2004

Nice seat unit

Nice seat unit

Is that a one piece tail unit?

A definite double-hander

A definite double-hander

The double-handed grip is a good start for the novice brolly girl

Happy to be here?

Happy to be here?

Now there’s someone enjoying her work….

Haydon slips up in supermoto debut

Haydon slips up in supermoto debut

James Haydon retired injured after crashing in Saturday qualifying for the opening round of the MCN-backed British Supermoto Championship on Sunday. With winds gusting up to 80mph, driving rain and...

Are those pigtails?

Are those pigtails?

Any attempt at putting her hair into pigtails has to be applauded…

Last day to save our trails

Last day to save our trails

As part of our Back Off Biking campaign, we’ve joined forces with the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) to fight proposals by the Government to ban bikers from 6000 miles of the UK’s green lanes.

Win Ducati book signed by MotoGP stars

Win Ducati book signed by MotoGP stars

You can win a Ducati Racing Yearbook, signed by Ducati MotoGP stars Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi. All you have to do is ask the questions you’ve always wanted answers to about the great Italian...

Save on our superbike hotel deals

Save on our superbike hotel deals

You could take a tent with you and camp when you watch British Superbikes, World Superbikes or MotoGP but wouldn’t it be nicer if you were staying in a four star hotel with grandstand seating for the...

Shiny, shiny plastic

Shiny, shiny plastic

Handy, wipe-clean brolly babes are being introduced this season

Lampkin third in world Indoor title fight

Lampkin third in world Indoor title fight

Dougie Lampkin finished third in the 2004 World indoor trials championship – a poor performance by his high standards – after a disappointing fourth place in the final round at Riese, Germany, on...

So that’s how they keep fit…

So that’s how they keep fit…

Ah, so that’s why brolly babes are so thin. The brolly babe hamster training wheels.

A right pair…

A right pair…

What a lovely pair…

Rossi to test F1 Toyota

Rossi to test F1 Toyota

After years of speculation about Valentino Rossi switching to F1 car racing, it seems he may finally get his first ride in one of the 900bhp cars, and MCN has got an exclusive interview. The...

Utilising the three-finger grip…

Utilising the three-finger grip…

There’s a variety of techniques for the wannabe brolly babe. Here we see the three finger technique.

MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show: Sunday timetable

MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show: Sunday timetable

The last day of the MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show is Sunday March 14, 2004. The doors are open from 9am-5pm and tickets on the gate cost £13 for adults, concessions (OAPs) £6 and children up to the age...

Rossi matches previous times in Oz

Rossi matches previous times in Oz

Three weeks after his last Phillip Island tests… and Rossi’s clocking almost exactly the same time as he did back then – but he still reckons he’s making progress. His best of 1:30.80 is a tenth of a...

First look at 2004 BSB line-up

First look at 2004 BSB line-up

All the top teams in the British Superbike championship will be at Donington Park this weekend for the publics first look at the 2004 lineup. The circuit will open up on Sunday, March 14, for an...

Won’t get far like that…

Won’t get far like that…

She won’t get far trying to ride it like that…

Join us at the MCN Scottish Show

Join us at the MCN Scottish Show

James Toseland, a bunch of gorgeous girls and half of the MCN crew all in the same place at the same time? It can only be one thing… No, not a toga party round at James’ place… we’re all at the MCN...

Try to stay awake…

Try to stay awake…

It’s a hard job lounging around on bikes…do try to stay awake…

What are those earrings?

What are those earrings?

Are they miniature sundials? Or maybe small plates for lunch?

Thinking about insurance?

Thinking about insurance?

Like a half-naked young lady would make us take out insurance…What’s the number again?

Haydon to race in supermoto championship

Haydon to race in supermoto championship

The MCN-backed British Supermoto Championship thunders into Kent for round one of this spectacular new series on Saturday and Sunday March 20-21. Superbike star James Haydon has confirmed his entry on...

To ride GPs you must be this tall…

To ride GPs you must be this tall…

The new minimum height requirement caused a lot of problems…

Hizzy exhibition opens March 22

Hizzy exhibition opens March 22

Hizzy – the Steve Hislop commemorative exhibition – opens in his home town next week (Monday March 22). The exhibition will be held in the Drumlanrig Tower Visitor Centre, Towerknowe, Hawick. It has...

MCN Scottish Show: Saturday schedule

MCN Scottish Show: Saturday schedule

The MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show is on at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on Saturday March 13 and Sunday March 14, 2004. Day tickets on the gate cost £13 for adults, concessions (OAPs) £6 and...

MCN Scottish Show draws the crowds

MCN Scottish Show draws the crowds

The MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show proved a hit at the weekend with big name stars, loads of great bike stuff to do, bargains to buy and babes in abundance. We’ll be adding more pictures, of the babes...

Eric Bostrom on pole for Daytona 200

Eric Bostrom on pole for Daytona 200

Eric Bostrom is on pole for Saturday’s Daytona 200 after final qualifying on Thursday. The Ducati 999 rider’s track-record qualifying lap of 1: 46.84 seconds, set on Wednesday, wasn’t bettered during...

Proton V5 to join MotoGP tests

Proton V5 to join MotoGP tests

Proton Team KR will join the big guns for shakedown tests of its V5 at Valencia in Spain this weekend. The March 6-7 tests bring together HRC, Ducati, Suzuki and Kawasaki, too. Valentino Rossi and the...

Bostrom on provisional pole for Daytona

Bostrom on provisional pole for Daytona

Eric Bostrom is on provisional pole for Saturday’s Daytona 200 after setting a track record qualifying lap of 1:46.84 Riding a Ducati 999 on Wednesday, March 3, he averaged 119.58mph on the...

Are you BSB’s happiest camper?

Could you be Britain’s most committed British superbike camper? Do you know the right sites and the best pitches to head for? Have you got a checklist of top tenting tips you won’t leave home without? It’s time to spill the (cooked in their tin) beans. Share your views on camping facilities at British race tracks hosting BSB rounds this year and you could star in a forthcoming MCN feature. email...

Are you meant to be riding that?

Are you meant to be riding that?

We’re not totally convinced this is the HM Plant line-up for 2004. But we can hope…

Hmmmm…..

Hmmmm…..

A caption could only spoil the enjoyment of this picture…

Mladin takes Daytona 200

Mladin takes Daytona 200

Mat Mladin has won the first round of the American superbike championship, taking the honours by more than seven seconds at the end of the 200-mile race at the Daytona International Speeday in...

Nice pole…

Nice pole…

Unfortunately it appears someone has stolen the top of her brolly…

The casual look

The casual look

Here earrings are playing on the two wheeled theme