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Bike Week begins

01 March 2006

Bike Week begins

The world’s biggest bike gathering – Daytona Bike Week – kicks off today (March 3) in sunny Florida. It’s the event’s 65th birthday and culminates with the Daytona 200 next Sunday – March 11 – at...

Evening with Boorman

01 March 2006

Evening with Boorman

Charley Boorman will be at Coventry Transport Museum on Thursday, March 23, 2006, to talk about his experiences with Ewan McGregor on The Long Way Round, and to take part in a question and answer...

March 1: Jobs in biking

01 March 2006

March 1: Jobs in biking

Each week we offer you the heads up on the hottest new jobs available in motorcycling. For full details of this week’s jobs, see MCN – out on March 1, 2006. Want to work for the world’s biggest bike...

New sports 600s reviews

01 March 2006

New sports 600s reviews

We’ve updated our bike reviews section with all the latest details of all the 2006 supersports 600 bikes. The Yamaha R6, Suzuki GSX-R600, Triumph Daytona 675, Honda CBR600RR and Kawasaki ZX-6R have...

Cheap insurance on 50s

01 March 2006

Cheap insurance on 50s

Aprilia is offering bargain insurance for 16-24-year-olds on its 50cc scooters with Third Party insurance costing just £49. Third Party Fire and Theft is available at the subsidised rate of £149 for...

Feb's most-wanted bikes

01 March 2006

Feb's most-wanted bikes

Kawasaki’s ZX-6R heads the list of the most sought-after bikes on motorcyclenews.com for February 2006. It nosed ahead of Honda’s VFR800 with Yamaha’s R1 completing our podium of most-in-demand used...

Free finance on 749/999

01 March 2006

Free finance on 749/999

Ducati has made its 999 and 749 more affordable with a new two-year 0% finance deal available until May 31. You have to put down 30% and the deal is only available from participating authorised UK...

Stuart bags £1k prize

01 March 2006

Stuart bags £1k prize

Stuart Neal, from Derbyshire has won the first of our eight £1000 cash prizes in MCN’s Click 4 Cash promotion. All Stuart had to do to bag his prize was send an email inquiry to a dealer while...

Butlins bands updated

01 March 2006

Butlins bands updated

James Toseland’s band Crash have confirmed they will be playing at Butlins for MCN Live in March – and it will be the Po Boys last ever Butlins appearance. Toseland and the boys will be playing live...

Hailwood goes Hollywood

01 March 2006

Hailwood goes Hollywood

Hollywood is to turn Mike Hailwood’s life story into a movie. The producer of the Oscar-nominated Capote – Michael Ohove – is bringing the story to the big screen. Written by Paul Pender it...

MCN right over loophole

01 March 2006

MCN right over loophole

The Association of Chief Police Officers has backtracked over accusations that MCN misled the public with a story on Gatso evidence in our issue dated March 1. In the March 1 issue we report that...

Ducati's relaunch deal

01 March 2006

Ducati's relaunch deal

Ducati says it’s pleased with the lastest moves aimed at revitalising its financial fortunes and relaunching the Italian manufacturer with new owners. Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. and Borsa Italiana...

Speed camera loophole

01 March 2006

Speed camera loophole

Nearly all speed camera prosecutions are based on inadmissable evidence and can therefore be thrown out, according to an exclusive report in MCN – out on March 1. It’s because defendants aren’t given...

February 06 site traffic

01 March 2006

motorcyclenews.com has seen another sensational growth in both registered users and in use of the site. Thanks for playing your part. Our registered users, as calculated at 6am on March 1, 2006, had reached 185,063. Currently 5000 of you are joining the club every month. And our year-on-year growth in page impressions and visitor numbers was almost 10 per cent in February this year. For...

Ride to Work Day 2006

25 February 2006

Ride to Work Day 2006

Show how popular motorcycling is and encourage more people onto two wheels with Ride 2 Work Day 2006, which will take place on Wednesday July 19. The day is one of the highlights of a week of events...

TV boss jailed for crash

25 February 2006

TV boss jailed for crash

Top TV executive Dafydd Evans has been jailed for three years after he fled the scene of a crash in which a motorcyclist died. Evans was found guilty of causing the death by dangerous driving of...

Ducati updates Monster

25 February 2006

Ducati updates Monster

Ducati has made its new budget monster available almost a year ahead of schedule. The bike was slated as a 2007 model but will now be available by April this year The Monster 695 retains the classic...

U.S. bikers aim for Govt

25 February 2006

U.S. bikers aim for Govt

American motorcyclists now have a new way to vote with the recently established American Biker Party. Currently the platform issues aren’t specifically for bikers, with ideas such as affordable and...

Bikers block US protests

25 February 2006

Bikers block US protests

Bikers in the US have formed a group known as the Patriot Guard Riders to drown out protests at military funerals. The group travels to funerals of US service men and women to ensure their respectful...

