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Put it back on!

23 December 2001

Put it back on!

Catwalk fashion, Purple Helmets style

Alarms may go off… but they don’t work

23 December 2001

Alarms may go off… but they don’t work

Testers ” stole ” a bike from outside a police station with its alarm blaring… and no one lifted a finger to stop them. It’s just one of the depressing findings of a RiDE survey into public reaction...

Guzzi continues air-cooled development

23 December 2001

Guzzi continues air-cooled development

Those who prefer the traditional sound of an air-cooled Guzzi to the Euro-conformity of a water-cooled engine will be relieved to hear that the company has not stopped development of it’s water-less...

Whatever the weather

23 December 2001

Whatever the weather

The Purple Helmets show the right way to ride in the wet

Win a bike and other prizes: answers now added

23 December 2001

Win a bike and other prizes: answers now added

How do you fancy adding a Suzuki DRZ400 worth £4699 to your Santa’s sack? How about Axo jackets, trousers, helmet and gloves worth more than £700? Kushitani gloves more your thing? Teng tools worth...

Up in smoke

23 December 2001

Up in smoke

Red Arrows? No the Purple Helmets

Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

23 December 2001

Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

Ian Burgess, 44, runs his own building firm. He has shelled out around £10,000 on top of his stock Hayabusa. Ian Burgess wanted an even bigger engine in his Hayabusa so he took it to TTS. In common...

Loads of mistletoe

23 December 2001

Loads of mistletoe

You too can join in the hugging and kissing… if you win

Helmets on parade

23 December 2001

Helmets on parade

Junior Kickstart, it ain’t

Suzuki GSX-R1100

23 December 2001

Suzuki GSX-R1100

Lee workman, 31, is a manufacturing engineer at Land Rover. He has forked out £12,000 spicing up his GSX-R 1100M Aaah, the sight of a Suzuki GSX-R1100M. No matter the guise, there are few things as...

Finally, the Kawasaki ZX-10R

23 December 2001

Finally, the Kawasaki ZX-10R

Kawasaki’s ZX-9R is a much admired sports bike. But it has started to lag behind the new breed of 1000cc superbikes. What’s really needed here is a ZX-10R: Enter TTS. Tuning firm TTS has bored out...

BMW introduces "challenging" R1150R paintscheme

16 December 2001

BMW introduces "challenging" R1150R paintscheme

BMW won critical acclaim when it unveiled the R1150R – for making a bike that truly tempts the eye. But, as Prince Charles once said, ” rather like a carbuncle on the face of a much-loved friend ” ,...

Learners will fail car test if they aren’t bike aware

16 December 2001

Learners will fail car test if they aren’t bike aware

From October next year, learner drivers will be tested to see how good they are at scanning the road for bikes. Test candidates will be shown video clips filmed from the top of a car, and tested on...

I guess we have a winner…

16 December 2001

I guess we have a winner…

Playing conkers on bikes was best left until after the race

Haydon signs up with Foggy for WSB

16 December 2001

Haydon signs up with Foggy for WSB

Yamaha British superbike star James Haydon has signed to ride with Carl Fogarty’s Petronas team in WSB for 2002. Haydon will be replaced in the Virgin Yamaha line-up by Simon Crafar, making a return...

Foggy picks Mick in dream team but still says he’d beat him

16 December 2001

Foggy picks Mick in dream team but still says he’d beat him

If Carl Fogarty could choose from all the riders he’s ever known to ride in his new Petronas team he’d sign up Mick Doohan and Kenny Roberts (snr). And Foggy took the opportunity of a live web chat on...

Beam them up

16 December 2001

Beam them up

Going so fast, it looks like they are using The Enterprise’s transporter room

Administrators confirm M&P closures

16 December 2001

The administrators dealing with troubled chain M&P have confirmed that half its shops were closed in a sudden move on Friday. Branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Harrow, York, Welwyn Garden City, Stroud and Peterborough are now no longer trading. The administrators say they have been closed because no-one had shown an interest in buying them since the firm was put into administration. Shops in...

Join the crowds at our Spring Spectacular

16 December 2001

Join the crowds at our Spring Spectacular

If you’ve already booked your chalet for the MCN Butlins Spring Spectacular, you aren’t alone. In just a month since we started taking bookings, 1500 people have already signed up. The event includes...

