Our bikes are ridden harder, faster and further to give the most reliable tests you will find.
Round 1 of the Bridgestone 500 series hosted by the East Midlands Racing Association (EMRA) has been and gone and we are hurtling toward Round 2 on the 12th May very quickly. The first outing of the year was a massive learning experience for both Gary and myself starting as
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With less than a week to go our intrepid Rookie Racers, Gary and Charlie, have been doing their final runs, checks, tweaks and even paint jobs for the East Midlands Racing Associations (EMRA) ‘Bridgestone 500’ Championship. Here’s a quick catch up with the guys to see where their heads are
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More powerful, more agile and packing more tech than a Curry’s PC warehouse…
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Who doesn’t love blasting tunes or taking the piss out of your mates mid ride? Wait, aren’t intercoms for 70 year old couples who tour Europe on a GS? Well strangely, they really aren’t, and after using it once it’s been on nearly every long journey since. To be honest,
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There are two very different sides to the team Bridgestone / Fast Bikes awning in terms of our CB500 race preparation. We are now three weeks away from Round 1 of EMRA at Mallory and Gary is tested, up to speed, focussed and chomping at the bit as he has
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It’s all about the preperation…
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Yep, finally the news we’ve all been waiting for! Although details are still pretty scarce, it’s progress… It may be sixteen years since we lost the #7, but thankfully for us lot it’s finally looking like there’s been some progress made in the production of his film… which is great
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Yep, you heard that right folks! Racing returns to the legendary 2.43 mile public road track once more… After months of speculation, it’s finally been confirmed by The Two Four Three Road Racing Association that two meetings will go ahead this year. First up is the Barry Sheene Classic on
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Heated Gloves from KEIS, because the winter may not be over quite yet… KEIS have long been the purveyors of Heated Clothing, Heated jackets, heated trousers and even warming pads for the soles of your feet – but they have now added the G501 Premium Heated Arnoured Outer Glove to
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It was around 6pm on Sunday 23 September when I decided that 2019 would be the year to enter my first ever full racing season on a 15-year-old Honda CB500. I won’t be alone. I shared an awning that day with Gary Hartshorne, a great friend who had convinced me
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Yep, do some good for the world and be in with a chance of winning a bike… So what’s the deal? Well Navy Wings, The Royal Marines Charity & Royal Navy Winter Sports Association have all teamed up to offer you the chance to win a pretty snazzy special edition
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On the hunt for a new Kwak, or just fancy being in with a chance of winning some snazzy prizes and having a sneaky cuppa? Well, you’ll want to head down to your local Kawasaki dealership for this then… If you’re a fan of the green corner, then you’re going
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Fed up of the cold and can’t wait for the summer? Well, get warmed up with the new issue of Fast Bikes, packed with all kinds of two-wheeled goodness: • Size Matters – We give Kawasaki’s new ZX-6R its hardest test yet, with an epic road trip and track test
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Yep, remember those? Well one is going up for its first ever public auction… If Carlsberg did rare superbikes, then they wouldn’t come much rarer than this. And yeah, the whole racing part didn’t go exactly to plan with not one single win, but they still had a pretty sexual
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When Yamaha told us that their new Supersport 300 contender is both R1 and M1 derived, we couldn’t resist the urge to give it a good ol’ spanking… There’s no replacement for displacement right? Nah, Wrong. If you measure a bike on fun alone, the sub-500cc category can offer some
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