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Live webchat with Paul Denning, Suzuki team boss. Full transcript added

09 December 2001

Live webchat with Paul Denning, Suzuki team boss. Full transcript added

British superbike Suzuki team boss Paul Denning answered dozens of your questions in a 40-minute live web chat on this site on Thursday. He revealed how Karl Harris had lapped faster in days one and...

Harada secures 500 ride

09 December 2001

Harada secures 500 ride

Tetsuya Harada has finally secured his deal to ride a 500 in the 2002 world championship. The 31-year-old former world 250 champion will be run by Shell Advance team boss Jeff Hardwick but not under...

Hodgson and Toseland on Radio One

09 December 2001

Hodgson and Toseland on Radio One

Neil Hodgson is looking forward to renewing his rivalry with Chris Walker in World Superbikes next season. Speaking on a Radio One interview on Monday night, Hodgson added: ” but this time I hope...

Rose tinted glasses

09 December 2001

Rose tinted glasses

You’ll feel in the pink when these girls look your way

Snetterton date switches to avoid TT clash

09 December 2001

Snetterton date switches to avoid TT clash

British superbike bosses have bowed to pressure from fans, riders and teams and switched the date of the Snetterton round to June 3 to avoid a clash with the Isle of Man Formula One TT. BSB boss Jos...

Laconi lands Aprilia GP four-stroke ride

09 December 2001

Laconi lands Aprilia GP four-stroke ride

Regis Laconi will ride the gorgeous Aprilia four-stroke GP bike in next season’s world championship. It seems his one-off victory in last year’s final WSB round did him a truck load of favours. He may...

Capirossi’s first test scheduled

09 December 2001

Capirossi’s first test scheduled

Loris Capirossi’s works Honda 500 team have confirmed five pre-season tests for the Italian despite rumours that he is poised to make a surprise switch to Aprilia’s four-stroke effort. Capirossi, who...

Four Brits secure 2002 GP rides

02 December 2001

Four Brits secure 2002 GP rides

JUST when it was looking like there might be no British riders in GP racing next season, FOUR riders from the UK have secured rides – all within a few days each other. Jeremy McWilliams will ride for...

Shakey Byrne gets top-flight Ducati ride

02 December 2001

Shakey Byrne gets top-flight Ducati ride

BSB privateer champion Shane Byrne has signed for the fledgling Renegade Ducati team, where he is likely to be partnered by Steve Plater on top-spec 998s. Byrne said: ” I see this as an ideal...

Specs appeal

02 December 2001

Specs appeal

Men don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses… here’s the exception to prove the role.

No factory Kawasakis in 2002 BSB

02 December 2001

No factory Kawasakis in 2002 BSB

KAWASAKI UK will not run a factory team in BSB next season. The company says there is little commercial value in running their aging ZX-7RR against the new 1000cc four-cylinder machines and will...

Foggy quits Ducati – but where next?

02 December 2001

Foggy quits Ducati – but where next?

Carl Fogarty is remaining tight-lipped about his future after speaking about his decision to end his long-standing relationship with Ducati today. He did however admit that his next move will be “the...

Bayliss’ big race shakedown – in the wife’s runabout

02 December 2001

Bayliss’ big race shakedown – in the wife’s runabout

WORLD SUPERBIKE king Troy Bayliss has been getting in some last minute practice for a four-wheeled fun race with fellow motorsport champs… using his wife’s estate car. Bayliss, who has never been near...

Aprilia’s stunning GP four-stroke triple goes public

02 December 2001

Aprilia’s stunning GP four-stroke triple goes public

PICK your jaws off the floor – Aprilia’s gorgeous new four-stroke GP bike uses a British-developed 990cc, 220bhp inline triple with pneumatic valves. And something not too dissimilar could be in YOUR...

The audition

02 December 2001

The audition

Okay girls… I want you to give me ” joy ” !

Hello, can we help?

02 December 2001

Hello, can we help?

Meet the MCN reception team.

Reynolds fastest on GSX-R1000 in BSB tests

02 December 2001

Reynolds fastest on GSX-R1000 in BSB tests

JOHN REYNOLDS proved that he won’t be giving up the British number one plates that he controversially won last year without a fight after setting the fastest time during the first major test of the...

