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Burnouts

08 April 2003

Click the link on the right to watch all the best smoke-filled burnout action.

Controversial safety ad to reach TV

08 April 2003

A controversial safety ad will be screened on TV despite the criticism which followed its debut in cinema’s earlier this year. The advert, paid for by Transport for London Street Management, features...

MCN Summer Sports Bike Show, June 7-8

08 April 2003

The first ever MCN Summer Sports Bike Show takes place at Donington Park, on June 7-8. There will be three zones at the event, hosted by one of three lovely ladies, Jinx, Trix and Kitt, plus MCN’s...

MCN Spring Spectacular: Huge picture update

08 April 2003

Thousands came to join the fun at Butlins for the 2003 MCN Spring Spectacular over the past three days. Now you can see all the action. Highlights included three nights of bands, including Suzi...

Terms and Conditions

08 April 2003

1. The free prize draw is open to UK residents excluding employees of Bennetts and other third parties involved in this promotion and their families. 2. No purchase is necessary. 3. Entry to the free prize draw is made by logging on to www.motorcyclenews.com and emailing name, address and contact details to marketing@bennetts.co.uk. Entries submitted in any other manner will not be accepted.

British team attempt land speed record

08 April 2003

The Angelic Bulldog is expected to take the Outright Motorcycle Land Speed Record back to Britain, and should comfortably reach 350mph. It’s being built by a mixture of professionals and school...

Pensioner on 8000-mile charity ride

08 April 2003

Pensioner Ted Hellewell will be riding 8000 miles across Canada in May. Hellewell, 67, from Cardiff, is attempting the solo trip to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care in memory of his late wife...

Pictures of the MCN Rideout to Cadwell Park

08 April 2003

If you went on the rideout to Cadwell Park, this is the place to try and spot yourself.

Wheelies

08 April 2003

Click the link on the right to see the best of the weekend’s riders abusing the Butlins car park on one wheel.

Win a lid during Motorcycle Safety Week

08 April 2003

You could win a HJC AC-10 helmet worth £199 in our Motorcycle Safety Week competition, thanks to Bennetts insurance and Hein Gericke. The winner and nine runners up also receive a motorcycle safety...

rYour submitted photos

08 April 2003

All week we have been receiving photos taken by you and your friends at Butlins, and the best ones are shown here.

Free 16-page guide: 50 best used bikes

08 April 2003

In MCN, out on April 9, you get a free 16-page supplement detailing our 50 favourite used bike buys.. There are eight sections detailing the best bikes for everyone from exhibitionists to riders going...

Charity Egg Runs

08 April 2003

Easter is a popular time for charity rideouts to donate easter eggs to needy children, so if you’d like to help out, we’re listing them all here: West Midlands Riders: Begins at Bassett’s Pole on...

Dartford crossing free from April 1

01 April 2003

From today, April 1, motorcyclists can now use the Dartford river crossing on the M25 free of charge. The bridge and tunnel at Junction 31 have ditched their 40p tolls as it was just too much hassle...

Bike Guard winner collects prize

01 April 2003

Here is the winner our MST Bike Guard competition having his prize fitted to his Fazer 600. Simon Stevens, from Norwich, was the lucky winner amoung hundreds of entries in our competition earlier this...

Kato in serious condition

01 April 2003

Daijiro Kato is in a coma and fighting for his life after a horrific crash in the MotoGP race in Suzuka on Sunday. GP medic Dr Claudio Costa said Kato had a ” 15 per cent chance ” of pulling through...

U.S. Wings recalled. UK next?

01 April 2003

Honda in the US have contacted every American owner of Gold Wing GL1800’s to offer to fit a replacement Engine Control Module. Th swap is needed due to high engine coolant temperatures when the bike...

Saturday Timetable

01 April 2003

Saturday April 5 10:00am: Trade stands on. All free activities start. Free track sessions start at Cadwell Park. Collect your map from the MCN unit and don’t forget your driving licence, wristband and you must be wearing one or two piece zip-together leathers Mini-moto’s. CCM Supermoto Experience. Wall of Fear. Honda Display Area. Lincolnshire Police exhibition. Funfair and simulator. Dyno...

