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BLADES OF GLORY

When it comes to sportsbike dynasties, it’s fair to say Honda’s Blade is of regal assent. From its introduction back in 1992, right through to its current day form, the CBR has won the hearts of riders the world over. We took aside four of the most iconic Blades, bounced them off the limiter and got a fuller grasp of what made them tick and what made us want one.

CBR 900RR FIREBLADE

It’s 1992. China and Israel have just established diplomatic

2000 HONDA CBR 929RR FIREBLADE

The 90s were great, but for the sake of our timeline-centric

Fire Blade 2004 CBR1000RR

A lot had happened in the space of four years. The

Fire Blade TT 2016 CBR1000SP

Things are starting to get really saucy now. John McGuinness

SHARPENING THE BLADE

How do you take a cutting Fireblade and make it even sharper? Honda’s BSB boys had the answer.

HONDA CBR1000RR SP

I spent a year on one of these. The first day I took

HONDA CBR 1000RR SP2 BSB SUPERSTOCK

There was a time when a ‘stocker’ was relatable to

HONDA CBR1000RR BSB SUPERBIKE

Everyone’s got the chance of winning the lottery, but

TECHNO TUONO APRILIA TUONO V4 1100 FACTORY

Aprilia have gifted their top-of-the-range Tuono some trick electronic suspension, so we trekked over to Trento to test it out.

BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX S22

Bridgestone are putting the ‘sport’ into ‘hypersport’ with their new trackday friendly road tyre.

BEN MCINTOSH’S… KAWASAKI ZX-10

Kawasaki’s ZX-10R has been a popular go-to litre bike for as long as we can remember, so we take a look at one that’s been taken one step further…

You & Yours

To be in with a chance of winning this most tasteful

Chatter

Hi guys! Following on from Cassandra’s appearance in

PROJECT: APRILIA

When we heard Uncle Clive had bought an old RS250 to do up, we couldn’t resist popping round for a butcher’s…

Hooligan

In 2001 Suzuki unleashed their all-new litre sportsbike on to an unsuspecting world. And it was very, very good.

BODY POSITIONING

Getting your body positioned properly won’t give you five seconds per lap, but it will make you safer, smoother, more stylish and ultimately comfier. And a comfy rider is a fast one…

Legal

If you’ve been a naughty biker, you need some decent

Race Riot

THERACING, THEBATTLES, THEEXCUSES.

LONGTERMERS

So the CB1000R Neo Café Racer has been returned to

HOW TO SERVICE YOUR FORKS

If you’re not taking care of your pogos, how do you expect them to be taking care of you? This month, we delve in deep with the darkest art of them all. With the help of our friends down at Black & White Bikes, we see what the best process is for servicing your forks. Take it away, chaps.

KNOW YOUR… BREAK FLUIDS

We caught up with the brains over at Motul to see what the deal is with brake fluid, why you should use the best and how it works to make your bike stop… faster!

BIKESERVICE BRAKE BLEEDER KIT

A tool to aid and speed up the bleeding of your bike’s

BENNETTS BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

IT’S NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES

DORNAMOTOGPWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED

FIM SUPERBIKEWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

ENOUGH FOR THE CROWN?

NEXT MONTH

This is it! The big one. Your chance to see which of

TT: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE

Once a year, the Isle of Man opens its ports to become the greatest motorcycling spectacle on planet earth. But with only two weeks to soak up the insanity, we’ve made a handy guide to making the very best of your pilgrimage…

Tim Neave

Since my last FB column, we’ve had a couple of rounds

Scott Redding

I’ve just got back from visiting Fraser Rogers, who

Gary Johnson

It’s been another busy month of NW200 and TT Prep,

Christian Iddon

Finally, the 2019 BSB season is under way! I know it

Steve Parrish

Wow, we’re almost in summer, aren’t we! Or apparently