January

WSB and WSS provisional entry lists revealed

WSB and WSS provisional entry lists revealed

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,...

Michelin launches slick-based rubber for supermotos

Michelin launches slick-based rubber for supermotos

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...

Suzuki star Hopkins breaks both ankles

Suzuki star Hopkins breaks both ankles

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,...

She’ll get a bad back…

She’ll get a bad back…

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

BSB stars at MCN London Show

BSB stars at MCN London Show

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...

Reynolds delighted with new GSX-R

Reynolds delighted with new GSX-R

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...

2004 WSB dates announced

2004 WSB dates announced

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...

Kiyonari impresses in first HM Plant Honda test

Kiyonari impresses in first HM Plant Honda test

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: ”...

All white on the night

All white on the night

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

You're not going out like that

You're not going out like that

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

And how would we get your number?

And how would we get your number?

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

Edwina Scissorhands

Edwina Scissorhands

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

Yamaha Sepang MotoGP test, official release

Yamaha Sepang MotoGP test, official release

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...

Rutter to race Blade in BSB

Rutter to race Blade in BSB

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...

Rossi closes the gap on Biaggi

Rossi closes the gap on Biaggi

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…

Just a little bit closer…

That’s it, just move in together…

The perfect guide to Motegi

The perfect guide to Motegi

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

Biaggi ends test 1.2 secs faster than Rossi

Biaggi ends test 1.2 secs faster than Rossi

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...

Put your questions to WSB boss

Put your questions to WSB boss

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.

You won’t go far, love…

You won’t go far, love…

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

Rossi plays down title hopes

Rossi plays down title hopes

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,...

Bad hair day?

Bad hair day?

The wind always picks up at just the wrong moment

Rossi 1.2 seconds down on Biaggi

Rossi 1.2 seconds down on Biaggi

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...

Water retention?

Water retention?

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

Suzuki riders close to Biaggi's best

Suzuki riders close to Biaggi's best

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...

Rossi rattles rivals in first Yamaha test

Rossi rattles rivals in first Yamaha test

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...

Biaggi dominates Sepang day two

Biaggi dominates Sepang day two

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...

Oh my word…

Oh my word…

She’ll never get her leg over wearing that…

Nakano signs for Kawasaki GP squad

Nakano signs for Kawasaki GP squad

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

Only two days left to end of Dakar

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...

Biaggi beats Rossi’s best in first GP test

Biaggi beats Rossi’s best in first GP test

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...

Got the horns?

Got the horns?

Ok, we get the horns, but why is she wearing huge flared collars and little else? Not that we mind…

The wonders of Lycra

The wonders of Lycra

Lycra, the stretchy fabric that has contributed so much to motorcycle racing…

Toseland and Walker test at Phillip Island

Toseland and Walker test at Phillip Island

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...

Sheene's team boss dies

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...