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2020 Yamaha R1: R U ready?

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Mike Cowton

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14th October 2019

If you don’t evolve, you die… or something like that. So, to stymie the onslaught of time and to tick the Euro5 box, Yamaha’s updated its 2020 R1 and R1M. Yep, we’re now on to the third iteration of crossplane R1s and for the second time in the model’s short history, since hitting the market…
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Ducati 916: 25 years an icon

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Mike Cowton

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10th October 2019

It’s not the newest, fastest or smartest of bikes, but there’s something about the 25-year-old Ducati 916 that really gets our juices going. Hitting the market in 1994, it’s proven itself to be better ageing than Dorian Grey and even more desirable. So what makes this tubular framed, v-twin the lustered lovely that it is?…
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2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 revealed

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Alan Dowds

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9th October 2019

New colour LCD dash, Bluetooth connectivity, LED lights and fresh Dunlops sharpen the middleweight twin for next year We like the Ninja 650 round here. Okay, it’s a little on the steady side – but remember, that engine is at the heart of some of the best Minitwin and Supertwin racebikes around – so it’s…
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2020 Triumph Street Triple RS released

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Alan Dowds

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7th October 2019

No more peak power, but a heap of extra midrange, and a slew of tech updates for Triumph’s slick middleweight roadster
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Protect your bike with Eazi-Guard Stone Chip Protection Kit

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd October 2019

Protect your bike from stone chips, abrasions, stress fractures and scratches with the Eazi-Guard™ Stone Chip Protection Kit.
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Discover ‘amazing array’ of classic motoring spanning over a century at Classic Motorbike Show

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd October 2019

The Classic Motorbike Show is welcoming bike enthusiasts from around the UK to share their passion for outstanding two-wheeled classics.
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Ducati confirms V4-powered Multistrada for 2021

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Alan Dowds

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20th September 2019

First 200bhp adventure bike on the way? When the facts change, we change our minds round here at Fast Bikes Towers. So when ‘adventure bikes’ had like 55bhp at the piston-top, while weighing more than a small Volvo, we poo-pooed them with extreme prejudice. Big traillies (as they were known) like the old 750 Honda…
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used bike guide: 2014-2017 yamaha mt-o7

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Mike Cowton

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19th September 2019

Some bikes punch well above their perceived weight limit and deliver far more grins per pound spent than considerably more established machinery. One such example is the Triumph Street Triple, which stunned the world when it was originally unveiled and quite rightly went on to dominate the middleweight market due to its amazing triple motor…
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Fast Bikes October on sale now!

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Sam Hewitt

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17th September 2019

It’s time for the Fast Bikes boys to take to the used bike market, armed with £4,000. The October edition of Fast Bikes magazines is a must-read!
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British bike Builder ABM launches new 765-powered GP2 racer

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Alan Dowds

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13th September 2019

Carbon/ceramic forks, carbon sprockets and a spanking Triumph 765 motor – what’s not to like? If you were slightly underwhelmed by the new Triumph 765 Daytona Moto2 replica, then feast your eyes on this piece of total filth. Built in Kent by Associated British Motorcycles (ABM), the GP2 machine is the first bike to feature…
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GET READY FOR EUROPE’S LARGEST OFF-ROAD SHOW!

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Carl Stevens

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10th September 2019

The Dirt Bike Show 2019 is almost here… It’s back, and bigger than ever! On the 28th & 29th September The Dirt Bike Show hits Stafford County Showground for another year of off-road packed goodness. There will be stalls from all of the biggest brands from the off-road world, alongside a whole host of other…
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LIKE YOUR CLASSICS? WELL CHECK THIS OUT…

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Carl Stevens

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10th September 2019

If you’re a fan of bikes from years gone by, you’re not going to want to miss The 26th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show… Come on, we all have a soft spot for at least a few models from the 70s, 80s and 90s, don’t we? Yep? Well that’s exactly what will be on…
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Suzuki BSB stars thrash mini-gixxers to the limit

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Alan Dowds

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6th September 2019

GSX-R125s have their collective cocks thrapped off in extra-curricular BSB kart-track race Remember riding with your mates on your first bike? Mad wasn’t it? There’s something about a load of riders on small-bore bikes that makes it far more dangerous than riding big bikes. You see the same thing on 125cc press launches: everyone is…
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Aprilia’s mad RSV4 X megabike deliveries begin

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Alan Dowds

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5th September 2019

Yes, fast-group plutocrats, your 225bhp/165kg ultimate track bike is in the post… The launch of this bike was a teeny bit overshadowed back in April – the Noale firm announced the RSV4 X super-spec track machine during the RSV4 1100 Factory launch. And since only ten are being made, it’s a little bit on the…
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Honda set to launch CBR300RR twin for 2020

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Alan Dowds

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4th September 2019

Rumours in the far East of new big-bore CBR250RR to take on Yam R3 Summer’s over and we’ll soon be seeing some of the saucy new models for 2020 starting to appear in the wild. This one looks like it might well feature at the Milan show in November – a new mini-sportsbike from Honda…
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