ISSUE 320 NOVEMBER 2016

IT’S THE NEWS
Upfront .............................................. 8
2017’s bikes have landed. Read all about ‘em

GEARED UP
Products .......................................... 22
The latest in top kit gets a good going over

GET IT FIRST
Subscribe ...................................... 124
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delivered every month – with 20 per cent off!

THE KNOWLEDGE
Used Buyer’s Guide......................... 78
The 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R falls under our
microscope, and what a good buy it is too...

MASTERCLASS
Riding .............................................. 90
Keith Code takes us to the threshold – whev-
er that might be. Fancy exploring where it is?

Technical ......................................... 92
Working on your bike? You need the best
paddock stands you can afford...

Legal ................................................ 95
Andrew Dalton answers yet more woes...

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES
Chatter ............................................ 96
It’s laugh a minute with you lot!

Travel and Tracks ............................ 98
The world is a big place – go ride it!

OUR LIFE ON BIKES
Staff Bikes..................................... 100
What a busy month it has been for the fleet
– what were you expecting for summer?
• Kawasaki ZX-10R • MV Agusta F3 800
• KTM Super Duke R • Yamaha MT-10
• Ducati Monster R • Triumph Speed Triple R
• Suzuki GSX-S1000F

RACE SECTION
Pit Pass.......................................... 112
The season starts hotting up from here

Race Feature ................................. 116
How Alvaro Bautista and Maverick Vinales
are enjoying their differing seasons...

COLUMNISTS
James Ellison................................. 127
Seasons don’t get more frustrating than this

Chaz Davies .................................. 129
The ups and downs of racing in Germany

Steve Parrish................................. 130
Pontification at its finest from Stavros

FEATURES
Triumph Thruxton R ........................ 22
Our first shot on Triumph sexual retro
machine. It’s perplexing, we’ll give it that!

Kids in Racing .................................54
How to ensure your child becomes MotoGP
world champion. It’s easy. Ish...

California Love ................................ 60
Rootsy heads to Cadwell as part of Operation
Fast – his bid to get quicker on track...

Addiction.........................................64
A droolsome super trick Aprilia RSV-4 R-FW
APX Race for your delectation.

Lin Jarvis ......................................... 70
Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s boss on
what it’s like to run the Yamaha squad.