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R1 named superbike of the year

03 March 2004

MCN names Yamaha’s 2004 R1 our superbike of the year in Wednesday’s issue because it’s stable, exciting and fast. In our March 3 issue you’ll see the R1 pitched against all its key competitors:...

Find more bikes and find them faster

03 March 2004

From now on it’s easier and faster to find more bikes for sale over a wider area than ever before on motorcyclenews.com. We’ve extended the distance our QuickSearch covers from 50 miles from your home...

WSB and MotoGP stars head-to-head

03 March 2004

WSB star Leon Haslam will go head-to-head with Aprilia MotoGP racer Jeremy McWilliams in our Superbike 3 Challenge at the MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show this weekend. The competition pits them against...

Ride To Work Day date change

01 March 2004

The Motorcycle Industry Association has switched the date of its annual Ride To Work day from July 21, to July 28. The event is aimed at promoting the advantages of two wheels over four on the daily...

First ride: Ducati 749R

01 March 2004

The official launch of the Ducati 749R has taken place in Valencia, Spain and MCN’s Alex Hearn was there to get the first ride. Despite the torrential rain Hearn fell in love with the bike instantly:...

Meet WSB leader Toseland at Scottish Show

01 March 2004

The man leading the WSB title table after the weekend’s opening two races will be joining the crowds at the MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show later this month. Factory Ducati WSB rider James Toseland took...

Premiums set to double in inner cities

01 March 2004

If you live in a city and own a bike of over 500c your insurance premium could be about to double. H&R Insurance, which insures just over 15 per cent of the 500cc-plus market, says thieves are to...

motorcyclenews.com is No1 (official)

25 February 2004

motorcyclenews.com has been ranked the No1 most visited motorcycle site in the UK by international web-watchers Hitwise. Hitwise keeps tabs on more than 450,000 websites worldwide and hands out its...

World’s first 2004 superbike shootout

25 February 2004

MCN’s road test crew is back from the test you’ve all been waiting – the 2004 superbike shootout. We’ve been riding the ZX-10R, R1, Fireblade and GSX-R1000 across hundreds of miles of roads in France...

Honda launches cut-price cover

25 February 2004

Honda is claiming it can cut the cost of your insurance after launching its own insurance company. Honda Insurance goes live this morning (Monday, February 23) and is available to all owners of Honda...

Benelli TNT could be a blast

25 February 2004

This first picture of Benelli’s Tornado-based TNT naked bike reveals a bored-out beast making 135bhp, weighing under 200kg and priced at a less-than-exotic £8650. There are more pictures and full...

MCN offline late Friday night

25 February 2004

We’re taking the site down to perform essential maintenance on Friday, February 27 from 8.30pm. The site will be down for a maximum of 12 hours, so expect everything to be back to normal for 8.30am on Saturday, February 28 – all set for this weekend’s WSB action.

Honda sorry as insurance customers queue

25 February 2004

Since we announced the launch of Honda Insurance on Monday, the firm has been struggling to cope with interest. A spokesman said: ” The initial response to Honda Insurance has been staggering, with...

Fastest, longest, biggest biking record breakers

18 February 2004

Which bike can cover a standing quarter in 5.89 seconds? Which weighs just 1.1kg? Which has the biggest capacity in production? Our record breakers feature in this week’s MCN is a veritable Top Trumps...

GSX-R750: Our first impressions

18 February 2004

Suzuki’s GSX-R750 could be the perfect sports compromise – it handles as sweetly as the firm’s 600 yet offers huge bhp for performance that won’t see it lagging too far behind a GSX-R1000 on the...

2004 Babe Squad debut at Scottish Show

18 February 2004

The first official outing for the new MCN Babe Squad is just weeks away. Our ten new honeys will be appearing at the two-day MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show on March 13-14. As well as gorgeous girls, the show also features the Bridgestone Action Zone, an MCN stage with a full range of activities, the Carole Nash Classics Pavillion, a host of celebrities and brilliant bikes galore. And you’ll have the...

Congestion charging – the untold story

18 February 2004

A year after the congestion charge came in for central London one story you won’t have heard is how much safer it has made the streets for motorcycles. Despite a 20 per cent increase in bike traffic...

Tell us about your AGV Ti-Tech?

