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  • Exclusive podcast – The Pete Hickman interview

    Exclusive podcast – The Pete Hickman interview

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    We sat down with Mr Peter Hickman to have a chat about his stellar season last year, and his ambitions for 2016 on board the JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10R. What was intended to be a ten minute chat turned out to be a half hour pot of gold. It’s well worth listening to the lot!…

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  • Jonny’s Suzuki GSX-S1000F Longtermer – Video Catch Up

    Jonny’s Suzuki GSX-S1000F Longtermer – Video Catch Up

    Our intrepid snapper, Jonny Gawler, has enjoyed his life as a novice born-again biker thus far, and also the Suzuki GSX-S1000F in his care, too. We managed to talk our regular snapper Jonny into getting back into bikes properly, after nearly twenty years of photographing them, rather than riding them. First up we stuck him…

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  • 1,500 Miles to Portimao – Sportsbike Touring Video

    1,500 Miles to Portimao – Sportsbike Touring Video

    Touring on the best sportsbikes on the planet? Easy… Last summer a few of us rode down to Portimao for our big 2015 ‘Sportsbike Of The Year’ event. BJ led the group, which consisted of himself on a BMW S 1000 RR, and three touring virgins. Gary from Bridgestone on Yamaha’s R1M, reader Dan on…

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  • 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800 – Five Things

    2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800 – Five Things

    MV Agusta’s new Brutale 800 is one impressive motorcycle…   With the recent launch of MV Agusta’s new Brutale 800 done and dusted, here are five things that strike us about the enigmatic naked triple.   1 – A well sorted chassis makes a huge difference: Not that the last Brutale, in 800 or 675cc…

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  • MV Agusta Extends Trade-In Bonus Offer

    MV Agusta Extends Trade-In Bonus Offer

    MV Agusta have extended their trade-in bonus scheme, following a fantastic year of sales in the UK for the iconic Italian brand. You can see the advert below these very words right here… It’s a way of celebrating a terrific 2015, and another incentive to get more of you lot onto MV metal. Putting the…

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  • 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R Launch

    2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R Launch

    The new Kawasaki ZX-10R has been launched out in Sepang. While Rootsy musters his thoughts on the matter, here’s an onboard lap of him having rather a lot of fun around the Malaysian track… You’ll be able to read all about it on February the 2nd…

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  • Competitions & Prize draws – T&C’s

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    Sainsburys Competition – To Win a Yamaha MT10 -1 prize only Closing Date: 20th Oct-16 By entering this competition you agree to the following terms and conditions: 1.    The competition is open to UK (excluding Northern Ireland) residents except for anyone directly connected with the planning or administration of the competition. Entrants must be 21…

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  • Fast Bikes – February 2016 Issue Out Now

    Fast Bikes – February 2016 Issue Out Now

    Form an orderly queue, because the latest issue of Fast Bikes is out, and we’re kicking off the year in fine style with a magazine that is rammed with bikes and bits. We only had one score to settle going into the New Year, and that was working out if a fit and fired up BMW…

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  • WSB 2016 Testing Gallery – by Kel Edge

    WSB 2016 Testing Gallery – by Kel Edge

    Some smashing images from Jerez, at the last pre-season test for the 2016 World Superbike season, by the man that is the irrepressible Kel Edge… Oh yes, some of the WSB boys had four day’s worth of laps at the same time as the MotoGP crowd, and didn’t let themselves down at all. Ask some…

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  • MotoGP 2016 Testing Gallery – By Kel Edge

    MotoGP 2016 Testing Gallery – By Kel Edge

    Some cracking images and pictures of the last MotoGP test of 2015, in preparation for 2016, by the man that is Kel Edge… Before everyone went off on their Christmas holidays, some testing for the 2016 MotoGP season took place under the winter Spanish sun at Jerez. Teams were testing new electronics and of course,…

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  • Fast Bikes January 2016

    Fast Bikes January 2016

    Rejoice, for the new Fast Bikes Magazine is in the shops. Rejoice further as it’s an absolute cracker of an issue, packed to the rafters with only the best quality content you’ll get – including the launch report from the Ducati Panigale 959. And because it’s the season to be giving, you’ll get a free…

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  • Guy Martin Christmas Gifts

    Guy Martin Christmas Gifts

    We thought we’d knock up some ideas for Christmas for all you Guy Martin fans out there. Then, once we did that, we had a think about what Guy himself might like… Guy Martin Christmas Cards   What says Christmas more than a Guy Martin inspired Crimble card. FB favourite Billyart has knocked up these…

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  • 2016 Aprilia RSV4 R-FW – 230bhp Track Weapon!

    2016 Aprilia RSV4 R-FW – 230bhp Track Weapon!

    We knew Aprilia were going to do something awesome with the epic RSV4, in terms of a track-only machine, but we honestly didn’t know just how special it would be… What was once the preserve of race teams can now be bought by anyone, thanks to Aprilia, and it seems as though they’re catering for…

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  • New 2016 Ducati Range Revealed!

    New 2016 Ducati Range Revealed!

    The live show is over, and lower jaws are still being returned to their upper halves, but here’s some of the gorgeous metal Ducati just released upon the world at EICMA. Panigale 959 It may seem about five minutes since Ducati released the 899 Panigale, but this is one company that never stands still these…

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  • Racers and Champions out in Force at Motorcycle Live!

    Racers and Champions out in Force at Motorcycle Live!

    If you go down to the woods today, well, we doubt you’ll see any racers, bar maybe one coincidentally walking his dog! But at Motorcycle Live at the Birmingham NEC, from the 28th of November to 6th December, many racers, champions and racing luminaries will be out in force. So, if there’s one in particular…

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