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New toll road charges bikers less

06 May 2003

New toll road charges bikers less

Despite reports in the national press and on television, motorcyclists will pay less than car drivers to use the M6 Toll road when it opens in January 2004. The charge for bikes is £2 between...

Harley Centenary supplement

06 May 2003

Harley Centenary supplement

There’s a free 12-page Harley Centenary supplement with MCN, out May 7. Find out why every biker should love Harley-Davidson with a look at the history of the company, from the beginning in 1903, to...

See the Multistrada at Ireland’s first Ducati store

06 May 2003

See the Multistrada at Ireland’s first Ducati store

Ireland’s first Ducati store, Ducati Dublin, launches on Friday May 9 at 12 noon. The store will celebrate their opening, with the Irish launch of the new Ducati Multistrada 1000DS. Ducati Dublin will...

Welsh National Motorcycle Show

06 May 2003

Welsh National Motorcycle Show

The Welsh Nation Motorcycle Show takes place at the Royal Welsh Showground on May 24-26. Exhibits include a tribute to Barry Sheene featuring his 1973 Sealy Suzuki TR500 and number seven Manx Norton.

The BMF Show, May 17-18

06 May 2003

The BMF Show, May 17-18

The BMF Show takes place at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on May 17-18, and this is where you can find all the information you’ll need to have the best time at the show, or see what...

Win a trip to France with BMW

06 May 2003

Win a trip to France with BMW

Take a test ride on one of four 2003 BMW tourers, and you could win a free four-day tour in the Champagne region of France. To qualify for the ‘passport’ competition all you need to do is test one of...

It’s playtime for the GSX-R family

01 May 2003

It’s playtime for the GSX-R family

They always fought over who got to go on a slide. Part two of MCN’s new video magazine is out on December 14. Don’t miss it.

MCN’s Harley-Davidson Centenary Celebration

01 May 2003

MCN’s Harley-Davidson Centenary Celebration

The official UK Harley-Davidson Centenary Celebrations take place at Butlins in Minehead, Somerset, next weekend, May 9-12. The entire facility is being taken over by the same people who put on the...

Do a degree in race bikes

01 May 2003

Do a degree in race bikes

A degree course in race bike engineering will launch this September to nurture a new generation of world class professionals. Owen Williams, a Doctor of engineering, has teamed up with BSB rider Paul...

Ron Haslam Race School winner

01 May 2003

Ron Haslam Race School winner

Our competition to win a place on the Ron Haslam race school attracted over 2000 entries, but unfortunately is now closed. However, you can still save £40 by making the most of MCN’s exclusive...

Football mascot leads teams out on a bike

01 May 2003

Football mascot leads teams out on a bike

A 42-year-old recovering alcoholic dressed as a Viking will be riding on to American football pitches on a Viper Diablo cruiser this season. Ragnar, who holds the world record for shaving a beard with...

Kev, I still can’t hear you

01 May 2003

Kev, I still can’t hear you

Look, if you want to chat, we’ll just have to stop… Part two of MCN’s new video magazine is out on December 14. Don’t miss it

If you thought it’s all praise for the GSX-R this week

01 May 2003

If you thought it’s all praise for the GSX-R this week

Then Steve Parrish might be about to prove you wrong. Part two of MCN’s new video magazine is out on December 14. Don’t miss it

More ‘limited edition’ Rossi reps launched

27 May 2002

More ‘limited edition’ Rossi reps launched

Honda has launched a second version of its limited-edition CBR600 Sport Rossi replica to celebrate his 2001 GP championship victory. For the full story on the new Rossi-reps, don’t miss the new MCN,...

Corrie star cracks it second go

27 May 2002

Corrie star cracks it second go

Soap star Chris Bisson has passed his bike test at the second attempt. MCN reported earlier this month how Bisson, cabbie Vikram Desai in TV’s Coronation Street flunked his first attempt. But the...

Special Essex court hears fifty 100mph speeders

27 May 2002

Special Essex court hears fifty 100mph speeders

Nearly fifty riders and drivers who notched up speeds of more than 100mph on the new A130 by pass will be dealt with at a special one-off hearing at Witham magistrates court in Essex today (Friday...

Shake hands with Hodgson this Saturday

27 May 2002

You can find out what it was like to aquaplane at 180mph in the pouring Silverstone rain when World Superbike stars Neil Hodgson and James Toseland meet their fans at four Carnell/Motorcycle City branches this Saturday. Between them the HM Plant Ducati teammates will visit the Liverpool, Manchester, Doncaster and Sheffield branches to sign autographs and shake hands. Hodgson will be at Carnell’s...

Are you buying a new bike?

27 May 2002

Are you buying a new bike?

If you’re planning on buying a new bike over the next few weeks, we’d like to hear from you for an MCN feature. We’d like to follow you through the whole process of how you go about choosing, trying...

