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Suzuki GSX750

26 August 2001

Jack White, Missouri, Suzuki GSX750 Top Fuel drag race frame, Home-made seat unit, turbocharged. ” I hold five records with an old Triumph but I wanted to go faster so I got hold of this Suzuki...

Watch the video

26 August 2001

Hang on for a fast lap of Brands with Karl Harris.

Help shape the next generation R1 and R6

26 August 2001

Yamaha is asking for your ideas and advice on how the current R1 and R6 should be changed. You can post your feedback on this site in the relevant Talk Bikes boards and we’ll gather it up to deliver...

How you want the R1 and R6 to change

26 August 2001

We’ve been asking Yamaha owners about what they want changed on the R1 and R6. Your verdicts are now being forwarded to Yamaha for the firms product planners to take into account in their future...

Here it is… the 2002 R1

26 August 2001

Yamaha’s 2002 R1 will be faster, more powerful and even lighter than the current bike in response to Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 and the challenge of Honda’s revamped 2002 FireBlade. MCN’s exclusive...

Kawasaki Z1000

26 August 2001

Charlie Toy, Oregon, Kawasaki Z1000 Turbocharged kawasaki engine, 60-180mph in 4 seconds, Protoys Racing partial streamliner fairing. ” I push the rules to the limit. I build my own streamlining and...

Suzuki GSX-R750

26 August 2001

A closer look at a bike Chris Walker should be familiar with.

First stunning stripdown pictures of Yamaha’s M1

26 August 2001

SOME said it was going to be nothing more than a R1 engine bolted into a 500 GP chassis. But these first stripdown shots of Yamaha’s M1 four-stroke prove that couldn’t be further from the truth.

John Reynolds in his own words

26 August 2001

MCN: Will it be WSB then next year? JohnReynolds: Oh, we need to win a British Championship first, and then we’ll think about it. I know Ben would like to do a World Series. MCN: JR, What do you think about 1000cc four cylinders joining BSB next year? JohnReynolds: Well, to be honest, I can see it being a one-make series if these bikes are as good as they say they are going to be. The Suzuki is...

Gilera’s big-bore twins to power superbikes… and scooters

26 August 2001

Gilera has revealed two new engines, which will provide the basis not only for future V-twin Gileras but Piaggios and Cagivas, too. They will power everything from scooters to superbikes. The two...

New numberplates from Saturday

26 August 2001

September 1 marks not only a new reg plate, but a whole new system of registration numbers… and most of us haven’t a clue what they mean. So here’s our quick guide. The first two characters are...

Official statement

26 August 2001

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited and Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, announced an agreement to form a strategic business relationship today in the area of product development, design, engineering, manufacturing of motorcycle and ATV products and purchasing components thereof based on the spirit of reciprocity and equality. The agreement intends to advocate the desire of the parties to make the...

Take a fresh look at our News Features section

26 August 2001

Chris Walker riding road-going 750s, swingarms demystified, 10 bike meets in one weekend, our video fun and games at Magny-Cours and the latest on warranties as the EU want them, you’ll find it’s all...

Jamie Dobb claims "road racers wear ladies underwear"

26 August 2001

World 125cc motocross champion Jamie Dobb was in the VIP Lounge in Talk Bikes today, August 30 to answer questions from motorcyclenews.com users. He said that he was disappointed he couldn’t perform...

What the letters and number stand for

26 August 2001

Here are how each region will be represented on the new UK registration plates: AA-AN:-Anglia-Peterborough, AO-AU:-Anglia-Norwich, AV-AY:-Anglia-Ipswich, BA-BY:-Birmingham-Birmingham, CA-CO:-Cymru-Cardiff, CP-CV:-Cymru-Swansea, CW-CY:-Cymru-Bangor, DA-DK:-Deeside to Shrewsbury-Chester, DI-DY:-Deeside to Shrewsbury-Shrewsbury, EA-EY:-Essex-Chelmsford, FA-FP:-Forest and Fens-Nottingham,...

Watch Karl Harris lap Brands and hear why he wants a GSX-R1000

26 August 2001

Come on board with Karl Harris as he canes Crescent Suzuki’s new GSX-R1000 around Brands Hatch Indy circuit. You may have already seen similar machines on track days or on the high street, but we...

Jamie Dobb, in his own words

26 August 2001

MCN: Jamie, how does it feel to be a British Champion after we’ve all gone so long without one JamieDobb: It’s not really sunk in yet. I’ve been trying for so long. It’s going to take a little bit of time to sink in. I can probably answer that question better in a few weeks MCN: How come road racers where thick leather suits, and you guys just seem to have sweatshirts on? JamieDobb: The difference...

