Used, Not Abused

I love used bike tests. Once you hit upon a

MV AGUSTA SEES THE LIGHT?

As we go to press, we await news on the

CIRCUIT BREAKER

The saga over the Circuit of Wales continues – for

RIGHT MOVE?

The best seat in the TT’s house is up for

HELLO JOHN GOT A PROMOTER?

The TT will have a new promoter next year in

ROCK RACE RIDE

There’s an event on this May (21-22nd) at Santa Pod

ARE YOU BRIDGESTONE EXPERIENCED?

Bridgestone has recently become the main sponsor of the Mick

TREE HUGGER VS RIP SNORTER

■ Victory will provide some sort of answer as to

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

■ Wolf is back! In th the clothing brand never

HEADS UP!

■ Yamaha has teamed up with Samsung to stick what’s

LOAD UP FOR THE CANNONBALL

■ If you read about Rootsy’s exploits on the 2015

MONZA BITES THE BULLET

■ Though this news hit us on April Fool’s Day,

A DOG’S LIFE

■ We normally dismiss this sort of attempt to attract

GROWNG OLD DISGRACEFULLY

This is the moment when Plymouthbased nutter/Granddad, Mike Grainger, who

MOTO GUZZI NORGE 1200GT 8V

I suspect there won't be that many takers for the

TOP SPEC LIDS

If life was fair, everyone would be able to afford

MAPPING SUCCESS

The brash new fluorescent yellow paint job is what first

A TRAIL OF ENDURANCE

Bloody ’ell, that’s a big old bugger’ I mumbled worriedly

TRIPLE RED...

I have to admit that I got a little confused

DUNLOP’S REIGN

“That was the most miserable time I’ve ever spent on

LEGENDS ON THE CHEAP...

From the out side looking in, motorcycle journalism has often

THE GREATEST ROADS IN BRITAIN

What makes a great road? We had a think about

COP THAT!

I’d always had this preconceived notion that I could outrun

SERT-AIN SUCCESS

Half a day in a car, one flight and nine

2016: OPERATION FAST

Looking to up his pace, Rootsy downsizes to a pitbike

TEN MINUTES WITH... JENNY TINMOUTH

He's got AJS and Matchless machines, and when we were

BMW S 1000 RR

I absolutely love this thing. I’m normally one of those

BIG BORE GALORE

Kawasaki has never been a company that likes to play

Market Place

Sometimes a bike comes along that makes no sense whatsoever,

EXIT STRATEGY

A rider can ride any line he or she can

SUN’S OUT, GUNS OUT

Apart from being the most frequent crash months, springtime is

ANYTHING TO DECLARE?

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

RACE SPEC

As the last few Race Specs have been pretty exotic

Chatter

I was lucky enough to combine a work trip to

Travel&Tracks

It’s going to take two ferries to get there (one

ROOTSY KAWASAKI ZX-10R

Protection is a good thing. Given the investment we all

MV AGUSTA F3 800

I completely forgot to mention something last issue after saying

KTM SUPER DUKE 1290 R SPECIAL EDITION

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Making the chain look

SUZUKI GSX-S1000F

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Always ‘about’ to go

Pit Pass

While we'll admit to always having an extra bit of

RACING LINES

While in Abu Dhabi, we got to speak to Josh

RATE A RACE

We’re still trying to figure out what the hell was

MOTOGP: AWESOME OR OMINOUS?

That all depends on your point of view, but three

Pit Shadow

There’s so much I could talk about this month, but

OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS

When you stop to think about it, it's incredibile how

Dangerous Brod Wilson

If you can’t beat ’em, ram ’em. Or something like

Al Fagan

Ok, enough of me. Let’s talk technical. If someone said

Gary Johnson

I’m loving the Penz13.com Beemers. We got a mint test

Chaz Davies

Hi there race fans, there’s rather a lot to get

Steve Parrish

It’s been a busy old month for me again, this