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Enfield offers retro trials

01 February 2005

Demand from UK riders has prompted Royal Enfield to go intor production with a trials-styled Bullet Sixty-5 after previewing it at last year’s NEC bike show. The UK special is based on the perennial...

Shows: Feb 2 on

01 February 2005

Each week we publish a list of SHOWS, RALLIES, EXHIBITIONS and AUTOJUMBLES. These are those for the week commencing February 2, 2005. SHOWS WEDNESDAY February 2 MCN London Motorcycle Show, Alexandra Palace, London. 08700-133020. THURSDAY February 3 MCN London Motorcycle Show, Alexandra Palace, London. 08700-133020. FRIDAY February 4 MCN London Motorcycle Show, Alexandra Palace, London.

Mad off-road weekend

01 February 2005

THIS weekend (February 5-6) one of the maddest motorsport events anywhere in the world takes place on the beaches of Le Touquet in France. One thousand (yes, that’s 1000) motocross nutters race wheel...

Inside Hodgson?s head

01 February 2005

Neil Hodgson’s latest tie-up with insurance firm Bennetts sees him having to endure bikes racing head to head through his body. The new TV ad, set to air on TV soon, seems to combine hit eighties...

More bikes for Bikesafe

01 February 2005

Bike training organisation Bikesafe has received the keys to three new Yamahas, two Buells and two Harleys at the MCN London Motorcycle Show. The bikes have been loaned to the police-run training...

2005 price guide

01 February 2005

MCN has put together a price guide for the key bikes in 2005 and you can download it by clicking the link below. There are a number of price rises this year but there are also plenty of bargains to...

Rideouts: Feb 2 on

01 February 2005

Each week we publish a list of RIDEOUTS being held across the UK. If you’d like to organise one, or check for the latest ones being arranged, take at a look at our Rideouts forum. Click here WEDNESDAY February 2 IN-4 (KTM) tracks and trails. 01270-768562. The Plough, Swinderby, Lincolnshire. 7pm. 01522-881736. THURSDAY February 3 IN-4 (KTM) tracks and trails. 01270-768562. Rochdale Road Runners...

Off Road: Feb 2 on

01 February 2005

Each week we publish a list of off road events held in the UK. They include MOTOCROSS, TRIALS, ENDURO AND SUPERMOTO events. These are those for the week starting February 2, 2005. MOTOCROSS SUNDAY February 6 East Kent SSC, Beaconsfield, Kent. 07969-458863. Hampshire MXC, Bramdean, Hampshire. 01962-733795. Moto 2000 Club of Spain, Catalunya International Championship, Catalunya.

Indian bike sales boom

01 February 2005

India’s second-biggest bike maker sold almost as many bikes in January 2005 as the entire UK bike industry sold in all of last year. Bajaj sold 132,028 motorcycles in the month. The total number of...

Bike meets: Feb 2 on

01 February 2005

Each week we publish a list of BIKE MEETS on in the UK. Those listed here are for the week commencing February 2, 2005. WEDNESDAY February 2 Breidden Tea Room, Welshpool, Powys. 6pm. 01938-570053. Bulls Head, Clotton, Cheshire. 01829-781354. Bulls Head, Trinkingstone, Leicestershire. 01530-224327. Coach House Inn, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire. 01455-840330 or...

Stop this van: N854 DTJ

01 February 2005

Police in London are appealing for help to catch a three-man bike theft gang who are using a white Ford Transit van, registration number N854 DTJ. The van has a side door opening and a dent in the...

Sportiest moped ever?

01 February 2005

MCN man Matt Wildee has just stepped off the new Derbi GP1 scooter and reckons it could be the coolest 50 yet. Wildee called back from the launch of the scooter in Spain and raved about the handling,...

motorcyclenews.com is No1 (official)

25 February 2004

motorcyclenews.com has been ranked the No1 most visited motorcycle site in the UK by international web-watchers Hitwise. Hitwise keeps tabs on more than 450,000 websites worldwide and hands out its...

World’s first 2004 superbike shootout

25 February 2004

MCN’s road test crew is back from the test you’ve all been waiting – the 2004 superbike shootout. We’ve been riding the ZX-10R, R1, Fireblade and GSX-R1000 across hundreds of miles of roads in France...

Honda launches cut-price cover

25 February 2004

Honda is claiming it can cut the cost of your insurance after launching its own insurance company. Honda Insurance goes live this morning (Monday, February 23) and is available to all owners of Honda...

Benelli TNT could be a blast

25 February 2004

This first picture of Benelli’s Tornado-based TNT naked bike reveals a bored-out beast making 135bhp, weighing under 200kg and priced at a less-than-exotic £8650. There are more pictures and full...

MCN offline late Friday night

25 February 2004

We’re taking the site down to perform essential maintenance on Friday, February 27 from 8.30pm. The site will be down for a maximum of 12 hours, so expect everything to be back to normal for 8.30am on Saturday, February 28 – all set for this weekend’s WSB action.

