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30,000 pack World Ducati Week party

17 June 2002

30,000 pack World Ducati Week party

Almost 30,000 people from all over Europe and the U.S. have packed into Misano to celebrate World Ducati Week. You can read all about World Ducati Week in more detail in the new MCN, out June...

A beginner’s guide to racing

17 June 2002

A beginner’s guide to racing

I’m just about to embark on my first race, but it’s not just a question of turning up with your bike and having a crack as I’ve found out. Here’s a simple guide to what you’ll need if you’d like to...

Triumph’s rebirth on target for September

17 June 2002

Triumph’s rebirth on target for September

Triumph has started the second phase of rebuilding its fire-ravaged Hinckley factory. Its bikes have been in short supply since the fire on March 15, but the factory’s steel frame has now been...

Have you won a Fazer 1000?

17 June 2002

Have you won a Fazer 1000?

Are you the lucky winner of a Yamaha Fazer 1000? If your name’s Campbell and you’re from Scotland (narrows it down a bit) it could be you. The mystery winner won the £7500 bike in a raffle held at the...

Latest MCN Sport out June 14

10 June 2002

Latest MCN Sport out June 14

If you’ve ever wondered about what makes the fast men tick, you won’t want to miss the latest issue of MCN Sport, out June 14. We get inside the heads of the top riders in British Superbikes to...

Video: Hodgson goes for it on the Hodgson rep

10 June 2002

Video: Hodgson goes for it on the Hodgson rep

Click on the video links right to watch Neil Hodgson leaping high on the Hodgson 996S Replica. Don’t go trying this at home now, will you? This man is a professional.

The FP1 is here

10 June 2002

The FP1 is here

Inside the new issue of MCN, out Wednesday June12, you can see the first pictures of the most talked about motorcycle of the year – Foggy’s FP1 World Superbike and read our exclusive interview with...

Win a day at the Powerslide School

10 June 2002

Win a day at the Powerslide School

Do you fancy learning how to slide the back of your bike like Garry McCoy? Well you can if you’re the lucky winner of our exciting new competition. We’ve teamed up with ex-professional speedway and...

Burgman 650 first ride

10 June 2002

Burgman 650 first ride

We’ve just ridden the Burgman 650, Suzuki’s revolutionary big scooter. The 650 debuts Suzuki’s Electronically-Controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (SECVT) a system that gives the rider the...

Carmichael aims for Euro title

10 June 2002

Carmichael aims for Euro title

He’s already the reigning world champion but now MCN Stunt Roadshow’s Kevin Carmichael is aiming to win the European Championship as well. You can watch him line up against the best of the rest on...

Police keen to listen to protesters

10 June 2002

Police keen to listen to protesters

A PROTEST ride which is expected to attract more than 500 has prompted police chiefs to call urgent talks with the organisers. Following heavy-handed checks on motorcyclists in Gwent and Dyfed-Powys,...

Can you beat this special?

10 June 2002

Can you beat this special?

Chris McNiece is the proud owner of this road-legal special. He’s spent more than £20,000 getting his GSX-R1100 just right. It packs a whopping 210bhp thanks to a 1500cc big-bore kit, but at the flick...

Threat to specials and off-roaders

10 June 2002

Threat to specials and off-roaders

Some unusual and imported bikes could be outlawed from being ridden on the road – or at least face an extra £150 registration fee – when new European rules come into effect next June. Under new...

Guzzi-engined exotica coming to UK

10 June 2002

Guzzi-engined exotica coming to UK

For just under £10,000 you could have this hand-built Guzzi-engined bike turning heads everywhere. For more details on the Ghezzi & Brian Guzzi don’t miss the latest issue of MCN, out June 5. Called...

Coming soon: First pictures of Foggy’s FP1

10 June 2002

Coming soon: First pictures of Foggy’s FP1

Late Tuesday, June 11 sees the official launch of Carl Fogarty’s eagerly waited FP1 World Superbike. We’ll be bringing you the first pics and spec sheets as soon as possible, so keep clicking back…...

Datatool TurnAlert winners

10 June 2002

Datatool TurnAlert winners

Congratulations to Julian Ward, Neil Codgell and Alan Downie, they’re the three winners in our Datatool TurnAlert competition. That competition is now closed, but remember you can still enter our...

First pcitures of Foggy’s FP1

10 June 2002

First pcitures of Foggy’s FP1

The bike they said would never be made has just had its public debut at a packed press conference in London. We’ll have more pictures and specs of this stunning machine on motorcyclenews.com as soon...

Danes fear new biker gang war

10 June 2002

Danes fear new biker gang war

Danish police are bracing themselves for a fresh wave of gang violence, after it emerged a new outlaw biker group is responsible for a recent spate of armed robberies, extortion and widescale drug...

David Jefferies – how he cracked the Island

03 June 2002

David Jefferies – how he cracked the Island

David Jefferies and Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 secured themselves a special place in TT history when the Yorkshireman shattered the Formula One and 1000cc Production records. And in our special TT issue, out...

