June
Have you won a Fazer 1000?
17 June 2002
Are you the lucky winner of a Yamaha Fazer 1000? If your name’s Campbell and you’re from Scotland (narrows it down a bit) it could be you. The mystery winner won the £7500 bike in a raffle held at the...
Triumph’s rebirth on target for September
17 June 2002
Triumph has started the second phase of rebuilding its fire-ravaged Hinckley factory. Its bikes have been in short supply since the fire on March 15, but the factory’s steel frame has now been...
Illegal stunters: Heroes or villains?
17 June 2002
In the latest issue of MCN, out Wednesday June 19, we meet up with Britain’s hardcore street racers and stuntmen. Wheelieing, stoppieing and generally tearing up the Queen’s Tarmac. But are they...
A beginner’s guide to racing
17 June 2002
I’m just about to embark on my first race, but it’s not just a question of turning up with your bike and having a crack as I’ve found out. Here’s a simple guide to what you’ll need if you’d like to...
Win a day at the Powerslide School
10 June 2002
Do you fancy learning how to slide the back of your bike like Garry McCoy? Well you can if you’re the lucky winner of our exciting new competition. We’ve teamed up with ex-professional speedway and...
Burgman 650 first ride
10 June 2002
We’ve just ridden the Burgman 650, Suzuki’s revolutionary big scooter. The 650 debuts Suzuki’s Electronically-Controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (SECVT) a system that gives the rider the...
Latest MCN Sport out June 14
10 June 2002
If you’ve ever wondered about what makes the fast men tick, you won’t want to miss the latest issue of MCN Sport, out June 14. We get inside the heads of the top riders in British Superbikes to...
Video: Hodgson goes for it on the Hodgson rep
10 June 2002
Click on the video links right to watch Neil Hodgson leaping high on the Hodgson 996S Replica. Don’t go trying this at home now, will you? This man is a professional.
Datatool TurnAlert winners
10 June 2002
Congratulations to Julian Ward, Neil Codgell and Alan Downie, they’re the three winners in our Datatool TurnAlert competition. That competition is now closed, but remember you can still enter our...
The FP1 is here
10 June 2002
Inside the new issue of MCN, out Wednesday June12, you can see the first pictures of the most talked about motorcycle of the year – Foggy’s FP1 World Superbike and read our exclusive interview with...
Guzzi-engined exotica coming to UK
10 June 2002
For just under £10,000 you could have this hand-built Guzzi-engined bike turning heads everywhere. For more details on the Ghezzi & Brian Guzzi don’t miss the latest issue of MCN, out June 5. Called...
Carmichael aims for Euro title
10 June 2002
He’s already the reigning world champion but now MCN Stunt Roadshow’s Kevin Carmichael is aiming to win the European Championship as well. You can watch him line up against the best of the rest on...
Danes fear new biker gang war
10 June 2002
Danish police are bracing themselves for a fresh wave of gang violence, after it emerged a new outlaw biker group is responsible for a recent spate of armed robberies, extortion and widescale drug...
Threat to specials and off-roaders
10 June 2002
Some unusual and imported bikes could be outlawed from being ridden on the road – or at least face an extra £150 registration fee – when new European rules come into effect next June. Under new...
Police keen to listen to protesters
10 June 2002
A PROTEST ride which is expected to attract more than 500 has prompted police chiefs to call urgent talks with the organisers. Following heavy-handed checks on motorcyclists in Gwent and Dyfed-Powys,...
Can you beat this special?
10 June 2002
Chris McNiece is the proud owner of this road-legal special. He’s spent more than £20,000 getting his GSX-R1100 just right. It packs a whopping 210bhp thanks to a 1500cc big-bore kit, but at the flick...
Coming soon: First pictures of Foggy’s FP1
10 June 2002
Late Tuesday, June 11 sees the official launch of Carl Fogarty’s eagerly waited FP1 World Superbike. We’ll be bringing you the first pics and spec sheets as soon as possible, so keep clicking back…...
First pcitures of Foggy’s FP1
10 June 2002
The bike they said would never be made has just had its public debut at a packed press conference in London. We’ll have more pictures and specs of this stunning machine on motorcyclenews.com as soon...
Is your track bike stolen?
03 June 2002
Track days have never been more popular it seems, with more and more people buying dedicated track bikes for exclusive track use. But experts now fear that as many as one in ten stolen bikes is resold...
