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2002 R1s arrive at UK dealers

11 February 2002

2002 R1s arrive at UK dealers

The official launch in dealers doesn’t come until February 28, but already some 2002 R1s are making their way into dealers. We’ve had reports that On Yer Bike at Aylesbury and Motorcycles and Moore at...

Why you pay what you do for insurance

11 February 2002

Why you pay what you do for insurance

Insurance is something that always plays on our minds, but never more so than now – because over the next few weeks more of us renew our policy than at any other time of the year. That means around...

Win a 2002 R1 at one of 140 launch parties

11 February 2002

Win a 2002 R1 at one of 140 launch parties

Get hold of next week’s MCN and you’ll be in with a chance of winning a 2002 Yamaha R1. The February 20 issue of the paper will include an entry coupon for the Yamaha competition. Fill it in and...

Mountain excitement

11 February 2002

Mountain excitement

Need to know the best way round the TT’s Mountain? Look no further.

Come on Cap!

11 February 2002

Come on Cap!

Yamaha riding Nigel ” Cap ” Davies sets off on the TT circuit.

Chance to do something about bike crime

11 February 2002

Chance to do something about bike crime

Here’s your chance to help the fight against bike crime and to keep the cost of insurance under control. The people who represent the bike industry in the UK want to know what your experience of bike...

Best meets in Britain?

11 February 2002

Best meets in Britain?

We need to know which are the best bike meets in Britain – and why. We’re planning to list a top 10 and it will be based on your opinions. Will the famous haunts like the Cat and Fiddle, Box Hill,...

Buell stops making Cyclone, Thunderbolt and Lightning

11 February 2002

Buell stops making Cyclone, Thunderbolt and Lightning

Buell has stopped production of its tubular framed large capacity bikes to concentrate all its efforts on making the new alloy beam framed Firebolt. It means the end of the line for the Cyclone,...

Knee down… and the rest

11 February 2002

Knee down… and the rest

One of these guys gets rather more than just his knee down

The Go-Slow protest: link to gather your support

11 February 2002

Motorcyclenews.com user garyholc has set up a simple site to gather together everyone willing to join in a Go-Slow protest. Initial bandwidth problems (revealed by huge demand) have now been overcome. Despite the hiccup, more than 1000 people managed to register between Friday evening (Feb 15) and Tuesday morning (Feb 19). He’s asked that people don’t use it simply to let off steam, but to...

Where’s Red Rum?

11 February 2002

Where’s Red Rum?

There’s so much riding on turf going on here, you might mistake it for the Grand National.

The ‘leaked’ letter from Meacher to police

11 February 2002

The following is the reported content of Meacher’s leaked letter. While the Department of the Environment has not confirmed its contents, it has said it " does not discuss leaked documents " and has made no denial. " I am writing to you and to other Chief Police Officers with responsibility for all or parts of a National Park or Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB), to seek your help in dealing...

Strange but true

11 February 2002

Strange but true

Those born under Gemini are the most likely to crash… our latest Strange But True round-up reveals. If you have something worthy of inclusion in the next, e-mail jon.urry@emap.com AUSTRALIA: Next time...

MCN voices your views on road tax reform

11 February 2002

MCN voices your views on road tax reform

MORE than 3000 of you sent MCN your response to the Government’s proposed road tax hikes – and we made sure all your voices were heard last week when MCN editor Rob McDonnell personally delivered the...

New dates for MCN track days

11 February 2002

New dates for MCN track days

Our MCN track day schedule has been updated so check your diaries, you might be able to make dates you couldn’t before. The Silverstone track day which was going to be on May 14, will now be on May...

Come Dancing

11 February 2002

Come Dancing

If you can’t find a bar to work on your ballet routine, a motorcycle will have to do.

Developing a 170bhp Blade

11 February 2002

Developing a 170bhp Blade

THIS 170bhp FireBlade is the basis for a 2002 British Superbike – and you can buy one for around £13,000. It is being developed by Motopower, a leading Honda squad in this year’s championship. I say ...

Anyone got a dustpan?

11 February 2002

Anyone got a dustpan?

You’re going to be sweeping this one up to take home.

Meet Hodgson at Ducati store opening

11 February 2002

Meet Hodgson at Ducati store opening

Neil Hodgson, James Toseland and Steve Hislop will be attending the opening of the new Ducati Manchester store, this weekend. The dedicated store in opens to the public for the first time at 9am on...

