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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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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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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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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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Mackenzie & Read Join WGPBL At Silverstone!

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Alan Dowds

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13th July 2017

This year’s World GP Bike Legends (WGPBL) event is just around the corner, and for those in the UK, this means both in terms of dates and literally, too, as it’s being held at Silverstone once again during the annual Silverstone Classic meeting. Multiple GP champion Phil Read will be joining the fray, as will…
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Watch – SportsBike Of The Year 2017!

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Alan Dowds

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12th July 2017

In case you missed ‘us truly’ on dat dere television set, at our huge 2017 edition of SportsBike Of The Year on Bike World, worry not, because you can find it on dat dere YouTube too! Of course, for the full low down on every bike on test, you can find all the details you’ll…
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2017 Ducati 1299 Panigale R ‘Final Edition’!

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Alan Dowds

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9th July 2017

If we ever needed more proof there was a brand new Ducati Superbike on the way, then having the words ‘Final Edition’ pegged on to a special release of the current model, should be the last bit of evidence you need! Yep, we’re expecting a new V4 engined machine to be revealed in just a…
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2017 SBOTY – On Bike World TV – TONIGHT!

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Alan Dowds

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6th July 2017

Oh yes, tonight (6th July) at 7.30PM, we’ll be on Bike World with our huge 2017 SportsBike of The Year test as the main feature! Woohoo! You can find the show on Sky channel 447, or Virgin channel 545 – but it will also be uploaded to Bike World’s Youtube page at the same time,…
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KTM Sets New Pike’s Peak Record!

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Alan Dowds

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30th June 2017

KTM, and their rider Chris Fillmore, set a new run record at the insane Pike’s Peak hillclimb event in 2017, on the Austian firm’s new 2017 1290 Super Duke R! Fillmore zapped up and around the 4,302 metre high, 199.99km long course comprising of 156 corners in a new motorcycle record time of 9m49.625s. “I…
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Join us at Castle Combe’s Motorcycle Grand National!

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Alan Dowds

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26th June 2017

On the 8th & 9th of July, Castle Combe will be holding its annual ‘Grand National’ meeting for motorcycles – and we’ll be there! There’s a rather a lot on, too, not just hours and hours of hot paced racing action… Yes there will be racing, stacks of it from 125s to Classics all the…
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Guest Blog – Nicky, Tamburini, Castiglioni, Dr. T & the 916: A Reflection on Life

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Alan Dowds

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26th June 2017

In the first of a series of guest blogs here on fastbikesmag.com, Kari Young reflects (given the sad recent news about Nicky Hayden’s passing), on how an impromptu debut pillion ride on a motorcycle during a tough period in her life, soon led to dinner with the CEO of Ducati and visiting a young Nicky…
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Big Brands BSB Bash – Free Fans’ Thursday!

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Alan Dowds

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21st June 2017

With BSB returning to Brands Hatch on July 21-23rd, once again the forward-thinking national Superbike series will be holding a bit of a do on the preceding Thursday (20th), in association with Monster Energy. So, whether having the day off (or bunking it…), get yourselves down there for some sweet BSB lovin’… It’s free to…
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2017 Sportsbike Of The Year – Dyno Runs

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Alan Dowds

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20th June 2017

With our huge Sportsbike Of The Year (SBOTY) test incoming in the very next magazine, issue 329, out on the 27th June, our build up begins on here with power runs for all the bikes involved – all here in one place for you! Of course with Euro 4 now in full swing, there will…
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