Honda sorry as insurance customers queue

25 February 2004

Since we announced the launch of Honda Insurance on Monday, the firm has been struggling to cope with interest. A spokesman said: ” The initial response to Honda Insurance has been staggering, with...

Fastest, longest, biggest biking record breakers

18 February 2004

Which bike can cover a standing quarter in 5.89 seconds? Which weighs just 1.1kg? Which has the biggest capacity in production? Our record breakers feature in this week’s MCN is a veritable Top Trumps...

GSX-R750: Our first impressions

18 February 2004

Suzuki’s GSX-R750 could be the perfect sports compromise – it handles as sweetly as the firm’s 600 yet offers huge bhp for performance that won’t see it lagging too far behind a GSX-R1000 on the...

2004 Babe Squad debut at Scottish Show

18 February 2004

The first official outing for the new MCN Babe Squad is just weeks away. Our ten new honeys will be appearing at the two-day MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show on March 13-14. As well as gorgeous girls, the show also features the Bridgestone Action Zone, an MCN stage with a full range of activities, the Carole Nash Classics Pavillion, a host of celebrities and brilliant bikes galore. And you’ll have the...

Congestion charging – the untold story

18 February 2004

A year after the congestion charge came in for central London one story you won’t have heard is how much safer it has made the streets for motorcycles. Despite a 20 per cent increase in bike traffic...

Tell us about your AGV Ti-Tech?

18 February 2004

We’re looking for owners of the AGV Ti-Tech to tell us how they rate their lids. So if you own an AGV Ti-Tech, email Dan.Caspersz@emap.com with a short 50 word review of it, your name and full contact...

£1000 off your next bike

18 February 2004

Those visiting the MCN London Motorcycle Show had the opportunity to win £1000 off the price of their next bike in a motorcyclenews.com competition. And now we have a winner… And she is Mrs Karen...

Crunch time for the 04 superbikes

18 February 2004

We’re heading to the south of France this weekend for the test the motorcycling world is waiting for… the world’s first group test of the new R1 versus the 04 Fireblade, ZX-10R and latest...

Have you spotted a diesel spill today?

18 February 2004

If you have spotted a diesel spill on the road today, Thursday February 19, or know of a regular diesel problem, then we’d like you to tell us about it. Whether it’s a roundabout, junction, or outside...

Sharpen your riding this Spring

18 February 2004

Coming into the Spring feeling your riding’s a little rusty? The assessment ride-outs being organised as part of National Motorcycle Safety Week could be just the thing to sharpen you up. National...

Make your GSX-R750 the star

11 February 2004

As part of our coverage of the 2004 Suzuki GSX-R750 launch, we’re featuring the previous incarnation of the bike in MCN, February 25, 2004. If you’re got a UK-spec bike in as mint and standard...

Ride the latest 125 sports bikes with MCN

11 February 2004

If you own a Honda NS125/NSR125, Yamaha TZR125 or a Suzuki RG125, then you could be taking part in an MCN group test on Thursday, February 19. We’re looking for the owner of one of the ‘old school’...

Carole Nash buy out AA bike insurance

11 February 2004

If you are insured with the AA, you will be with Carole Nash instead from March. The AA has sold its bike business of 17,000 riders to the specialist bike broker. The purchase boosts Carole Nash’s...

Akrapovic launches ZX-10R range

11 February 2004

If 150+bhp isn’t enough for you, Akrapovic has launched a range of new systems for the 2004 Kawasaki ZX-10R, which offer increases of up to 11.2Bhp over the stock figure. You can choose between the...

First ride: '04 Yamaha R1

11 February 2004

Yamaha has launched the 2004 YZF-R1 in Australia and MCN road tester Michael Neeves was there to get the first ride. But while riding the bike in the perfect Australian weather is one thing, we wanted...

Devil launches ’04 R1 exhausts

11 February 2004

Exhaust firm devil has just released its Magnum underseat exhaust for the new 2004 Yamaha R1. The Magnum is the latest design from the firm, with a slimline 95mm shape and large oval tailpipe. It’s...

Have you won our £20k Garage competition?

11 February 2004

Hundreds of people have entered our MCN Fantasy Garage competition to win a Hein Gericke HGR Racing one-piece suit, and it’s taken our judges until now to sift through all of the entries. You were...

Inform on diesel spillages

11 February 2004

If you regularly encounter a patch of road which always seems to be covered in diesel, then we’d like to know about it. Whether it’s a roundabout or junction that seems to always resemble an ice rink,...

Ridiculously fast made ridiculously easy

04 February 2004

THE new Honda CBR1000RR has been developed by the same team that was behind the unstoppable GP-winning RC211V. And boy does it show. After the first track session at the new Blade’s world launch in...