2002
So which company do you work for?
18 February 2002
” And this is Keiko from…erm….nope, sorry, who was it again? ”
Got a sweat on?
18 February 2002
Plastic pants and high humidity – yup; there’s a very warm front in Valencia today
You can never get enough
18 February 2002
We know you may have seen her before, but it is the girl who won your vote for 2001 Babe of the Year
Harada crashes in testing
18 February 2002
Honda rider Tetsuya Harada’s 2002 world championship preparations have suffered a massive blow after he highsided his NSR500 and broke a collarbone in tests at Estoril. The former world 250 champion...
Dobb sees off Pichon and Everts at Hawkstone
18 February 2002
World 125cc motocross champion Jamie Dobb dealt his rivals the first psychological blow of the season when he took his brand new KTM 250 to victory in all three of his races at the Hawkstone Park...
Details of Ducati GP bike emerge
18 February 2002
Details of Ducati’s GP V4 four-stroke are emerging and there is now confirmation that a road bike based on it " is in the plans " . First pictures of the race bike are expected to emerge in three to four weeks. They will show a Ducati unlike any other. The bike is currently being wind-tunnel tested to ensure optimum efficiency. It will have a long nose, a minimalist five-tube trellis frame and be...
Davies, 15, makes GP test debut
18 February 2002
Chaz Davies clocked the 29th fastest time on day one of the 125cc IRTA tests at Valencia, which conclude on Tuesday. British schoolboy Davies, 15, only completed 27 laps but managed a respectable time...
Walker’s face paralysed by illness
18 February 2002
Chris Walker has partial paralysis of the face caused by a disease known as Bell’s Palsy. One of his eyes doesn’t blink, he can’t move his lips or swallow properly. He’s having to wear a patch over...
Vuillemin pips RC for supercross win
11 February 2002
DAVID VUILLEMIN stretched his points lead in the U.S. 250 supercross championship after passing Ricky Carmichael on the last lap in the final at the RCA Dome, Indianapolis. It was the Frenchman’s...
£10m Rossi THREE seconds under lap record
11 February 2002
VALENTINO ROSSI and the new Honda RCV four-stroke have gone an incredible THREE SECONDS faster than lap record pace in tests at Sepang, Malaysia. The reigning world champ’s unprecedented performance...
Suzuki & Kawasaki four-strokes have it all to do
11 February 2002
SUZUKI and Kawasaki look to have their work cut out to catch Valentino Rossi and the Honda V5 this season… or the next. All three factories tested at Sepang last week, and while Rossi and the RCV were...
Criville announces retirement
11 February 2002
Former world 500 champion Alex Criville is retiring from racing. Criville, who became Spain’s first world 500 champion in 1999, was expected to hold a press conference during the second day of the...
Ray Stringer: In his own words
11 February 2002
R1basher: Hi Ray, I’m gonna be club racing a ’98 Blade in the open class…obviously I’m gonna be down on power against R1’s. The engine is currently standard, what sort of power do you think is achievable? RayStringer: Well basically it depends on how much money you want to spend. The best value for money is a good quality exhaust pipe, a set of flat-slides and an airbox. Gsxer400: What does it...
Chat live with Neil Hodgson
11 February 2002
WSB star Neil Hodgson will be in our VIP Lounge for a live web chat on Friday, February 22. The session will be held in the afternoon, as soon as he’s finished his first day of WSB testing at...
Roberts’ test feedback inspires next XRE0
11 February 2002
Suzuki is already working on the next generation of its XRE0 four-stroke engine based on feedback from Kenny Roberts and Sete Gibernau current winter testing at the Eastern Creek circuit in...
Ray Stringer web chat: full transcript added
11 February 2002
Technical expert and boss of not one, but two British Superbike teams next year, Ray Stringer joined motorcyclenews.com users for a live webchat this on Thursday February 14. In between solving your...
Ride the TT without tears
11 February 2002
The most accurate bike racing simulation of the TT ever is being promised by games maker Jester Interactive. It is being developed for the PlayStation 2 and will include every bump and ripple of the...
Do you measure up?
04 February 2002
Not sure what she’s describing… probably the last fish she caught
First pictures: Kawasaki’s GP four-stroke
04 February 2002
KAWASAKI’S new four-stroke GP bike has tested at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia – and this early prototype is said to have a lot in common with the firm’s ZX-7R superbike. Underneath the fairing is a...
MZ unveils ‘250bhp’ V4 GP bike
04 February 2002
THESE are the first pictures of MZ’s contender for the new four-stroke MotoGP series. At the bike’s launch in Leipzig, Germany, the firm announced that a version of the bike’s 250bhp, 90-degree V4...
First Hodgson column of 2002
04 February 2002
MCN has again signed up top British rider Neil Hodgson to write a regular column for us throughout the new World Superbike season. In the first instalment of 2002, Neil gives you a behind the scenes...
Remember her?
04 February 2002
She might remember you, from the 2002 Ally Pally Show, which ended on Sunday.
Ducati reveals plan for V4 engine
04 February 2002
Ducati has broken with its V-twin tradition with its proposed GP engine: It’s going to be a V4. And while company bosses were giving little away when they released the news at 3pm CET on February 4,...
Aprilia plays down reliability fears
04 February 2002
Noriyuki Haga’s Aprilia team has dismissed the mechanical disasters it suffered at the Phillip Island WSB tests as a normal part of pre-season shake-downs. Haga blew up three of the latest versions of...
