ISSUE 302 JULY 2015

R O A D T E S T S

LAUNCH

BMW S 1000 XR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Superbikes had better watch out – there’s a
new player in town, and it’s seriously good!

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Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR . . . . . . . . 24
has Aprilia made the new tuono more
sensible by upping its capacity?

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Yamaha YZF-R3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Yamaha joins the A2 party with a funky
looking little ‘un for da kidz to n-joy...

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MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800. . . 34
The Italian sports brand finally makes a
genuine touring machine option.

LAUNCH

BMW R 1200 RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Another beemer, this time a sports tourer
option for those scrappers that like boxers.

LAUNCH
Bridgestone T30 Evo . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
New long lasting rubber from the b-men.

LAUNCH
Michelin Power Range . . . . . . . . . . 46
loads of new rubber from the frenchies.

IT’S THE NEWS
Upfront. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Triumph’s new street, plus lots more...

GEARED UP
Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loads of exhausts, plus new kit reviewed

GET IT FIRST
Subscribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Why wouldn’t you want to get it first?

THE KNOWLEDGE

Used Buyer’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . 87
The 2003 Kawasaki ZX-6R is a belter, and
well worth a few of your hard earned...

MASTERCLASS

Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Guiding you through riding right...

Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Got a new bike? how to treat it right.

Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Our legal eagle on yet another case...

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES

Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Another funny month in your world...

Travel and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Where to go, and how fast to get there!

OUR LIFE ON BIKES

Staff Bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
the new class of 2015 starts to come
through the shutter doors!

KTM RC390  Triumph Daytona
BMW S 1000 RR  Suzuki V-Strom

RACE SECTION

Pit Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Gossip behind the champagne spraying.

Race Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Meet mild mannered Bruce Anstey...

COLUMNISTS

Gary Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
The time for talking ends now...

Clive Padgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Plenty of testing for clive and co!

Two Siblings Racing . . . . . . . . . 126
Another race, another trophy!

Chaz Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Chaz on a big month in world superbikes!

Steve Parrish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
more tales from sir stavros!