ISSUE 305 SEPTEMBER 2015

IT’S THE NEWS
Upfront . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
New bikes for 2016?

GEARED UP
Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
great swag for your hard earned...

GET IT FIRST
Subscribe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Winners get the magazine first!

THE KNOWLEDGE
Used Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Kawasaki’s little eR-6n makes a great TT
racer, but how about a used bike?
Brand of Brothers. . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Check out Triumph’s finest, then go find
one to make your own!

MASTERCLASS
Master Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Keith Code makes sense of your senses!
Master Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Your bike needs to stay cool, y’all, so
head here and check out da word!
Master Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Is that driver about to open their door on
you? Yes? WD has the answers!

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES
Chatter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Discovering FB’s stoppie kings! Plus lots
more of your pics and stories!
Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
lots to do and ride out there - get to it!

OUR LIFE ON BIKES
Staff Bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Say hello to new termer-guy Daniel and
his Scrambler Ducati Icon, and also our
new Kawasaki ZX-10R - spoiled!

RACE SECTION
Race news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Suzuka! King of Brands! Melandri free!
Race feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Scott Redding gets honest, sweary and
jovial about a tough 2015, and what he
may do in the future!
Clive Padgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
The team go race the Southern 100!
Gaz Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
There’s MV aplenty for gaz this month!
Fast Bikes Racing . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Will Team FB ever stop winning?!!
Chaz Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
A double win for V’Chazzle in the USA!
Steve Parrish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
48 Stavros does a bit of arm’ageddon!

Yamaha YZF-R1
Ducati 899 Panigale
KTM RC390
BMW S 1000 RR

Triumph Daytona
Suzuki GSX-R1000
Kawasaki ZX-10R
Scrambler Icon

R O A D T E S T S

Launch
Suzuki GSX-S 1000F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Suzuki's new ‘gentleman’ contender for best
road bike gets launched, and mercilessly
thrashed, in the IOM!
Launch
Victory Empulse TT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Victory’s new ‘lecky road bike, and also their
TT racer, is tested and rated in the US of A, F
to the B style!
First Ride
Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory . . . . . . . 36
Not satisfied with already making the most
astonishing naked sports bike in the world,
Aprilia go and make this new one even better!
First Ride
Ducati Panigale R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
The previous was Panigale R was a vicious
and rampant animal. We find out if the new
one adds poise to the poison at Silverstone!
Core Test
Climbing The Ladder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
We scrutinise four used sportsbikes, from
beginner to ballistic, to suit riders starting
afresh or looking for something different.

2013 Honda CBR600F 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R
2011 Triumph Daytona 675R 2008 Yamaha R1

FEATURES
BSB Build . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Remember the MV Agusta F4 RC we rode?
Behold its transformation into a pukka BSB bike!