Bike news

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Ouch!

01 January 2002

Taking more than a tip-toe through the kitty litter.

Which new bikes do you want to know more about in 2002? Is knowing what it’s like to live with the new R1 or FireBlade important to you, or would you rather know how Honda’s new Pan copes with every...

Triumph Speed Four on show

01 January 2002

Sales of unfaired bikes are rocketing – and now Triumph is going for a slice of the market with its new TT600-based Speed Four. Due to be officially unveiled later this month at the Brussels bike show...

Is he trying?

01 January 2002

Come on chum, get it leaned over

Strange but true

01 January 2002

Our latest line-up of the slightly ludicrous gathers the madder moments of motorcycling from around the world. If you come across something worthy of inclusion in our next collection, e-mail...

Radical Firebolt to hit showrooms in April

01 January 2002

Buell has revealed when its radical Firebolt will hit UK showrooms and how much it will cost. You’ll find it at dealers from April priced at £7345 on the road. The Firebolt caused a stir when we...

How not to do it

01 January 2002

No, it’s not a scene from Dr Who and the Sea Devils… just one of those moments from last year’s British superbike championship.

Panto season

01 January 2002

He’s behind you!

You criticise "ugly" Speed Four

01 January 2002

So far it’s a big thumbs down to Triumph’s new Speed Four from users of our TALK BIKES bulletin boards. sdb01 said: ” Yikes this bike is just terribly wrong. Please take it away from my eyes. It is...

Be first with the results of 2002’s top tests

01 January 2002

We’re in the sunshine of the south of France to pitch the current king of the sports bike crop against one of its hottest new challengers. It’s the GSX-R1000 alongside the new bigger-bore Blade. Rain...

The bikes that bowed out in 2001

01 January 2002

FANFARES and banners accompany the introduction of every new model, but the manufacturers tend to be a bit less noisy about those bikes taking the ‘long walk’. But MCN can reveal just which machines...

Honda boss wants a V5 for the road

01 January 2002

The new general manager of Honda UK says he wants to see a V5 sports bike built for the road based on the new GP four-stroke and that he expects the latest Blade to be used as the basis for a new...

Unique water cooling

01 January 2002

Water stupid thing to do

The best and worst… rated by those who own them

01 January 2002

From Monday we’ll be revealing which motorcycle brand YOU rate the highest (and lowest) for everything from reliability and build quality to comfort and handling. It could be exactly what you’re...

Making the GSX-R1000 even more special

01 January 2002

How do you keep the GSX-R 1000 ahead of the rest when the new Blade and new R1 are arriving this year and the Gixxer isn’t due an overhaul until 2003? Give it to some of Britain’s leading tuning...

Dainese cuts prices on new range

01 January 2002

Dainese’s updated range of jackets are around £50 cheaper than the 2001 models they replace. Dainese sales chief Vittorio Cafaggi said: ” We are not known for being cheap.But we’ve looked very hard...

Watch video of these bikes in action

01 January 2002

Choose the MOV (Quicktime) or RM (RealPlayer) downloads to see our three GSX-R1000 specials in action. If you need a video player, see our Today’s Video section on the home page for details.

High old times on grass

30 December 2001

Cones do not helmets make

A year’s worth of magic motorcycling moments

30 December 2001

We asked for your personal descriptions of the moments that made your motorcycling year in 2001. Here are some of the best we received. One will receive a signed copy of Neil Hodgson’s new book, which...

Review of the Year 2001

30 December 2001

Join us for a look back at the motorcycling news of the year. If you think we missed anything important, let us know by posting on the news board in Talk Bikes. April 23: Foot and Mouth hits the TT:...

Macs at the ready

30 December 2001

Formation dirty old mac wearing

The new bikes of 2002

30 December 2001

We’ve gathered together the bikes of 2002 in this one, easy access section. Follow the links, right to see them all.

Yamaha R1

23 December 2001

Steve Jenks has spent £11,000 tweaking his Yamaha R1 The roll call of his added extras is pretty impressive but he reckons he’s done it on the cheap. At full cost the total would have been over...

State of confusion

23 December 2001

I was following this star… and then… it was gone

Taking tweaking to extremes

23 December 2001

The moment some people get a new toy, they have to start modifying. For most of us, that means maybe a mild bit of tuning, a new shock and re-worked forks. But some people want to follow that road a...

KTM’s new road bike spotted on test in Austria

23 December 2001

These exclusive spy-shots show for the first time the latest bike in KTM’s range to use the firm’s new V-twin engine, the LC8. While the first dedicated road bike to use the new engine was expected to...

If Santa used scooters…

23 December 2001

Tis the season to be jolly… so have some Purple Helmets

Put it back on!

23 December 2001

Catwalk fashion, Purple Helmets style

Alarms may go off… but they don’t work

23 December 2001

Testers ” stole ” a bike from outside a police station with its alarm blaring… and no one lifted a finger to stop them. It’s just one of the depressing findings of a RiDE survey into public reaction...

Guzzi continues air-cooled development

23 December 2001

Those who prefer the traditional sound of an air-cooled Guzzi to the Euro-conformity of a water-cooled engine will be relieved to hear that the company has not stopped development of it’s water-less...

Whatever the weather

23 December 2001

The Purple Helmets show the right way to ride in the wet

Win a bike and other prizes: answers now added

23 December 2001

How do you fancy adding a Suzuki DRZ400 worth £4699 to your Santa’s sack? How about Axo jackets, trousers, helmet and gloves worth more than £700? Kushitani gloves more your thing? Teng tools worth...

Up in smoke

23 December 2001

Red Arrows? No the Purple Helmets

Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R

23 December 2001

Ian Burgess, 44, runs his own building firm. He has shelled out around £10,000 on top of his stock Hayabusa. Ian Burgess wanted an even bigger engine in his Hayabusa so he took it to TTS. In common...

Loads of mistletoe

23 December 2001

You too can join in the hugging and kissing… if you win

Helmets on parade

23 December 2001

Junior Kickstart, it ain’t