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It’s TT time!

Anstey? Dunlop? Hutchinson? Who’s your TT money on?

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“It’s this simple… if you like saving time and money

STUNNING CARBON CREATION REVEALED BY BMW AT LAST!

We just missed the release of BMW’s insane HP4 Race

WIN BIGWITH SPIDI!

To celebrate the launch of Spidi’s brand new UK-based

MCGUINNESS OUT OF THE TT

Just before going to press, Isle Of Man TT legend John

BRANDED MADNESS

Manufacturers know you guys love your bikes, or bike

RULING THE ROADS

By the time you read this it’ll be TT time, so in honour of that awesome event we decided to rope in last year’s fastest TT newcomer and hit the roads on four of 2017’s finest newbs to see which rules the roost on Britain’s B-roads.

TOURED STUPID

Can three ‘sport tourers’ fit the bill for Fast Bikes? Three men, three bikes, three sets of tyres, many road miles and a cheeky track thrash will give us the answer…

TOURED STUPID CONTINUED… TYRE TALK

Just like the bikes, the three tyres we used aren’t cutting edge sports-wise, but also just like the bikes, they’re more than capable of surprising you quite a bit…

TENMINUTES WITH… DEAN HARRISON TELLING IT STRAIGHT

He’s one of the most characterful, honest and talented racers on the TT grid. And he’s probably the only one who’s crashed a Hornet into a Micra…

AVON SPIRIT ST

Avon weigh in with their option for the mid-range sports tyre market – the new Spirit ST – and a trip to Portugal…

THE MAGIC OF MCGUINNESS

Prior to his big crash at the North West 200, TT legend John McGuinness took the time to give Boothy some IOM pointers…

DIY TT RACER

Gary Johnson is taking it upon himself to build his TT Superstock & Superbike, in his house. The madman…

HONDA RS250

Remember Clive’s GP rep’ Suzuki RGV250 that appeared here? Well he’s back again with a very special Honda RS250 racer…

BAHRAIN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP THE BEST RACE SERIES YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

British winters are absolute pants for racing, which is why folk from all over head to Bahrain to race identical Panigale 899s under the glowing warmth of winter sun (and floodlights). We got stuck in and tried a round out…

GRINDING GEARS

Once the preserve of the racing elite, quickshifters are now standard kit on many new road bikes. But do these race-derived gizmos come with a hidden cost?

WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, WE CAN DO BETTER. AGAIN

Honda’s exotic SP-2 set the track on fire, but not the showrooms

BACKACHES ON MOTORCYCLES

Riding any kind of bike for a long stint will promote the aches and pains, but what exactly is going on in your body?

TEN MINUTES WITH… CARLOS TRAVE

Here at Fast Bikes we all know how important the right lubrication is, whether that be for an engine or anything else (get your mind out the gutter). To find out a bit more about the slippery stuff, and to get more of a grasp on how different it is on Grand Prix machines, we caught up with Liqui Moly’s general manager Carlos Trave…

WHEELIE BAD TIMES

How worried should you be if you hook up a wheelie in front of cops?

Chatter

Hi guys, I’m absolutely gutted! I’m having to miss

PROJECT ‘LIKELY FAIL’ PART III

Another month scorches by, which means even less time before Charles ‘Charlie’ Charles will be lining up on the grid to go racing. Getting nervous much, Charlie?

BIT BY BIT

With parts rolling in, the Moto3 project’s beginning to take shape.

BMW S 1000 R

Like most blokes I don’t bother reading instructions

HONDA CBR1000RR SP

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Blitzing along back

KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Conserving the front

APRILIA RSV4 RF

It was eight years ago that I first saw an RSV4 and

TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS

Ihad genuinely only covered about 20 miles when I introduced

KAWASAKI ZX-10RR

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Drinking gravy ooop

KNOW YOUR EXHAUSTS

Once upon a time, an exhaust system just carried away waste gas from an engine. Oh, how things have changed, as our techy expert Neil explains…

ABOUT BLOODY TIME TOO…

ULTIMATE ACCES S TO THE WORLD’S RACE PADDOCKS, RACERS

BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT

Other countries have done it, other federations have been very successful at doing it, we in the UK have even tried it before, but with the introduction this season of the British Talent Team and the British Talent Cup, there is now a real platform for success.

NEXT MONTH

One track, ten of the world’s latest and greatest sportsbikes

Carl Stevens

Alot can happen in a month. We’ve been flat out (literally)

Gary Johnson

It’s TT time! How the hell did that come round so fast?

Chaz Davies

Hello there everyone! We had a really big gap in our

Steve Parrish

Hi guys, I’m going to start this month by letting you