THE ZX-6R IS BACK

Up in smoke

They say smoking’s bad for you, but surely two-stroke

ENJOY A YEAR OF FROM JUST £29.99

No one likes missing out! So to prevent that, why not

DUCATI DIAVEL 1260

If you are a fan of having your arms pulled from their

ALL NEW DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 950

The fabulously fun Hypermotard 950 and 950 SP are both

MIDDLEWEIGHT HONDAS GET HEAVYWEIGHT UPDATES

More middleweight Hondas? It might not be a CBR600RR

MV AGUSTA CELEBRATES ITS SAVIOUR WITH LIMITED EDITION F4 1000

MV AGUSTA CELEBRATES ITS SAVIOUR WITH LIMITED EDITION

YAMAHA TAKE THE R3 TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Yamaha have shown of their new Supersport 300 contender

BMW S 1000 RR FASTER, LIGHTER, SMARTER!

What started as a whisper has finally come to fruition

GEARED UP!

ALL THE LAT EST, COOLEST & TRICKEST PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

Tried Out

THE VERY BEST KIT – USED, ABUSED AND REVIEWED

GET NAKED

With super naked bikes getting better, faster and downright sexier it’s no wonder they sell in the numbers that they do. With eight strong contenders vying for the super naked crown, part one of our mega-test sees the best Europe has to offer put through their paces.

CONCLUSION

The four European bikes, all having very different

’IS A NAKED BIKE THE BIKE FOR ME?’

When is it time to get naked? We sent ardent sportsbike fan Rob out on some big, sexy, modern super-nakeds to find out exactly that…

MASTER THE WET

Nothing can ruin a good day’s play like a downpour of the wet stuff. But while most of us feel averse to riding in the slippery, cold liquid from above, there are plenty of ways to embrace wet weather riding and make life faster and more fun. Here’s our guide…

NAUGHTY NAUGHTIES NINJA

Rich West’s ZX-10R has captured his heart like no other bike has done before. He tells us why…

THE SMARTEST, CHEAPEST, BEST WAYS TO FINANCE A NEW BIKE

Ready to buy a new bike but not sure which kidney to sell? Well we are here to tell that you can put that scalpel and kidney tray away because these days there are loads of really great ways to finance a new (or used) bike purchase…

SUZUKI RGV500R: SMOKING A STROKER

It’s not every day you get the chance to blitz around Cadwell on an ex-GP bike, let alone one that’s won three GPs and smokes more than Pat Butcher.

CLASSIC SUZUKI TRACKDAY

If Carlsberg did old school trackdays, they wouldn’t even come close to this…

TECSTRA MOTO2

Designed and built for the CEV and World Championship racing, workmanship doesn’t come much better than on this stunning Moto2 machine from Tecstra…

Chatter

Hi Fast Bikes, here’s a selection of photos from our

You & Yours

To be in with a chance of winning this most tasteful

OLD-SCHOOL GSX-R COOL

This wonderful generation encapsulates everything that makes a Suzuki GSX-R750 so special.

PROJECT NINJA

There’s a lot to be said for parts bin raiding… and angle grinders.

KNOCKHILL

Knockhill may be small, but it is mighty. Hidden deep in the heart of Scotland, the 1.3 mile rodeo has all the makings for an incredible race track, and now it’s been re-surfaced, it’s better than ever…

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK

When it comes to gobbing off at coppers and claiming your rights, think very carefully of the repercussions.

KNOW YOUR… FUELLING

We caught up with Colin Peabody from Performance Parts to get the lowdown on fuelling modules, what they do and why they benefit you…

LONGTERMERS

Get a fuelling module, they said. It will be fun, they

A NEW ERA OF RACING

ULTIMATE ACCESS TO THE WORLD’S RACE PADDOCKS, RACERS

HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

How hard can it be? A favourite mantra of mine. I suspect it might be a mantra favoured by Marc Marquez too, ever since he first swung a leg over his Yamaha PW50 as a pint sized four-year-old.

FOUR OF A KIND

By the time you read this Qatar will be a distant memory

PIGS DO FLY

Having tasted racing with the Yamaha Past Masters last season on a TZR 250, our ad man Charlie finds another way to scratch his racing itch on a budget of not only cash but time.

NEXT MONTH

Used bikes don’t get much sexier than a ZX-7R or Mille

Tom Neave

We have just had the last round of the British Superstock

Gary Johnson

I’ve been desperate to get some more riding in before

Christian Iddon

Well, that’s the 2018 season over. The least successful

Steve Parrish

It seems as though every month just gets more and more