Carl Stevens

2019 YAMAHA R3 Teaser REVIEW!

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Carl Stevens

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1st February 2019

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 of the biggest and best…
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YAMAHA RELEASE CERTINA LIMITED EDITION WATCH

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Carl Stevens

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31st January 2019

Got yourself a nice Yamaha but don’t have the right watch to go with it? Well, read this way… Since the beginning of last year, the Swiss watch brand Certina have been tightly knitted to the Wilvo Yamaha MXGP squad, and they’ve just released a limited run of watches to celebrate the partnership. The watch…
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USED & ABUSED: EBC GPFAX-447 BRAKE PADS REVIEWED!

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Carl Stevens

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31st January 2019

On the hunt for some new pads? Well these might be right up your alley… Brake pads are a pretty important part to get right on any type of bike, but even more so if you’ve got a machine that is a bit rapid in a straight line. Having traditionally run a whole host of…
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USED & ABUSED: DAYTONA SECURITY EVO RACING BOOTS REVIEWED!

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Carl Stevens

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30th January 2019

They may seem like a lot of cash, but are they worth it? When you’re spending the best part of a grand on a pair of boots you’ll probably want them to last for ever… as well as them being the most protective, most comfortable, best looking wellies on the planet. Well for the last…
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VIDEO: How to service your brakes | Stripping, cleaning & Bleeding

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Carl Stevens

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22nd January 2019

Brakes are a pretty damn important component on every bike so it makes sense to sort them out.
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2019 KAWASAKI ZX-6R FIRST MEGA-TEST TEASER & DYNO RUN!

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Carl Stevens

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18th January 2019

We’ve been working tirelessly this month ploughing the new ZX-6R through a 500-mile test on road, track and even against a big ol’ thou. Here’s a little teaser of what we’ve got lined up for you next month… Just when you thought that the Supersport sector was falling by the wayside, thanks to most of…
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FEATURE TEASER: WINTER WONDERLAND!

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Carl Stevens

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26th December 2018

When winter hits, the fun doesn’t stop. It just heads abroad, as Dangerous found out. Sun, slicks and scorching lap times; this wasn’t to be your normal 18-30 soiree to Spain, rife with gonorrea, street fights and two-for-one shots… or at least that’s what the paperwork said. See, while most of my mates pack their…
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FEATURE TEASER: £3k Used Legends

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Carl Stevens

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24th December 2018

If you’re after a good time, you don’t always have to spend big, as Dangerous discovers. Satisfaction comes in all shapes and sizes as most of Boothy’s escapades would seem to indicate, and the same can be said for budgets and age when you’re talking about used two-wheelers. Typically speaking, the older the bike, the…
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Free Feature: No-Frills Thrills – STANDARD LITRE SPORTSBIKES!

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Carl Stevens

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24th December 2018

We lined up some base-model bullets to thrash it out on the road.
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FREE FEATURE: Winging it – Aprilia RSV4 FW REVIEW!

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Carl Stevens

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22nd December 2018

Aprilia’s opened the floodgates to some top totty RSV4 tech. Here’s what to expect from the build-it-yourself Factory Works concept… When you’re writing your list to Santa this Christmas, don’t forget to slap an RSV4 RF on the list. Or an RR, if he’s being a bit tight. Bottom line is that without either of…
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USED & ABUSED: RAM MOUNTS: STEM MOUNT HD REVIEWED!

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Carl Stevens

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21st December 2018

Phone mounts are pretty damn handy whatever bike you’re on, and if you’ve got a shortage of room they don’t come much better than this… There is so much interchangeable tech on the market nowadays that finding ‘aids’ to your bike riding is not difficult – but as a sports-bike rider attaching them to your…
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Free Feature: Reader’s MV Brutale 675

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Carl Stevens

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21st December 2018

A fan of exotica, Bobby Mathers tells us all about his much-loved MV Agusta 675 Brutale. I can park it pretty much anywhere and guarantee people will swarm over for a closer look at it. It’s something of a magnet. Maybe it’s the stacked triple exhaust cans? Or the gorgeously crafted fuel tank? The Brembo…
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Middleweight Motard Mayhem: Ducati Hypermotard 939 SP Vs KTM 790 Duke!

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Carl Stevens

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20th December 2018

We love doing skids and wheelies here at Fast Bikes, and we reckon you do too, so we’ve rounded up a pair of sexy supermotards to see what they have to offer. Are you looking for a good time? By virtue of the fact that you’re reading a copy of Fast Bikes I think we…
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FREE FEATURE: TAKING ON THE TT!

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Carl Stevens

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20th December 2018

Have you ever wondered what Boothy gets up to on his days off?
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Yamaha NIKEN – Three wheelin’

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Carl Stevens

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19th December 2018

Good things come in threes, or so Yamaha would have us believe.
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