Ultimate FireBlade sports tourer unveiled
03 June 2002
It could be the ultimate sports tourer. Renowned tuner Russell Savory has taken a 2002 FireBlade and tweaked into a luxury 180bhp transcontinental express, that’s equally at home on far-flung...
Yamaha’s insurance-for-all scheme imminent
03 June 2002
Yamaha’s promise of affordable insurance cover for all owners of its new and secondhand officially imported machines is expected to come into effect in early July. For more details on Yamaha’s...
David Jefferies – how he cracked the Island
03 June 2002
David Jefferies and Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 secured themselves a special place in TT history when the Yorkshireman shattered the Formula One and 1000cc Production records. And in our special TT issue, out...
Revised big Burgman due
03 June 2002
These are the first pictures of the final version of Suzuki’s Burgman 650, due to weigh in shortly as the biggest scooter on the market. For the full story on the revised Burgman 650, don’t miss the...
Send us a snap of our man and win £50
03 June 2002
The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted an MCN badge in yesterday’s Jubilee Parade, and, if you took a snap of him you could earn yourself £50. Our reporter Dale Lomas took a spot among 49 other Brit-bikes to commemorate 50 years of biking in the UK. If you were listening to the commentary, you may have heard the BBC’s Wayne Hemmingway exclaim " The scrambler’s just done a wheelie! " Well,...
Tell us your breakdown horror stories
03 June 2002
The best holiday stories are always furnished by people who prefer travelling hopefully to actually arriving. And no-one has heard more horror stories than breakdown recovery men. And you couldn’t...
Warwickshire police refuse to help charity ride
03 June 2002
Warwickshire police have refused to provide any police outriders to help with the Great Summer Ride from Coventry to Stratford and back, which takes place on Saturday Organisers asked for police help...
Zongshen could enter World Superbikes in 2003
03 June 2002
The Chinese Zonghsen firm has developed a 1000cc four-cylinder sportsbike which could debut in World Superbikes next year, before the road version arrives in 2004. The 1000 will join the firm’s 750cc...
BSB beauties you can buy for the road
03 June 2002
In the new MCN, out Wednesday June5, you can read our exclusive report on two stunning machines – the ultimate sports tourer; a British Superbike-spec FireBlade with bespoke luggage and GPS, and the...
Discover your outlaw alter-ego
03 June 2002
Fancy grabbing yourself a bad-ass biker handle, but don’t fancy the hardtail chopper or a lifetime of dressing like a Status Quo roadie? Help and hard man status is just a click away with this site:...
Is your RSV a Haga replica?
03 June 2002
Have you beaten Aprilia to building a Noriyuki Haga-replica RSV? Well, we’d like to hear from you for a forthcoming feature in MCN. Send your details, including a contact number and any pictures...
NCI rescue cover special offer
03 June 2002
You can get rescue cover with NCI from £29.99. We only send out service agents who know about repairing bikes. And if they can’t help you at the side of the road, they’ll take you to a garage, home...
Win a Datatool TurnAlert
03 June 2002
You can win one of three Datatool TurnAlert kits, each worth £39.99 in our new competition. These devices prevent that all too common problem of leaving an indicator flashing for miles before it’s...
Help stop dark visor "fudge"
03 June 2002
The Department of Transport (DoT) is expected to make a compromise recommendation in its report on dark visors. But representatives of riders groups fear the decision will be a fudge: a visor which...
Bike cops form crack sex patrol squad
03 June 2002
City officials in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur have formed a bike-mounted religious police squad to clamp down on courting couples. Officers from the Islamic Affairs Department will patrol the Shah Alam Lake Garden around the clock to stop " immoral activities " . Datuk Mansor Ramli, head of the Department, told reporters: " We set up the motorcycle squad to make it easier for our...
Final Joey-rep SP-1 raises £16K
03 June 2002
The last Joey Dunlop replica SP-1 has been auctioned. The final bid was £16,000 after four other potential buyers withdrew bids at the last minute. The owner who wishes to remain anonymous, was...
Get your TT news direct to your mobile
01 June 2002
After a long two-year wait, the Isle of Man TT races resume on Saturday, June 1. Wherever you are – on the Island or on the bus, you can get all the latest news and results sent direct your mobile...