December

Win £15,000 worth of prizes with MCN

30 December 2002 by Robin Kirkley

You could win prizes worth £15,000 in the Motor Cycle News Christmas quiz. And, as Motor Cycle News is out a day early, Tuesday December 24, you even get an extra day to think about the...

BMW instructors to tackle Paris-Dakar

30 December 2002

Two BMW Off-Road Skills instructors are swapping Britain for African continent to take part in the 2003 Telefonica-Dakar Rallye, which takes place January 1-19. Australian Dakar veteran Simon Pavey...

Did you win tickets to the G-Mex?

30 December 2002

We had 25 pairs of tickets for the National Motorcycle Show 2003 up for grabs over Christmas, but the competition deadline has now passed. The show takes place at Manchester’s G-Mex, January 3-5.

Choose your favourite babe from 2002

23 December 2002

The Babe of the Year competition returns for the second year, with a new crop of babes vying for your votes. This year we have gathered together a selection of 15 young ladies for you to choose from.

Smaller Z1000 on the way

23 December 2002

Kawasaki will combine the ZX-6R 636cc engine with the Z1000 style to create a new bike for 2004. There will be few changes to the Z1000’s styling. A conventional single exhaust replaces the quartet of...

BMW Rockster set for March 2003

23 December 2002

BMW have decided put their BMW R1150 Rockster concept bike into production, and it will be arriving in March. The Rockster is based on the standard R1150R, with added extras from other bikes in the...

Testing the 2003 ZX-6R at Sepang

16 December 2002

Here is the exclusive video of MCN’s Keith Farr testing the Kawasaki ZX-6R at Sepang.

Aprilia reveal new Caponord Rally Raid

16 December 2002

If you want to tackle some extreme terrain, the new Aprilia Capo Nord Rally Raid could answer your prayers. The basic Capo Nord stays unchanged for 2003, but the new Rally Raid version comes with...

Government refuses to budge on dark visors

16 December 2002

Transport Minister David Jamieson has just announced that he won’t be making dark visors legal, despite admitting their benefits in reducing glare from sunlight. The sticking point appears to be the...

ChiPs set to return

16 December 2002

The adventures of the California Highway Patrol could soon return. Film director Doug Liman, who directed ” The Bourne Identity ” , has been signed to work on the remake, which will transplant the...

Rider for Health winner announced

16 December 2002

HOW would you feel if you got a brand new Honda Hornet 900 for Christmas? Over the moon, to judge by the reaction of the Riders for Health 2002 raffle winner, Colin Haynes of Grimsby, North Yorks. The...

Winner of the MST Bike Guard competition announced

16 December 2002

One lucky person has won an MST Bike Guard worth £299. The Bike Guard is a new alarm, which will send messages to your mobile phone if someone tampers with your bike. You can even send a message back...

Speed legend Don Vesco dies

16 December 2002

Bonneville speed legend Don Vesco passed away yesterday, Monday December 16, from prostate cancer. Vesco will be remembered as a legend for his land speed records. At the time of his death he held 18...

Yamaha R6: First test special

16 December 2002

Free with Motor Cycle News, December 18 is a 16-page special on the Yamaha R6. Read the first test, both on the track and on the road. You’ll be able to find out about all the features of the new R6...

Oz bikers receive $1.7 million

16 December 2002

A television company has been ordered to pay almost $1.7 million to a group of Sydney bikers after it defamed them on it’s A Current Affair and Today programs. The bikers were filmed for a show on...

Biaggi swops Rome for Watford

16 December 2002

BIKE dealers in Watford tend to be quiet places on Tuesday afternoons – but an appearance from Max Biaggi should liven things up a bit. The MotoGP runner-up will be helping with an Alpinestars event...

Infamous speed camera moves

16 December 2002

A speed camera in Brighton has been moved after a deluge of complains from motorists. The camera had been dubbed as the sneakiest in Britain by Radio Five Live, as it was placed immediately behind a...

Bike sales plummet

09 December 2002

TERRIBLE weather hit bike sales in November. Only 5985 bikes were sold in the chilly climate, compared to 7069 in November 2001. Even a resurgence in the middle of the month failed to turn things round – sales between November 10 and 20 were up 43 per cent on the same 10 days last year. Some dealers started to feel the pinch so badly they were offering no-profit deals on new bikes simply to bring...

Needing inspiration?

09 December 2002

Adam Morrissey presents Kev Smith showing how to use a 2002 Blade

World first test: Kawasaki Z1000

09 December 2002

READ our exclusive world’s first test of the Kawasaki Z1000 in MCN, out on Wednesday. Our eight-page special report reveals how the designers went about their tasks, the technology used and what the...

No more day riding without lights

09 December 2002

You will soon have no choice about whether or not to use headlights when riding in daylight. Bike manufacturers have taken it upon themselves to fit bikes with lights that are automatically switched...

Aprilia cancels Blue Marlin

09 December 2002

WE all loved Aprilia’s café Racer Blue Marlin when it was shown last year… but the Italian firm has binned plans to put it into production. Aprilia’s engineers have been forced to give up their uphill...

Brand new American sportsbike on the way

09 December 2002

A new American sportsbike aims to compete with the biggest names in motorcycling. With Buell showing that cruisers are not the only bikes to be made in the US, former racer Dan Fischer has announced plans for the Fischer MR1000. The bike uses the Rotax V-997cc engine, the same engine used in the Aprilia Mille. Coincidentally Dan Fischer raced in an Aprilia series in the US, so he should know...