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  • Planet Knox – ‘Leonard Wax’ Jacket Review

    Planet Knox – ‘Leonard Wax’ Jacket Review

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    Knox – ‘Leonard Wax’ Jacket Review Another impressive piece of work from the finest purveyors of specialist protection, Planet Knox, needed a good going over. So, over to Charlie for more! Back in issue 274 of Fast Bikes we featured Planet Knox in a piece detailing the Best of British companies, looking at many of…

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  • Kawasaki H2R and H2

    Kawasaki H2R and H2

    The world is now a very different place after Kawasaki has now launched the H2 and H2 R. As a prelude to a huge feature in the magazine, here are some pertinent facts about the bike to sate the appetite for knowledge about these very special bikes. 1 – The H2 is not a stock or…

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  • Book the TT Metzeler Village – Win a Guy Martin Replica AGV!

    Book the TT Metzeler Village – Win a Guy Martin Replica AGV!

    Fast Bikes has teamed up with Metzeler for the TT, offering the chance to win amazing prizes if you book accommodation at the Metzeler Village through us, and we just added another amazing prize through our friends at Moto Direct – a brand new Guy Martin replica AGV K3! The Metzeler Village is an easy…

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  • 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1

    2015 Yamaha YZF-R1

    1 – It’s mega fast. Yamaha is claiming 200bhp. The botty dyno says around 180bhp, which powers the bike to terrific speeds. 285kph in fifth with more to come in the rev range at Eastern Creek.   2 – It’s rammed with electronics. Gyros, G-sensors, all sort of clever bits. They work out where the…

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  • WSB Phillip Island – Kel Edge Gallery

    WSB Phillip Island – Kel Edge Gallery

    WSB Gallery – Phillip Island: No major spoilers here, in case you’re yet to watch the racing, just some mighty fine images from the legendary Kel Edge, of the first proper racing action of 2015. What we can say is  – and what action that was! WSB rarely disappoints, nor does the fast and curvy…

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  • WSB Phillip Island Day 1 – Kel Edge Gallery

    WSB Phillip Island Day 1 – Kel Edge Gallery

    WSB Phillip Island Day 1 Gallery & Notes: Some stunning images from Oz by the man that is Kel Edge, and a few notes, after day one’s action. The first salvos of WSB 2015 have been fired, amidst a media storm regarding a returning legend of the sport, Mr Troy Bayliss. Davide Guigliano’s unfortunate accident,…

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  • The MV Agusta F4 RC Is Here!

    The MV Agusta F4 RC Is Here!

    212bhp MV Agusta F4 RC Breaks Cover! We knew it was going to be special, but we weren’t prepared for just how special the MV Agusta F4 RC has turned out. Wow, wow, wow… If the rumours are true, this will be the very last of the F4 range we’ve come to know over the…

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  • Dan’s Ducati Panigale 899 Blog

    Dan’s Ducati Panigale 899 Blog

    Dan’s Ducati Blog Here’s our competition winner Dan, with his latest blog on life with a Ducati Panigale 899. Over to you, Dan…   So 2015 is here and I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year? Sorry for the delay with my latest blog, it’s been a manic few weeks catching…

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  • WSB 2015 Testing Gallery and Entry List

    WSB 2015 Testing Gallery and Entry List

    European testing for WSB 2015 is over, and now the grid packs up and heads out for their final test in Australia, before the opening round at Phillip Island. Well, all but Troy Corser’s BMW squad including Toni Elias and Ayrton Badavini who will join the circus in Europe. Anyway, here’s a lovely selection of…

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  • Ian’s Yamaha R6 Blog – Insurance Tips

    Ian’s Yamaha R6 Blog – Insurance Tips

    Ian’s Yamaha Blog – Insurance Tips (& Tipples) Our intrepid longtermer competition winner delves into the murky world of insurance, including some tips of the trade, and some examples of how much a Yamaha R6 may be for you to insure. Over to you, Ian…   I don’t know about you but my overriding impression…

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  • 2015 Ducati 1299 Panigale S – Ten Things

    2015 Ducati 1299 Panigale S – Ten Things

    Following the recent launch of Ducati’s blisteringly gorgeous new superbike, the 1299 Panigale S, here’s ten things that struck us about it. 1 – It’s still gorgeous / The mildly altered styling, nor the new seat unit, has done anything to alter the sex-appeal, rather it’s been increased instead. Oddly though, from some more obscure…

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  • Moto Photo

    Moto Photo

    So there I was, stood at the side of a road in the middle of Gloucestershire waiting for Al to come past on the Superleggera for the dozenth time, when the familiar tiny face of a VFR400RR buzzed slowly into focus. As he was already going pessimistically slowly for the approaching bend, I was surprised…

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  • Dymag Shares Deals On Wheels

    Dymag Shares Deals On Wheels

    British wheel manufacturer Dymag is currently looking to raise capital in an attempt to grow its business. To bridge the funding gap that exists for smaller, established firms, the Chippenham based firm is going down the crowd funding route, which is where you lot come in… The firm is looking for £500k, of which £200k…

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  • Dan’s Ducati Blog

    Dan’s Ducati Blog

    The latest blog from our competition winner Dan… Hi all! So it’s been a couple of weeks since my last blog, but I have managed to get out on the Pani’ a couple of times. What has surprised me on these rides is how quickly the Pirelli Rosso Corsas get up to temperature and how…

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  • New Subscription Contact Details

    New Subscription Contact Details

    Hello all, just in case you are trying to subscribe to the UK’s best motorcycling magazine, and are trying the old myfavouritemagazines or isubscribe links, they no longer work, you may have noticed. We are in the process of setting up on our new subscription system which can be found here on www.classicmagazines.co.uk We’re ironing…

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