18 February 2004

We’re looking for owners of the AGV Ti-Tech to tell us how they rate their lids. So if you own an AGV Ti-Tech, email Dan.Caspersz@emap.com with a short 50 word review of it, your name and full contact...

£1000 off your next bike

18 February 2004

Those visiting the MCN London Motorcycle Show had the opportunity to win £1000 off the price of their next bike in a motorcyclenews.com competition. And now we have a winner… And she is Mrs Karen...

Crunch time for the 04 superbikes

18 February 2004

We’re heading to the south of France this weekend for the test the motorcycling world is waiting for… the world’s first group test of the new R1 versus the 04 Fireblade, ZX-10R and latest...

Have you spotted a diesel spill today?

18 February 2004

If you have spotted a diesel spill on the road today, Thursday February 19, or know of a regular diesel problem, then we’d like you to tell us about it. Whether it’s a roundabout, junction, or outside...

Sharpen your riding this Spring

18 February 2004

Coming into the Spring feeling your riding’s a little rusty? The assessment ride-outs being organised as part of National Motorcycle Safety Week could be just the thing to sharpen you up. National...

Make your GSX-R750 the star

11 February 2004

As part of our coverage of the 2004 Suzuki GSX-R750 launch, we’re featuring the previous incarnation of the bike in MCN, February 25, 2004. If you’re got a UK-spec bike in as mint and standard...

Ride the latest 125 sports bikes with MCN

11 February 2004

If you own a Honda NS125/NSR125, Yamaha TZR125 or a Suzuki RG125, then you could be taking part in an MCN group test on Thursday, February 19. We’re looking for the owner of one of the ‘old school’...

Carole Nash buy out AA bike insurance

11 February 2004

If you are insured with the AA, you will be with Carole Nash instead from March. The AA has sold its bike business of 17,000 riders to the specialist bike broker. The purchase boosts Carole Nash’s...

Akrapovic launches ZX-10R range

11 February 2004

If 150+bhp isn’t enough for you, Akrapovic has launched a range of new systems for the 2004 Kawasaki ZX-10R, which offer increases of up to 11.2Bhp over the stock figure. You can choose between the...

First ride: '04 Yamaha R1

11 February 2004

Yamaha has launched the 2004 YZF-R1 in Australia and MCN road tester Michael Neeves was there to get the first ride. But while riding the bike in the perfect Australian weather is one thing, we wanted...

Devil launches ’04 R1 exhausts

11 February 2004

Exhaust firm devil has just released its Magnum underseat exhaust for the new 2004 Yamaha R1. The Magnum is the latest design from the firm, with a slimline 95mm shape and large oval tailpipe. It’s...

Have you won our £20k Garage competition?

11 February 2004

Hundreds of people have entered our MCN Fantasy Garage competition to win a Hein Gericke HGR Racing one-piece suit, and it’s taken our judges until now to sift through all of the entries. You were...

Inform on diesel spillages

11 February 2004

If you regularly encounter a patch of road which always seems to be covered in diesel, then we’d like to know about it. Whether it’s a roundabout or junction that seems to always resemble an ice rink,...

Ridiculously fast made ridiculously easy

04 February 2004

THE new Honda CBR1000RR has been developed by the same team that was behind the unstoppable GP-winning RC211V. And boy does it show. After the first track session at the new Blade’s world launch in...

Blade tops world first group test

04 February 2004

MCN’s world’s first group test of three of the most exciting bikes of all time has a clear winner – Honda’s new CBR1000RR FireBlade has taken the crown as king of the latest litre-class...

Rossi: Biaggi must win MotoGP title

04 February 2004

Defending world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi is tipping bitter rival Max Biaggi for the title this year. The London-based rider speaks out in a world exclusive interview in the Wednesday, February...

Celebs back biking

04 February 2004

Celebrities from the hit TV shows I’m a Celebrity… and Pop Idol have come out in favour of motorcycling. Former-jungle inhabitant Lord Brocket revealed he wouldn’t dream of travelling around central...

Put KTM boss on the spot

04 February 2004

We’re putting KTM UK’s boss Kevin Burk under the spotlight to answer YOUR questions. The interview is part of a new series in MCN, which puts your questions directly to the people at the top. If you...

Cheaper insurance for convicted bikers

04 February 2004

Insurance firm Quoteline Direct is offering a new service to give low quotes to bikers with minor motoring convictions, those who have had accidents, and those under 25. Quotelines Graham Higgins...

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