Living the dream

Phillip Island on the new GSX-R1000R; life doesn’t

V4 VICTORY?

Italian twin specialists Ducati are finally giving in and adding more cylinders to their sportsbikes for 2018!

RACE, ROCK N RIDE 2017 WITH LIMEHOUSE LIZZY!

Have you booked your tickets for RRnR yet? If yes,

NEW KAWASAKI FINANCE OFFERS

Kawasaki have made things easier than ever to open

DUCATI – ITALY’S TOP EMPLOYER!

As well as having yet another increase in motorcycle

PIAGGIO’S GITA & KILO

Straight out of the ‘WTF’ files, comes this latest

THE METZELER TT VILLAGE IS GO!

After a rousing start to life over the last few years

WIN! TICKETS TO THE PRESCOTT BIKE FESTIVAL WITH BLOODBIKES!

We’ve teamed up with Bloodbikes to give away five pairs

2017 RACE SUITS

Ah, the venerable race suit! Young ‘uns reading this

BACK in the GAME

Suzuki’s built a real contender; a bike that’s got more than enough fight in it to cause a few black eyes among the litre sector’s elite. And for a tasty price too.

GAME CHANGING GIXERS

The Millennium Bug might not have come to anything, but Suzuki’s decision to start producing litre capacity Gixers around the same time certainlymade an impact. We take a look at themodels that paved the way for the latest GP-derived sensation…

KAWASAKI NINJA 650

Say hello to the ER-6’s replacement: the entry-level happy shopper that thinks it’s a sportsbike…

SUPERSPORTS

Aiming to fill an apparent gap in the current marketplace Ducati have come up with something rather special indeed

SCREAMING BEAUTY!

We headed out to a not-so-sunny Barcelona in order to thrash the king of kings; the top of the range Triumph Street Triple RS, to see if the benchmark for a Supersport naked bike really has risen. Again.

2017 KAWASAKI Z900

Targeting the intermediate skill set, Kawasaki has just unleashed another model for the Z family dynasty and it’s far more than just a beefed-up Z800.

SUZUKI GSX-S750 ABS

While we wait for Suzuki to blow us away with something brand new, they’ve blown the cobwebs off the old GSR750 instead – and came up trumps with the GSX-S750!

MARGINAL GAINS

One simple buying decision can turn your track day from good to great. Rootsy gets to grips with Avon’s sticky tyres…

2012 KAWASAKI ZX-10R

Feast your eyes upon Robin Huth’s stunning Kawasaki ZX-10R – it is truly delicious!

VARIABLE VALVE TIMING

Honda, Suzuki, Ducatiand Kawasaki are all using variable valve timing in their engines, but just how does it work and what is the point of it? We locked Jon Urryina dark room and told him to find us some answers…

SIX STEPS TO SIDEWAYS

Going sideways on a bike is über sexy. And, with the right tuition, it’s also easier than you might think.

ONE HIT WONDER

Yamaha’s stopgap 2005 YZF-R6 remains one of the best middleweight sportsbikes ever built.

RACE SPEC

Feast your eyes on one of the trickest track weapons in the club racing circus; Danny Buchan’s ex-BeWiser ZX-10R Superbike.

MOTORCYCLE BRAKING SKILLS

Don’t panic! That’s the base message when it comes to using your brakes properly…

BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER

With so many exhaust styles and sizes on the market, it’s a headache working out what’s best for your bike. We asked James what works…

GREEN MEANS GO…

What happens when someone takes you out and blames a faulty traffic light?

Chatter

Could you guys hook a soldier up with a res’ sock and

YAMAHA MT-10

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Unable to ride the

SLAM MSR 160

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “Crashing and making

KNOW YOUR OIL…

We all know engine oil’s crucial. Without it, things would literally grind to a halt. We chatted to Chitprasong Prasit, technical chief of Motul, to learn a bit more. Though as he was speaking to Mossy he had to keep it simple!

WORLD’S BIGGEST TEASE…

ULTIMATE ACCESS TO THE WORLD’S RACE PADDOCKS, RACERS

TRAINING WITH BENEFITS

At weekends three of these guys compete in one of the most competitive domestic race series in the world, while the other flings himself down hills around the globe. So, what do racers do during winter in their spare time? Train, of course, the fun way…

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