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Review your local pub meet

02 September 2002

We’ve added a new section in our Discussion & Chat area for you to review the many pub meets you find listed in our What’s On section. To find it, click Discussion & Chat (on the top navigation bar)...

MAC unveils cheaper cover for Hondas

02 September 2002

MAC, the company behind Honda’s MCN award-winning rider training scheme, has just unveiled plans to offer discounted insurance cover. Initially aimed just at Honda riders, the scheme links MAC and insurance brokers Devitt to give discounts MAC claims are up to 79 per cent cheaper in some cases than some other major brokers and on average 29 per cent cheaper. And riders who have successfully...

DPC mileage competition winner is…

02 September 2002

We have a winner in our ” Guess dpc’s mileage competition ” . To win, all you had to do was guesstimate the mileage MCN’s David Cushman, known to users of motorcyclenews.com as ” dpc ” , racked up...

Sheene: "I’ll race at Goodwood"

02 September 2002

Barry Sheene has confirmed to MCN, he definitely WILL appear at the Goodwood Revival on September 6-8 despite battling cancer, and he’ll even line-up for the two Lennox Cup classic races. The two-time...

Registration/log in difficulties

02 September 2002

Please bear with us while we work to improve our registering and log in processes. When you’re filling in the relevant forms, please allow time for our central servers to react. This may take a minute or so in some cases. If you are having trouble logging in, please be sure that you are using the correct password. Passwords ARE case sensitive. If you are in doubt about the case of particular...

Free with MCN, on sale Wednesday

02 September 2002

There’s a free Part Two of our suspension set-up guide AND an eight-page brolly babe pull-out inside MCN, out on September 4 and much, much, much more. This week’s suspension guide includes: The R1,...

The bargain Benelli Tornado

02 September 2002

Benelli has just released the first pictures and details of its Tornado Novecento (Italian for ” nine hundred ” ). For more on the new Benelli Novecento see the latest issue of MCN, out September...

Join Troy for an Assen to remember

02 September 2002

Troy Bayliss is on course to lift the 2002 World Superbike crown this weekend at Assen on Sunday and start a Ducati celebration to remember. Of course for most Brits the party will have started long...

Join Fowlers for a Grand Day Out

02 September 2002

Fowlers Motorcycles in Bristol is throwing open its doors for a grand re-opening party Sunday, September 8 – and we’re all invited. Its new showroom boasts over 500 new and used bikes to choose from...

How to ride better: The whole story

02 September 2002

Want to ride better? Of course you do. Best get clicking on the links that follow then. Just select what you want from those on the right to do everything from a blast through the Mad Sunday crowds...

The great Assen getaway begins

02 September 2002

By 09.00 this morning the roads to Harwich were already starting to clog (geddit?) with bikes heading to Assen ahead of this weekend’s Dutch round of World Superbikes. An estimated 25,000 British fans...

Name Britain’s best B&Bs for bikers

02 September 2002

We’ve added a new section in our Discussion & Chat area for you to share tips on the best bike-friendly B&Bs to stay at. To find it, click Discussion & Chat (on the top navigation bar) then select SERVICES from the options you are presented with, and then ‘Bike Friendly Bed & Breakfasts’. When posting, please put the location in the subject line, and then describe why you think it’s a great place...

Don’t miss your FREE brolly babe special

02 September 2002

There’s a special eight-page pullout featuring the finest selection of brolly babes FREE with the latest issue of MCN, out Wednesday September 4. All killers, no fillers – these healthy young ladies...

Boxer aims for the mainstream with B2

30 September 2001

French firm Boxer is about to move into the mainstream with a new model unveiled at the Paris bike show – a naked roadster called the B2. Like the firm’s previous VB1, it uses the 60-degree, 995cc...

Hislop injured in race one at Rockingham

30 September 2001

Steve Hislop’s championship could be in serious doubt after a crash in the first race at Rockingham Motor Speedway. It’s left him with a compound fracture of the right ankle, a dislocated ankle, and a...

Firebird

23 September 2001

Things are starting to make sense now to MCN road tester Kev Smith. He’s just noticed the bright yellow, stripped-to-the-bone special he’s just been riding has a 150bhp Blackbird engine in place of...

Some very unusual FireBlades

23 September 2001

Here’s a paradox of human nature: You want the same thing as everyone else, only you’d like it to be slightly different. Marketing types latched on to this years ago – the Re-mix, the Special Edition,...

