March

So what's so good about your Suzuki, Karl?

25 March 2001

Supersport star Muggeridge tells you why he’s in with a shout of a title this year

The BMW’s in its elements

25 March 2001

Some friends of mine are Americans born and bred. They can’t believe the way us Brits are obsessed by the weather. But it’s easy for them, riding their sports bikes in the sunshine on dry roads.

Enfield Clubman takes you back

25 March 2001

” What year is it mate? ” ” Err, 2000 actually. ” This innocent question, asked by a passer-by just seconds after I parked the Clubman, demonstrates exactly what this bike is about. A 1950’s bike,...

Free recovery doesn’t always mean free

25 March 2001

When is free recovery not really free? Apparently, when you’re a member of the AA or RAC and you’ve had an accident. Most of us assume when we join such an association that our membership fee will...

Falling like nine pins

25 March 2001

It was tempting fate to invite a load of bike journalists to a go-kart track in Kent to ride a scooter that Yamaha said was designed to handle. Rain, on top of a track laced with oil and rubber,...

Reshaping exhaust design

25 March 2001

Exhaust downpipes may not be as sexy as the cans themselves, but their design is vital if you want the most power from your engine. Until now, they’ve largely been produced in the same way – using...

Get your ears around this competition…

25 March 2001

RECKON your ears are sharper than Spock’s? Have a crack at our first “Name That Bike!” competition then. If you reckon you know the bike being “warmed up” in these sound clips, you can win a Motorcyclenews.com T-shirt, and feel suitably smug. Post your suggestions as to which bike it is in the Talk Bikes section. Head for the message board entitled “Name That Bike Competition, Number One”. Next...

Raptor special is a big noise in the city

25 March 2001

FROM their bike emporium in North London Moto-Casoli are used to adding extra special touches to their customers’ already special bikes. Their’s is an Aladdin’s cave of Italian exotica; MV Agustas...

The shape of the R1 to come

25 March 2001

YOU’LL have to wait the best part of a year before this will be in our showrooms, but if the ultimate in sports performance is what you’re after, you might find it’s worth the wait. The current R1 is...

Best roads in the world are right on your doorstep

25 March 2001

EVERY year thousands of us flock to Spain, Switzerland and France for our riding kicks. We take our bikes across the channel, trap them on ferries and go seeking the ultimate roads because we’ve all...

People stare. They point. They laugh. But you don’t care

25 March 2001

MOTORCYCLES attract attention. Few people can resist turning their head when a bike goes past, even if they’ve never been on two wheels in their life. So it’s not surprising that the sound of four...

Sensible? Only if you want it to be

18 March 2001

AS I straighten out of the left-hander, a VW Golf appears a few hundred yards ahead of me, going at a rate of knots. Just before the next bend, its brake lights flash, then its bodywork squats on one...

Haslam’s hairy tales

18 March 2001

The world’s fastest sideburns… Rocket Ron speaks and rides

Hailwood memorial run this Sunday

18 March 2001

JOIN a ride-out to mark the 20th anniversary of Mike Hailwood’s death on Sunday, March 25. The run goes from Fort Dunlop, Birmingham to Portway Motor Centre, to the spot where Mike and his daughter...

Be a video star and win £100

18 March 2001

If you’ve got star quality, we want to know about it. Be it funny, serious, or just plain daft, we want to see your homemade biking videos. And if fellow users of motorcyclenews.com reckon it’s good,...

And they say speeding is dangerous

18 March 2001

If certain so-called authorities on road safety are to be believed, the only thing we need to do to avoid accidents is slow down. Of course, anyone who has ever had some idiot driver pull out in front of him – in other words, all of us – will know that’s not true. Inconsiderate, careless, incompetent and downright dangerous driving is much more hazardous. Unfortunately, not everyone sees things...

