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Who’s your hero?

08 July 2002

Who’s your hero?

Valentino Rossi has just revealed the man who was his hero when he was a kid. Kevin Schwantz? No. Fellow Italian legend Giacomo Agostini perhaps? Not even close… It was in fact Britain’s own...

Mechanic wanted: must have GSOH and passport

08 July 2002

Mechanic wanted: must have GSOH and passport

The job of a lifetime awaits you if you’re a dab hand when it comes to twirling spanners. Nick Sanders, renowned motorcycle globe trotter, is leading a party of riders in a round-the-world trip and...

Ducati updates ST tourers

08 July 2002

Ducati updates ST tourers

It has been a busy time for Ducati’s designers. Not content with a new 999 and Multistrada, revamping the Monster and SS ranges, they’re tackling the ST2 and ST4 tourers, too. You can read more about...

Don’t miss your free GP preview

08 July 2002

Don’t miss your free GP preview

In the latest issue of MCN, out Wednesday July 10, there’s a mega 12-page preview of the British GP at MCN Donington Park on July14. Pundits predict it will be the most exciting British GP for...

Aprilia launch 2003 model big scooter

08 July 2002

Aprilia launch 2003 model big scooter

Aprilia has beaten the rush of 2003 new bikes by unveiling its first model. The Scarabeo 500 scooter uses the same 460cc single cylinder twist-and-go motor as the Atlantic 500 but features 16-inch...

Fat examiners cop weight of the law

08 July 2002

Test examiners in the Norwegian town of Elverum are postponing tests because they are too heavy to ride pillion. The problems came to light because the three lighter examiners who could perform the test are all on holiday. Norwegian licence regulations include a maximum load which assumes that the rider weighs 75kg(11 1/2 stone), and pillions that break the limit by themselves aren’t allowed. It...

Did you get a riding survey form?

08 July 2002

Did you get a riding survey form?

Are you one of the 30,000 riders who received a Government backed survey though your letterbox? If so we’d like to hear from you. The survey is part of a Department for Transport initiative designed...

Escaped gorilla seeks owner

08 July 2002

Escaped gorilla seeks owner

Ian Leggett was travelling along the A17 at Sutton Bridge when he witnessed this police gorilla make a bid for freedom from a pale blue trike. It happened at around 3pm on Thursday July 4, and...

Foggy road bike first details

08 July 2002

Foggy road bike first details

The Foggy Petronas FP1 road bike will feature a pair of round, vertically stacked projector headlights similar to the Ducati 999 according to factory sources. For more details on the Foggy FP1 road...

Aprilia Mana gets 2003 go-ahead

08 July 2002

Aprilia Mana gets 2003 go-ahead

Aprilia has confirmed it is putting the V-twin Mana into mass production next year, as a rival to Ducati’s Multistrada and it’ll be followed by the stunning Blue Marlin café racer soon after. For more...

MCN ride to the British GP

08 July 2002

MCN ride to the British GP

If you’re planning to ride to the British GP at MCN Donington Park this weekend, you don’t have to brave the early morning start alone. MCN staff members will be riding to Donington on Saturday and...

Live webchat with clampdown councillor

01 July 2002

Live webchat with clampdown councillor

Richard Butler, the Nottinghamshire County councillor who has been calling for a police clampdown on noisy ” tanked up ” riders he claims are terrorising the countryside, will join us for a live...

Our guide to touring this summer

01 July 2002

Our guide to touring this summer

Whether you’re going abroad or staying at home this summer, thousands of us will pack our bags and head for the horizon. But to ensure your holiday is one to to remember, not forget we’ve come up with...

Clamp-down councillor blames loud pipes

01 July 2002

Clamp-down councillor blames loud pipes

Richard Butler, the Nottinghamshire County councillor who recently claimed that local riders were terrorising the countryside by riding at speed while drunk, or ” tanked up ” as he put it, has...

A letter from Ins Timmis

01 July 2002

A letter from Ins Timmis

Dear Sir, Firstly may I thank your reporters for producing what I perceived to be a fair and balanced article relating to the stunt riding at Hams Hill industrial estate near Coleshill (MCN 19th June...

Our GP ticket winner

01 July 2002

Congratulations to Paul Whiteley in Goole, Yorkshire. He’s the winner of a pair of tickets to the British Grand Prix at MCN Donington Park on July 14. He took his wife’s advice and went for Rossi, Barros and Checa to fill the top three spots at the Assen MotoGP round on Saturday.

Yamaha confirms new and used insurance

01 July 2002

Yamaha confirms new and used insurance

After a successful month’s trial Yamaha has officially launched its one-make insurance scheme for new and used bikes sold through its dealers. The Yamaha Insurance Scheme (YIS) was first revealed in...

Grab a great kit deal on-line with Carnell

01 July 2002

Grab a great kit deal on-line with Carnell

In order to celebrate the launch of its new on-line Big Bike Book mail-order catalogue, next week Carnell/Motorcycle City is cutting 25% of all helmets, 25% off all suits and even paying the postage...

