Automotive
Fast Bikes UK
OLD SKOOL-COOL
Two decades on from its launch, we take a blast down memory lane with Suzuki's game-changing K5 Gixer.
10+ min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
WORLD SUPERBIKES SLAYER: TOPRAK'S Bullet
It’s not every day you get to knock around with the World Superbike champ, let alone head out for a spin on his title defending M 1000 RR, but that’s how Rennie passed the time at Cremona recently, getting under the skin of BMW’s Bullet before trying it out for size...
8 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX SE
Ever heard of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon? Well, neither had I.
5 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
BMW CONCEPT RR
PLANET FAST BIKES - NEW METAL, NEWS & REVIEWS
2 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
The Frame Game
A motorcycle without a frame is up there with a house without a roof... you kind of need 'em. Over the years we've seen hundreds of differing shapes, styles and stiffnesses, made from a multitude of different materials. Which one's best? Well, that's a very good question. Here's why...
4 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
A cut ABOVE
Honda totally rewrote the Fireblade's direction when it launched the RCV-inspired CBR1000RR in 2004. It was, and still is, a very capable and pleasurable litre bike.
3 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT...
BMW's not reinventing the wheel with its ever more popular mid-weight naked F 900 R... but it has changed them, plus a few other bits, for this latest iteration.
8 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
THE WILD CHILD
Having waxed lyrical about Suzuki's game-changing GSX-R1000 K5, it's only right to look at the rivals it was up against. As it happens, just the year before, the major players from Japan decided to unleash a fresh raft of firepower onto the market, with the ZX-10R stealing the limelight for being the new wild child of the scene.
3 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
YAMAHA XZR900 THUNDERBOLT
Another concept supersport machine, but at the opposite end of the scale from the BMW on a number of fronts.
2 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
A CHAT THE CHAMP...
Toprak Razgatlioglu has endeared himself to fans across the world for his happy, relaxed persona, one that’s often in contrast to some of his competitors.
4 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
THREE of a KIND
These three might represent the same genre, but they could not be more different if they tried. The question is, which size of sports-tourer ticks more boxes?
3 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
YAMAHA TRACER 7 AND 7 GT
With 2025 updates for the MT-07 and Ténéré appearing late last year, the only real surprise with this release is that it's taken so long. Actually, there's one more surprise about the 2025 Tracer 700 and GT, but we'll come to that in a minute (can you feel the suspense building?).
1 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
MID-SIZED: YAMAHA TRACER 9GT
I've had the chance to enjoy Yamaha’s 900cc CP3 motor a few times in the past and it’s undeniably a peach, but I'd not ridden it dressed as a Tracer 9.
5 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
BEST OF BOTH
In many ways, the 2004-2006 Yamaha YZF-R1 is a bit of a contradiction. Why? When it was unveiled in 2004, this generation of R1 was claimed to be the first motorcycle to boast a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio, with Yamaha boldly stating it weighed 172kg and produced 172bhp.
3 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
THE HEAVYWEIGHT: BMW K1600GT
Given that the ‘sports’ element of sports touring might err too much on the side of cramped rearsets and bars that put more stress on your wrists than the most extreme Only Fans sites, I opted for a bias towards the comfort side of things for our blast northwards, with a big bruiser Beemer as my steed for the trip.
4 min |
August 2025
Fast Bikes UK
Christian Iddon
Loads has been going on in my world this month, as the British Superbike Championship has fired into action and had its first round. Going hand in hand with the start of racing also comes all the race-related commitments like testing, dealer days, sponsor appearances and all the other shiz which means I’ve been racking up the mileage lately in the trusty old Transit.
4 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
ANDY LONGTERMER KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX SE
I'm sure I am not alone with having such a random playlist of music I listen to.
5 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
LATEST AND GREATEST
The product cycle of the S1000RR tends to suggest that after about eight or nine years, or three generations of a particular format, a new one comes along.
2 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
A CONTRACT ON TRACK?
If you borrow a bike on track and someone wipes you out, are you still liable for the repair costs?
2 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE...
To clear up the differences between the Rally and the Standard, here's what you need to know, alongside the fact the Rally will set you back an extra £1000 over the base model... but it's money well spent, if you ask us.
3 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
2009 S1000RR
The one that changed the game forever. Obviously, the same can't be said about Bruce.
3 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
2019 S1000RR
The year 2019 saw the first total reinvention of the S1000RR since it came out, and typically for BMW, it didn’t hold back.
3 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
PLACE YOUR BETS...
If history has taught us anything, it's that BMW is all-in when it comes to building a superbike and isn't afraid of trying new stuff and doing mad spin-offs of its S1000RR.
2 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
2014 HP4 Race
To this day, this is the first bike I will buy to put in my dream garage if I win the Lottery.
3 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
Is it time for a modern-day stroker?
It feels like a lifetime since we last saw a two-stroke road bike taking pride of place in a dealership, but the wait for a resurrection might be closer than we think...
4 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
MONSTER MASH
Ducati's overlooked superbike-engined sporty roadster is a great used buy.
5 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
2020 M1000RR
Ahh, we do love a bonafide homologation special here at Fast Bikes, so we can’t produce a list of significant S1000RRs without having the M1000RR on it, which I suppose technically isn't an S1000RR because it’s... an M1000RR.
3 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
2012 HP4
Three years after its launch, people were still coming to terms with the new order established by the BMW S1000RR, which reset all previously held understanding of what a modern superbike was. Then the HP4 was introduced.
2 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
BMW'S S1000RR: THE STORY SO
It's hard to believe that the BMW S1000RR arrived on the scene 16 years ago and absolutely pulverised the world of sportsbikes. Since then, the model's never stopped evolving, pioneering some of the most innovative and unexpected tech, while proving a winner on track and in the showrooms alike. To pay homage, we relive its journey through some of the most stand-out versions...
2 min |
July 2025
Fast Bikes UK
PROJECT CORNER STEVE LANE'S HONDA VFR-RC45
Welcome to our project-themed paradise. A place where readers like you take a few snaps, tell a few tales, and get to show us what they've been grafting away at in their garages. This month we're taking a look at Steve Lane's Honda VFR-RC45 Project...
5 min |