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Watch the video

26 August 2001

Watch the video

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

Help shape the next generation R1 and R6

26 August 2001

Help shape the next generation R1 and R6

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...

Suzuki GSX750

26 August 2001

Suzuki GSX750

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...

Take a fresh look at our News Features section

26 August 2001

Take a fresh look at our News Features section

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...

First stunning stripdown pictures of Yamaha’s M1

26 August 2001

First stunning stripdown pictures of Yamaha’s M1

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.

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

26 August 2001

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

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...

Here it is… the 2002 R1

26 August 2001

Here it is… the 2002 R1

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...

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...

New numberplates from Saturday

26 August 2001

New numberplates from Saturday

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...

Suzuki GSX-R750

26 August 2001

Suzuki GSX-R750

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

50mph signs go up on the Cat and Fiddle

19 August 2001

50mph signs go up on the Cat and Fiddle

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...

Video: Potter does Magny-Cours – backwards

19 August 2001

Video: Potter does Magny-Cours – backwards

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...

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...

TT 600 gets naked

19 August 2001

TT 600 gets naked

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...

More of your bike impersonations added

19 August 2001

More of your bike impersonations added

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

Aprilia ETV1000 Capo Nord

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...

Van plus R1 engine equals embarrassed sports car drivers

19 August 2001

Van plus R1 engine equals embarrassed sports car drivers

Builder Tony Lynch has slapped an R1 engine in a Suzuki Supercarry van and created a vehicle that will accelerate to 60mph in under 7 seconds. The weedy 1000cc 38bhp engine that used to power the...

BMW R1150GS

19 August 2001

BMW R1150GS

The GS may be the most off-road orientated of the trio, down to its alloy bashplate, but it’s not a real trail bike. Mostly, it’s for show, but I liked its funky looks and the chunky way it goes about...

Aprilia to launch naked musclebike

19 August 2001

Aprilia to launch naked musclebike

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 lap of Mallory on board with Chris Walker

19 August 2001

A lap of Mallory on board with Chris Walker

Ever wondered what Mallory Park looks like to Chris Walker from a flying GSX-R750? Our new video brings you exclusive on-board action and commentary from a flying lap of Mallory Park with the Stalker...

Video: Stalker’s eye view of Mallory

19 August 2001

Video: Stalker’s eye view of Mallory

Click on the link on the right to download our exclusive video of Mallory Park, from on-board Chris Walker’s GSX-R750. This video is around two minutes long and so may take slightly longer than usual...

How do you make a Trophy churn out 1200bhp?

19 August 2001

How do you make a Trophy churn out 1200bhp?

WHAT makes 1200bhp and does a standing quarter in under seven seconds and is doing 200mph by the time it gets to the end. The surprise answer is a Triumph Trophy… but perhaps not the one you are used...

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.

A Ducati, by Gaz

19 August 2001

This is Gaz before he took the substance.

If you’ve ever had a crash…

19 August 2001

If you’ve ever had a crash…

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...

Race bike… by PJ

19 August 2001

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

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,...

Swingarms explained

19 August 2001

Swingarms explained

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...

You tell Yamaha how to improve their bikes

19 August 2001

You tell Yamaha how to improve their bikes

Yamaha has asked users of this site to name the things they want improving on their bikes. Now the info will be fed back to Yamaha’s product planners. We put the question to FJR owners in our...

First test of Borile’s hand-built café racer

19 August 2001

First test of Borile’s hand-built café racer

The Borile B500CR is an exceptionally neat-looking machine. The frame’s exaggerated curves are inspired part by function – to clear the round airbox covers at each side – and partly, says designer,...

First the Sahara, next, the World!

19 August 2001

First the Sahara, next, the World!

On August 7 Dave Marsden and Ian Wright will be setting off on the first leg of their round the world journey on Kawasaki W650s. They will be reporting back every day on their journey and the things...

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.

EU plans tougher warranties

19 August 2001

EU plans tougher warranties

They make us buy bananas in kilograms instead of pounds, they want to re-label British chocolate ” vegelate ” and they’re threatening to regulate the great British banger out of existence. Now the...

The Blast had everything… except an audience

19 August 2001

The Blast had everything… except an audience

The Blast should have been the biggest non-racing motorcycle event this side of the BMF Show but inaccurate weather reports that suggested there would be a deluge and a confusing advertising campaign...

A fast Ducati, by Gaz

19 August 2001

We believe this impersonation was conducted under the influence…