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Italy challenge begins

01 August 2005

Italy challenge begins

Three MCN staffers are on their way from the office in Peterborough to Lake Garda in Italy on Italian bikes they have sourced for less than £1000. Catch up on their last-minute preparations through...

What?s on: August 3 on

01 August 2005

We’ve changed our What’s On listings to 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. Midlands North Scotland South East England South West England Wales

Night of the new Bonnies

01 August 2005

Night of the new Bonnies

New Triumph Bonneville and Thruxton owners are being called together at the Star and Garter pub in Warwick Street, Leamington Spa for their first ‘Bonnie Night’ on Wdnesday August 10. Organisers...

Support fastest TT girl

01 August 2005

Support fastest TT girl

Maria Costello will be at a fundraising event on August 11, 2005 to raise cash for her efforts to improve on her Guinness World Record lap of the TT circuit at the Manx Grand Prix. The event takes...

Iran's bike firms boom

01 August 2005

Just when you’d got used to the booming bike industries of India and China… here comes Iran. Exports of bike from Iran are expected to be worth two million US dollars by March next year – according to Iran Daily. There are 100 bike factories in the country – and only 15 per cent are currently building bikes. Afghanistan is the key market with half of the exported bikes going there. And...

Win prizes with your pics

01 August 2005

Win prizes with your pics

Had your pic taken with a copy of MCN? Your unusual/entertaining/funny ones could win you a great prize. The best will be passed on for possible publication in our weekly paper – the very best will...

Honda India row calmed

01 August 2005

The industrial dispute which brought production to a halt at a Honda plant in India has been calmed with the signing of an agreement between workers and managers, on Friday, August 1. The protest at Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Limited at Manesar in India’s Gurgaon district was over wages, an attempt to reinstate suspended staff and compensation for a dead worker. Last Monday protestors...

BSB hospitality offer

01 August 2005

BSB hospitality offer

Fancy enjoying some special service at the Silverstone round of the British Superbike championship on Sunday, August 21? You could enjoy the day from the Passport 2 Sport Hospitality Suite in the...

MCN's founder dies

01 August 2005

MCN's founder dies

Cyril Quantrill, the man who founded MCN, has died in our 50th anniversary year. He died peacefully at 12.30pm on Friday, July 29. He was 89. His funeral will be held at Eastbourne Crematorium at...

Council bills dead rider

01 August 2005

Unthinking officials sent a bill to a dad who died after being knocked off his bike – for the damage his crash caused to a bollard and road barrier. Reports in Manchester’s Metro News say Stephen Leeming, 36, died on this way to work last July after a novice driver crashed into him. Three letters requesting more than £300 for the damage have since arrived at the home he shared with his young...

Dirt Bike Show details

29 July 2005

Dirt Bike Show details

Tickets for the 2005 Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh go on sale this month with a new VIP ticket allowing you to access the event a day earlier. New features for the event include a ‘virtual paddock’...

Grab a bargain CBR

29 July 2005

Grab a bargain CBR

Triumph has had a hit with its new Sprint ST re-igniting demand for sports tourers and keeping new prices high. But it doesn’t mean you can’t bag a bargain sports tourer. Take a bow Honda’s CBR1000,...

Evel has to ride alone

29 July 2005

Evel has to ride alone

Evel Knievel is so ill even his wife Krystal is refusing to ride pillion with him at Friday’s (July 29) fourth annual Even Knievel Day in Butte, US. Reports in the US say he’s preparing to ride with...

Italy on £1k Italian bikes

29 July 2005

Italy on £1k Italian bikes

We’re off to Italy on Monday – on Italian bikes – in an under-a-grand challenge. Wish us luck. You’ll be able to follow the progress of this shoe-string challenge to Lake Garda as it happens with...

Cameras target riders

22 July 2005

Cameras target riders

Cops will use mobile cameras in seven new sites across Derbyshire every Sunday until the end of September – including this Sunday, the day of the British MotoGP at Donington Park. They say they are...

2006 Harleys revealed

22 July 2005

2006 Harleys revealed

Harley has revealed its 2006 model line up with a new version of the V-Rod and updates for the Dyna range. The VRSCD Night Rod includes a ‘black denim’ paint option, blacked-out controls, mirrors and...

Babes join spills battle

22 July 2005

Babes join spills battle

The Bennetts babes have come over all Kill Bill in an effort to get the Kill Spills anti-diesel-spill message to a wider audience. The BMF-sponsored ‘KillSpills’ campaign is intended to raise...

Bag a reward for diaries

22 July 2005

Bag a reward for diaries

Keep a diary of your day-to-day life and you could earn yourself an MCN goody bag stuffed with a limited-edition T-shirt, stickers, magazines, pens, side stand pucks and more. You don’t have to be an...

