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Ellison and Laverty sign for McAMS Yamaha

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Carl Stevens

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19th November 2016

Team Traction Control are finally making the long awaited step up to the MCE British Superbike class for next season, signing James Ellison and Michael Laverty for their 2017 campaign – alongside Tarran Mackenzie in Supersport to become the factory backed squad for the coming season. Following their success with multiple wins in both the…
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New 2017 Ducati 1299 Superleggera!

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Alan Dowds

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7th November 2016

It’s finally here, in full, after being leaked left right and centre over the last few weeks – the new 2017 Ducati 1299 Superleggera! And it doesn’t disappoint either, with a specification worthy of a factory WSB or MotoGP hack and in some areas, it supersedes even those illustrious machines. Wow, just wow… The big…
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Fast Bikes magazine is looking for a new Editor

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Carl Stevens

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31st October 2016

The UK’s best sports bike magazine is looking for a new Editor. The perfect candidate will be an experienced journalist; organised, influential, and as good at planning, subbing, commissioning and briefing as they are at writing and riding faster-than-most without crashing. A geek-like knowledge of sports bikes past and present plus the technical understanding to…
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New 2017 Kawasaki Z1000 R!

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Carl Stevens

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29th October 2016

With the range of Supernakeds growing ever more popular (and bonkers), it was only a matter of time until Kawasaki upped their game and finally gave its Z1000 a higher spec twin; behold, the Z1000 R edition. Here at Fast Bikes, we love the letter ‘R’ on anything; so it’s always good news when a…
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New 2017 MV Agusta Dragster 800 RC!

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Carl Stevens

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29th October 2016

Now, I can hear the muttering already that it’s just another reincarnation of the Dragster RR – but don’t be fooled by those similar aesthetics. Yes, she wears some jazzier clothes but MV have also given some sweet love performance wise as well (And this is the non-power sapping Euro 3 model to boot), so…
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Life of a racer… Blog 11!

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Carl Stevens

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24th October 2016

Jesus, here we are, getting psyched up for the last round of 2016. Feels like only yesterday I was spewing letters on a word document about how awesome testing was; and now we are at the end of the road. Brands is always a mental weekend for us as its only just down the road;…
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Life of a racer… Blog 10!

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Carl Stevens

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24th October 2016

Still buzzing from Oulton, our next venture was the completely bonkers TT Circuit Assen; or the Cathedral of Speed as it’s so beautifully known. One of the best tracks on our calendar and indeed in the world for the next round of the Ducati Tri-Options Cup… It’s also one of the hardest rounds though as…
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Brand new Triumph on the way for 2017…

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Carl Stevens

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19th October 2016

Alright, I know it’s not a brand new sports bike, but Triumph have released their take on the Bobber; the first of its kind from the new range. Taking the likes of Harley and Indian head on, Triumph have really gone to town on the new model, which is set to be released in 2017.…
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The Greatest Roads In Britain Part 3 – With Dunlop

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12th October 2016

Part 3 of our Greatest Roads series, in association with Dunlop, is here! This time it’s Duke’s Pass on the A821 in Stirlingshire… Most decent biking roads are fabled routes etched into the minds of most motorcyclists. Even if you’ve not abused them, you’ll know about them, have had mates gas on about them, and…
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2017 Ducati Supersport

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Alan Dowds

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4th October 2016

Ducati is re-entering the not-quite-mental fray with the release of a new SuperSport bike. This was the machine that sat in a box during World Ducati Week at Misano, so there’s a fair chance that some of you will have seen it already. And in another way, we think that we’ve seen it already as…
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2017 Honda Fireblade SP2

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4th October 2016

Honda is returning to the sports sector with a vengeance. You’ll have read about the SP1, with its butch, new motor, electronic Ohlins suspension, 14 kilo weight loss and fresh new looks in the website (if not, do it!), and now the Honda SP2 has also been unveiled, to much cooing from us! Honda is…
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2017 Honda Fireblade SP1

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4th October 2016

Honda releases first details of revamped Fireblade – now available in three flavours including this first-to-be-released SP1 version. This really is just what the doctor ordered. We all know how ridable the current bike is – just look at the bike’s TT results – and with a slashing of weight and an upping of power the bike…
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2017 Suzuki GSX-S750

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4th October 2016

On the back of the success of the GSX-S1000, Suzuki is going to try to repeat the trick but using the Gixer 750 motor to form the GSX-S750. We’re hoping this will be no repeat of the korma-mild GSR750, and a rather hoping it’ll be a ‘little’ belter. Again, harking back to 2005 (the same…
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2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R

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4th October 2016

We’ve finally got the nuts and bolts behind the new GSX-R1000 – and the new GSX-R1000R. Yes, there are two new bikes to behold from the Intermot show in Cologne. Let’s hope that they were worth the wait – given the spec list, we think they will be… The top line figures are 202bhp at the…
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2017 Kawasaki ZX-10RR!

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4th October 2016

Kawasaki have weighed in with an updated version of the ZX-10R – the ZX-10RR! Built primarily for those who want to go Superstock racing, or for those who want a kick-ass Club Racing bike, or even for those with the cash to build a special trackday bike, the ZX-10RR comes with a few nice extras.…
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