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Who wouldn’t want a fleet of FP1s in their garage?
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o, there you have it… you’ve got our take on the bikes to buy, the bikes to salivate over, and the bikes to take a punt on. But before we sign off and leave you to a weekend of scrolling online ads for overlooked bargains, we thought we’d give you a bit of insight from a bloke who’s built up an impressive collection of bikes on the back of buying them at the right time and for the right price.
Gareth Gent (not his real name; he’s justifiably paranoid about bike theft after a near-miss a few years back) lives in the north of England, handy for some amazing roads, and he’s lucky enough to have the space, the finances, and the understanding partner essential for a properly expansive used bike collection. His full collection runs to a page or two, but the highlights include not one but FOUR Foggy-Petronas FP-1 WSBK homologation machines, a Honda NSR250RR SP MC28, a 1994 Ducati 916, a 1993 UK Honda NC30 and a 1994 RVF400, 2002 GSX-R1000, a Ducati 749, a Honda RC30 and one of the Russel Savory Evoblades from 1999.