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It’s the Dirt Rider Expo this weekend

25 November 2002

It’s the Dirt Rider Expo this weekend

If you’re into off-road then you won’t want to miss the 2002 Dirt Rider Expo. It from November 28 – December 1 at the Stoneleigh Park Exhibition Centre, Coventry. The Expo is the biggest event of its...

Win a £299 Bike Guard alert system

25 November 2002

Win a £299 Bike Guard alert system

We’ve got a fantastic prize to give away in our Christmas competition, which starts today. Answer a simple question and you could have an MST Bike Guard alert system worth £299 fitted to your...

Don’t miss our sports tyre special

25 November 2002

Don’t miss our sports tyre special

Sports tyres. Just the thing for sunny trackdays when the Tarmac is sizzling – but they’re lousy in the wet, right? Wrong. In the latest issue of MCN, out November 27 we’ve got an examination of the...

Tell us your bike test horrors

25 November 2002

Tell us your bike test horrors

Did you crash on your test? Or run over a dog, and then crash? Or perhaps you got off the bike at the end of a perfect test… and forgot to put the sidestand down. We’re putting together a feature that...

Have you ever beaten a race legend?

25 November 2002

Have you ever beaten a race legend?

Can you boast of beating a British champion? Or do any of your friends bore you with tales of old racing careers in which they mixed it with a rider who went on to become a legend? We’re looking for...

Police alert over camera firebomb

25 November 2002

Police alert over camera firebomb

Police have launched a nationwide alert after a home made explosive was found strapped to a speed camera in Staffordshire. Officers were called by maintenance workers, who had removed the device from...

2002 Unsung Heroes

25 November 2002 by MCN News

2002 Unsung Heroes

We’ve just added more of nominations for the 2002 Unsung Heroes – the forum for you to publicly thank the people who’ve bailed you out. The winners will be announced on Friday, November 29, 2002. From...

The 2002 Unsung Hero winner announced

25 November 2002 by MCN News

The 2002 Unsung Hero winner announced

We have picked a winner in our 2002 Unsung Heroes competition. The prize was awarded on the grounds that the bloke in the story is exactly the person who deserves a little recognition and a big thank...

Put your questions to Z1000 designers

25 November 2002

Put your questions to Z1000 designers

Here’s your chance to grill the designers of 2003’s wildest bike. MCN’s Marc Potter is heading off to Japan this weekend for a chat with the brains behind Kawasaki’s Z1000. If you’ve got any...

Design your dream Ducati

25 November 2002

Design your dream Ducati

Think you can improve on the 999? Well, Ducati is going to give you the chance to prove it. The Italian firm has just launched a competition inviting visions for its future designs. It is open to...

Community relents over bikes

25 November 2002

Community relents over bikes

If you think there’s an anti-bike prejudice in this country, spare a thought for riders in The Woods community, Jacksonville, Florida. Local law prevents them riding on private roads. Even if they...

Tell us about your NEC Show

25 November 2002

Tell us about your NEC Show

So that’s it – Show’s over for another year. Nearly 200,000 of us made the trip to the NEC in Birmingham to pour over the sex metal and pick up some tidy bargains. Was it worth it? We’d like to hear...

Floods force MV to close

25 November 2002

Floods force MV to close

Workers had just returned the MV Agusta factory after a lay-off of several months, when heavy rain in Italy has caused Lake Varese to burst its banks and forced them out again. The local fire...

Make the most of the winter

25 November 2002

Make the most of the winter

Winter? What winter? In the latest issue of MCN we’ve got a four-page special on how to make the most of the post-season. There’s top tips on how to get the very best from the roads, top winter kit to...

Updated Monday: Your Unsung Heroes

18 November 2002

Updated Monday: Your Unsung Heroes

We’ve just added more of nominations for your Unsung Heroes – the forum for you to publicly thank the people who’ve bailed you out. We’ll be announcing the first winners of our free Knox kit, worth...

Don’t miss the new MCN Sport

18 November 2002

Don’t miss the new MCN Sport

So that was the year that was. It saw the triumphant return of the four-strokes to Grand Prix, a titanic struggle for supremacy in World Superbikes and a British champion who proved age is no barrier...

Don’t miss your 2003 MCN calendar

18 November 2002

Don’t miss your 2003 MCN calendar

Fill your year with some of the greatest road and race action shots ever, when you buy the 2003 MCN calendar. Shot by our award-winning snapper Howard Boylan, you can pick up this fantastic collection...

Road tolls bear down on Londoners

18 November 2002

Road tolls bear down on Londoners

With congestion charging just weeks away, Londoners could be forgiven for thinking the government would take it easy on them. But a new report recommends imposing tolls on roads near the capital would...

DanT’s little accident

18 November 2002

DanT’s little accident

Oh dear. This is what’s left of our long-term Suzuki V-Strom after motorcyclenews.com editorial assistant Dan Thornton used it to pop home at lunchtime. Dan was taken to hospital but, apart from a few...

