Imitation game

Everything looks so much easier from the sidelines:

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

DUCATI’S V4 ‘STRADALE’ UNLEASHED

PLANET FAST BIKES – NEW METAL, NEWS & REVIEWS

TRIUMPH AND BAJAJ AUTO INDIA TEAM UP

The UK’s largest motorcycle manufacturers Triumph have

WORLD’S FASTEST WHEELIE AT 217MPH!

It all happened at the Motorcycle World Wheelie Championships

MOTORSPORT VISION’S TAKEOVER OF DONINGTON PARK DONE AND DUSTED

MOTORSPORT VISION’S TAKEOVER OF DONINGTON PARK DONE

Geared Up

ALL THE L ATEST, COOLEST & TRICK EST PERFORMA NCE PRODUCTS

Tired Out

When it comes to parting with your hard earned cash, it’s nice to know that you’re not wasting it on duffproducts. And to give you that reassurance, we’re rating everything we can get our filthy mitts on…

ROAD TO RACE

From a distance, and with poor eyesight, you could be forgiven for mistaking a BSB superbike for its street-derived sibling. But that’s where the similarities end.

BLAST FROM THE PAST!

It’s not every day you’re sent off to Spa to ride something older and more valuable than you are, but that’s what happened to Pretty Boy recently.

TEN MINUTES WITH… CHRISTIAN IDDON

THROTTLE JOCKEY FOR TYCO BMW IN THE MCE INSURANCE BRITISH SUPERBIKES CHAMPIONSHIP

MELLOW YELLOW

Ducati’s 959 Panigale is hardly shabby, so spending an additional £40,000 should make this matte yellow beauty pretty bloody special.

FAST 50

FAST BIKES’ BEST USED BIKES OF THE 21ST CENTURY

EARLY BARGAINS

We’re going deep here – deep into the performance bargains

NEARLY NEW

So, you’ve picked up that inheritance cheque from your

EXOTICA/ ULTIMATE

Fancy something a bit different? The modern bike world

THE TOP 3 MUST HAVES

Well, here we go. The last page, and our top three.

ASIAN ASSASSINS

While Pretty Boy got to have all the fun on the GSX-R125’s launch in Blighty, Dangerous was banished to Indonesia to put Suzuki’s 150cc variant through its paces in the talent-rife Suzuki Asian Challenge.

2006 HONDA CBR1000RR

Jason Eggbeer shows us exactly how to getmore Fire fromyour Blade…

BACK TO BASICS

It’s nearly a decade since BJ last buckled down, sat up straight, stopped fidgeting and paid attention. So it was time to go back to school… of the California variety.

PIPE DREAMS

They’re the most common performance mod we make to our bikes, but are aftermarket exhausts still worth the wedge they cost?

UsedBikeGuide

2012 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675R

POCKET ROCKET GIXER

When you’re a raring to go 17-year-old biker all you want is the quickest, coolest and baddest 125cc possible. Suzuki’s certain it’s got just the ticket in its all-new GSX-R125 sports bike, but does it meet the cut?

LEARNER LEGAL LOON

With the GSX-R125 being so track, has Suzuki done enough with its naked GSX-S125 variant to claim the crown for the streets?

HOWTO STEERAMOTORCYCLE

Counter steering vs body steering; which technique works best?

SOCIAL (MEDIA) SKILLS

If you are a chronic exhibitionist and decide to post video or images of you getting up to full scale illegal shenanigans on social media, could this result in any legal consequences?

SLOWLY BUT SURELY

The end’s not yet in sight, but progress has been made this month.

KNOW YOUR BRAKE PADS!

We caught up with Jon Wright, the tech manager at EBC brakes, to find out all that’s worth knowing about pads.

Chatter

Write something funny you say? Well how about my first

YOU & YOURS

Where you and your bikes run the show.

PROJECT LIKELY FAIL PART VII

Charlie’s almost at the start line… which is a step closer to the finish line.

HONDA CBR1000RR SP

The Blade’s stock exhaust sounds awesome. If you haven’t

BMW S1000R

The wheels haven’t turned much this month, but that’s

SUZUKI GSX-S750

Anyone familiar with the Scottish climate will understand

KAWASAKI ZX-10RR

As the first Euro 4 superbike to make an appearance

KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Having a right laugh

SUZUKI GSX-R1000R

Now that the Gixer’s making more power than stock (thanks

TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS

I signed off last month with a promise to furnish the

APRILIA RSV4 RF

Some thieving parasites broke into my van and nabbed

DESMO DOVI DOES IT AGAIN…

After Andrea Dovizioso crossed the finish line at Silverstone

MADNESS…

In near typical BSB fashion this year, no sooner were

ALEX LOWES

You’d think having a twin brother in the Moto GP paddock might bother some. Not Alex Lowes.

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Gary Johnson

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Chaz Davies

Ever arranged a wedding? I’m sure many of you have

Steve Parrish

Hello everyone, all okay? I’m starting this month with