Spot the differences

11 February 2002

Spot the differences

Chassis: The new frame uses the same dimensions as the old model, but has been completely redesigned for extra stiffness and better handling. The price you pay is a 3kg (6.6lb) weight gain. This is...

How to complain to Meacher himself

11 February 2002

Here are some of the tips, suggestions and ideas for contacting MPs and Michael Meacher in particular which you’ve posted on the boards. pie eater offers on the subject of Michael Meacher MP: Email address: House of Commons: massonm@parliament.uk Telephone numbers: House of Commons Phone number: 020 7219 4532/6461 House of Commons Fax number: 020 7219 5945 Constituency Phone number: 0161 626 5779...

Llewellyn sees the potential of the racing Blade

11 February 2002

Llewellyn sees the potential of the racing Blade

MOTOPOWER invited another rider to Bruntingthorpe last week to test a Blade – former British champ Matt Llewellyn. The team asked him to try the British Superbike-spec machine before offering him a...

Testing the 2002 ZX-9R

11 February 2002

Testing the 2002 ZX-9R

Kawasaki is so worried about the repercussions of a 900cc sports bike hitting the symbolic 300kph mark, it has deleted the offending ” 300 ” from the new ZX-9R’s speedo. That’s what it looks like,...

Testing the Harley XL883R Kneivel replica

04 February 2002

Testing the Harley XL883R Kneivel replica

By Jon Urry One of my lasting childhood memories is my Evel Knievel toy.You know the one I mean – the little white figure on his Harley which you wound up and let fly across the room as it performed...

Knievel targets record, any record

04 February 2002

Knievel targets record, any record

Robbie Knievel is setting his sights on a record-breaking jump this year… but it hasn’t yet been decided quite what the record will be. Organisers of the National Grand Prix of Washington, in the U.S,...

Can’t get quoted on R1 cover? Now you can

04 February 2002

Can’t get quoted on R1 cover? Now you can

YAMAHA has responded to the biggest problem currently facing would-be superbike buyers – finding an insurer who’ll offer cover at all, let alone at a fair price or on reasonable terms. A new scheme...

Fifth RiDER POWER survey launched

04 February 2002

Fifth RiDER POWER survey launched

RiDE magazine has launched its fifth RiDER POWER survey – giving readers the chance to comment on everything from what’s gone wrong with their bikes to what they think to their dealers and what they...

Getting on the jumping bandwagon

04 February 2002

Getting on the jumping bandwagon

It’s not just Ago who used to do the leaping

0% finance on new Kawasakis

04 February 2002

0% finance on new Kawasakis

KAWASAKI has resurrected its interest-free credit scheme on its entire range. Called ” Fastlane Finance ” , if you put down a deposit of at least 10 per cent on a new Kawasaki, you can pay the rest...

Bike covered by Wren? No it isn’t

04 February 2002

If you have a covernote or policy which says your bike is insured by Wren Motor Policies, look for alternative cover immediately. The firm says it hasn’t offered insurance for bikes since 1992 and is concerned that its good name may be being mis-used. Police in West Yorkshire are investigating. More than 200 bike owners are believed to have covernotes which look as if they have been issued by...

Back to when the TT was a GP

04 February 2002

Back to when the TT was a GP

There was a time when ALL GP bikes were four-strokes

Ear we go, Ear we go!

04 February 2002

Ear we go, Ear we go!

Will these be adorning every Shoei and Arai in the country this Spring… or are they so daft that they’ll actually reduce your street cred? We think there are enough of us with slightly deranged glints...

2.2-litre Triumph spotted on test

04 February 2002

2.2-litre Triumph spotted on test

Triumph’s new 2.2-litre cruiser has been seen undergoing hot-weather testing in Death Valley, California. The rigorous testing suggests the machine is nearing production form. It has a massive in-line...

Triumph to reveal sharper 600

04 February 2002

Triumph to reveal sharper 600

Triumph is planning to replace its TT600 with a lighter, faster version and it will be unveiled before the end of the year. Codenamed ” R ” , it will not only have improved performance, but also a...

Lighter, faster engines for all

04 February 2002

Lighter, faster engines for all

Yamaha has invented an aluminium casting technique which saves up to 30 per cent on the weight of engine parts. The firm is already tooling up its motorcycle engine factory to take advantage,...

MX somersaults

04 February 2002

MX somersaults

Flippin’ heck! Don’t fancy being in his boots… or lid