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VW reveals GX3 trike

01 January 2006

VW has revealed a bike-car hybrid inspired by MotoGP and F1 design. Powered by a 125bhp 1600cc four-cylinder engine, the GX3 is expected to cost less than £10,000, has room for two and does 0-60mph...

Daytona Bike Week deal

01 January 2006

You could be among 500,000 riders from around the world in sun-soaked Florida this March with our great Daytona Bike Week holiday deal. Bike Week is actually closer to two weeks of non-stop bike...

Bargain 2005 Triumphs

01 January 2006

In this week’s MCN we reveal five new 2007 Triumphs including a superbike based on the speed triple and a naked version of the 675, so we thought we’d see what bargains can be had right now on the...

177,521 registered users

01 January 2006

The number of motorcyclists who are now registered users of motorcyclenews.com reached 177,521 on New Year’s Day. Thank you for your continued support, we hope you continue to enjoy the site througout 2006.

Ladies tempted by bikes

01 January 2006

Bikes aren’t just for blokes, as revealed in a recent survey by insurance firm Bennetts. Not only would two-thirds of female car drivers consider bikes to avoid rush hour traffic, but only 1.5 per...

Site use up 50% 04-05

01 January 2006

A massive 50% more pages were viewed on motorcyclenews.com in 2005 compared with 2004 – by close to a million more unique users. You viewed a total of 57,653,796 pages on the site in the last 12...

What's On: Jan 4 on

01 January 2006

Our What’s On listings now show events by their location, making them easier to find. Click the links below to choose the listing for your area and find out what events are on near you this week. Worldwide Midlands East of England Scotland North South East England South West England Wales Worldwide: Our What’s On listing of events is now listed by location. Those listed here are for events in the...

First aid at sale prices

01 January 2006

There’s a sale now on that could save much more than money. Lancashire Ambulance Service offers a specialised First Bike On Scene first aid course. It offers riders life saving techniques to apply when they are first on the scene of an accident. For bookings made from now until March 31 buy one place and get one free. The service’s Phil Wood, said: “The course price is £49 per person. But with...

MCN Babe in Celebrity Big Brother

01 January 2006

Former MCN Babe Squad member Chantelle Houghton is among the house mates in this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. Chantelle was a member of the MCN Babe Squad in 2003 so you’ll have seen her at that...

'Wacky' Suzuki RM250 ad

01 January 2006

Normally if a firm describes an advert or movie as funny or wacky, it’s a sure sign to stay away. But Suzuki has managed to come up trumps with this clip, dedicated to the RM250 motocross machine,...

New MCN ? out Jan 4

01 January 2006

Don’t miss this week’s MCN – Back to its normal Wednesday and full of the latest news, including all Triumph’s new 2007 bikes. In it you’ll find: 2007 Triumphs: We reveal spy shots of all of Triumph’s...

MV sold for just 69p

01 January 2006

Proton has sold its 57.75% share of MV Agusta for just 69p (one Euro) after investing £48m in buying it in 2004. The deal has caused a row in Malaysia where the former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad...

Calling Gilera owners

01 January 2006

British Gilera owners have a new club they can join from today (Jan 1, 2006). Membership costs £28. “I Gotta Gilera Owners Club of Britain will cater for ALL Gilera motorcycles and their...

Video: Tuono R tested

01 January 2006

MCN has just taken the new Aprilia Tuono R on it’s first group test on UK roads and you can see the video here. We put the Tuono up against the Triumph Speed Triple, KTM SuperDuke and BMW K1200R to...

K1200S: Fit a full system

01 January 2006

I hate changing exhausts. No, actually I loathe it. I used to have an old Yamaha XJ550 with a neta system on it and everytime I needed to get the rear wheel out I’d have to drop the whole system off...

Watch bike charity film

01 January 2006

Find out why MCN supports the Riders for Health charity with a new short film narrated by Ewan McGregor. The organisation began 15 years ago, and the film featrues an interview with co-founder Randy...

Viper's second model

01 January 2006

Cruiser maker Viper is to add a second model to its line up with a launch at the V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, US, on February 4. The Diablo Power Cruiser (Diablo PC) will be shown alongside the firm’s...

Wild West bike tours

01 January 2006

Fancy a biking tour through a part of America that wouldn’t normally spring to mind? Colorado features some of the most exciting roads in America, with 60 mountain passes, including some up to 12,095...