Having seen what Pip has been doing with his own 400 project I thought it was time I got back into the ZXR400. Its not like I have not being doing anything over the past months but the build up to a rolling frame had me staring in awe at was emerging as opposed to getting on with it.
Here’s a clip of Oliver Holmes recently setting a new record up Bouley Bay Hillclimb in Jersey, BJ’s old stomping ground. We think he’s on a KTM something-or-other, but one thing not in doubt is that the boy’s flying! Oh, and at least six-seconds faster than Beej ever went up there, snigger. But that was almost 20-years ago so we’ll let him off, though it’s still rather funny.
Buying a used sportsbike has never been such good value – we test five total corkers for under £2,500, then ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats and back without stopping on a trio of adventure trailies, sort out your suspension with our easy set-up guide, and race an S 1000 RR against a Nissan GT-R at Brands Hatch. It’s a packed issue!
Check out the full Car v Bike video in our Bike Channel media player on the right – and see Alastair going head-to-head with a Nissan GT-R on a BMW S 1000 RR at Branda Hatch Indy.
The full story is in the new issue of Fast Bikes – ON SALE NOW!
“Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd is delighted to announce that current Yamaha Tech 3 rider Ben Spies will move to the Factory Team for the 2011 MotoGP season. The 26-year-old American, who won the World Superbike Championship with Yamaha in 2009, is enjoying an impressive first season in MotoGP. He is currently the leading rookie and the top satellite rider, lying seventh in the championship.”
It’s all work, work, work here at FB. Countless hours of slaving away riding some beautiful bikes in the name of research. Ok, we’re not fooling anyone – it’s the best job in the world. Check out the latest BikeChannel video footage on the right hand side of the page to see Rootsy wazzing a trio of Ducati 848s around the new Silverstone.
One lucky Suzuki owner could walk away from their local authorised dealer with a money can’t buy prize this year, as Suzuki GB announce a new competition where the lucky winner will get to spend a day on track with three-times British Superbike Champion John Reynolds.
As many of you are probably aware, Benelli Tornado 900s are currently being sold for £5,995. However, so successful has the campaign been that they now have only a couple of dozen left and these will soon run out.
The Carole Nash Motorcycle Live 2010 bike show is set to put last year’s show to shame – with a massive increase in manufacturers exhibiting.
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