May

Year: 2006

Month: May

What's on: May 3 on

01 May 2006

South West of England SHOWS SATURDAY May 6 Piss Edds MCC Custom Show, Castle Cary Rugby Club, Somerset. 0706-765255 or 07974-238327. RIDEOUTS WEDNESDAY May 3 Rideout to Woods, Fowlers, Bristol. 7pm. www.fowlers.co.uk or 0778-616-4890. RIDEOUTS VMCC, The George, Forcester, Gloucs. 2pm. 01452-840489. RIDEOUTS SUNDAY May 7 Verwood MCC, Morrisons, Verwood, Dorset. 10am. 01202-825793 or 07718-357450 or...

193K register to join us

01 May 2006

Your support has helped make this online community one which is now 193,695 registered users strong (as of May 2, 2006). And your regular visits to motorcyclenews.com means we’ve seen yet another year-on-year growth in site traffic. We never take your time with us for granted and are always ready to hear your ideas to improve the site still further. If you’d like to share your thoughts on...

Budget Sachs from China

01 May 2006

German firm Sachs will be able to offer cheaper bikes and scooters to compete with unbranded internet sellers, after entering into an agreement with a major Chinese factory. Sachs aims to offer German quality and dealer support as part of the deal with New Superior Ltd. In return for German engineering support and in-house quality control in the Chinese plant, the firm will receive massive...

Race replica Aerox

01 May 2006

It might not register with many 16-year-old scooter riders, but the Aerox YQ50 is now available in Yamaha’s traditional Yellow speedblock race design. The paintscheme dates back to the original...

King Kenny's road bikes

01 May 2006

MCN has been given exclusive access to Kenny Robert’s new road bike project – and there are four on their way. King Kenny’s road bike plans include a 170cc single, a V5 MotoGP rep, a naked V5 bike...

NI Ducati open day

01 May 2006

Northern Ireland Ducati dealer Bici is holding an open day this weekend at its Belfast store with massive savings on loads of kit. The store is the only Ducati dealer in Northern Ireland and if you...

Open day for Enfield fans

01 May 2006

If you’re an owner or fan of Royal Enfields, the firm is holding its first ever official open day in July, 2006. UK distributor Watsonian Squire will open the doors of its factory on July 22/23. Almost 600 Royal Enfield Bullets were registered in the UK in 2005, and the brand is 105 years old this year. You’ll be able to see the current range at the factory, from the basic 350cc Classic at £1995,...

Jobs in biking: May 3

01 May 2006

Each week we publish a list of the jobs available in biking in the UK. You’ll find more details and contacts for each of the following in the May 3 issue. Turn to pages 50 and 51 of the Bike Mart insert you’ll find free with the issue. Your next bike Quality bikes for sale here Tests & user reviews here Off Road Aprilia World Service UK – Stockport. Person required to join new...

Councils told: Think bike

01 May 2006

The Government is writing to all local councils to remind them to start acting on its National Motorcycling Strategy – a plan aimed at making bikes part of the transport mainstream. Your next bike Quality bikes for sale here Tests & user reviews here A new memo to Local Authority Highway Officers from the Department for Transport’s Road Safety Division encourages all organisations involved in...

This weekend's rides

01 May 2006

Now that summer has arrived (at least for a couple of days…) you’ll need a plan for your ride this weekend. Assuming you can’t be at Monza for WSB, how about Parkinson Motorcycles May Spectacular?...

GSX-R750: 21-years on

01 May 2006

Next week MCN celebrates 21 years of the original superbike – Suzuki’s GSX-R750. We’ve taken one of the original bikes out for a spin. The GSX-R we got our hands on was an original 1985 Japanese...

Bikes on TV: May 3 on

01 May 2006

Each week we publish a list of events happening around the UK, and listings on motorcycling programmes on TV. This is the TV listing for the week beginning Wednesday, April 19. KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel MM – Men and Motors EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MOT – Motors TV, SS1 (2, 3 or X) – Sky Sports 1 (2,3 or Extra) EUR1 –...

600s for under £4000

01 May 2006

In this week’s MCN we get the first test of the new Hyosung GT650R – a budget sports bike for under £4000 new. But what quality used bikes are available for the same money? Check out our selection of...