MV’S DRAGGING IT OUT IN2018

Float your boat?

I’m talking about Ducati’s new V4, of course. That’s

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DUCATI PANIGALE V4

THE ONE YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

IN THE BLUE CORNER

Yamaha’s got numerous newdelights for the tasting in 2018. These are the

MT-07 UPS ITS GAME

With over 80,000 sales in the bag, Yamaha’s love for

YAMAHA INTRODUCES

TRACER 900GT

THREE WHEELS ARE BETTER THAN NONE…

Yamaha’s Niken is set to divide opinion like nothing

DUCATI 959 PANIGALE CORSE

As if the V4 wasn’t enough Ducati have also treated

KTM 790 DUKE

When KTM teased ‘The Scalpel’ almost a year ago (YouTube

KAWASAKI RELEASE THEIR NEW NINJA 400!

Young spunkers unite, as Kawasaki have updated the

GEARED UP!

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Tried Out

THEVERYBESTKIT –USED, ABUSED ANDREVIEWED

NAKED ATTRACTION

When it comes to key sectors, the naked middleweight market’s a bloody

Kawasaki Z900 Performance

If you can’t beat ‘em, cheat ‘em, which is essentially

KTM690 Duke

It’s safe to say the KTM was one of the surprises of

Suzuki GSX-S750

Thankfully, most test rides don’t start off by plugging

Ducati 821 Monster

At the time of writing, there was a subtly tweaked

Yamaha MT-07

Never judge a book by its cover or a bike by its capacity

Triumph Street Triple RS

Previously, the term super middleweight has been reserved

WK 650NK

There were a few chuckles when I rocked up on the WK.

Rounding off

So, what have we learned? Well, firstly that there

CHINESE CRACKER

WK calls it ‘Marty’, we call it impressive.

BIG BAD BLOWERS

When normally aspirated engines aren’t enough to whet

Kawasaki H2

There aren’t many other bikes to have divided opinion

Big CC’s Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5

You’ll have probably read the H2’s pages and fathom

Conclusion

“IT’S A CHANGING WORLD. ONE WHICH COULD DO WITH A BIT

2002 HONDA VTR1000 SP2

Honda’s VTR is a thing of beauty as standard, so when pimped out they’re absolutely stunning…

BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX

For the first time in seven years, Bridgestone have given us a brand new road

TURBOS VERSUS SUPERCHARGERS

You can’t fit a quart into a pint pot, or so the old proverb goes. But one of the coolest things in bike tuning revolves around exactly that. Well, kind of…

BATTLEFIELD TOUR

Last year we zipped down to St Nazairefor part oneofour Battlefield tour, and exactlyone year later we were back again forsomemoreaction

LET’S GET (SUPER) MOTORING

KTM’s big supermoto is guaranteed to raise a smile (or three).

TRACTION SCIENCE

Traction is bloody important, but what’s the secret to making the most of a tyre’s grip?

AS SEEN ON TV

There’s no such thing as a free meal, especially in the legal world…

KNOW YOUR…AIR FILTERS

Air filters are a massively underrated and undeniably cheap way of unlocking that little bit of extra potential in your machine. So what’s the story behind them and what are their benefits? Performance Parts’ Colin Peabody filled us in…

Chatter

fastbikesmag this is a joke. My bike’s been robbed

PROJECT LIKELY FAIL PART IX

The final round of the Yamaha Past Masters (YPM).

SUIT YOU, SIR

There’s a serious bout of customisation on the cards for our Moto3 bike…

BRUCE HONDA CBR1000RR SP

Forget what it says in dictionaries – jealousy should

CARL KTM 390 DUKE

Afew horsepower here and there never sounds like a

NEIL BMW S1000R

It was sod’s law that Bruce had to ring me when I was

BEN KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R

THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… “At the usual antics

BEEJ SUZUKI GSX-R1000R

One thing that’s often made our job mildly problematic

CHARLIE TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS

It was not without some hesitation that I headed back

CLIVE APRILIA RSV4 RF

Iadmit it, I’m an addict. I just can’t go ten minutes

Pit Pass

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SIBLING RIVALRY

When it comes to brothers and motorcycle racing, does family mean anything, or is it a case of every brother for himself? Scoop went in search of the answer…

Carl Stevens

As we’re getting into December and it’s absolutely

Taylor Mackenzie

My column is becoming more like 24 hours in A&E

Gary Johnson

Hi guys, how are we doing? I’m in good shape and pretty

Chaz Davies

Hi guys, getting ready to miss racing? With BSB all

Steve Parrish

Ihave to start this month with Leon Haslam, and how