2004

Year: 2004

Month: ALL

Last day to save our trails

17 March 2004

As part of our Back Off Biking campaign, we’ve joined forces with the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) to fight proposals by the Government to ban bikers from 6000 miles of the UK’s green lanes.

Haydon slips up in supermoto debut

17 March 2004

James Haydon retired injured after crashing in Saturday qualifying for the opening round of the MCN-backed British Supermoto Championship on Sunday. With winds gusting up to 80mph, driving rain and...

Are those pigtails?

17 March 2004

Any attempt at putting her hair into pigtails has to be applauded…

What should I write?

17 March 2004

Here are some examples of the key points you should consider when writing… To: Alun Michael MP Trail riding is a legitimate activity for many people who care for the countryside and others who use it. Legislation that restricts their legitimate interest to satisfy the selfish anxieties of organisations that wish to make the countryside more exclusive is not acceptable. Almost every road in the UK...

So that’s how they keep fit…

17 March 2004

Ah, so that’s why brolly babes are so thin. The brolly babe hamster training wheels.

Happy to be here?

17 March 2004

Now there’s someone enjoying her work….

Shiny, shiny plastic

17 March 2004

Handy, wipe-clean brolly babes are being introduced this season

A definite double-hander

17 March 2004

The double-handed grip is a good start for the novice brolly girl

Save on our superbike hotel deals

17 March 2004

You could take a tent with you and camp when you watch British Superbikes, World Superbikes or MotoGP but wouldn’t it be nicer if you were staying in a four star hotel with grandstand seating for the...

Lampkin third in world Indoor title fight

17 March 2004

Dougie Lampkin finished third in the 2004 World indoor trials championship – a poor performance by his high standards – after a disappointing fourth place in the final round at Riese, Germany, on...

Win Ducati book signed by MotoGP stars

17 March 2004

You can win a Ducati Racing Yearbook, signed by Ducati MotoGP stars Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi. All you have to do is ask the questions you’ve always wanted answers to about the great Italian...

Rossi to test F1 Toyota

10 March 2004

After years of speculation about Valentino Rossi switching to F1 car racing, it seems he may finally get his first ride in one of the 900bhp cars, and MCN has got an exclusive interview. The...

A right pair…

10 March 2004

What a lovely pair…

First look at 2004 BSB line-up

10 March 2004

All the top teams in the British Superbike championship will be at Donington Park this weekend for the publics first look at the 2004 lineup. The circuit will open up on Sunday, March 14, for an...

Join us at the MCN Scottish Show

10 March 2004

James Toseland, a bunch of gorgeous girls and half of the MCN crew all in the same place at the same time? It can only be one thing… No, not a toga party round at James’ place… we’re all at the MCN...

Thinking about insurance?

10 March 2004

Like a half-naked young lady would make us take out insurance…What’s the number again?

Utilising the three-finger grip…

10 March 2004

There’s a variety of techniques for the wannabe brolly babe. Here we see the three finger technique.

MCN Scottish Show: Saturday schedule

10 March 2004

The MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show is on at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on Saturday March 13 and Sunday March 14, 2004. Day tickets on the gate cost £13 for adults, concessions (OAPs) £6 and...

Won’t get far like that…

10 March 2004

She won’t get far trying to ride it like that…

MCN Scottish Show draws the crowds

10 March 2004

The MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show proved a hit at the weekend with big name stars, loads of great bike stuff to do, bargains to buy and babes in abundance. We’ll be adding more pictures, of the babes...

Hizzy exhibition opens March 22

10 March 2004

Hizzy – the Steve Hislop commemorative exhibition – opens in his home town next week (Monday March 22). The exhibition will be held in the Drumlanrig Tower Visitor Centre, Towerknowe, Hawick. It has...

What are those earrings?

10 March 2004

Are they miniature sundials? Or maybe small plates for lunch?

Try to stay awake…

10 March 2004

It’s a hard job lounging around on bikes…do try to stay awake…

MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show: Sunday timetable

10 March 2004

The last day of the MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show is Sunday March 14, 2004. The doors are open from 9am-5pm and tickets on the gate cost £13 for adults, concessions (OAPs) £6 and children up to the age...

Rossi matches previous times in Oz

10 March 2004

Three weeks after his last Phillip Island tests… and Rossi’s clocking almost exactly the same time as he did back then – but he still reckons he’s making progress. His best of 1:30.80 is a tenth of a...

Haydon to race in supermoto championship

10 March 2004

The MCN-backed British Supermoto Championship thunders into Kent for round one of this spectacular new series on Saturday and Sunday March 20-21. Superbike star James Haydon has confirmed his entry on...

To ride GPs you must be this tall…

10 March 2004

The new minimum height requirement caused a lot of problems…

Mladin takes Daytona 200

03 March 2004

Mat Mladin has won the first round of the American superbike championship, taking the honours by more than seven seconds at the end of the 200-mile race at the Daytona International Speeday in...

Eric Bostrom on pole for Daytona 200

03 March 2004

Eric Bostrom is on pole for Saturday’s Daytona 200 after final qualifying on Thursday. The Ducati 999 rider’s track-record qualifying lap of 1: 46.84 seconds, set on Wednesday, wasn’t bettered during...

Bostrom on provisional pole for Daytona

03 March 2004

Eric Bostrom is on provisional pole for Saturday’s Daytona 200 after setting a track record qualifying lap of 1:46.84 Riding a Ducati 999 on Wednesday, March 3, he averaged 119.58mph on the...

Proton V5 to join MotoGP tests

03 March 2004

Proton Team KR will join the big guns for shakedown tests of its V5 at Valencia in Spain this weekend. The March 6-7 tests bring together HRC, Ducati, Suzuki and Kawasaki, too. Valentino Rossi and the...

Reynolds outguns MotoGP stars at Valencia

03 March 2004

John Reynolds lapped faster than two MotoGP riders when testing at Valencia over the weekend. And he was just a second a lap slower on the Suzuki GSX-R1000 British superbike than Gregorio Lavilla was...

Size isn’t everything to her…

03 March 2004

She’s obviously not interested in size….

Are you BSB’s happiest camper?

03 March 2004

Could you be Britain’s most committed British superbike camper? Do you know the right sites and the best pitches to head for? Have you got a checklist of top tenting tips you won’t leave home without? It’s time to spill the (cooked in their tin) beans. Share your views on camping facilities at British race tracks hosting BSB rounds this year and you could star in a forthcoming MCN feature. email...

Focus…

03 March 2004

Her previous career guarding Buckingham Palace had taught her to stay focused and motionless…

Are you meant to be riding that?

03 March 2004

We’re not totally convinced this is the HM Plant line-up for 2004. But we can hope…