ISSUE 303 SUMMER 2015

R O A D T E S T S

FIRST RIDE

MV Agusta F4 RC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MV has made some pretty special bikes over
the years, but the latest – and last – F4 to
leave the Varese factory is something truly
exceptional – as we exclusively find out!

FIRST RIDE
Harley-Davidson LiveWire . . . . . . . 35
the new liveWire isn’t a production bike, but
Harley reckons it could be what we’re all
riding in years to come.

CORE TEST
Naked Thousands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Suzuki’s new GSX-S1000 pits its talents
against its companions in the class...

Suzuki GSX-S1000   Kawasaki Z1000
Triumph Speed Triple  BMW S 1000 R

FIRST RIDE
Kawasaki H2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
The most mental machine ever made finally
gets a run out on the roads. but what will
the supercharged bike make of blighty?

RETRO RIDE

Suzuki TL1000S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Way before the H2 came a bike with a
seriously bad ass reputation – the TL thou...

IT’S THE NEWS
Upfront . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Honda’s Moto GP bike for the road lives!

GEARED UP
Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A race glove round up, plus lot more...

GET IT FIRST
Subscribe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Winners get the magazine first!

THE KNOWLEDGE

Used Buyer’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . 83
A stripped R1 had the makings of a
classic, but the Yam FZ1 isn’t quite that...

MASTERCLASS

Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Making decisions is a key skill to learn.

Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
don’t be a fool when it comes to fuel...

Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
our legal eagle on yet another case...

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES

Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Another funny month in your world...

Travel and Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Where to go, and how fast to get there!

OUR LIFE ON BIKES

Staff Bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
What a line up 2015 is turning out to be!

Yamaha YZF-R1
Ducati 899 Panigale
KTM RC390
BMW S 1000 RR
Triumph Daytona
Suzuki GSX-R1000

RACE SECTION

Pit Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Is the era for the race v-twin up?

Race Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Will the YZF-R1 win WSB in 2016?

COLUMNISTS

Gary Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Testing times at the TT for our Gaz...

Clive Padgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Clive on his favourite place on earth!

Two Siblings Racing . . . . . . . . . 126
surely not another trophy for the team?

Chaz Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Chaz races at home, and is then away!

Steve Parrish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
More tales from Sir Stavros of Pranksville!