Win with Lucky Numbers

22 July 2005

Win with Lucky Numbers

You can still win one of our fantastic Lucky Numbers prizes. Any unclaimed prizes are now being put into a free prize draw in September. Send in your lucky number with your name, address, phone number...

Call for safer barriers

22 July 2005

The Motorcycle Action Group has launched a campaign to make crash barriers safer for riders on Britain’s roads. MAG’s Director Of Public Affairs Trevor Baird said, “Of all road furniture crash barriers pose the greatest threat to motorcyclists, and we need to make planners aware of this.” Crash barriers are not currently designed or tested with bikes. And sliding into the supporting posts of...

It never goes to plan: II

22 July 2005

It never goes to plan: II

Bike: GSX-R600 K1 Name: Adam (Chad) Child, MCN Road Tester For those of you who didn’t get part one, its a simple idea turn a crashed bike into a race bike on a limited budget. How hard can it be? ...

Choose your own engine

22 July 2005

Choose your own engine

MZ has launched a special edition version of its odd-looking 1000SF naked bike and you get to choose what engine is used. Only 25 of the Red bikes will be made and each one will come with a matt red...

Hairy bikers back on BBC

22 July 2005

Hairy bikers back on BBC

Bikes are coming to BBC 2 again this autumn with the second series of the Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook. The two bearded biker chefs have already been seen cruising round Portugal on their Triumphs trying...

What's on: July 27 on

22 July 2005

We’ve changed our What’s On listings to 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 East of England Ireland North Scotland South East England South West England Wales

New bid for safer roads

22 July 2005

New bid for safer roads

Bike safety is improving faster than any other category of private transport with casualties down 10% in 2004 – and deaths among motorcyclists down 16%. But the bike industry isn’t resting on its...

Riots close Honda plant

22 July 2005

A Honda bike and scooter factory had to be closed down by police in India on Wednesday (July 27) amid tensions between workers and bosses. The close down followed a day of rioting between workers and local police. Police moved in after the first shift at the factory and closed production for the remainder of the day. They also set up road blocks across Gurgaon and Manesar on Thursday in an...

Video: Tourer thrashed

22 July 2005

Video: Tourer thrashed

MCN road tester Adam Child recently rode his long-term test BMW R1200RT to Magny Cours and he just couldn’t resist taking ‘Bertha’ out for a spin on the track. Click the links below to see the five...

Sanders sets new record

22 July 2005

Sanders sets new record

Nick Sanders is home after beating his own round-the-world speed record. Riding a Yamaha R1, the 47-year-old bagged the record on Saturday, but spent the night in London before calling supporters on...

06 Buells go on show

22 July 2005

06 Buells go on show

Buell has launched its own entry into the ‘Adventure Sports’ market with the XB12X Ulysses – as predicted by MCN in our July 20 issue. The £8195 twin gets long-travel suspension, a longer wheelbase,...

Dykes want trademark

22 July 2005

Lesbian motorcycle club ‘Dykes on Bikes’ is trying to trademark its name – with the backing of city officials in San Francisco, US. The local council is expected to pass an agreement to support the effort this week. Dykes On Bikes has led Gay Pride parades in the city for the last 30 years. They argue that since TV show ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has been able to claim a trademark in the...

Classics join copter run

22 July 2005

Classics join copter run

Classic bike owners are invitedto exhibit their bikes at the Harwich end of the 2005 Essex Air Ambulance Dunton to Harwich Motorcycle Run on Sunday September 4. Jane Lambert of Essex Air Ambulance,...

New look for new MCN

22 July 2005

New look for new MCN

This week’s issue of MCN (out on Wednesday, July 27, 2005) is the first with a fresh new look and a whole new lay-out. Download the video you’ll find at the end of this story to see it for yourself. ...

Egg run in jeopardy

22 July 2005

Egg run in jeopardy

One of the UK’s biggest annual charity bike runs looks set to be strangled by red tape. Egg Run organisers claim they will need to raise £40,000 to meet police and council safety demands – leaving...

Time's up for SMIDSYs

15 July 2005

Time's up for SMIDSYs

A website and road sign campaign has been launched to banish the driver’s favourite excuse: “Sorry mate, I didn’t see you.” Smidsy.co.uk has been set up by South Gloucestershire council. The address...

In MCN: July 20 issue

15 July 2005

In MCN: July 20 issue

Get this week’s MCN to put yourself in pole position for this weekend’s Donington British MotoGP. This issue – out on Wednesday July 20 – comes with a FREE British GP Guide complete with the tech...

What's on: July 20 on

15 July 2005

What's on: July 20 on

We’ve changed our What’s On listings to 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...