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FUNSIZE
Earlier in the year, we had the chance to Raz Yamaha's new and updated R3 and R125.Now.they've updated the naked models in the family as well, so we headed over to Spain for quick blast...
7 min |
February 2020
Fast Bikes
HALFWAY HEROES
They’re not sportsbikes, they’re not nakeds, they’re halfway between the two and they’re the heroes of the Naughties. We took these two icons for a blast…
10+ min |
February 2020
Fast Bikes
FAST ENDURANCE ON A MOTO GUZZI V7 III
Ever fancied taking a café racer endurance racing? No, we haven’t either, but here at Fast Bikes, we’ll try anything once…
6 min |
February 2020
Fast Bikes
BUCKET LIST 2020
It might still be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, but this is no time for wittering or complacency; it’s time to get plotting.
8 min |
February 2020
Fast Bikes
Booze Cruisin'
If your wine rack needs stocking up, why use your local off-license when you can get everything you need for half the price in France – and have a bloody good weekend whilst you’re at it!
2 min |
December 2019
Fast Bikes
Winter Hybernation
Winter months are long and gruelling… so how should you take care of your bike?
5 min |
December 2019
Fast Bikes
Streets Ahead
Just when you thought Triumph’s Street Triple couldn’t get any more brilliant, the Hinckley maestros crank it up a notch.
5 min |
December 2019
Fast Bikes
Living With A Bavarian Bullet: Gen 1 S1000RR
I’d heard loads of good things about theS1000RR, so after years and years of Fireblade ownership I decided to make a change and start searching for a Beemer to try.
5 min |
December 2019
Fast Bikes
And Now, The End Is Near…
DORNA MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
4 min |
December 2019
Fast Bikes
Ten Minutes With... Alex Lowes
Having recently signed for Kawasaki to partner Jonny Rea in 2020, we caught up with World Superbike front runner Alex Lowes for a good old-fashioned chinwag…
7 min |
December 2019
Fast Bikes
R U Ready?
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.
8 min |
November 2019
Fast Bikes
Tread Carefully
Hypersport hoops are so good nowadays it begs the question, do we really need slicks to go fast?
10+ min |
November 2019
Fast Bikes
Ten Minutes With... Davide Brivio
From working with Yamaha and Rossi, to Rins and managing the new-era Suzuki GP squad, he’s been through it all – but how hard is it to run a team at the highest level of racing?
8 min |
November 2019
Fast Bikes
Mission Improbable: Boothy Takes On The Classic TT
Boothy’s done some daft things in his time, so when he spent £600 on a ZXR 750 almost as old as himself and decided to enter it in the Classic Superbike TT, nobody was surprised. Here’s how he got on…
9 min |
November 2019
Fast Bikes
Know Your… ECUs
We caught up with Nick Morgan, the whizz man at MSS Performance, to find out the truths, tricks and secrets about ECUs, what they do and how to get the best out of them…
5 min |
November 2019
Fast Bikes
Yamaha MT-10 SP
THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… Wearing tyres out.
2 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Tough Call
We all want the best outcome in court, but judgment can just as easily go against you.
3 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
The Duel In The Sun
Dorna MotoGP World Championship
3 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Scott Redding
I guess we had better start with some news then! I’ll be riding with Chaz Davies in the factory Aruba.itWorldSBK squad for 2020.
3 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Making The Jump
So, you’ve decided to make a switch to a bigger capacity bike. Here’s how to make the most of the extra power, quickly…
5 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Know Your… Thumb Brakes
Over the past few years, thumb brakes have become incredibly popular; filtering down through the Grand Prix paddock, right through into the trackday scene. Question is, what do they do, how effective are they, and why would you want one? We caught up with Ian, creator of the thumb brakes from Speedycom, to find out.
4 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Kawasaki ZX-6R
THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… spanking it.
2 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
International Ulster GP
Fresh from the TT, Boothy’s taken his ZX-10R and his 675R to Northern Ireland to have a go at the Ulster GP. Here is how he got on…
5 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Honda CBR650R
THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… Frustrated.
3 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
2 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
FIM Superbike World Championship
2020 Vision
2 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
BMW S 1000 RR M-sport
THIS MONTH I HAVE MOSTLY BEEN… TOYING WITH TECH
3 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Show Up For The Showdown
2 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
MT-07 Wheelie Good Fun!
Yamaha’s hysterical bargain middleweight naked.
4 min |
October 2019
Fast Bikes
Little Or Large?
They may look reasonably similar and share the same name, but how close are learner-legal bikes to their big brutish papas? We sent Carl on his way with a Tuono V4 and a Tuono 125 to find out…
8 min |