2005

Year: 2005

Month: ALL

Get on the MCN Sofa

05 August 2005

Want to be featured giving your opinions and sitting on the MCN Sofa? We’re looking for readers who’d like to come and visit the MCN offices, take a seat on the famous MCN sofa, and talk about...

Round-the-world record holder Nick Sanders dropped in to the MCN offices on Friday after his 19-day lap of the planet on a Yamaha R1. Find out which are his favourite places and roads to ride in the...

Superbike School closes

05 August 2005

The European Superbike School has closed after calling in the administrators last week. Tony Scott of ESS said: “We have called in the administrators as of August 1, so all events from that point on have been cancelled. “If anybody has booked and prepaid for a place by credit card they should contact their card provider. People who have prepaid by cheque, debit card or cash will be contacted...

GP-inspired R6 - in MCN

05 August 2005

Make sure you don’t miss Wednesday’s issue of MCN with exclusive news of a new R6 for 2006. Changes include: Chassis layout similar to an R1 Radial mount brakes New swingarm New engine For the...

Foggy hands over his 916

05 August 2005

The man who bought the first item sold on MCN Auctions took possession of his prize at Brands Hatch at the weekend – and the one very careful owner was on there to hand it over. Ed Vernon placed the...

HP2 launches on Sep 10

05 August 2005

BMW’s new HP2 enduro machine will get an official launch across the entire UK dealer network on Saturday September 10. The launch gives dirt-riding fans their first chance to try the HP2 (High...

MCN needs bike owners

05 August 2005

If you have owned an older and newer version of the following bikes, then MCN would like to hear from you for possible inclusion in the ‘Old vs New’ feature. The models we are looking for are: Triumph...

Crescent Open Weekend

05 August 2005

The 2005 Crescent Open Weekend looks set to host over 10,000 motorcyclists with free entry on Saturday August 13 and Sunday August 14, 2005. You’ll be able to meet current British Superbike champion...

Peugeot gives 50cc free

05 August 2005

Peugeot has launched a new special edition Speedfight that means you can now ride away on a 100cc scooter for the same price as a 50. The Speedfight Advantage has been produced specially for the UK...

EU licence battle looms

05 August 2005

The UK’s bike industry is calling on the Government to use its Presidency of the European Union to rule out the madness looming over new bike licence rules. Proposals being considered in Europe’s...

Lid ban = more deaths

05 August 2005

Deaths on bikes have risen 81 per cent in Florida in the three years since the state repealed its helmet law. Deaths of riders under 21 nearly tripled, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study. Head-injury hospital admissions rose 80 percent in the same period. And if you’re thinking riding without a lid is mad… consider how they ride in Elkhart, Indiana (U.S.). ...

New look MCN: Aug 10

05 August 2005

This week’s unmissable issue of your new-look MCN comes complete with your guide to Britain’s best biking regions (and we name the worst)…plus New GP-inspired R6 12-page Brands WSB Special Toseland: I...

Ulster GP open day

05 August 2005

The day after the chequered flag falls on the Ulster Motorcycle Grand Prix, Belfast’s Hein Gericke store is holding an open day to keep the party going. It will be held on the Sunday – August 14 –...

Bargain supersports

05 August 2005

The next generation of Yamaha’s stonking R6 is revealed in the August 10 issue of MCN, but if you can’t afford the latest models then we’ve got the ideal bargain for you. The latest Suzuki GSX-R600...

New look MCN out Aug 3

01 August 2005

This week in your new-look MCN – now with Sport on the back page – get a FREE 12-page guide to the Brands WSB weekend. PLUS: NEW 200mph Hayabusa Bikers treated worse than chavs Rossi aims for double:...

Italy challenge begins

01 August 2005

Three MCN staffers are on their way from the office in Peterborough to Lake Garda in Italy on Italian bikes they have sourced for less than £1000. Catch up on their last-minute preparations through...

What?s on: August 3 on

01 August 2005

We’ve changed our What’s On listings to now show events by their location, making them easier to find. Click the links below to choose the listing for your area and find out what events are on near you this week. Midlands North Scotland South East England South West England Wales

Night of the new Bonnies

01 August 2005

New Triumph Bonneville and Thruxton owners are being called together at the Star and Garter pub in Warwick Street, Leamington Spa for their first ‘Bonnie Night’ on Wdnesday August 10. Organisers...

Support fastest TT girl

01 August 2005

Maria Costello will be at a fundraising event on August 11, 2005 to raise cash for her efforts to improve on her Guinness World Record lap of the TT circuit at the Manx Grand Prix. The event takes...

