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Six new supermotos launched in UK

14 October 2001

Six new supermotos launched in UK

SUPERMOTO race and road bikes are rapidly gaining in popularity, or so we’re told. And here’s some evidence it might be true – in the shape of SIX new models coming to the UK. Italian firm Vertemati...

Remember when?

14 October 2001

Remember when?

If you were at the MCN Butlins do in March, or knew someone who was…

Give me an autobahn

14 October 2001

Give me an autobahn

Turbo Busa… long straight road. Game on.

Fill her up… and make it snappy

14 October 2001

Fill her up… and make it snappy

This would be one of those snappily titled mobile replenishment stations.

M&P to carry on as normal

14 October 2001

M&P to carry on as normal

THE company which owns some of the UK’s most famous bike and accessory dealers has gone into administration. ActionLeisure PLC, which counts M&P Motorcycle Accessories Ltd and Motor Cycle Parts Supply...

How the Triumph triple was reborn

14 October 2001

How the Triumph triple was reborn

House-builder John Bloor had everything against him when he started his Triumph revival mission in the mid-1980s against a backdrop of embarrassing British bike company failures. By 1990 a modest...

AA Patrol Man

14 October 2001

AA Patrol Man

Name: Lee Battams. Age: 35. Salary: £22,000. Hours: 48 per week plus overtime. Special requirements: A recognised car mechanic’s qualification (although the AA now does its own training) and several...

Ooo-er missus!

14 October 2001

Ooo-er missus!

PK Baldwin takes a slide on his Norton Twin. He must be riding faster than he dare!

Courier

14 October 2001

Courier

Name: Richard Gaywood. Age: 34. Salary: 45-plus per week. Special requirements: Grim determination and a hatred for cabbies. Work Bike: kawasaki GT550. Bike Extars: Parcel box. Crash bars. Former...

You could get a decent set of leathers for that…

14 October 2001

You could get a decent set of leathers for that…

SEE the price tag on the latest BKS GP2000 gloves and you’ll think they’ve put the decimal point in the wrong place. Yes that’s right – £345. For a pair of gloves. No free set of leathers gimmick or...

Motorcycle Journalist

14 October 2001

Motorcycle Journalist

Name: Marc Potter. Age: 26. Salary: Around £12,000 for a trainee. Hours: 45-plus per week. Special requirements: Riding and writing talent and a willingness to work long hours! Work Bike: Whatever’s...

If triples are so good, why is only Triumph still making them?

14 October 2001

If triples are so good, why is only Triumph still making them?

Think triple, think Triumph. No other firm makes bikes with three cylinders, but the British firm has a whole slew of them in it’s line-up, including the Legend, Thunderbird, Adventurer, Tiger,...

Bike thefts creeping up

14 October 2001

Bike thefts creeping up

MOTORCYCLE security products may have improved recently and the manufacturers may have developed anti-theft features for more new machines than ever, but somehow we’re still losing the battle against...

British Superbike Champion

14 October 2001

British Superbike Champion

Name: John Reynolds. Age: 36. Salary: Around £60,000 per year plus win bonuses and sponsorship deals. Hours: 40-plus a week. Special Requirements: talent in abundance, patience and sheer grit. Work...

Testing Hodgson’s WSB Ducati: Dreams CAN come true

14 October 2001

Testing Hodgson’s WSB Ducati: Dreams CAN come true

IT’S one of those rides that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Riding a race-winning World Superbike machine; the exact same bike that more than 100,000 of us cheered like hell at...

World’s first test on Honda’s new Hornet 900

07 October 2001

World’s first test on Honda’s new Hornet 900

HONDA’S new Hornet 900 comes with an asking price of under £6000, a fun-loving attitude and a wild streak that will have you laughing time after time. We managed to get a first ride on the new Hornet...

Husaberg refines line-up for 2002

07 October 2001

Husaberg refines line-up for 2002

After last year’s all-new range of machines, Husaberg has been busy refining its new designs further. All the new models feature re-designed engine cases, which are stronger and lighter. The electric...

Got a Gixxer? You could star in next MCN video

07 October 2001

Got a Gixxer? You could star in next MCN video

Have you got a trick GSX-R? Do you consider yourself something of a hooligan, closet or otherwise? Get in touch and you could be on your way to featuring in MCN’s next video. If you reckon you or your...

