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Rossi to test F1 Toyota

10 March 2004

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…

10 March 2004

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

10 March 2004

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

10 March 2004

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

10 March 2004

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…

10 March 2004

Won’t get far like that…

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

Join us at the MCN Scottish Show

10 March 2004

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…

10 March 2004

Try to stay awake…

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

What are those earrings?

10 March 2004

What are those earrings?

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

Thinking about insurance?

10 March 2004

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

10 March 2004

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…

10 March 2004

To ride GPs you must be this tall…

The new minimum height requirement caused a lot of problems…

Hizzy exhibition opens March 22

10 March 2004

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

10 March 2004

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

10 March 2004

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

03 March 2004

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

03 March 2004

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

03 March 2004

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?

03 March 2004

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?

03 March 2004

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…..

03 March 2004

Hmmmm…..

A caption could only spoil the enjoyment of this picture…

Mladin takes Daytona 200

03 March 2004

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…

03 March 2004

Nice pole…

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

The casual look

03 March 2004

The casual look

Here earrings are playing on the two wheeled theme

Focus…

03 March 2004

Focus…

Her previous career guarding Buckingham Palace had taught her to stay focused and motionless…

Reynolds outguns MotoGP stars at Valencia

03 March 2004

Reynolds outguns MotoGP stars at Valencia

John Reynolds lapped faster than two MotoGP riders when testing at Valencia over the weekend. And he was just a second a lap slower on the Suzuki GSX-R1000 British superbike than Gregorio Lavilla was...

Size isn’t everything to her…

03 March 2004

Size isn’t everything to her…

She’s obviously not interested in size….

Kagayama looks strong in Spanish test

03 March 2004

Kagayama looks strong in Spanish test

Rizla Suzuki British superbike rider Yukio Kagayama lapped just a second slower than fastest man John Reynolds during pre-season testing at Valencia on Tuesday.Kagayama, completed 52 laps on his...

Hayden quickest at Valencia tests

03 March 2004

Hayden quickest at Valencia tests

Honda’s Nicky Hayden was fastest at the MotoGP tests in Valencia over the weekend. The test brought together Honda, Ducati, Suzuki, Aprilia and Proton with Kurtis Roberts getting his first ride on the...

Weather limits Rossi’s progress in Oz

03 March 2004

Weather limits Rossi’s progress in Oz

Damp conditions have limited world champion Valentino Rossi’s test progress at Phillip Island, Australia. He was only able to get in 14 laps on a drying track in an afternoon bright spell. But he did...

The first brolly babe signs of Spring

01 March 2004

The first brolly babe signs of Spring

When everything looks fresh and green it must mean that Spring is on the way

Tyre firm offers nationwide off-road network

01 March 2004

Tyre firm offers nationwide off-road network

One of the UK’s biggest tyre service companies has opened a specialist network to supply off road riders. The firm claims riders will get professional advice through its Motorcycle Sales Team to help...

British Superbike 2004 dates

01 March 2004

28 March, Silverstone, Northamptonshire; 12 April, Brands Hatch Indy, Kent; 25 April, Snetterton, Norfolk; 3 May, Oulton Park, Cheshire; 23 May, Mondello Park, N Ireland; 6 June Thruxton, Hampshire; 20 June, Brands Hatch, Kent; 4 July, Knockhill; 18 July Mallory Park, Leics; 15 August, Croft, North Yorkshire; 30 August, Cadwell Park Park, Lincs; 12 September, Oulton Park, Cheshire; 19 September,...

Rockingham BSB moves to Croft

01 March 2004

Rockingham BSB moves to Croft

The Rockingham round of the 2004 British Superbike championship on July 18 has been moved to the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire. The move has come after negotiations between the two circuits to...

Get orf my bike!

01 March 2004

Get orf my bike!

Ladies, do you think my bike is some kind of rest area?

A classic portrait

25 February 2004

A classic portrait

With pictures like this, the National gallery could definitely boost its attendances…