Carl Stevens

HONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON RD#5

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Carl Stevens

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16th August 2019

Rd#4 of Bridgestone CB500 racing had been a ‘Battle Royale’ for Charlie and team-mate Gary, who shared the spoils. But Rd#5 was to bring a new adversary to the EMRA race series – not only Fast Bikes magazine’s Carl Stevens on a guest ticket – but the bloody weather. I trundled up the M5 to…
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KAWASAKI ANNOUNCE NEW DEALS FOR THE NINJA 650 AND Z650

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Carl Stevens

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7th August 2019

Fancy bagging a new Z650 or Ninja 650? Well look no further… We all love a middleweight, don’t we? Well if you do, and you’re looking to pick up a new Kawasaki Ninja 650 and Z650 before the summer is out, then you’ll want to head down to your local dealer sooner rather than later.…
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USED & ABUSED: Yoshimura Quick Throttle Kit REVIEWED!

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Carl Stevens

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6th August 2019

Want to go faster, quicker? Well look no further than a quick action throttle kit… I’ve got big hands, but grabbing a full rotation of a GSX-R 1000’s throttle seems a stretch beyond me. I had two choices; a wrist extension operation, or to treat my bike to a quick action throttle. I decided to…
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TRIUMPH RELEASE 2019 ROCKET 3 R & ROCKET 3 GT MUSCLE MONSTERS

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Carl Stevens

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31st July 2019

Fancy the biggest engine and the highest torque figure of any production bike ever? Well, step right up… Remember all the way back in 2004 when Triumph launched the original Rocket III? Yeah? Well 15 years on, things have got much bigger, and much better. Coming in with a 2,500cc powerplant (the largest ever production…
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TRIUMPH PULL THE COVERS OF THEIR NEW DAYTONA MOTO2 LIMITED EDITION

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Carl Stevens

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29th July 2019

Ladies and gentlemen, finally, the news we’ve all been holding out for: Triumph officially confirm they’re building a Daytona 765 – and for starters, a limited run of Moto2 Limited Edition models. With the official launch of the 765 not until the British Grand Prix at Silverstone later on this month, specifics at the point…
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Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return

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Carl Stevens

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24th July 2019

Motorcycle rider or not, it would take a lot to miss all of the coverage in recent news about the celebratory anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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HONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON RD#4

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Carl Stevens

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23rd July 2019

A fellow Bridgestone 500 racer put the following post up on the EMRA Facebook group last night, a couple of hours after Rd#4 had drawn to a close – “had a coming together with a bike in race 8 at the hairpin, I stayed on but other guy crashed. Just wanted to check he was…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON RD#3

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Carl Stevens

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28th June 2019

On reflection I guess it had to happen, despite a few technical snags over the past two rounds of the Bridgestone 500s at EMRA all had been going so smoothly – then round #3 decided to rough us all up a bit… The gang were back with reinforcements ready for another day of racing at…
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THE FAST BIKES TRACKDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRIDGESTONE IS ALMOST HERE!

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Carl Stevens

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21st June 2019

After last year’s success it’s back, and it’s bigger & better than ever! In case you missed it a few months ago, we’ll be back at Cadwell Park once again for our very own trackday on Monday 1st July. Now, the day will be run across the usual format, with groups for Novice, Intermediate and…
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THE NITRO WORLD GAMES ARE COMING TO THE U.K!

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Carl Stevens

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14th June 2019

Enjoy watching people doing insane stunts? Well look no further than the Nitro World Games… There’s a certain something special about having a load of pros doing ridiculous tricks off massive ramps, isn’t there? We absolutely love it, and now there’s a great opportunity to see one of the biggest competitions on its first time…
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DUCATI STREETFIGHTER V4 REVEALED… WITH WINGS!

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Carl Stevens

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13th June 2019

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! We’ve all seen the spy shots of Ducati’s new (and long overdue) supernaked, but finally, they’ve released the official images of the prototype Streetfighter V4. It’s derived directly from the Panigale V4 but has lost the fairings, and has been fitted with high and wide handlebars. Ducati are using the 1100 cm³ Desmosedici Stradale…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: GARY ON RD#2

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Carl Stevens

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24th May 2019

…and it all started so bloody well. I had a stroke of luck searching for a motorhome after Round 1. Despite living close I am not missing out on the paddock life and sleeping in the back of my van prompted a purchase. You don’t make money keeping it in ISA’s nowadays anyway so was…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON ROUND #2

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Carl Stevens

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24th May 2019

I wasn’t ready for this; I don’t mean the actual racing of the Bridgestone 500s with EMRA, but the rollercoaster ride of emotions that a single weekend can throw at you. Round two started well enough, team-mate Gaz rolled into the paddock on the Saturday evening in his new toy, a motorhome with all of…
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MOTORCYCLE LIVE LOWER PARKING PRICES…

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Carl Stevens

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20th May 2019

Oh yes, just what we like to hear! We all love going to bike shows, but things do get a tad pricey, don’t they? Well thankfully for this year Motorcycle Live has reduced the car parking prices by a pretty handsome 25%. This means that car parking booked in advance will set you back £10,…
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WORLD OF KAWASAKI, COMING SOON…

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Carl Stevens

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20th May 2019

If you’re a fan of Kawasaki, chances are you won’t want to miss their ‘World of Kawasaki’ event which takes place at Donington Park on Sunday 30th June. If you fancy it, you get a proper experience from Kawasaki with a load of bike based action to look forward to. This includes track sessions if…
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