Iran's bike firms boom

01 August 2005

Just when you’d got used to the booming bike industries of India and China… here comes Iran. Exports of bike from Iran are expected to be worth two million US dollars by March next year – according to Iran Daily. There are 100 bike factories in the country – and only 15 per cent are currently building bikes. Afghanistan is the key market with half of the exported bikes going there. And...

Win prizes with your pics

01 August 2005

Had your pic taken with a copy of MCN? Your unusual/entertaining/funny ones could win you a great prize. The best will be passed on for possible publication in our weekly paper – the very best will...

Honda India row calmed

01 August 2005

The industrial dispute which brought production to a halt at a Honda plant in India has been calmed with the signing of an agreement between workers and managers, on Friday, August 1. The protest at Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Limited at Manesar in India’s Gurgaon district was over wages, an attempt to reinstate suspended staff and compensation for a dead worker. Last Monday protestors...

BSB hospitality offer

01 August 2005

Fancy enjoying some special service at the Silverstone round of the British Superbike championship on Sunday, August 21? You could enjoy the day from the Passport 2 Sport Hospitality Suite in the...

MCN's founder dies

01 August 2005

Cyril Quantrill, the man who founded MCN, has died in our 50th anniversary year. He died peacefully at 12.30pm on Friday, July 29. He was 89. His funeral will be held at Eastbourne Crematorium at...

Council bills dead rider

01 August 2005

Unthinking officials sent a bill to a dad who died after being knocked off his bike – for the damage his crash caused to a bollard and road barrier. Reports in Manchester’s Metro News say Stephen Leeming, 36, died on this way to work last July after a novice driver crashed into him. Three letters requesting more than £300 for the damage have since arrived at the home he shared with his young...

Dirt Bike Show details

29 July 2005

Tickets for the 2005 Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh go on sale this month with a new VIP ticket allowing you to access the event a day earlier. New features for the event include a ‘virtual paddock’...

Grab a bargain CBR

29 July 2005

Triumph has had a hit with its new Sprint ST re-igniting demand for sports tourers and keeping new prices high. But it doesn’t mean you can’t bag a bargain sports tourer. Take a bow Honda’s CBR1000,...

Evel has to ride alone

29 July 2005

Evel Knievel is so ill even his wife Krystal is refusing to ride pillion with him at Friday’s (July 29) fourth annual Even Knievel Day in Butte, US. Reports in the US say he’s preparing to ride with...

Italy on £1k Italian bikes

29 July 2005

We’re off to Italy on Monday – on Italian bikes – in an under-a-grand challenge. Wish us luck. You’ll be able to follow the progress of this shoe-string challenge to Lake Garda as it happens with...

Cameras target riders

22 July 2005

Cops will use mobile cameras in seven new sites across Derbyshire every Sunday until the end of September – including this Sunday, the day of the British MotoGP at Donington Park. They say they are...

2006 Harleys revealed

22 July 2005

Harley has revealed its 2006 model line up with a new version of the V-Rod and updates for the Dyna range. The VRSCD Night Rod includes a ‘black denim’ paint option, blacked-out controls, mirrors and...

Babes join spills battle

22 July 2005

The Bennetts babes have come over all Kill Bill in an effort to get the Kill Spills anti-diesel-spill message to a wider audience. The BMF-sponsored ‘KillSpills’ campaign is intended to raise...

Bag a reward for diaries

22 July 2005

Keep a diary of your day-to-day life and you could earn yourself an MCN goody bag stuffed with a limited-edition T-shirt, stickers, magazines, pens, side stand pucks and more. You don’t have to be an...

Win with Lucky Numbers

22 July 2005

You can still win one of our fantastic Lucky Numbers prizes. Any unclaimed prizes are now being put into a free prize draw in September. Send in your lucky number with your name, address, phone number...

Call for safer barriers

22 July 2005

The Motorcycle Action Group has launched a campaign to make crash barriers safer for riders on Britain’s roads. MAG’s Director Of Public Affairs Trevor Baird said, “Of all road furniture crash barriers pose the greatest threat to motorcyclists, and we need to make planners aware of this.” Crash barriers are not currently designed or tested with bikes. And sliding into the supporting posts of...

It never goes to plan: II

22 July 2005

Bike: GSX-R600 K1 Name: Adam (Chad) Child, MCN Road Tester For those of you who didn’t get part one, its a simple idea turn a crashed bike into a race bike on a limited budget. How hard can it be? ...