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...

30,000 pack World Ducati Week party

17 June 2002

Almost 30,000 people from all over Europe and the U.S. have packed into Misano to celebrate World Ducati Week. You can read all about World Ducati Week in more detail in the new MCN, out June...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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…...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...