Exclusive: First pictures of Katoh on the NSR500 02 December 2001 New world 250 champion Daijiro Katoh hasn't had much time to dwell on his record-breaking 2001 season as he was back on track testing a works Honda NSR500 for the first time today.Katoh, who beat Mike Hailwood's long-standing 250 record with 11 wins last season, got his pre-season campaign underway with the first of a two-day shakedown test at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Japan.The Telefonica... Read more ...
Take a shine to her 25 November 2001 A can of Mr Sheen and a duster could keep you happy for hours Read more ...
Crockford sticks with Suzuki superstock for 2002 25 November 2001 JOHN CROCKFORD will continue to lead Suzuki’s superstock challenge after signing up with the Roundstone squad for 2002. The Southampton-based rider, third in last year’s series, had hoped to return to... Read more ...
The ladies from Bennetts 25 November 2001 These are the same girls that answer your calls when you ring to make a claim… honest Read more ...
Here’s some we made earlier 25 November 2001 It’s amazing what you can do with some old fishnets Read more ...
The background to Petronas 25 November 2001 PETRONAS is one of the biggest names to join WSB since the championship started in 1988. It was formed in 1974 as the national petroleum company of Malaysia and having established itself in the... Read more ...
Lavilla is sole factory Suzuki in World Superbikes 25 November 2001 The team will continue to compete in the Superbike and Supersport series as a factory supported team, but with a slight change in personnel. Japanese rider Katsuyaki Fujiwara will continue in the... Read more ...
Exclusive: Foggy, "This deal is a gamble – but it’ll pay off" 25 November 2001 IN an exclusive chat with MCN Carl Fogarty has admitted that his WSB deal is risky, but he reckons it will pay off.With the preliminary stages already well under way, Foggy believes with his name and... Read more ...
Ellison set for Kawasaki Supersport ride 25 November 2001 European superstock champion James Ellison is likely to race alongside Andrew Pitt in Kawasaki’s 2002 World Supersport team.The 20-year-old from Cumbria has won the superstock title for the past two... Read more ...
The Foggy/Petronas road bike is coming 25 November 2001 CARL FOGARTY road bike will be in our showrooms later next year after the four-times World Superbike champion announced one of the biggest deals in British motorcycle history last week.He has signed a... Read more ...
Video exclusive: Rossi tests 2002 GP bike 25 November 2001 Click on the link on the right for our unmissable video exclusive of Valentino Rossi as he gets to grips with his new RCV four stroke around the Jerez circuit in Spain.At this test Rossi sliced over... Read more ...
Rossi smashes Jerez lap record in first four stroke test 25 November 2001 VALENTINO ROSSI'S first serious test on Honda's new V5 four-stroke GP at Jerez saw him demolish his own lap record by over half a second.Rossi completed 46 laps on his RCV on the first day of the test... Read more ...
Katoh and two-stroke NSR blast back at Jerez 25 November 2001 DAIJIRO KATOH blew away the myth that the four-strokes will blitz old two-stroke 500s with an awesome performance at Honda's test yesterday in Jerez.With only his second appearance on the works NSR... Read more ...
Reynolds moves to Suzuki 18 November 2001 John Reynolds has rocked the British Superbike paddock by sensationally dumping Red Bull Ducati for a move to Paul Denning’s Crescent Suzuki squad with a ride alongside fellow reigning British... Read more ...
Dobb cleans up in NEC Supercross 18 November 2001 Jamie Dobb made a World champion’s return to racing by winning the Pro Open class of the MCN-backed UKSX supercross at the NEC Arena on Saturday night. Dobb might have been sidelined from racing with... Read more ...
She had to improvise 18 November 2001 It’s amazing what you can do with a couple of handkerchiefs Read more ...
Virgin want Haydon for its R1 rides in 2002 BSB 18 November 2001 VIRGIN YAMAHA is ditching its superbike R7s to run R1s in 2002Team boss Rob McElnea’s decision has been influenced by his No1 rider James Haydon, who conveniently tested Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 a fortnight ago at Oulton Park.You can chat live to James Haydon, Thursday November 22, at 1pm in our VIP chat room. To join in you must be a registered user and logged in to motorcyclenews.com. Go to the Talk... Read more ...
Down in the mouth 18 November 2001 The gift of giant earrings did nothing to lift her mood Read more ...
James Haydon aproaches final decision 18 November 2001 James Haydon was in Geneva at the weekend - looking at a race-spec R1 similar to the one Yamaha boss Rob McElnea wants him to ride in next season’s British Superbike championship. He visited Yamaha’s... Read more ...
Hislop rejects Sauber WSB offer 18 November 2001 STEVE HISLOP has turned down an offer to ride Sauber’s triple in WSB next year – though Carl Fogarty is likely to be involved. The Scot wants to concentrate on winning the British title that evaded... Read more ...
World exclusive: Foggy / Petronas deal sealed 18 November 2001 It’s official. The lid on Foggy’s top secret plans has been lifted with the four-times World Superbike champion announcing "a once in a lifetime opportunity " with Petronas.Foggy has agreed an... Read more ...
Foggy and Ducati split 18 November 2001 FOUR-TIMES World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty officially split from Ducati today.And he's now expected to be installed as the man to spearhead Sauber's surprise World Superbike effort in 2002.Ducati announced this afternoon that they have decided to end their long-standing relationship with the British legend, who is currently still recovering from a broken leg he suffered while testing a CCM... Read more ...
Okada quits – will Edwards go it alone for Honda? 18 November 2001 SPECULATION that Castrol Honda will run just one full-factory SP-2 in WSB next season was reinforced when Tady Okada announced his retirement after finishing second in the final round of the All Japan... Read more ...
First pictures of the Suzuki XREO GP bike 18 November 2001 SUZUKI’S all-new GP four-stroke will be a surprise entrant to the new-look 2002 world championship series.The Japanese factory initially said it would use 2002 as a development year for the bike code... Read more ...
Rossi and Bayliss collide 18 November 2001 World champions Troy Bayliss and Valentino Rossi will race head-to-head on equal machinery for the first time next month although sadly it will be on four wheels and not two.World Superbike champ... Read more ...
Haslam forced to 250s 18 November 2001 LEON HASLAM is expected to confirm this week that he will ride in next year's world 250 championship.The 18-year-old British rider has been forced to drop into 250s after he couldn't secure a ride in the 500 class.After an up and down rookie season in the world 500 championship, he looked like he would be retained by the Shell Advance Honda squad to ride a production Honda NSR V-twin.That option... Read more ...
Grand Prix attendance breaks records 18 November 2001 The biggest crowd at the British GP in years helped break new attendance figures for a world championship season.Official figures released by series organisers Dorna said 1,588.635 attended GPs to see... Read more ...