ISSUE 301 JUNE 2015

R O A D T E S T S

LAUNCH
Aprilia RSV4-RF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The last of the massive launches this year
could well be the most important of them
all. will big changes upset the balance or
make the rsV4 even better?

LAUNCH
Suzuki GSX-S1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
what’s this? a new suzuki that we like the
look of? Best have a shot on it then!

FIRST UK RIDE
Yamaha MT-07 Moto Cage . . . . . . . 46
a stunter by style, but is this fruity naked
what da kidz want these days?

FIRST UK RIDE
Yamaha YZF-R1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
staight off the boat and into our arms – the
r1 gets its first glimpse at British roads...

GROUP TEST
Street’s Ahead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
why the Triumph street Triple is just about
perfect in every sense. road work, track
action, stunting – but do rivals compete?

IT’S THE NEWS
Upfront. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The latest news from around the globe.

GEARED UP
Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The best in leathers – plus other top kit.

GET IT FIRST
Subscribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
get your fB hit 13 times a year.

THE KNOWLEDGE
Used Buyer’s Guide. . . . . . . . . . . 85
The mV f4 1000 is a beauty. But does it
turn into a nightmare if you own one?

MASTERCLASS
Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
The eyes have it when it comes to riding.

Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Busted your bike? Build it back carefully...

Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
maladies remedied one way or another.

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES
Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
a month in the company of you lot.

Travel and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . 102
There’s lots and lots of things to
see and do on the planet!

OUR LIFE ON BIKES
Staff Bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
The cream of 2015’s crop starts to head
our way – but what of 2014’s bikes?

RACE SECTION
Pit Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
we’re racing – and in some fine style!

Race Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
a long season ahead for Voltcom suzuki?

COLUMNISTS
Gary Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
The TT contender talks testing...

Clive Padgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
The roads season is about to get going.

Two Siblings Racing . . . . . . . . . . 126
first race down and it’s trophy time!

Chaz Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
chaz pilots the Pani’ to the top step!

Steve Parrish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
more tales from this Parrish-oner!