Come celebrate Harley’s 100th birthday

18 November 2002

Come celebrate Harley’s 100th birthday

Harley-Davidson is 100 next year, but you can celebrate that anniversary a wee bit early as the grand old man of motorcycling is inviting you to his ” 100th Anniversary Night ” at Birmingham’s Hard...

The new Triumph Daytona 600

18 November 2002

The new Triumph Daytona 600

Now the hype is made metal. The stunning Triumph Daytona 600, exclusively revealed by MCN in April, has just had its public unveiling at the NEC Show. In the latest issue of MCN, out November 20, we...

Nominate your unsung hero

18 November 2002

Nominate your unsung hero

The mate who gives up his time to spanner for you at races. The bloke down the road who lent you his bike while yours was knackered. The partner who bravely lets you use the living room as a garage.

Feel the need for speed special

18 November 2002

Feel the need for speed special

In the latest issue of MCN, out November 20, there’s a speed special. The very, very fastest, quickest and hottest bikes in Britain – and what they’re like to ride. Tuck in for a blast on the UK’s...

Police pressure to hide cameras

18 November 2002

Police pressure to hide cameras

Two top traffic officers have spoken out against high-visibility speed cameras. Inspector John Williams, from the Stockport constabulary, believes that brightly painted cameras are causing accidents...

Send us your C90 stories

18 November 2002

Send us your C90 stories

Have you ever owned or ridden a Honda C90? MCN is planning a feature on the world’s best-selling bike and we want your stories. If you reckon you’ve ridden this fable bike the furthest, the fastest,...

Calling all Ducati 749 owners…

18 November 2002

Calling all Ducati 749 owners…

Have you got a Ducati 749? If you’re one of the UK’s lucky owners MCN would like to hear from you for a forthcoming feature. Drop us a line, by either calling Stefan Bartlett, our Road Test Editor,...

NEC Show: Triumph Daytona 600, Ducati 999R

11 November 2002

NEC Show: Triumph Daytona 600, Ducati 999R

Triumph has just revealed these first official pictures of its new Daytona 600. We’ll have more details and pictures shortly… Ducati’s new 999R Ducati has just kicked off the NEC Show with a stunning...

Advanced tickets for the Ally Pally Show

11 November 2002

Advanced tickets for the Ally Pally Show

We have been experiencing problems with our advanced ticket hotline number for the Road Racing and Superbike Show at Alexandra Place, January 25- February 2. However these have now been resolved and...

Safety cameras become casualties

11 November 2002

Safety cameras become casualties

Safety cameras are now facing a new enemy. Two cameras on the A146 in Norfolk appear to have been shot by the mysterious ‘Norfolk Sniper’. Police have not yet established what type of weapon wrecked...

Video exclusive: 2003 ZX-6R

11 November 2002

Video exclusive: 2003 ZX-6R

In the latest issue of MCN you can read the first test of one of the hottest bikes of 2003 – Kawasaki’s honed and toned ZX-6R. AND we have exclusive video of the bike being caned around Sepang, the...

Bennetts campaign to cut bike thefts

11 November 2002

Bennetts campaign to cut bike thefts

Bennetts insurers aim to cut motorcycle thefts with their ‘Stop the Stripping!’ campaign. It aims to persuade bike manufacturers to mark individual parts during new bike registration, making it harder...

World’s Biggest Liar rides wooden bike

11 November 2002

A biking tale won George Kemp the title ‘World’s Biggest Liar’. Apparently George took victory on a bike made from balsa wood. He only made it with advice from racing driver Nigel Mansell, who was out walking his dog on the course. George won £25, a tie, and the competition trophy until next years competition at the Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge. Have you got any unbelievable biking tales, or could...

Suzuki cuts prices for 2003

11 November 2002

Suzuki cuts prices for 2003

Fancy saving £700 on a new GSX-R750, or £600 on a new GSX-R600? If so, you’ll be glad to hear Suzuki will cut the prices on eight of its most popular models for 2003. The cuts were revealed at...

Coming soon: Exclusive ZX-6R video

11 November 2002

Coming soon: Exclusive ZX-6R video

Click on to www.motorcyclenews.com on Wednesday November 13 for your first chance to see and hear what life is like behind the screen of a screaming 2003 Kawasaki ZX-6R. MCN’s Keith Farr strapped a...

See the ZX-6R video here

11 November 2002

See the ZX-6R video here

Click on the links on the right to see our exclusive, behind the screen videos of the 2003 ZX-6R. They are in Quicktime (.mov) format only, and you’ll need to watch all four for the surprise at the...

Ducati wins design trophy

11 November 2002

Ducati wins design trophy

Ducati have won the 2002 Motorcycle Design Trophy for the 749/999. The Motorcycle Design Awards are given annually to the most outstanding designs, with four categories and the Trophy for best...