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What?s on: Dec 7 on

02 December 2005

Wales: December 7 on Our What’s On listing of events is now listed by location. Those listed here are for events in Wales in the week commencing December 7, 2005. Click here to go back to the main index TRIALS SUNDAY December 11 Clive MCC, Llanerfyl, Powys. 01938-810700. BIKE MEETS WEDNESDAY December 7 Y Neuadd biker-friendly guest house, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. 01550-721005. BIKE MEETS Free...

175k+ registered users

02 December 2005

The number of registered users on motorcyclenews.com has soared past the 175,000 mark. Our latest recorded figure is 175,050 (as of December 1, 2005). Around 5000 people are signing up every month. Thanks for helping make this the biggest online motorcycle community in the UK – and beyond! motorcyclenews.com is the PPA Interactive Consumer Magazine of the Year 2005. Have you discovered MCN...

American Chopper's back

02 December 2005

Discovery Channel’s American Chopper series is back on British screens on January 16 with a one-off European special. And motorcyclenews.com has an exclusive preview for you to enjoy. Simply click...

Interview Shakey & JR

01 December 2005

Rizla Suzuki new signing Shane Byrne and triple British Superbike champion John Reynolds will be at the Crescent Christmas sale on December 17, 2005. The 2003 and 2004 champions will be at the...

Bargain budget bikes

01 December 2005

With the official launch of Yamaha’s funky new single, the MT-03, this week we thought we’d offer you so cheaper alternatives from our Bikes for Sale section. Click the links below to check out some...

Clash over Euro licence

01 December 2005

MEPs from across Europe are ready to defy the British Government to force amendments to new bike-threatening Euro proposals. The British Government currently holds the presidency of the EU. Through...

Christmas bike runs

25 November 2005

There’s no better time to support a charity and give a positive spin to motorcycling than the Christmas period. Across the country there are tons of rides taking place to either raise money for...

50th anniversary MCN

25 November 2005

In this week’s MCN – out on Wednesday November 30 – get your free 50 Years of MCN anniversary supplement. We’ll take you through biking’s greatest moments from 1955-2005. PLUS: Police expert fights...

Fat Boy raises £75K

25 November 2005

A Custom Harley-Davidson Fat Boy reached £75,000 at an auction for the Red Cross, despite being worth £20,000. The Screamin’ Eagle bike is just one of 50 in the UK, and was built by Harley’s Custom...

New Husky race bike

25 November 2005

Husqvarna has launched a new limited edition race ready supermoto to capitalise on its success in the supermoto racing scene. The SM450RR has been designed to be race ready as soon as it comes out of...

MT-03 world launch

25 November 2005

MCN road tester Adam Child (Chad) is at the world launch of the new Yamaha MT-03, and he’s sent pictures and his first impressions from the launch, held just outside Barcelona, in Spain.. The MT-03...

Toseland plays MCN party

25 November 2005

Our official 50th anniversary press release MCN has sold 500 million copies and made the news in motorcycling since 1955 The first ever issue of Motor Cycle News was published in Fleet Street on 30th...

Aprilia recalls RSVs

25 November 2005

Aprilia RSV owners are being offered free replacement swingarms after incidents of cracking around the chainguard mounting points. An Aprilia spokesman said just four cases had been reported and that...

Harley safety recall

25 November 2005

Harley Davidson has issued a voluntary safety recall on 2006 Dyna models due to a transmission problem. The problem may lead to a false neutral, with the neutral light illuminated, but the bike...

Site outage: Sunday 1am

25 November 2005

motorcyclenews.com will be unavailable for a short period in the early hours of Sunday morning (Dec 4, 2005). The outage will last between one and three hours starting at 1am (GMT). Normal service will be resumed at 4am at the latest. We apologise for this brief inconvenience. Have you discovered MCN Auctions yet? Click here

Gericke Irish expansion

25 November 2005

Irish motorcyclists will be joined by race stars Michael Rutter and Ryan Farquhar at the opening of a new Hein Gericke store in Newry. Both riders will attend the two-day offical opening on Saturday...

What?s On: Nov 30 on

25 November 2005

South West: November 30 on Our What’s On listing of events is now listed by location. Those listed here are for events in the South West of England in the week commencing November 30, 2005. Click here to go back to the main index RIDEOUTS SATURDAY December 3 Bernado’s Toy Run, Bridgwater, Somerset. 01278-722056. RIDEOUTS SUNDAY December 4 Verwood MCC, Morrisons, Verwood, Dorset. 10am.