Send us a snap of our man and win £50

03 June 2002

The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted an MCN badge in yesterday’s Jubilee Parade, and, if you took a snap of him you could earn yourself £50. Our reporter Dale Lomas took a spot among 49 other Brit-bikes to commemorate 50 years of biking in the UK. If you were listening to the commentary, you may have heard the BBC’s Wayne Hemmingway exclaim " The scrambler’s just done a wheelie! " Well,...

Is your track bike stolen?

03 June 2002

Is your track bike stolen?

Track days have never been more popular it seems, with more and more people buying dedicated track bikes for exclusive track use. But experts now fear that as many as one in ten stolen bikes is resold...

Revised big Burgman due

03 June 2002

Revised big Burgman due

These are the first pictures of the final version of Suzuki’s Burgman 650, due to weigh in shortly as the biggest scooter on the market. For the full story on the revised Burgman 650, don’t miss the...

Yamaha’s insurance-for-all scheme imminent

03 June 2002

Yamaha’s insurance-for-all scheme imminent

Yamaha’s promise of affordable insurance cover for all owners of its new and secondhand officially imported machines is expected to come into effect in early July. For more details on Yamaha’s...

Ultimate FireBlade sports tourer unveiled

03 June 2002

Ultimate FireBlade sports tourer unveiled

It could be the ultimate sports tourer. Renowned tuner Russell Savory has taken a 2002 FireBlade and tweaked into a luxury 180bhp transcontinental express, that’s equally at home on far-flung...

BSB beauties you can buy for the road

03 June 2002

BSB beauties you can buy for the road

In the new MCN, out Wednesday June5, you can read our exclusive report on two stunning machines – the ultimate sports tourer; a British Superbike-spec FireBlade with bespoke luggage and GPS, and the...

Tell us your breakdown horror stories

03 June 2002

Tell us your breakdown horror stories

The best holiday stories are always furnished by people who prefer travelling hopefully to actually arriving. And no-one has heard more horror stories than breakdown recovery men. And you couldn’t...

Discover your outlaw alter-ego

03 June 2002

Discover your outlaw alter-ego

Fancy grabbing yourself a bad-ass biker handle, but don’t fancy the hardtail chopper or a lifetime of dressing like a Status Quo roadie? Help and hard man status is just a click away with this site:...

Is your RSV a Haga replica?

03 June 2002

Is your RSV a Haga replica?

Have you beaten Aprilia to building a Noriyuki Haga-replica RSV? Well, we’d like to hear from you for a forthcoming feature in MCN. Send your details, including a contact number and any pictures...

Zongshen could enter World Superbikes in 2003

03 June 2002

Zongshen could enter World Superbikes in 2003

The Chinese Zonghsen firm has developed a 1000cc four-cylinder sportsbike which could debut in World Superbikes next year, before the road version arrives in 2004. The 1000 will join the firm’s 750cc...

Warwickshire police refuse to help charity ride

03 June 2002

Warwickshire police refuse to help charity ride

Warwickshire police have refused to provide any police outriders to help with the Great Summer Ride from Coventry to Stratford and back, which takes place on Saturday Organisers asked for police help...

Bike cops form crack sex patrol squad

03 June 2002

City officials in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur have formed a bike-mounted religious police squad to clamp down on courting couples. Officers from the Islamic Affairs Department will patrol the Shah Alam Lake Garden around the clock to stop " immoral activities " . Datuk Mansor Ramli, head of the Department, told reporters: " We set up the motorcycle squad to make it easier for our...

Final Joey-rep SP-1 raises £16K

03 June 2002

Final Joey-rep SP-1 raises £16K

The last Joey Dunlop replica SP-1 has been auctioned. The final bid was £16,000 after four other potential buyers withdrew bids at the last minute. The owner who wishes to remain anonymous, was...

Win a Datatool TurnAlert

03 June 2002

Win a Datatool TurnAlert

You can win one of three Datatool TurnAlert kits, each worth £39.99 in our new competition. These devices prevent that all too common problem of leaving an indicator flashing for miles before it’s...

Help stop dark visor "fudge"

03 June 2002

Help stop dark visor "fudge"

The Department of Transport (DoT) is expected to make a compromise recommendation in its report on dark visors. But representatives of riders groups fear the decision will be a fudge: a visor which...

NCI rescue cover special offer

03 June 2002

NCI rescue cover special offer

You can get rescue cover with NCI from £29.99. We only send out service agents who know about repairing bikes. And if they can’t help you at the side of the road, they’ll take you to a garage, home...

Get your TT news direct to your mobile

01 June 2002

Get your TT news direct to your mobile

After a long two-year wait, the Isle of Man TT races resume on Saturday, June 1. Wherever you are – on the Island or on the bus, you can get all the latest news and results sent direct your mobile...