First service woes

01 April 2003

There have been an increasing number of people complaining recently that dealers aren’t providing the service that they should when it comes to giving new bikes their first service. The first service...

When burnouts turn bad

01 April 2003

Sometimes, when you’ve been watching others performing stunts all evening, you may get the urge to join in. This clip demonstrates exactly why you should resist the urge. The video is in .mov format, so you’ll need Quicktime media player to view it.

Sunday Timetable

01 April 2003

10.00am: MCN Information point opens. Trade stands open All FREE activities start: Mini-moto’s. CCM Supermoto Experience. Wall of Fear. Honda Display Area. Lincolnshire Police exhibition. Funfair and simulator. Dyno testing. Race Tin Challenge in the Pavilion. 11.00am: MCN Stunt show hosted by Steve Parrish featuring Sonny Ferguson, Terry Grant and Jason Finn 11.30pm: Have you got the balls to...

Spring Spectacular Roundup

01 April 2003

11am Sunday: The weather cooled down considerable throughout the day yesterday but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the thousands of bikers that have turned up at Skegness. The ride-out to Cadwell went...

Been on an off-road school?

01 April 2003

Have you been on an off-road school? If so, how was it? Good, bad, brilliant, or the best thing you’ve ever done on two wheels? Did you feel like you learnt anything new or was it a complete waste of...

Videos

01 April 2003

Here are the latest videos of all the weekend’s tomfoolery. Check out the links on the right for the best in wheelie and burnout action.

uBabes at Butlins

01 April 2003

You can find all the best looking young ladies, including the gorgeous MCN girls, in all their glory here, with more pics added throughout the week. If you have any pictures of beauties at Butlins,...

Link Test

01 April 2003

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‘MCN Events

01 April 2003

Here you can find all the pictures of the official MCN entertainment, including the bands, the stunt shows, and demo bikes. If you have any pictures you’d like to see added, email them to...

nAfter-hours antics

01 April 2003

All the after-hours action, including impromptu stunt shows, and other tomfoolery, will be added here throughout the week. If you have any pictures, send them to daniel.thornton@emap.com.

Sheene Norton to lead Phillip Island tribute

25 March 2003

This weekend’s World Superbike round at Phillip Island will see tributes to the late Barry Sheene from both the organisers of the event and the riders. Sheene was a regular at the circuit racing every...

Sheene memorial poster raises £8000 already

25 March 2003

The Barry Sheene memorial poster has raised over £8000 for Sheene’s nominated charity. This total could triple as thousands of cheques continue to be counted, with the money going to CLIC (Cancer and...

Capirossi gets first Monster S4R

25 March 2003

The first Ducati Monster S4R has been completed and it’s been presented to Ducati MotoGP rider Loris Capirossi. The new S4R is the highest spec bike in the Monster range, with a 113bhp 996 motor, and...

New dates for BMW off-road course

25 March 2003

New dates have been added for the 2003 BMW Introduction to Off-Road Skills course. The dates are July 18-19, July 20-21, August 8-9, August 10-11. August 12-13, and the course costs £325 for World of...

200 new bikes ridden & rated

25 March 2003

This week’s MCN, out March 26, comes with a free a 32-page supplement brimming with every new bike for 2003, an eight-page British Superbikes preview, and your chance to win a brand new Ducati 749. No...

Three-wheeled wonder

25 March 2003

This three-wheeled vehicle is not an April Fool’s Day joke, but the new Italjet Scooop. Not only does it have two front wheels, but you can even turn it into a snowmobile. The front wheels can be...

American Norton not happening

25 March 2003

A firm calling itself the Norton Motor Company has given up its attempts to resurrect the famous Norton brand in the US. Facing legal problems, the firm has been persuaded to change its name by out of...

Get a free riding assessment

18 March 2003

Fancy finding out how safe your riding is by going on a rideout with the police? Warwickshire police are hosting their annual National Bikesafe Weekend on April 5-6, and there’ll be over 30 police...