September

Year: 2004

Month: September

Bike Meets: Sep 1 on

01 September 2004

Summer is still here, so make the most of it by visiting one of the hundreds of bike meets being held over the next few days. The ones listed here are for the week commencing September 1, 2004. THURSDAY September 2 Catchems Inn, Swadlincote, Derbys. 7pm. 01283-217654. Italian Job Cafe, Peterborough. 01733-236438. Lumb Farm Pub, Ripley, Derbyshire. 01773-744299. Nelson Tavern, Failsworth,...

More points for speeding

01 September 2004

New speeding penalties have been proposed that will see people who are caught speeding getting as much as six points on their licence. The proposals were first announced in January by the Home...

Never had it so good?

01 September 2004

More of us are riding on British roads than at any time in the last 13 years – and it’s not just because summer has finally arrived. If the forecast for day-after-day of sunshine isn’t enough to fire...

Join in 'Kill Spills' rally

01 September 2004

Up to 1000 bikes will take to the streets of the capital in what is being described as the largest road safety motorcycle rally London has ever seen. The run goes from the Ace Café to the Palace of...

Racing events: Sep 8 on

01 September 2004

DRAG RACING THURSDAY-Sunday September 9-12 FIA European Drag Racing Championship, Santa Pod Raceway, Beds. 01234-782828. Until Sunday. (See page 34). SUNDAY September 12 Straightliners Series, East Kirkby, Lincs. 07971-172210. MINIMOTO SATURDAY September 11 Phoenix Racing SEMRC, Anglia Karting, Swaffham, Norfolk. 0870-443-6813. Until Sunday. Lucky Devils Minimoto Racing, Prestige Karting,...

Hells Angels offer

01 September 2004

The first photographer to be allowed unrestricted access to the Hells Angels, Andrew Shaylor, has collected pictures and portraits of club members in a new book, Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Shaylor...

All-new Speed Triple

01 September 2004

These are the first official pictures of Triumph’s all-new Speed Triple – exclusively released to motorcyclenews.com On top of the new look the 2005 Speed Triple uses a new 1050cc engine, has new...

Trackdays: Sep 1 on

01 September 2004

Each week we publish a list of TRACKDAYS being held in the UK. These are those for the week starting September 1, 2004. WEDNESDAY September 1 Focused Events Track Evening, Brands Hatch Indy, Kent. £87 01903-744011. Track Evening, Rockingham, Northants. 01536-271100. THURSDAY September 2 MCN Trackday, Brands Hatch GP. £265. 0870-850-5013. Cusworth Trackday, Cadwell Park, Lincs. 01302-814444. John...

Race Meets: Sep 1 on

01 September 2004

Each week we publish a list of ROAD RACING, MINIMOTO, HILLCLIMB and DRAG RACING events on the UK. These are those for the week starting Sep 1. THURSDAY September 2 Classic Racing MCC, Goodwood, West Sussex. 01953-850677. Until Sunday. Manx GP, Isle of Man. 01624-644644. Until Friday. FRIDAY-SUNDAY September 3-5 Goodwood Revival, Goodwood, Sussex. 01243-755055 or www.goodwood.co.uk SATURDAY...

Diesel spill hotline due

01 September 2004

The BMF will call for a nationwide diesel-spills hotline to be set up as part of a massive shake-up of responsibilities for the UK’s roads network. The 0800-style line would be widely advertised and...

E-clip: September 1

01 September 2004

Garry McCoy is the king of slide and seeing him in action on the Kawasaki ZX-RR shows why Click here to see the clip

Off Road: Sep 8 on

01 September 2004

Each week we publish a list of off-road events. These are those for the week commencing September 8, 2004. MOTOCROSS FRIDAY-SATURDAY September 10-11 FIM Motocross World Championship. Ballykelly, County Londonderry. 07774-217932. Two world titles could be resolved at the first Irish GP in 10 years. Stefan Everts is seven points off clinching the MX1 title while Ben Townley needs four to wrap up...

GS tops sales chart

01 September 2004

BMW is boosting production of its R1200GS in a bid to keep up with demand. It has proved to be the biggest-selling bike of 1000cc-plus in the UK so far this year. Latest Motor Cycle Industry...

MCN races GSX-R600

01 September 2004

MCN’s finest hooked up with Crescent Suzuki on Sunday to race in the final round of the KRC Endurance championship. And we’d have been in with a podium it if it wasn’t for that pesky fuel tank… MCN...

Final Rockingham night

01 September 2004

Wednesday September 1, is the last chance to meet the MCN longterm test bike riders at a Rockingham track evening. Attending will be MCN Editor Marc Potter on his Honda CBR1000RR FireBlade, Chief...

BMW tops reliability list

01 September 2004

BMWs have been rated the most reliable bikes on the road by owners taking part in a 10,000-rider survey for RiDE magazine. Owners of the German bikes gave them an average score of 90% for reliability...

Off Road: Sep 1 on

01 September 2004

Each week we publish a list of off road dates on in the UK. Theses are those for the week commencing September 1, 2004. SUPERMOTO SATURDAY September 4 Southern Supermoto Racing, Llandow Circuit, Cardiff. 8am. 01794-399886. SUNDAY September 5 Practice and Bike Hire, Trax Motorsports, Preston, Lancs. 10am. 01772-731832. SPEEDWAY THURSDAY September 2 Sheffield. 0114-285-3142. FRIDAY September...