2004

Michelin launches slick-based rubber for supermotos

28 January 2004

Michelin has launched new sticky slick-based tyres for supermoto racers. The SM tyre has been developed with the help of Riders from the Vertemati, Yamaha and KTM teams. It is not road legal. The...

WSB and WSS provisional entry lists revealed

28 January 2004

James Toseland has a better idea than ever of what he’s up against for the 2004 season in WSB now that the provisional entry list has been revealed. Toseland rides the Fila Ducati 999R this season,...

2004 WSB dates announced

28 January 2004

The 2004 World Superbike calendar has been announced. There will be two British rounds, with Silverstone on June 13 and Brands Hatch on July 25. Plus, there is a Canadian round, which is yet to be...

Suzuki star Hopkins breaks both ankles

28 January 2004

Suzuki MotoGP star John Hopkins has undergone surgery following a crash in a supercross event. American Hopkins fractured both ankles in practice for a ‘cross over’ event at San Diego on Saturday,...

Kiyonari impresses in first HM Plant Honda test

28 January 2004

New British Superbike signings Michael Rutter and Ryuichi Kiyonari made debut tests for HM Plant Honda Racing at Almeria, Spain, this week on 2004 Blades. Team Co-ordinator Simon Buckmaster said: ”...

You're not going out like that

28 January 2004

And where’s the rest of that dress young lady?

All white on the night

28 January 2004

After a day at a motorcycle show, the girls started fighting over who got to sit down

She’ll get a bad back…

28 January 2004

That’s a sure way to get back problems in later life…

And how would we get your number?

28 January 2004

Sometimes the priority switches from taking photographs to getting a dinner date…

The perfect guide to Motegi

21 January 2004

What better way to learn a new circuit, than with your own girl, guide…

Rutter to race Blade in BSB

21 January 2004

Michael Rutter will race the Honda CBR1000RR in British Superbikes this year with BSB rookie and ex-MotoGP rider Ryuichi Kiyonari. As predicted by MCN three months ago, Rutter will be riding the fully...

Edwina Scissorhands

21 January 2004

It’s terrible when you run out of the right nail colour…

Rossi closes the gap on Biaggi

21 January 2004

Valentino Rossi has knocked 0.63 seconds off his best time in his second day of testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. Rossi had his first ride on the Yamaha YZF-M1 on Saturday after winning the...

Just a little bit closer…

21 January 2004

That’s it, just move in together…

Put your questions to WSB boss

21 January 2004

MCN is flying to Rome to meet World Superbike boss Paolo Flammini next week, and we’re offering you the opportunity to put your questions to him. It’s been a time of change for the championship.

Yamaha Sepang MotoGP test, official release

21 January 2004

In gruelling heat Valentino Rossi (Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha Team) was inside his own previous lap record of 2m 03.82 seconds at the 5.548km Sepang track in testing today. He recorded a best time of 2m...

Biaggi dominates Sepang day two

21 January 2004

Max Biaggi continued his domination of preseason testing at Sepang in Malaysia by improving on his first day best by half-a-second. Biaggi had the benefit of using a 17 inch front wheel, compared to...

Bad hair day?

21 January 2004

The wind always picks up at just the wrong moment

Rossi rattles rivals in first Yamaha test

21 January 2004

Defending world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi looks like making it business as usual in this year’s title race, despite his move from the all-conquering Honda to a struggling Yamaha. He completed 59...

Water retention?

21 January 2004

Luckily the camel girls could go for days without another bottle of water

Rossi plays down title hopes

21 January 2004

Valentino Rossi is talking down his chances of clinging on to his world title on the eve of his debut test with Yamaha. The reigning MotoGP champion has seen Max Biaggi beat his lap record at Sepang,...

Rossi 1.2 seconds down on Biaggi

21 January 2004

These are the first pictures of Valentino Rossi as he takes his debut ride on the Yamaha YZF-M1. The 2003 world champion has just finished his first day of testing on the new bike and ended the...

Biaggi ends test 1.2 secs faster than Rossi

21 January 2004

Max Biaggi has continued his dominance of Honda’s pre-season MotoGP testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia by ending the final day with a best lap 1.2 seconds faster than Valentino Rossi’s best...

Suzuki riders close to Biaggi's best

21 January 2004

MotoGP testing in Sepang came to a close on Friday for the Suzuki, Kawasaki and Moriwaki teams, with all the squads claiming a big improvement over last year’s machines. Suzuki riders John Hopkins and...

You won’t go far, love…

21 January 2004

You won’t get far. A: It’s a monkey bike and B: It’s got a paddock stand on it.

Nakano signs for Kawasaki GP squad

14 January 2004

Former Yamaha GP and 250cc star Shinya Nakano has signed to ride for the Kawasaki MotoGP squad in 2004, alongside Alex Hofmann. The 26-year-old Japanese rider rode for the D’Antin Yamaha squad in...

Only two days left to end of Dakar

14 January 2004

There’s just two days left of the 2004 Dakar Rally, which finishes on Sunday. Today, Friday January 16, the competitors face the last really tough stage, from Tidjika to Nouakchott, the capital of...

Roma wins first Dakar

14 January 2004

Spaniard Joan ‘Nani’ Roma won the 26th Paris-Dakar rally yesterday (January 18) on a KTM LC4 taking the top spot by just 12 minutes over last year’s winner Richard Sainct, also on a KTM LC4. The final...

14 January 2004