Pierre Terblanche in his own words

18 March 2001

Pierre Terblanche is Ducati’s top designer. He is in charge of the project to create a bike to replace the 996. He joined us in the VIP Lounge in the TALK BIKES area of the site on Friday, March 23 and answered your questions for an hour-and-a-half. In a frank interview he talked about the pressures he’s under, how the " new 996 " is shaping up and how he hasn’t taken a break from work in a...

Get on board the world's fastest race bikes

18 March 2001

Wonder no more at what it’s like to ride everything from an NSR500 to a GSX-R600

A legend in his own road sign

18 March 2001

German 250 legend Anton Mang, so famous they still name streets after him back home

The baddest mothers in town. This week anyway

18 March 2001

Bubba was a big man, and after six days of dubious personal hygiene and with the stench of stale bourbon and vomit dancing on his breath he wasn’t getting any prettier. But more worrying than that –...

New 996 will be lighter, faster… and redder

18 March 2001

Pierre Terblanche, the man who is working on a replacement for the Ducati 996, gave a few hints about how it will look when he joined in a live chat session on motorcyclenews.com on...

Roberts’ favourite race

18 March 2001

Trust Roberts Snr to pick the day he beat the Brits on home soil as his favourite race…

Moments of Mamola magic

18 March 2001

The Clown Prince of GPs, Randy Mamola, in the days before he was ‘that American on Eurosport’

Pons on his favourite race

18 March 2001

Spanish 250 world champion – and now 500 team owner – Sito Pons reflects on his favourite race

Yamaha updates its XJR400R

11 March 2001

SPY shots direct from Japan show Yamaha has given its XJR400R its first major update since its launch in 1994. While the styling has been left untouched, there are plenty of mechanical changes. The...

MV Agusta ready to unveil 1000cc superbike

11 March 2001

THE new MV Agusta F5 promises to be the most desirable bike in the world. With a 150bhp 1000cc four-cylinder engine and the design genius of Massimo Tamburini (the man responsible for the F4 and, of...

2001 CBR600 recalled

11 March 2001

Following on the heels of a worldwide recall of FireBlades to correct faulty clutches, Honda’s reputation as the world’s most reliable motorcycle manufacturer has taken another knock. The firm has...

Tony, John: Our safety isn’t a game

11 March 2001

Tony Blair and John Prescott have drawn up a host of unpleasant plans for riders during their time in power – and now they’re looking at another one. There has been the sudden saturation of our...

First ride on the ZRX1200

11 March 2001

THE new ZRX has stonking six-piston Tokico calipers and a new 1164cc engine which pulls out of tight turns like a Japanese bullet train from 2000rpm all the way up to the 10,500rpm red line. But...

Triumph tests new Daytona

11 March 2001

TRIUMPH’S new Daytona is undergoing extensive last-minute testing to prepare for its release to the public in May. MCN spotted this all-black pre-production machine testing at Bruntingthorpe proving...

ZR-7S takes more of the strain

11 March 2001

THE ZR-7 is a great value fuss-free bike which gives you 750cc for very little money. And now it gives you just a little bit more. Thanks to the addition of a cowling on the new ZR-7S, windblast is a...

Dad’s the way to do it

11 March 2001

Just in case you forgot Kenny Roberts’ dad was the first American GP legend… here’s a few reasons why

First pictures of new Mondial WSB racer

11 March 2001

THESE are the first pictures of the long-awaited superbike which will carry the legendary Mondial name back on to the race track later this year. The 999cc V-twin Piega, which has only been seen in...

Is the Bonnie best?

11 March 2001

WE’RE taking the new Triumph Bonneville to Brighton together with the Kawasaki W650 and a Royal Enfield. You can also look forward to a meeting with the man with Britain’s biggest collection of Monkey...

Schwantz’s first win

11 March 2001

Well, wouldn’t your favourite GP be the first one you won? It is for Kevin Schwantz

Don’t judge this Duke by its cover

11 March 2001

YOU can hardly see the Valencia pit wall because there are people in red Ducati shirts swarming all over it. But these aren’t fans. These are people who actually work for Ducati. And they’re all...