Bulldog makeover could go into production

23 September 2001

The Bulldog makeover Yamaha has shown at the Milan and Paris bike shows could go into production as a new model. And if the firm isn’t prepared to go that far, it’s almost certain that the parts are...

Ghezzi gives us Guzzi in another guise

23 September 2001

Ghezzi & Brian’s latest Guzzi-based creation has been put on show in Italy. The Furia combines the proven Guzzi V11 Sport engine with Ghezzi’s own Supertwin 1100 frame – a steel box-section design...

NitroBlade

23 September 2001

Joe Pleterski was one of the very first British FireBlade disciples – but that doesn’t mean he just sat back and worshipped the bike he has owned since August 1992. No, he reckoned he could improve on...

Kawasaki launches ZZ-R1200

23 September 2001

Kawasaki has given its new ZZ-R1200 an official unveiling in Paris, giving us the chance to bring you more details and pictures of the new super-tourer. The 1164cc engine is expected to make around...

The trike young mums will like

23 September 2001

A scooter with room for the kids could tap into a new market for motorcycling: young mums. Nick Graveley’s final-year project in his transport design course at Coventry University is the...

More pictures of V-Strom from its official launch

23 September 2001

We’ve already revealed spyshots and first detail pictures of Suzuki’s V-Strom, now we’re adding more shots direct from the official launch in Paris. While Suzuki is making no power claim for the bike,...

How much does it cost, and can you build a bike from scratch?

23 September 2001

Building a race bike from scratch Building an MZ race bike is so easy, even I managed it. When a mate told me he was interested in racing, I decided to try building a bike for him out of my spares.

Always on top

23 September 2001

Bikes always seem to come out on top.

See our CBR600 screaming on the dyno

23 September 2001

As part of our long term testing of a 2001 CBR600, we’ve had it on the dyno, and filmed the run for you to share. Follow the link, right, to be taken to Jon Urry’s latest long term test report,...

Robots ready to deal with accidents

23 September 2001

There is a 21st century equivalent for little old ladies with tea and sympathy, it’s a new droid from the University of (where else?) California. They will be stationed alongside major roads and despatched the moment a roadside camera spots anything approaching an accident (your bike nestling in a hedge, for example). While it is not known whether the droid will carry a flask of hot, sweet tea, it...

CBR916RR

23 September 2001

Alan Wills’ 1994 FireBlade is loaded with some of the finest aftermarket components and tune-up goodies you’ll find, from the digital SPA rev counter with integrated speedo to the hand-crafted...

Name an unsung riding hero

23 September 2001

We already honour the greatest rider of the year with our annual MCN Man of the Year accolade. And we recognise the best in motorcycling products, services and models with a series of other important...

Italian importer restyles Voxan Roadster

23 September 2001

Voxan’s Italian importer has decided to give customers something different with the Ciclope special. The bike combines the stock chassis and 100bhp V-twin engine of the French-made Roadster with...

Touring on a Deauville, F650 and Tmax

23 September 2001

There’s something strangely satisfying about sitting in a field with just a thin piece of canvas, a few poles, a bike, some beers and a throwaway barbecue for company. Related: Full Honda Deauville...

How to go MZ racing

23 September 2001

How to turn an MZ into a race bike: They’re clunky, low-tech and have been objects of ridicule for years – but turning an old MZ ETZ251 into a race bike is remarkably easy. First, get yourself a...

Hailwood’s widow takes legal action against Ducati

23 September 2001

Updated at 5.30pm on Thursday, September 27 Mike Hailwood’s widow Pauline has spoken out after starting legal action against Ducati over the MH900e, or Mike Hailwood Evoluzione. She is upset over the...

It’s a question of balance

23 September 2001

Steve Colley gets some on-the-job coaching.

Jeremy McWilliams: in his own words

23 September 2001

Emma: Just to let you know that Craig Kelly, from Chorley is racing your 1996/1997 Honda GP250 (second bike). He has just come second at the Ace of Aintree championship. He’d like to say it’s still pulling well and keep on riding well in the championship! My question is…what do you think of the scrapping of the 250 class. We are all so upset and angry at what the big boys are...

If the Clangers had trials bikes…

23 September 2001

Didn’t this used to be on children’s TV?