Alan Dowds

Knox Oulton Jacket + Layers – Unboxing Video!

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Alan Dowds

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1st August 2017

Find here a quick, down and dirty unboxing video of Knox’s Oulton Jacket and some of the layers you can buy to go along with it. Knox has split armour, thermal layering and the outer jacket construction into different parts – clever, eh? It’s an interesting and new way of doing things, and if they…
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2017 Yamaha YZF R6 Vs Second-Hand Supersport Rivals – Out Now!

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Alan Dowds

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31st July 2017

Yamaha’s new for 2017 YZF R6 is a cracking little beast, but while we wait for MV’s updated F3 675 to arrive on UK shores (and there are very few other ‘new’ S’sport bikes in dealers), what does it have in the way of competition? Right now, when talking brand-new, very little. So in the…
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DTC EVO Traction-Control Upgrade Now Available To All Ducati 1299 Panigale Owners!

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Alan Dowds

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28th July 2017

Yes indeed, if sir or madam happens to own a 1299 Panigale of any vintage, Ducati are making the DTC EVO traction-control package, which made its debut on last year’s stunning 1299 Panigale S Anniversario, available to all as an accessory. We’re trying to get hold of Ducati to find out exactly how much this…
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Biketec ‘Static’ Rear Paddock Stand

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Alan Dowds

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28th July 2017

Buying a paddock stand can be just as confusing as buying any other product – which is best for me? What suits my bike best? Do I need to measure stuff? What colour do I prefer? And on, and on and on… While having too many options can only aid confusion, it also means that…
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MV Agusta – They’re Back!

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Alan Dowds

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27th July 2017

We didn’t see this coming to be honest, but MV Agusta have broken back into the light, managing to wrest full control of the company placing their future into their own hands again! One quarter of the company has been owned by Mercedes AMG for quite a while, and when the troubled Italian firm was…
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Aprilia RSV4 RF Vs RSV Mille – Out Now!

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Alan Dowds

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26th July 2017

We absolutely love Aprilia’s RSV4 RF here at FB, it’s an astonishing bike. But we also loved its predecessor, the V-twin RSV Mille, too. Do you? Or did you, back in the day? Or do you still now?! It’s nigh on 19-years since Aprilia wowed everyone with the original RSV V-twin superbike, but how has…
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SportsBike Of The Year Issue – Last Chance!

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Alan Dowds

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21st July 2017

Yes indeed, this weekend will be your last chance to go grab our awesome 2017 SportsBike Of The Year issue (329 – Summer ’17) off the shop’s shelves! So if you haven’t read it yet and want to go grab one the the old fashioned way, the last day of sale is July 24th before…
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Watch – ‘Alternative’ SportsBike Of The Year

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Alan Dowds

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21st July 2017

When we conducted our huge, awesome 2017 SportsBike Of The Year test at Portimao (which you can find in the current magazine – issue 329 Summer ’17), we didn’t just discover which is the very best production Sportsbike… We also tasked BJ and Gary (from Bridgestone) to choose which were their own personal favourites over…
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Free Big Brands Bash – Today!

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Alan Dowds

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20th July 2017

On holiday, at a loose end or dossing work today? If so, and you don’t live a zillion miles away, you may want to pop down to Brands Hatch for their big ‘Free Fan’s Thursday’ event, in association with Monster Energy – it’s on right now, and it’s free to enter! There will be plenty…
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Wheelie Wednesday – Gallery – Part 1!

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Alan Dowds

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19th July 2017

Everyone knows that a Wednesday is better known in biking circles as ‘Wheelie Wednesday’ right? Of course you do! We’ve been celebrating this weekly ‘jour de joie’ for years now, so here’s a neat little gallery of some of the very best Wheelie Wednesday contenders! More to come! FB
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Watch – 2017 Honda Fireblade SP Vs 2017 Yamaha R1M!

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Alan Dowds

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18th July 2017

If you’re yet to read our epic 2017 SportsBike Of The Year issue, then perhaps this little treat will whet your appetite enough to go source it out! Here we pit two equally fast riders against one another – one on Yamaha’s R1M and the other on Honda’s new Fireblade SP… As you can see…
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Ireland By KTM – Gaz’s Blog – Part 1

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Alan Dowds

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18th July 2017

Our good friend from Bridgestone tyres, Mr Gary Hartshorne, decided that when he was due to visit some of their dealers in Ireland, he’d do the right thing and travel by bike. We asked him to blog his travels across the ‘Emerald Isle’ as we’ve had some brilliant times there, and he agreed, so here…
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TCX RT-Race Boots – Unboxing Video

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Alan Dowds

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17th July 2017

We do very much like TCX’s latest boot, the RT-Race, rather a lot. It packs in a huge amount of spec into (we think) a decent price point RRP of £229, and then some… As most avid bikers will be aware, TCX (formely Oxtar) is a very poplular brand among racers and consumers both, and…
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Wanna Do The TT? – Out Now!

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Alan Dowds

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17th July 2017

Have you ever wanted to do the Isle Of Man TT yourself? Got that itch which normal track days or club racing just isn’t scratching? If so, have you then wondered how to go about it exactly? Fret not, we’ve got you covered in the latest issue of the magazine, Issue 329 (Summer ’17), out…
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Watch – SportsBike Of The Year 2017 – Part Deux!

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Alan Dowds

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14th July 2017

If you watched Part 1 of our big SBOTY (SportsBike Of The Year) test on Bike World last week, you may be wondering why we glossed over the remaining bikes and concentrated on the top three? Wonder no longer, as here’s Part 2! In this we speak about the rest of the runners, including the…
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