December

Year: 2005

Month: December

05: Review of the Year

30 December 2005

July MCN BikeWatch goes live: Our purpose-built website invites users to register details about their bikes to help stamp out bike theft. If you haven’t already, try it now: HERE British GP attracts...

Best videos of 05

23 December 2005

As the year draws to a close we thought we’d bring you some of the best video clips we’ve featured on the site over the year. Click the links below to see our top choices of the year and prepare to...

Best audio of 05

23 December 2005

As the year draws to a close we thought we’d bring you some of the best audio clips we’ve featured on the site over the year. Click the links below to see our top choices of the year with interviews...

Our e-Christmas cards

23 December 2005

Every year we get loads of electronic Christmas card so in the spirit of Christmas cheer we thought we’d share the best with you. Some are just images while others are web-based cards so click the...

New MCN out Thursday

23 December 2005

Don’t miss this week’s MCN – it’s out on THURSDAY December 29 due to Christmas and New Year deadlines. In it you’ll find: World first comparision test: New ZX-10R v GSX-R1000 MCN Exclusive...

Video: Rossi rallies

23 December 2005

Check out this video of Valentino Rossi on four wheels racing in the special demonstration rally held at the Bologna motor show earlier this month. Rossi won the heat and came third overall in the...

Auction unwanted gifts

23 December 2005

Finished all your unwrapping? Got yet another copy of Long Way Round? Don’t despair – turn it into cash on MCN Auctions. There’s a ready market for all your unwanted bike-related Christmas gifts here...

Online bike fun

23 December 2005

If you’ve got five minutes to spare when you’re waiting for the Christmas party or just for work to end, why not try out one of these online bike games. Click on one of the links below to launch the...

Scooters far far away

23 December 2005

One of the two Jonway-Galaxy scooters might be of interest to science-fiction fans, as it appears to come with a Star Trek logo. Both bikes are single cylinder four-strokes, and the yellow 2A is...

Miller to judge best bikes

23 December 2005

UK legend and museum owner Sammy Miller has been named as one of the judges for the world premiere of Legend of the Motorcycle: International Concours d’Elegance. The judging panel is headed by Mike...

Low-seats for Enfields

23 December 2005

If you’re trying to find a bike with a low seat height, you can now choose a British classic, with a seat just higher than a cruiser. The standard seat height of the Royal Enfield Bullet Electra-X...

State sues Yamaha

16 December 2005

The state of California is taking Yamaha and two of its dealers to court, sueing them for $19.6m dollars over the import of 400 motorcycles which it will contest did not meet California’s...

Suzuki owners needed

16 December 2005

MCN’s sister magazine, Bike, urgently need two Suzuki owners for a test at Bruntinthorpe tomorrow, Wednesday, December 21, 2005. They are looking for one owner of a Suzuki TL1000S, and one owner of a...

Ducati restructure looms

16 December 2005

Ducati’s board of directors are signing off £8.8m to ‘support the reduction of dealer bike stock’ and to pay for restructuring and retraining throughout the company, according to a company report on...

Dakar charity ride

16 December 2005

As everyone recoveres from the excesses of Chistmas. Tim Fransen from Grays in Essex will begin a 3700 mile funraising trip for the SOS Children charity. Fransen will ride through France, Spain,...

In MCN on December 21

16 December 2005

We know it’s a bit of a mad rush towards Christmas right now, so we’ll keep this brief. There’s a new MCN out on Wednesday. Do not miss it because it contains: Proof that Gatso’s don’t work on bikes –...

Confederate relocate

16 December 2005

The Confederate Motor Company, which builds the outlandish F113 hellcat and B91 Wraith machines, has announced it will relocate to Birmingham Alabama. The move is due, in part, to the damage caused...

Suzuki GSR600: First test

16 December 2005

Suzuki has announced that the new GSR600 will soon be available and we’ve just had the first ride. The new bike will be arriving in dealers before the end of January but MCN Road tester Michael...

What's on: Dec 21 on

16 December 2005

North: December 21 on Our What’s On listing of events is now listed by location. Those listed here are for events in the North in the week commencing December 21, 2005. Click here to go back to the main index RIDEOUTS MONDAY December 26 Vintage MCC, South Durham Boxing Day Workout, Darlington Market Place, Darlington, Durham. 10.30am. 01325-286623. RIDEOUTS Vintage MCC Isle of Man, Boxing Day Run,...

BMW offers ABS checks

16 December 2005

Owners of BMWs with integral ABS systems are being told to get their brakes checked. BMW has issued the invitation for a free inspection, which should be carried out by a dealer before February 28,...

London users meet

16 December 2005

The London Have Your Say forum users Christmas gather went down a storm last night letting everyone put names to faces. A small crowd of forum regulars gathered at the Penderels Oak in Holborn for...

Give Bikesafe vouchers

16 December 2005

You could give someone the chance to improve their riding this Christmas with the introduction of Bikesafe vouchers. The scheme has been introduced by Bikesafe in North Wales to encourage more people...

Soft kids reject bikes

16 December 2005

Yamaha’s boss blames molly-coddled kids for a downturn in bike sales in Japan – one of the few markets in the world to have seen sales go down in recent years. In an interview with Times Online...

Bajaj plans to go global

16 December 2005

Indian motorcycle and scooter firm Bajaj has announced plans to expand with new bike and scooter models, plus a tie-up with Kawasaki. The firm will launch a new budget bike alongside the recent 125cc...

Argentinian Hondas?

16 December 2005

Honda will start producing motorcycles built in Argentina in mid-2006, via subsidiary honda Motor de Argentina S.A. The production facility will be located in Florencio Valera in buenos Aires and...

Christmas deadlines

16 December 2005

motorcyclenews.com will be updated every day throughout the Christmas and New Year holiday periods. But there are some changes to deadlines and the online booking processes for classified bikes for sale ads and MCN Auctions. The deadline for inclusion in the January 4 issue of the print edition of MCN is 6pm on December 20, 2005. Classified bikes for sale ads placed after this time will be...