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Gabrielle sang a song about dreams coming true, and

NEW COLOURS FOR THE DUCATI SUPERSPORT

With 2019 already creeping up on us, Ducati have unveiled

ANNUAL R&G TRACKDAY ANNOUNCED

Now in their third year of running an annual trackday

LIMITED EDITION MONSTER 1200 25° ANNIVERSARIO RELEASED!

Ducati have released a limited edition celebration

GEARED UP!

ALL THE L ATEST, COOLEST & TRICK EST PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

Tried out

THE VERY BEST KIT – U SED, ABUSED AND REVIEWED

TRIPLE

Some say three is a crowd, but when it cornes to these three middleweight roadsters its the magic number (of cyiinders)

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THEY’VE ALL GOT A WHEEL AT EITHER END AND HAVE A REASONABLE

WINGING IT!

Aprilia’s opened the floodgates to some top totty RSV4 tech. Here’s what to expect f m the build-it-yourself Factory Works concept.

2019’s NEW BIKES RUMOUR RATING!

As always, there’s a fair amount of blurb and bluster doing the rounds about what we could be seeing next from some manufacturers, so here’s the latest we’ve heard, along with some completely made up rumour scores!

PRIVATE,

Have you ever wondered what Boothy gets up to on his days off? No? Well we haven’t either but that’s not going to stop him telling us all about his experience as a privateer at this year’s Isle of Man TT.

THE ITALIAN JOB

Into your sporty tourers? Well MV tell us they’ve created the sportiest of them all; an F3 800 you can ride to work on, with an innovative clutch system thrown in for good measure. Meet the Turismo Veloce 800 Lusso SCS…

A (TURBO) SPONDON STORY

If powerful custom bikes are your thing, they don’t come much more powerful or more custom then Rob Bean’s Turbo Spondon.

BMW S1000RR

A firm-favourite in the litre bike class, with a little added bling…

PARTY IN THE PARK

AT THE FAST BIKES TRACKDAY!

SHARK HELMETS

RACE-R PRO

Used Bike Guide

The bigger capacity version of Suzuki’s hugely popular SV twin.

Legal

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

YOU & YOURS

To be in with a chance of winning this most tasteful

PROJECT NINJA

Rob has been working hard on the ZXR750. This month he’s been busy with the shock, linkages and exhaust system.

JONNYTWELVE TREES

After a couple of turbulent TTs and with the Ulster GP just around the corner, we caught up with Honda Racing manager Jonny Twelvetrees to get his lowdown on what’s been going on in the big H camp…

CROFT CIRCUIT

Perhaps one of the fastest and bumpiest tracks the UK has to offer, it’s also one of the most relentless and exhilarating to ride. Here’s how to master it…

Track Craft

You wouldn’t throw diesel into your pride and joy would you? N o? Well don’t fill yourself with rubbish then!

KNOW YOUR… SPROCKETS

We caught up with Mark from Renthal sprocket importer B&C Express to see how these metal wonders work and why the perfect sprocket can transform your ride…

CARL KAWASAKI NINJA 400

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “ Taking care of the

BEN SUZUKI GSX-S1000

If you thought that covering shy of 2,500 miles in

NEIL KTM 1290 GT

As background, I have had my road licence for about

BOOTHY YAMAHA YZF-R1M

You may have noticed that my R1M termer column was

BEEJ SUZUKI GSX-R1000R

A month of big changes it’s been for the big Suz ook

CHARLIE YAMAHA YZF-R6

I walked into Yamaha’s HQ with two four-packs of Peroni

MID-WAY THROUGH THE MADNESS

ULTIMATE ACCESS TO THE WORLD’S RACE PADDOCKS, RACERS

MAGIC MARC

Sure, at Catalunya, Jorge Lorenzo’s soon-to-be former

MUST-WATCH RACING

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THE SUPERBIKE KING

We sat down with Jonathan Rea, to get his honest take on World Superbikes, life in the fast lane and lost opportunities in MotoGP…

Race Riot

THE RACING, THE BATTLES, THE E XCUSES

NEXT MONTH

We go back to basics and pitch six of the best base

Neave twins

I’m writing this on my way home from Knockhill, where

Gary Johnson

Hi folks, how are we all doing? First of all I’d just

Christian Iddon

They say that variety is the spice of life and since

Steve Parrish

Hi everyone, how good was MotoG P at Assen? At last