Now that’s some record

07 October 2001

Now that’s some record

A man worthy of respect

Hislop in hospital: in his own words

07 October 2001

Dazzie: Steve, very bad luck on the crash – what is the latest on your injuries? SteveHislop: The latest is everything is looking pretty good. If I improve in the next 2 or 3 weeks as much as I have in the last 2 days, I’ll be laughing. The pain has gone from the ankle and my leg, it’s just the collarbone which is niggly. Delbert6: Hi Steve, does such a nasty crash affect your bottle? SteveHislop:...

We’ve gained

07 October 2001

We’ve gained

Aprilia: The Italian firm has grown from a miniscule manufacturer of stylish two-strokes to the second biggest bike-maker in Europe, producing some of the world’s most desirable superbikes. But that’s...

Watch our exclusive 998 video

07 October 2001

Click on the links, right, to download our exclusive video, recorded at the official launch test of the bike in Italy.

£100,000 added to Joey Dunlop fund

07 October 2001

£100,000 added to Joey Dunlop fund

Helmet maker Arai has boosted the Joey Dunlop Fund by £100,000 in recognition of Joey’s loyalty to the brand during his career. The money was raised though the sale of a limited series of Dunlop...

motorcyclenews.com wins two major awards

07 October 2001

motorcyclenews.com wins two major awards

THIS site was awarded Best New Launch and Best Design in the prestigious PPAi awards at the Millennium Mayfair, London, on Tuesday night. Motorcyclenews.com was also short-listed for Best Integration...

The Ducati 998 test

07 October 2001

The Ducati 998 test

The shape of Ducati’s 996 seems to have been around for ever – just like that other curvy design icon it’s often compared to, the Coca-Cola bottle. Now there’s another Ducati packaged in those classic...

Speed camera loophole lets riders off the hook

07 October 2001

Speed camera loophole lets riders off the hook

A newly-discovered legal loophole could mean any rider caught speeding on camera now has a get-out clause and could spell the end of rear-facing cameras… the only ones that could ever catch us...

World economy teeters… but Harley just keeps rumbling on

07 October 2001

World economy teeters… but Harley just keeps rumbling on

A month on from the terror attacks on New York and Washington and while the world economy teeters, Harley-Davidson just keeps powering on. Perhaps Americans are backing the good old US of A more than...

How long must we wait for 2002 bikes?

07 October 2001

How long must we wait for 2002 bikes?

You’ve seen the new bikes of 2002, first on this site. Now you’ll want to know when they will hit a show room near you… and be available to buy. Use our round-up to see when the new bikes will be...

Police call for your help in hunt for thieves

07 October 2001

Police call for your help in hunt for thieves

Police have run out of leads in their hunt for a thief who got away with 15 Yamahas in one raid. Now they need your help. A white ERF van was stolen when the driver, who was transporting the bikes...

Bike cop killed in hit and run

07 October 2001

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a driver sped off after killing a police motorcyclist. They believe the driver deliberately rammed PC Malcolm Walker’s Pan European in Birmingham on Thursday, October 4. If you have any information that could help track the driver, call on: 0845-1135000.

Your 2002 new bike questions answered

07 October 2001

Your 2002 new bike questions answered

We’ve got all the new bikes of 2002 arranged in one massive archive (which you can get to by following the link on the right) but if you still had questions about the bikes you could have joined our...

Don’t forget the basics

07 October 2001

Don’t forget the basics

Turn the fuel switch to on, you fool!

G-Racer points to bikes of the future

07 October 2001

G-Racer points to bikes of the future

The firm which helped develop Ducati’s MH900e and Benelli’s beautiful Tornado has come up with a new prototype created to do a lap of the planet. And while the bike itself is unlikely to ever see the...

So that’s what Honda meant by ‘big bang’

07 October 2001

So that’s what Honda meant by ‘big bang’

Melbourne based Australian artist Eamon O’Toole has created this sculpture as a tribute to five-time 500cc GP champion Mick Doohan. Don’t be alarmed, the bike is a full-scale model… not a chopped up...

Multi-million pound bid to beat vehicle crime

07 October 2001

Multi-million pound bid to beat vehicle crime

The Government is making a multi-million pound effort to cut vehicle crime… and they’ve managed to find room for 10 tips to beat bike theft among it all. Essentially, it’s a campaign to make us all...

Dainese reveals stronger alternative to leather

07 October 2001

Dainese reveals stronger alternative to leather

Dainese is introducing a man-made alternative to leather which it claims is 10 times stronger. The material, called D-stone, will go on sale soon in the form of a one-piece suit and two jackets – and...