January

Year: 2002

Month: January

Triumph Speed Four on show

01 January 2002

Sales of unfaired bikes are rocketing – and now Triumph is going for a slice of the market with its new TT600-based Speed Four. Due to be officially unveiled later this month at the Brussels bike show...

Is he trying?

01 January 2002

Come on chum, get it leaned over

Strange but true

01 January 2002

Our latest line-up of the slightly ludicrous gathers the madder moments of motorcycling from around the world. If you come across something worthy of inclusion in our next collection, e-mail...

Radical Firebolt to hit showrooms in April

01 January 2002

Buell has revealed when its radical Firebolt will hit UK showrooms and how much it will cost. You’ll find it at dealers from April priced at £7345 on the road. The Firebolt caused a stir when we...

How not to do it

01 January 2002

No, it’s not a scene from Dr Who and the Sea Devils… just one of those moments from last year’s British superbike championship.

Panto season

01 January 2002

He’s behind you!

You criticise "ugly" Speed Four

01 January 2002

So far it’s a big thumbs down to Triumph’s new Speed Four from users of our TALK BIKES bulletin boards. sdb01 said: ” Yikes this bike is just terribly wrong. Please take it away from my eyes. It is...

Be first with the results of 2002’s top tests

01 January 2002

We’re in the sunshine of the south of France to pitch the current king of the sports bike crop against one of its hottest new challengers. It’s the GSX-R1000 alongside the new bigger-bore Blade. Rain...

The bikes that bowed out in 2001

01 January 2002

FANFARES and banners accompany the introduction of every new model, but the manufacturers tend to be a bit less noisy about those bikes taking the ‘long walk’. But MCN can reveal just which machines...

Honda boss wants a V5 for the road

01 January 2002

The new general manager of Honda UK says he wants to see a V5 sports bike built for the road based on the new GP four-stroke and that he expects the latest Blade to be used as the basis for a new...

Unique water cooling

01 January 2002

Water stupid thing to do

The best and worst… rated by those who own them

01 January 2002

From Monday we’ll be revealing which motorcycle brand YOU rate the highest (and lowest) for everything from reliability and build quality to comfort and handling. It could be exactly what you’re...

Making the GSX-R1000 even more special

01 January 2002

How do you keep the GSX-R 1000 ahead of the rest when the new Blade and new R1 are arriving this year and the Gixxer isn’t due an overhaul until 2003? Give it to some of Britain’s leading tuning...

Dainese cuts prices on new range

01 January 2002

Dainese’s updated range of jackets are around £50 cheaper than the 2001 models they replace. Dainese sales chief Vittorio Cafaggi said: ” We are not known for being cheap.But we’ve looked very hard...

Watch video of these bikes in action

01 January 2002

Choose the MOV (Quicktime) or RM (RealPlayer) downloads to see our three GSX-R1000 specials in action. If you need a video player, see our Today’s Video section on the home page for details.