We wunt to be togevva

16 December 2001

We wunt to be togevva

Close racing… at a time of year when you didn’t have to huddle together to keep warm.

Ninjas at the ready

16 December 2001

Ninjas at the ready

Remember the balmy days of the British superbike season.

Czech supermoto arrives in the New Year

16 December 2001

Czech supermoto arrives in the New Year

The 610cc Praga four-stroke off-roader has a hand-built engine and aluminium fuel tank, a choice of Paioli or Marzocchi forks and Brembo brakes. And those features are just part of the appeal of the...

Now you can submit your road tax responses

16 December 2001

Now you can submit your road tax responses

Have your say on Government proposals to change road tax for bikes with this new website address. The original address published showed you the proposals but didn’t link to a response form. Use the...

Government report says ban on dark visors should stay

16 December 2001

Government report says ban on dark visors should stay

Dark visors should remain banned from UK roads because we can’t be trusted to work out for ourselves that we should switch them for clear ones when the sun goes down. That’s how a...

Corser’s deal with Foggy delayed by fineprint

16 December 2001

Corser’s deal with Foggy delayed by fineprint

The chances of Troy Corser confirming his deal to ride in the all-new Foggy Petronas WSB squad before Christmas are fading. But he is still expected to sign up within the next 10 days. The only...

Strange but true…

16 December 2001

Strange but true…

Here’s our latest line-up for bike-related oddities from around the planet. If you know of something worthy of inclusion in our next collection, e-mail jon.urry@emap.com AUSTRALIA: Not content with...

Suomy reveals new high-spec lids

16 December 2001

Suomy reveals new high-spec lids

Suomy has revealed its greatest line-up yet, including an all-new range-topper, plus lids for Ducati and Aprilia. The Spec 1R takes over from the popular Gunwind as the No1 Suomy in 2002. It heralds a...

Win head-to-toe-kit, Ally Pally tickets and a track day

16 December 2001

Win head-to-toe-kit, Ally Pally tickets and a track day

Tell us a bit about your motorcycling life and you could win one of a host of great prizes. Simply follow the link (right) and tick a few boxes and not only will you be helping us improve the service...

Ducati’s new 998 versus Aprilia’s RSV-R

16 December 2001

Ducati’s new 998 versus Aprilia’s RSV-R

With the 998 not due to visit our fog-bound shores until January, we had to go to Italy and get one, factory-fresh. We took our own RSV-R with us to meet its rival under clear blue skies. At Ducati...

Carl Fogarty: In his own words

16 December 2001

Jonny: Carl how long do you think it will take to get a race win with the new bike? CarlFogarty: Oh, it’s impossible to say really. It would be great to have one in the first year, although that’s unrealistic. But certainly in 2003 Dave: How difficult will it be to stop yourself jumping on the bike during testing to get the fastest lap times? CarlFogarty: Oh that won’t be difficult at all.

Your bike snaps could win you a top show prize

16 December 2001

Your bike snaps could win you a top show prize

If you’ve captured a great motorcycling moment on camera this year, enter your best efforts for the Photograph of the Year competition at the Scottish Motorcycle Show. There’s a trophy up for grabs in...

Remember this?

16 December 2001

Remember this?

Dry days… no snow… re-live those magical warm Tarmac BSB moments

It’s good to talk

16 December 2001

It’s good to talk

Our Talk Bikes section is breaking new records as more and more of you register and head for the sections that most interest you. On Wednesday, the live chat with Foggy saw a record high in the number...

Can you name all the FIM winners?

16 December 2001

Can you name all the FIM winners?

The FIM called together all its 2001 bikesport champions for a gala dinner on Saturday night. Dougie Lampkin, Jamie Dobb, Troy Bayliss and Valentino Rossi were among those officially picking up their...

Missing hippy’s headshave

16 December 2001

Missing hippy’s headshave

When one of our staff failed to turn in on the day after the Christmas party, we asked users of our TALK BIKES chatboards what punishment would be fitting. The majority were either too painful or...

The return of Bimota (again)

16 December 2001

The return of Bimota (again)

Bimota is on course to make yet another comeback under new management. The firm’s assets have been auctioned off by the Italian court dealing with its bankruptcy, and one of the former bosses bought...