Her name is Rio…

27 May 2002

Her name is Rio…

Easy on the eye and hard on the brain. That’s the charge leveled at some telly totty called in to commentate on motorsport. Not Sky’s speedway presenter Jane Omorogbe, though. Omorogbe, better known...

Suzuki festival lined up

27 May 2002

Suzuki festival lined up

If you own a Suzuki you won’t want to miss this. The company is throwing another huge summer festival along the lines of its GSX-R bash at Brands Hatch last year. This time all types of Suzuki can...

Rider’s 155mph – "fastest ever" on camera

27 May 2002

Rider’s 155mph – "fastest ever" on camera

A motorcyclist narrowly escaped a prison sentence after being caught on camera doing 155mph just outside Cardiff. Lee Beddis blasted past a parked patrol car on his bike so fast the officer inside...

The latest sportbikes: tuned and compared

27 May 2002

The latest sportbikes: tuned and compared

The performance and handling of this year’s superbikes has never been closer. When MCN tested Yamaha’s R1 against the Honda FireBlade and Suzuki GSX-R1000 in March, it took hundreds of laps of twisty...

Hampshire police fined for unidentified speeder

27 May 2002

Hampshire police fined for unidentified speeder

A dishonest Hampshire copper whose patrol car tripped a speed camera at 48mph in a 30 limit, forced the appearance of his boss in court yesterday. The failure of the driver to come forward, and take...

Kriega competition result announced 5pm

27 May 2002

Kriega competition result announced 5pm

We’ll be announcing the results of our Kriega rucksack competition later today. And it’s not too late to enter. You’ve got until 5pm to get your entry in. Kriega is the new name for Krug,...

Which helmet design gets your vote?

27 May 2002

Which helmet design gets your vote?

Six designs in our Arashi helmet design competition have been shortlisted by the judges. We want you to vote for your favourite. The winning artist will get their effort painted by MAS, the company...

Build a fully-sorted track tool...for three grand

27 May 2002

Build a fully-sorted track tool...for three grand

It all seemed so simple after five pints of Stella on a cold Friday night in October last year. Buy a mate’s destroyed 2001CBR600 Sport and then turn it into the track day bike I had been longing...

Speed cameras: the truth behind the hype

27 May 2002

Speed cameras: the truth behind the hype

Despite recent media speculation, next month won’t see the end of speed cameras. For the full story on the truth behind the media hype on speed cameras don’t miss the latest issue of MCN, out May...

The verdict

27 May 2002

Once each bike had been fitted with identical kit, it was time to see how the changes affected them and what difference it made to the superbike pecking order. We chose Donington Park to put them through their paces. We passed the time during the drive to the Leicestershire race track arguing about which bike would probably win. My fellow testers were Donington Park track day instructor Dave Hill...

What we fitted and why

27 May 2002

What we fitted and why

Bridgestone BT012SS £250 a pair Bridgestone’s BT56SS replacement is ideal for fast road or track day riding. It’s stickier than the BT56 and therefore won’t last quite as long, but Bridgestone still...

Man behind Yamaha dies

27 May 2002

Genichi Kawakami, the man credited with turning Yamaha into one of the biggest bike manufacturers in the world, died on Saturday at the age of 90. He joined Nippon Gakki Co – the firm that became Yamaha – in 1937 when it made musical intruments. But in 1955, when Kawakami was president, Yamaha Motor Co was born. He retired in 1976 but continued as an advisor until his death.

World exclusive shots of Triumph’s Daytona 600

27 May 2002

World exclusive shots of Triumph’s Daytona 600

Don’t miss the world’s first pictures of the bike everyone will be talking about. In the new, biggest ever issue of MCN, out Wednesday, May29 we’ve got exclusive snaps of Triumph’s Daytona 600. The...

The bikes

27 May 2002

The bikes

Honda Fireblade: Whew we tested the Blade in March, we had two concerns. It’s a quick turner – even quicker than the R1 and GSX-R – which can make it a bit of a headshaker. The Blade needs a steering...

Starway to savings

27 May 2002

Starway to savings

You might not recognise the name yet, but with prices this low Starway bikes could soon be making an impact. The Chinese-made bikes will go on sale in the UK next week. The line-up includes two 250...

Sachs XTC revamped for June

27 May 2002

Sachs XTC revamped for June

Sachs is overhauling its sex thimble XTC125. Apart from revising the colour scheme and other cosmetics, it’s ditched its two-stroke Suzuki motor for a four-stroke single from the same firm. Our...

Liked our £3000 CBR? How about a £4000 R1

27 May 2002

Liked our £3000 CBR? How about a £4000 R1

Ten grand. That’s how much I spent on my last bike – a Honda SP-1 armed with some tasty bolt-ons that lived most of its life on track days rather than tootling around the roads. But every time I...

Help Guzzi choose its future models

27 May 2002

Help Guzzi choose its future models

Moto Guzzi needs your help to decide which models it will release in the future. For the full story on Moto Guzzi’s appeal, don’t miss the May 29 issue of MCN. The Italian company is conducting a...