worth every penny, FREE with the latest issue of MCN, out Wednesday September 11. From 20 pence earplugs to the best value bike ever, we’ve pulled...

Dear BBC’s "Inside Out…"

09 September 2002

Dear BBC’s "Inside Out…"

When the BBC’s West Midlands edition of its regional programme ” Inside Out ” broadcast its ” Speeding Bikers ” piece on Monday 9 September, it made everyone who saw it sit up and take notice. For...

BBC show targets speeding riders

09 September 2002

BBC show targets speeding riders

A BBC programme to be screened tonight screened tonight focuses on speeding bikes and features riders who claim to hit over 200mph on the road. One reckons he has clocked at least 230mph. According to...

The 2003 Yamaha R6 is here

09 September 2002

The 2003 Yamaha R6 is here

These are the first official pictures of Yamaha’s UK-spec 2003 R6, a 123bhp, 162kg (356.4lb) stealth missile. You can read more about the new R6 in detail and see all the pictures in the latest issue...

Suzuki GSX1550

09 September 2002

Suzuki GSX1550

Name: Andy Taylor. Age: 27. Job: Telecoms consultant. Previous bikes: Honda CBR600; Suzuki SV650; Hornet 250. Bike: GSX1550. Tuner: Richard Albans at TTS. Power: 157bhp (stock 97bhp). Torque: 120ftlb...

Get The Power this Friday

09 September 2002

Get The Power this Friday

The most powerful survey of its kind gets its 2002 release this Friday, September 13. RiDER POWER comes free with latest issue of our sister publication RiDE and it draws on the experience of more...

More bike reviews added

09 September 2002

More bike reviews added

We’ve got hundreds of bike reviews on motorcylenews.com, and we’ve just added a load more. The latest additions are: BMW R1150RT, Ducati 998, Harley V-Rod, Honda 02 Blade and Pan European, Kawasaki...

Kawasaki ZX-12R

09 September 2002

Kawasaki ZX-12R

Name: Keith Cutler. Age: 48. Job: Anaesthetic technician (he monitors your vital signs while you’re under general anaesthetic and assists with operations). Previous bikes: Triton 650; This is his...

Anger at BBC programme

09 September 2002

Anger at BBC programme

Messages are flooding onto the motorcyclenews.com message boards to complain about last night’s Inside Out, the BBC’s new regional programme. In the West Midlands edition, the programme turned the...

Sheene takes Goodwood title

09 September 2002

Sheene takes Goodwood title

Barry Sheene took the honours at the Goodwood Revival, narrowly beating Wayne Gardner to the Lennox Cup trophy. Sheene who’s battling cancer of the oesophagus and stomach beat his Aussie rival to the...

Judge says slow drivers "are idiots"

09 September 2002

Judge says slow drivers "are idiots"

A judge in the Irish Republic has told a court that motorists should assume any slow driver who holds them up to be an idiot. Judge Willam Harnett told a Dublin motorist who undertook a slow-moving...

Boon star dies at 56

09 September 2002

Boon star dies at 56

Michael Elphick, the actor who starred in ITV’s ” Boon ” as the loveable bike courier-cum-private eye has died, aged just 56. Elphick, who had long battled against alcoholism, collapsed at home on...

Go Extreme this Sunday

09 September 2002

Go Extreme this Sunday

You’re as likely to see proper ice speedway in this country as you are a Ducati 916 trike with a sidecar attached. While Briggo’s Extreme Races won’t be taking place on the slippery stuff this...

Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo

09 September 2002

Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo

Name: Matt Taylor. Age: 37. Job: Owns/runs Diamond Motorcycles, Nuneaton (024-7634-1382) (used to be an agricultural engineer). Previous bikes: ” There’s nothing I haven’t had. ” Kawasaki Z900 –...

It’s the BMF Tailender this weekend

09 September 2002

It’s the BMF Tailender this weekend

One of the don’t miss events of the British biking calendar takes place this Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15, the BMF’s Tail End Show at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. The Show...

Review your local pub meet

02 September 2002

Review your local pub meet

We’ve added a new section in our Discussion & Chat area for you to review the many pub meets you find listed in our What’s On section. To find it, click Discussion & Chat (on the top navigation bar)...

MAC unveils cheaper cover for Hondas

02 September 2002

MAC, the company behind Honda’s MCN award-winning rider training scheme, has just unveiled plans to offer discounted insurance cover. Initially aimed just at Honda riders, the scheme links MAC and insurance brokers Devitt to give discounts MAC claims are up to 79 per cent cheaper in some cases than some other major brokers and on average 29 per cent cheaper. And riders who have successfully...

DPC mileage competition winner is…

02 September 2002

DPC mileage competition winner is…

We have a winner in our ” Guess dpc’s mileage competition ” . To win, all you had to do was guesstimate the mileage MCN’s David Cushman, known to users of motorcyclenews.com as ” dpc ” , racked up...

Sheene: "I’ll race at Goodwood"

02 September 2002

Sheene: "I’ll race at Goodwood"

Barry Sheene has confirmed to MCN, he definitely WILL appear at the Goodwood Revival on September 6-8 despite battling cancer, and he’ll even line-up for the two Lennox Cup classic races. The two-time...

Registration/log in difficulties

02 September 2002

Please bear with us while we work to improve our registering and log in processes. When you’re filling in the relevant forms, please allow time for our central servers to react. This may take a minute or so in some cases. If you are having trouble logging in, please be sure that you are using the correct password. Passwords ARE case sensitive. If you are in doubt about the case of particular...

Free with MCN, on sale Wednesday

02 September 2002

Free with MCN, on sale Wednesday

There’s a free Part Two of our suspension set-up guide AND an eight-page brolly babe pull-out inside MCN, out on September 4 and much, much, much more. This week’s suspension guide includes: The R1,...

The bargain Benelli Tornado

02 September 2002

The bargain Benelli Tornado

Benelli has just released the first pictures and details of its Tornado Novecento (Italian for ” nine hundred ” ). For more on the new Benelli Novecento see the latest issue of MCN, out September...

Join Troy for an Assen to remember

02 September 2002

Join Troy for an Assen to remember

Troy Bayliss is on course to lift the 2002 World Superbike crown this weekend at Assen on Sunday and start a Ducati celebration to remember. Of course for most Brits the party will have started long...

Join Fowlers for a Grand Day Out

02 September 2002

Join Fowlers for a Grand Day Out

Fowlers Motorcycles in Bristol is throwing open its doors for a grand re-opening party Sunday, September 8 – and we’re all invited. Its new showroom boasts over 500 new and used bikes to choose from...

How to ride better: The whole story

02 September 2002

How to ride better: The whole story

Want to ride better? Of course you do. Best get clicking on the links that follow then. Just select what you want from those on the right to do everything from a blast through the Mad Sunday crowds...