2004
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,...
Reynolds delighted with new GSX-R
28 January 2004
Former British superbike champion John Reynolds says he’s delighted with the changes made to his GSX-R1000 after testing at Almeria in Spain this week. Reynolds, who is the star attraction at the...
BSB stars at MCN London Show
28 January 2004
Former British superbike champion John Reynolds will be at the MCN London Motorcycle Show on Saturday and Sunday, January 31 and February 1. You’ll be able to meet him, get autographs signed, and...
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...
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
And how would we get your number?
28 January 2004
Sometimes the priority switches from taking photographs to getting a dinner date…
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: ”...
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...
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...
The perfect guide to Motegi
21 January 2004
What better way to learn a new circuit, than with your own girl, guide…
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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
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...
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...
Biaggi beats Rossi’s best in first GP test
14 January 2004
Max Biaggi set the fastest time on the first day (January 20) of the first big MotoGP test of the year at Sepang in Malaysia. And he beat World Champion Valentino Rossi’s lap record in the...
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...
Got the horns?
14 January 2004
Ok, we get the horns, but why is she wearing huge flared collars and little else? Not that we mind…
Sheene's team boss dies
14 January 2004
Rex White, the man who managed Barry Sheene’s Heron Suzuki team during his 1976 and 1977 500cc GP wins, has died at home. White was the manager of the official Suzuki GP team throughout the 1970s and 1980s and had been unwell for some time. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed. We will bring you more information as it becomes available. To comment on this story click the link on the right...
No Triumph ValMoto at 2004 TT
14 January 2004
The factory-backed Triumph ValMoto team will not be competing at the 2004 Isle of Man TT, despite a victory in the Junior TT in 2003. That win, by New Zealander Bruce Anstey, was the firm’s first TT...
Toseland and Walker test at Phillip Island
14 January 2004
Both the factory Ducati and Foggy Petronas teams have completed a traumatic three-day test session at Phillip Island, Australia with some good news. James Toseland suffered a major crash on his...
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...
The wonders of Lycra
14 January 2004
Lycra, the stretchy fabric that has contributed so much to motorcycle racing…