Global sales on the rise

25 November 2005

The global bike boom looks set to remain strong with 4.9% annual growth in demand every year until 2009, according to market researchers the Freedonia Group. Congestion charging, traffic jams and...

Deaths up despite gatsos

25 November 2005

Transport minister Stephen Ladyman has admitted in a commons debate that fatal accidents involving excessive speed have increased every year since 1999 despite the increased use of speed cameras. ...

0% off-road Kawasakis

18 November 2005

You can grab a new Kawasaki KX two-stroke or four-stroke KLX110 with one year’s 0 per cent finance, until February 18, 2006. The offer is based on a minimum 10 per cent deposit, which can be cash or...

What's on: Nov 23 on

18 November 2005

Midlands: November 23 on Our What’s On listing of events is now listed by location. Those listed here are for events in the rest of the world in the week commencing November 23, 2005. Click here to go back to the main index BIKE MEETS WEDNESDAY November 23 The Hollybush, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. 01902-341856. BIKE MEETS MONDAY November 28 The Lazt World, Birmingham, West Midlands. 8pm.

58% more now use site

18 November 2005

motorcyclenews.com’s latest figures show a 58% increase in unique users in the last year – and you’re viewing 45% more pages than you did a year ago. We’d like to thank you very much for your continued and growing support. The October 05 figures show page impressions for the month totalled 5,518,844. Unique users rose from 140,952 in October 04 to 222,548 in October 05. User numbers rocketed...

Surfing video highlights

18 November 2005

We’ve taken the hassle out of surfing for video clips for you with this highlights round-up from around the world. Check out the links below. They all take you to external sites. See one of Honda’s...

Ride Europe for UNICEF

18 November 2005

You could join in a 200-bike ride around Europe in summer 06 – including a ride around the Nurburgring – and all in aid of UNICEF. Organisers of ‘Another Way Round’ say their event is in the spirit...

Video: HP2 up Ben Nevis

18 November 2005

BMW says its new HP2 off-roader is the ultimate off-road-road bike so we set it the ultimate challenge to test that claim – we rode it up Ben Nevis. Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK and...

Italjet back with 650s

18 November 2005

Italjet is back with two new Hyosung 650-powered bikes – the Grifon and the Bazooka. The 79bhp twins should be available from Spring 06 with a price tag of under £5000. The Grifon uses a steel...

Celeb gets first ER-6n

18 November 2005

Radio One DJ and keen biker Mary Anne Hobbs is the first person to own a Kawasaki ER-6n in the UK. Hobbs, who has presented World Superbike coverage for British Eurosport and Mary Anne’s Bikes for...

Inside Kawasaki factory

18 November 2005

MCN Editor Marc Potter was allowed unique access to the Kawasaki factory during his recent visit to Japan to test the new ZX-10R (see link, below, right, for more on the test itself). Cameras are not...

The return of Mondial

18 November 2005

Mondial’s latest revival comes in the form of the Mogiba – but you can’t actually buy one just yet. Powered by a 780cc Rotax engine it’s been shown to tempt customers to buy kits – and to test the...

Mad three-wheel concept

18 November 2005

Scandinavian firm Brudeli has launched an intriguing three-wheeled off-roader that they claim combines the benefits of a quad with the agility of a bike. The 625L is based on a KTM supermoto with the...

Be on track for Xmas

18 November 2005

You could spend Christmas and New Year festering in front of the Great Escape… or you could be on a warm Spanish track riding alongside Jeremy McWilliams, Chaz Davies, Leon Haslam and Leon Camier. ...

In MCN - out on Nov 23

18 November 2005

In this week’s MCN, out on November 23… New scam costs you £5m: How gangs staging fake crashes are racking up your insurance costs ZX-10R: World first test Click here for exclusive diary and video...

ZX-10R first test diary

18 November 2005

MCN Editor Marc Potter is back from Japan and you can read his report of his world exclusive first ride of the 2006 Kawasaki ZX-10R in MCN out on November 23. We’ve added a video clip of him summing...

Cops ground their Pans

18 November 2005

Merseyside police have grounded their entire fleet of Honda STX1300 Pan Europeans after an accident in which a PC died, according to the Liverpool Daily Post. The bikes will remain off the road until...

New bike alternatives

18 November 2005

This week’s Milan bike show revealed dozens of exciting new models for 2006. If they’ve whetted your appetite you can satisfy it right now with great used examples of many of the bike’s that have...

06 R1200S sports twin

11 November 2005

These are the first officially-released pictures of BMW’s most powerful road-going twin to date – the all new R1200S. Teaser videos about the 120bhp, 190kg sports bike were released in advance of the...

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