Soundfile: Listen to Karl Harris talk about why he wants a GSX-R1000

26 August 2001

In the latest of our exclusive interviews with the Crescent Suzuki squad, we hook up with Karl Harris as he looks forward to next season. We caught up with him at a full Suzuki test at Brands Hatch...

He’s come a long way

26 August 2001

The Boxer factory was started by a man with a dream. The man is Thierry Henriette, and the dream was to give the public the kind of bikes he liked to build for himself. The 45-year-old had been...

More of your bike impersonations added

19 August 2001

We played you a slightly mad impersonation of a two-stroke. Now we’ve started receiving your efforts to go one dafter. Listen to these bike-a-like warblings and feel free to comment on them… Think you...

Aprilia ETV1000 Capo Nord

19 August 2001

The new Aprilia was Smith’s favourite – it’s the one that feels most like a conventional sports tourer. Its 96bhp V-twin engine feels as strong as the Tiger’s and has the bottom-end punch you’d expect...

TT 600 gets naked

19 August 2001

Triumph is thought to be ready to launch a naked TT600 sports bike after this successful experiment in Italy. Italian Triumph importer Numero Tre has built a run of 50 unfaired bikes and dubbed it the...

Video: Potter does Magny-Cours – backwards

19 August 2001

IN his most recent long-term test of Suzuki’s GSX-R1000, MCN features editor Marc Potter rode to the French Formula One GP track Magny-Cours, with British biking holiday firm Byrne-Up Bike Tours. You...

50mph signs go up on the Cat and Fiddle

19 August 2001

The speed limit on the famous Cat and Fiddle run was cut on Monday from 60mph to 50mph. As signs warning of the new limit went up police were already in place, lurking for speeders on the stretch of...

Ducati trailie IS coming

19 August 2001

The long-rumoured big-bore Ducati trailie is finally nearing a launch, probably at the Milan Show next month. It will be powered by the same 916cc engine as the Monster S4 and ST4. It will compete with bikes such as the Cagiva Navigator, Suzuki XF1000L, Honda Varadero, Triumph Tiger and BMW R1150GS. An MCN source revealed Ducati has completed testing the bike on Italian roads. It is likely to make...

Aprilia to launch naked musclebike

19 August 2001

Aprilia’s RSV-based naked musclebike has been undergoing road tests in Italy and will go on show for the first time at next month’s Milan show. It will have a similar twin-spar frame and the 1000cc...

A Ducati, by Gaz

19 August 2001

This is Gaz before he took the substance.

Swingarms explained

19 August 2001

Like sticky tape, motorcycle swingarms come in both single-sided and double-sided versions. Sticky tape may have come in handy for that Blue Peter project you attempted as a kid, but swingarms fulfil...

Ten biker gatherings in one weekend

19 August 2001

Beer always gives people strange ideas. Nothing is so preposterous that it doesn’t seem like a viable proposition after a few pints. You can bet Eddie the Eagle decided to take up ski jumping after a...

Race bike… by PJ

19 August 2001

PJ tells us this entertained his daughters at Scarborough Bike Week. How bored were they?

If you’ve ever had a crash…

19 August 2001

Ever been involved in a bike crash? We want to know how your lid, leathers, gloves and boots stood up. When kit hits Tarmac and metal it goes through the ultimate test. Your feedback will help others...

See the 2002 R1 here, first

19 August 2001

First thing in the morning of August 1 we’ll show you exactly how the 2002 R1 will look. The picture, based on inside factory information, will reveal each new curve and indent. And our latest report will reveal how developments using the R1 engine in a Jetski could point the way to a cleaner, more efficient power unit. You’ll see how the screen is reshaped, the nose longer and the tank flatter,...

Video: Suzuki’s super model in the studio

19 August 2001

John Crawford’s GSX-R750 is just about as sexy as his namesake Cindy. So when Crescent produced a limited edition version of JC’s Suzuki superbike we thought we’d give it the same star treatment. Click on the link on the right and we’ll give you the £30,000 Crescent machine from every one of its sexy 360 degrees.

The original… and best?

19 August 2001

Your chance once more to measure yourself against the original. This is the daft two-stroke racer that kicked us off.

The preparations so far…

19 August 2001

Nearly every motorcyclist at some time or another dreams of travelling around the world on their bike. My dream started around 15 years ago after a few half-hearted attempts at travelling around France. Since then I promised my self every winter that the next year would be that year, I was going! Life is a bitch! There was always something cropping up to stop me, ranging from being too busy, kids,...

Rob McDonnell’s Matchless going over the Mountain

19 August 2001

Not to be outdone by your efforts, MCN Editor Rob McDonnell has waded in with this. It is (as if you needed telling) a Matchless going over the Mountain on the Isle of Man.