What?s on: March 1 on

25 February 2006

Midlands BIKE MEETS WEDNESDAY March 1 The Hollybush, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. 01902-341856. BIKE MEETS The Kwaks Owners club, Heart of England Social Club, Meriden, West Midlands. 8pm. www.thekwaksowners.co.uk or 01625-267738 or 07951-471615. BIKE MEETS TUESDAY March 7 The Summerhouse, Albrighton, West Midlands. 01902-372337. BIKE MEETS WEDNESDAY March 8 The Hollybush, Wolverhampton, West...

Catch up on Feb's news

25 February 2006

Catch up on Feb's news

With the end of the month in sight, here’s your chance to get yourself up to speed with what you may have missed. Below you’ll find links to just some of the need-to-know bike news that’s been...

Sell free on MCN Auctions

25 February 2006

Sell free on MCN Auctions

It’s FREE to sell your bike kit, parts, tools, accessories and biking related books, DVDs and other memorabilia on the all-new MCN Auctions for a limited period only. You read it right – there’s...

Bikes on TV: March 1-8

25 February 2006

Each week we publish a list of events happening around the UK, and listings on motorcycling programmes on TV. This is the TV listing for the week beginning Wednesday, March 1. Key to channels: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel MM – Men and Motors EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MOT – Motors TV, SS1 (2, 3 or X) – Sky Sports 1 (2,3 or Extra) EUR1 –...

New MCN out March 1

25 February 2006

New MCN out March 1

Buy MCN on Wednesday this week and you get a free guide to the top 50 British bike events of the year thrown in. That’s on top of all these world-beating exclusives… Dreaming about your next bike?...

Free insurance on Buells

25 February 2006

Free insurance on Buells

The Buell Lightning XB12S and Firebolt XB12R come with free insurance for a year, but only if you buy before March 31, 2006. The deal also includes a £500 trade-in bonus on the Firebolt XB12R, while...

See classics in California

18 February 2006

See classics in California

If you’re thinking about booking your holidays but want something bike related then check out the Legend of Motorcycle concours d’elegance in California. The event will see one of the biggest...

The no-risk way to sell

18 February 2006

The no-risk way to sell

Ashley Revell famously gambled everything he owned – including his clothes – on one spin of a roulette wheel. But when it came to selling his Triumph Tiger the 33-year-old Londoner took no risks. He...

Your specials: Bike 4

18 February 2006

Your specials: Bike 4

Every Friday we’ll be putting the spotlight on a special bike, created by a reader of www.motorcyclenews.com. Whether it’s tweaked, tuned, or completely redesigned, we’ll be picking the best examples...

What's On: Feb 22 on

18 February 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 Ireland East of England North of England South East England South West of England Wales Worldwide ROAD RACING SATURDAY February 25 Word Superbikes, Doha. www.circuitlosail.com or...

Monte Carlo on Vespas

18 February 2006

Monte Carlo on Vespas

Three dads are tackling a 1000-mile Monte-Carlo-or-bust ride on 50cc Vespas to raise cash for and awareness about a childhood cancer. They expect the round trip to take two weeks – and they can’t use...

End to airfield bike sites?

18 February 2006

End to airfield bike sites?

Plans to reclassify airfields for planning guidelines could mean an end to many venues for riding and racing away from public roads. The changes will see the sites redefined as ‘Brownfields’, and any...

New MCN, out Feb 22

18 February 2006

New MCN, out Feb 22

In this week’s MCN bikes get the official OK to filter and Rossi gets rattled by Hopkins. We’ve got the radical engine secrets of the new Yamaha V-Max and an 8-page WSB season guide. Dreaming about...

Search for motorcyclist

18 February 2006

An MCN reader is hoping to find his motorcycling stepdad after losing contact with him 15 years ago. Graham Kerr, originally from Limerick, Ireland, worked as a courier in London, based on Carnaby Street, and also raced as a privateer. He was also a keen road-racing fan, attending the Isle of Man TT races among others. Stepson James Trainor, from Northern Ireland is trying to locate Mr Kerr. If...

See first Think Bike ad

18 February 2006

See first Think Bike ad

The BBC has re-released the original Think Bike TV safety campaign from the 70s and it is remarkably similar to the latest ad produced by the DfT. The ad has been put online as part of a BBC News’...

DVLA to look at register

18 February 2006

The Department of Transport has announced a public consultation about the DVLA selling personal details to anyone who claims reasonable cause. The move has been welcomed by the RAC Foundation as it will ask for your views on the organisations that should have access and how their requests will be audited. Currently cowboy clamping firms are on the DVLA’s list of companies to whom they will sell...

Grab an R1 SP

18 February 2006

Grab an R1 SP

If you fancy getting your hands on one of the very limited special edition Yamaha R1 SPs this could be your last chance. Only 50 of 500 machines came to the UK and most sold straight away, but after...