November

Year: 2001

Month: November

TEAM KAWASAKI ZX-7RR

04 November 2001

£100,000 Power and torque Est 165bhp 65ftlb Weight, power to weight ratio 165kg (361lb), 1.0bhp/kg Acceleration (est) Standing 1/4 mile time, terminal speed 9.8s, 154mph Top speed 190mph Geometry...

U.S. manufacturer Cannondale is starting to bring its off-road bikes to the UK. The 2002 range continues to feature the hand-welded, twin-spar aluminium frames seen on the 2001 bikes rather than the...

Free NEC Show guide with MCN on Wednesday

04 November 2001

Buy Wednesday’s MCN and you’ll get a free 32-page supplement complete with a focus on the 17 essential new bikes not to miss, other attractions worth planning for and that vital floor plan to help you...

Honda considers offering tailor-made bikes

04 November 2001

Honda is considering a scheme to offer a choice of engines, bodywork and paintwork options to hang on a one-size-fits-all frame. The scheme could hit UK dealers as early as 2004. And while it’s...

How I learnt to perform stunts

04 November 2001

You’ve had the conversation a thousand times. You walk into work bleary-eyed on Monday morning, head straight to your desk, locker or bench on auto-pilot and almost by reflex you and your colleagues...

Bikes make women sexier

04 November 2001

A gorgeous girl is a gorgeous girl. But put her on a motorbike and we’re completely sold, according to a new survey from Kawasaki. The poll found half of us find women more attractive if they’re on...

He jumps and…

04 November 2001

Knievel pulls off a couple of stunts… without breaking his body.

Winner of Reynolds’ sliders revealed

04 November 2001

We asked for your top biking tips to feature in our Tip of the Day and you responded big time. The promise of John Reynold’s one-off No1 sliders (as worn at the final Donington Park British superbike...

bikes-uk calls in the receivers

04 November 2001

bikes-uk, the country’s second biggest chain of dealers, has gone into receivership. The firm called in receivers Grant Thornton at 9pm last night and staff at the 16 dealerships were told the news this morning. Grant Thornton says the 14 shops around the country will continue trading as normal and that firms have already expressed an interest in buying Bikes-UK as a going concern. Carnell-City...

Sound added to world’s first test of Benelli superbike

04 November 2001

Updated with soundfile at 2pm, November 9, 2001: MCN’s Marc Potter has been riding the Benelli Tornado WSB bike to bring us this world’s first report on what it’s like. He’s also gathered news of the...

Whitham and Plater ride British Superbikes

04 November 2001

The season’s over. The flags are all packed away. We’ve had another thrilling season of British superbike action, with incredible battles everywhere from rostrum results to the final points, but now...

20 bikes stolen from dealer

04 November 2001

A new bike at a price too good to be true? Beware, it could be one of those stolen from MCN Award-winning dealer Colin Appleyard. Twenty bikes were taken from the firm’s West Yorks warehouse on...

Harris and Rhencullen Special GSX-R1000s

04 November 2001

Here’s are two specials you should make time to check out, an awesome GSX-R1000 special on the Harris display in hall 19, stand r34. Subtle paintwork mimics the Barry Sheene bikes of a past era, right...

NEC Show ticket winners named

04 November 2001

The competition was only open for a couple of hours on Friday, but over 300 of you entered, enticed by the chance to win one of 25 pairs of tickets to the NEC Show, which opens this week. Entrants had...

Strange But True…

04 November 2001

Japan: What? You’re only getting one knee down on each corner? You can’t be trying. Check out our picture. Now look again. There’s only one bloke on that bike, and he’s riding side saddle! This...

Viva Las Vegas

04 November 2001

Caesar’s Palace… and a film controversy

What bike tests and features do you want next?

04 November 2001

We like to think we know what you want from our bike tests and features. Here’s your chance to put us right and win a unique prize, too. MCN features editor Marc Potter is currently planning his next series of feature and bike test ideas. And he’s ready and willing to listen to your suggestions. The best ones will be developed for inclusion on this website and in MCN the paper. Are there bikes you...

Vital new report on bike theft due this week

04 November 2001

The National Criminal Intelligence Service will publish its first ever report into motorcycle thefts on Wednesday, November 7. They claim it will pinpoint hotspots and emerging trends in an organised criminal trade which is now said to be worth more than £3 million every month. We will bring you the report as soon as it’s available on Wednesday morning. The report is part of Project Contrail – the...

CRESENT RACING SUZUKI GSX-R750

04 November 2001

£100,000 Power and torque Est 165bhp 72ftlb Weight, power to weight ratio 162kg (356lb), 1.01bhp/kg Acceleration (est) Standing 1/4 mile time, terminal speed 9.8s, 154mph Top speed 190mph Geometry...

Bike theft report is a let-down

04 November 2001

An eagerly awaited report from the National Criminal Intelligence Service on the state of bike theft in the UK was revealed on Wednesday. First impressions suggest it is one hell of a let down. What was fan-fared as a detailed and vital report into bike crime has in fact come to conclusions most of us already knew. One is that most stolen bikes are Japanese. That’s hardly an insight given that the...

Lap of the UK… by Royal Enfield

04 November 2001

Travelling 3362 miles around the coast of Britain would be some feat on a modern tourer but antique dealer Graham Cashmore chose to do it on a Royal Enfield Clubman. The 50-year-old design means the 500c single was only really up for chugging along at 65mph a day, he said. But he was happy, and raised £4000 for charity in the process.