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Bimota shutdown confirmed

11 March 2001

AN ITALIAN court has finally brought an end to Bimota’s drawn-out death, closing the struggling company for good. After more than 25 years of producing some of the most desirable bikes on the planet,...

Agostini in action

11 March 2001

A clip from Duke’s homage to arguably the greatest of them all, Giacomo Agostini

GP bike reveals clues to new R1

04 March 2001

YAMAHA’S new four-stroke GP bike has been spotted in tests in Australia. And that gives a tantalising glimpse of some of the technology that could feature on next year’s expected replacement for the...

Woman airlifted to hospital from coleslaw wrestling

04 March 2001

COLESLAW wrestling often reveals some of the finer points of Daytona Bike Week. But the crowd gathered at the Cabbage Patch for the annual bikini-clad bouts got more than their usual eyeful. A skydiver, hired to impress the crowd, misjudged his landing and came down heavily on a woman serving beer. She was knocked out and had to be taken to hospital by helicopter and last reports indicate she was...

GSX-R shows V-twins the way at the Speedbowl

04 March 2001

LITRE-SIZED twins may be the bikes to beat in World Superbikes at present, but it’s a four-cylinder bike which is leading practice for the prestigious Daytona 200 race in America so far. Reigning U.S. superbike champion Mat Mladin is leading the field by a clear 0.38s on his Suzuki GSX-R750 after final practice before tomorrow’s qualifying session. He’s well ahead of the bike in second, a Ducati...

Bultaco ready to return to the road

04 March 2001

THE Bultaco badge hasn’t been seen on a road bike since the 1980s – but that’s will change if this prototype makes it into production. Power for the retro-styled machine comes from a single-cylinder...

Daytona by night

04 March 2001

Daytona Bike Week is now in full swing in Florida, attracting close to 300,000 bike fans. Based around the Daytona 200 race, the Bike Week action is actually more about babes in their underwear and...

World first test on the Ducati 996R

04 March 2001

AFTER his first ride on Ducati’s 996R, MCN’s Marc Potter believes it is the firm’s finest sports bike yet. Potter rode the bike at the Valencia circuit in Spain on Wednesday, March 7, and said: ”...

Mladin sets pole for Daytona 200

04 March 2001

SUZKI’S Mat Mladin started his U.S superbike championship title defence in perfect style today when he set pole for the first round of the American series at Daytona in Florida. The Australian finished front row qualifying well ahead of countryman Anthony Gobert in second on a Yamaha R7 and Honda’s Nicky Hayden in third. Mladin’s team-mate Aaron Yates completed the front row for Sunday’s...

In memory of Joey Dunlop

04 March 2001

Scenes from Duke Video’s moving tribute to the greatest road racer ever, the late, great Joey Dunlop

Watch video of the 996R in action

04 March 2001

Join MCN’s Marc Potter on board the 996R in Valencia, Spain today.

Brits take the classic cake at Daytona

04 March 2001

British classic racers continued their annual pillage of the AHRMA (America Historic Racing Motorcycle Association) vintage road races at Daytona this week. In the first day of racing at the famous...

Catch up on the TT

04 March 2001

The 2000 TT was one of the best ever. Didn’t go? Have a look at some of these memories and then make up your mind

MZ reveals how its muscle bike will look

04 March 2001

THIS is how MZ wants its planned 1000cc muscle bike to look. The image shown here is an official factory sketch. It is due to go into production next year and cost under £7800. The 1000N will use a...

CapoNord looks ready for anything

04 March 2001

THE CapoNord is going to be a genuine rival for bikes like BMW’s R1150GS and Honda’s Varadero. It even coped with a little bit of off-road riding in Sardinia. ” I tried it on a bit of green laning...

Supermoto-style F650 due

04 March 2001

BMW is ready to use its popular F650 single as a basis for an exciting new supermoto-style road bike. The new bike will combine high-rise suspension with sticky sports tyres on 17-inch rims. According...

Rainey remembers…

04 March 2001

Racing legend Wayne Rainey talks of his most memorable 500 GP win, the epic 1989 German GP at Hockenheim

More scenes from Daytona

04 March 2001

Our man in Florida has been busy with the camera again and sent us his latest batch of images for you to enjoy. The Daytona Bike Week is warming up and the streets are getting more and more lairy, so...

If only all decisions were as enjoyable

01 March 2001

HERE in Britain, our roads are titchy and crammed with traffic, our speed limits are archaic and proliferating speed cameras mean our chance of making the most of our bikes’ performance seem to...