ISSUE 297 FEBRUARY 2015

IT’S THE NEWS
Upfront . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The latest news from around the globe

GEARED UP
Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
A winter glove round up and more...

GET IT FIRST
Subscribe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Get it 13 times a year – with a free gift!

THE KNOWLEDGE
Used Buyer’s Guide. . . . . . . . . . . 82
Don’t overlook the Kawasaki ZX-7R. It’s a
cult classic, for good reason...

MASTERCLASS
Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
It’s all about grip, your tyre’s grip
Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Don’t take shortcut fitting controls...
Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
What to do if your legal team run scared

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES
Chatter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Another month of incidents and
accidents
Travel and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Four pages of tracks and place to see

OUR LIFE ON BIKES
Staff Bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Some stolen miles are ridden before the
worst of the winter sets in. It’s a sad
goodbye to some on the fleet...
Kawasaki ZX-6R
KTM 1290 Super
Duke R
Yamaha MT-09
Ducati 899 Panigale

Ducati Panigale
Triumph Street
Triple R
Suzuki Hayabusa
Yamaha YZF-R6

RACE SECTION
Pit Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
As the hard work of testing begins, we
also look back at 2014
Race Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Micheal Dunlop’s feats in 2014 have
elevated him to legendary status. Not bad
for a steel erector...

COLUMNISTS
Chaz Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Chaz starts his testing regime...
Steve Parrish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Steve from this Parrish talks 2015...