Exclusive first look at Ducati’s new 800SS

01 July 2002

Exclusive first look at Ducati’s new 800SS

In the latest issue of MCN, out July 3, we’ve got world exclusive pictures of one of Ducati’s most important new bike – the 800SS. You can read much more about Ducati’s 888 and see exclusive shots of...

Association wants review of speed limits

01 July 2002

Association wants review of speed limits

The Association of British Drivers (ABD) is calling for a review of the way speed limits are set in this country. It wants an independent body of experts to take over from local authorities after what...

Timbucktu ride to help TT victims

01 July 2002

Timbucktu ride to help TT victims

Two intrepid riders are just about to set out from Dakar to Timbuktu to raise cash for the TT Riders Association. Rod Organ and Allan Robinson MBE will ride a BMW R80GS and a Yamaha Tenere across...

Lighten up with a CarbonTek special

01 July 2002

Lighten up with a CarbonTek special

Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 and Honda’s SP-1 are both stunning bikes in their own right. But these two versions are even better thanks to aftermarket specialists CarbonTek. For the full details on these...

Future GP riders wanted

01 July 2002

Future GP riders wanted

You could be hanging out with some of Britain’s top riders in the sumptuous Red Bull Rookie team hospitality unit watching all the action at the British GP, if you, or a teenager you know, have...

Cops swoop on outlaw stunt riders

01 July 2002

Cops swoop on outlaw stunt riders

Police have moved in on the illegal stunt riders using a Warwickshire industrial estate featured in MCN. For the full story on the police clampdown on illegal stunt riders, don’t miss the latest issue...

Monster truck

01 July 2002

Monster truck

The Italian owner of this beast of a creation has taken a 900cc Ducati Monster, junked the standard swingarm and forks, and had new ones fabricated to accommodate an extra wheel at both ends. The rest...

Yamaha reveals new Fazer colours

01 July 2002

Yamaha reveals new Fazer colours

Yamaha has just launched a striking new paintscheme for its 2003 Fazer 1000 – but it’s for U.S. models only. Yamaha has told MCN the scheme won’t come here, but there will be new colours for UK bikes,...

Supermoto gets GP-style injection

01 July 2002

Supermoto gets GP-style injection

Cannondale has launched what it reckons is the world’s most advanced supermoto. The S440 is a full race bike with an electronic fuel injection system you can adjust trackside with a lap top...

Have you seen this Government survey?

01 July 2002

Have you seen this Government survey?

MORE than 30,000 riders have been sent Government surveys to try and study our behaviour on the roads. Many concerned recipients have been in touch with us to find why the Government is carrying out...

Council threatens anti-ticket "counter-measures"

01 July 2002

Londoners who dodge a recent parking ruling will face ” counter-measures ” according to Westminster and Camden Council’s head of parking Alan Clark. Private forecourts and sky-lights were exempt from public highway status until an adjudicator’s ruling reclassified them as liable for tickets for obstruction. But by covering their number plates and removing their tax discs owners, of bikes and...

‘Bikers are human’ says councillor Richard Butler

01 July 2002

‘Bikers are human’ says councillor Richard Butler

Notts councillor Richard Butler probably didn’t realise the controversy his comments would make when he referred to ‘tanked up bikers’ terrorizing rural communities, but he did make the time to join...

Richard Butler’s letter of reply

01 July 2002

” Oh dear – things do seem to have gone a bit OTT! Still, I suppose the reporter was only doing his job, just like I was trying to do when speaking on behalf of a number of people who had approached me with their concerns. It was quite a long debate and, to be honest, although it is a very serious matter indeed (the safety/casualty issues) I wanted to try and bring some “life” into the session...

No Gilera Supersports until mid-2003

01 July 2002

No Gilera Supersports until mid-2003

Legal wrangles have set back the delivery of Gilera’s eagerly-awaited Supersport 600 to showrooms until mid-2003 at the earliest. For the full story on the Supersport set back, don’t miss the latest...

Greeks get tough on the lidless

01 July 2002

Greeks get tough on the lidless

Locals and tourist alike will face the brunt of a new crackdown by Greek police on helmetless riders. Anyone caught riding without a lid will face the risk of their bike being impounded immediately...

Can you spot the camera?

01 July 2002

Can you spot the camera?

Hidden in this picture there’s a Gatso camera. This one is situated on the A6, just outside Kegworth and, according to you, it’s not alone in flouting the new rules regarding the visibility of the...

Niall Mackenzie launches autobiography

01 July 2002

Niall Mackenzie launches autobiography

There have been few more popular, or successful, British riders in the last 20 years than Niall Mackenzie. And you can find out all about what makes him tick in his new autobiography, launched on July...

BMW plans K1200RS revamp

01 July 2002

BMW plans K1200RS revamp

BMW is preparing to give its K1200RS a facelift and an extra dollop of power. According to European sources the big sports tourer will be getting a 100cc big-bore, taking it up to 1300cc, as well as a...