WSB signings latest: Haga, Emmett and Chili line up

02 December 2001

WSB signings latest: Haga, Emmett and Chili line up

THE tantalising prospect of Noriyuki Haga sliding his way around the World Superbike series on an Aprilia will become a reality after the Japanese rider signed for the Italian factory. Haga has been...

I don’t care who you are…

02 December 2001

I don’t care who you are…

I’m not giving you my phone number

2002 MX season – who, what, where and when

02 December 2001

2002 MX season – who, what, where and when

THE 2002 British motocross championship will be fought over eight rounds, starting on March 10 at Canada Heights, near Swanley. Maxxis Tyres has secured title sponsorship of the series for the next...

Latest WSB test news: Walker, Edwards, Sauber

02 December 2001

Latest WSB test news: Walker, Edwards, Sauber

CHRIS WALKER is now eight days into a hectic World Superbike testing schedule in preparation for his return to world championship racing. In contrast, Neil Hodgson has not even seen his new Ducati...

Exclusive: First pictures of Katoh on the NSR500

02 December 2001

New world 250 champion Daijiro Katoh hasn’t had much time to dwell on his record-breaking 2001 season as he was back on track testing a works Honda NSR500 for the first time today. Katoh, who beat Mike Hailwood’s long-standing 250 record with 11 wins last season, got his pre-season campaign underway with the first of a two-day shakedown test at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Japan. The Telefonica...

Castrol Honda UK to campaign World Supersports

02 December 2001

Castrol Honda UK to campaign World Supersports

HONDA BRITAIN has confirmed that it is entering John McGuinness and Karl Muggeridge in the 2002 World Supersport championship. The switch is a dream come true for two-times TT winner McGuinness. The...

2002 KX125 key features and changes

02 December 2001

Engine: Reshaped combustion chamber for increased compression; Reshaped exhaust and scavenging ports, and revised exhaust timing for better power at high rpm; Piston tin-plated and " machine-streaked " to prevent scarring, especially during running in; New, lighter crankshaft for quicker engine response; Revised ignition timing for more power at mid to high rpm; Optional flywheel weight for more...

Make up your own

02 December 2001

Make up your own

Ladies holding helmets. Make your own jokes up.

2002 Kawasaki KX125 and 250 tested

02 December 2001

2002 Kawasaki KX125 and 250 tested

IN recent years Kawasaki’s machinery and Ricky Carmichael’s brilliance have produced some inspiring results in the blue riband US motocross and supercrosss series. RC won three straight AMA 125...

If only all Hondas came as well upholstered

02 December 2001

If only all Hondas came as well upholstered

One VFR with all the right equipment…

The paper ball challenge

02 December 2001

The paper ball challenge

The ladies were convinced their rivals in the inter-stand NEC Show paperball fight couldn’t hit a cow’s butt with a banjo.

2002 KX250 Key features and changes

02 December 2001

Engine: Reshaped porting for more power throughout the rev range and better over-rev power; New two-piece power valve with increased valve width, and new spring and lever shape for better sealing and increased mid-range power; Piston skirt lengthened for better exhaust-port sealing; Connecting rod redesigned to allow more oil into the big-end bearing for improved durability and with smoother...

Full transcript of webchat with Suzuki GP boss

02 December 2001

Full transcript of webchat with Suzuki GP boss

Suzuki GP boss Garry Taylor took the time to join us for a live webchat on Thursday November 29. In it, he revealed that he only applied for the job thinking it was a Formula One team, that he thinks...

Getting to grips

01 December 2001

Getting to grips

These ladies guarantee a gripping encounter.

Crockford sticks with Suzuki superstock for 2002

25 November 2001

Crockford sticks with Suzuki superstock for 2002

JOHN CROCKFORD will continue to lead Suzuki’s superstock challenge after signing up with the Roundstone squad for 2002. The Southampton-based rider, third in last year’s series, had hoped to return to...

Looks like we’re in trouble

25 November 2001

Looks like we’re in trouble

What time do you call this then?

Team work

25 November 2001

Team work

Suzuki’s lovelies… and we don’t mean the GSX-R range

Here’s some we made earlier

25 November 2001

Here’s some we made earlier

It’s amazing what you can do with some old fishnets

Take a shine to her

25 November 2001

Take a shine to her

A can of Mr Sheen and a duster could keep you happy for hours