ISSUE 322 JANUARY 2017

IT’S THE NEWS

Upfront .............................................. 8
Eicma and MC Live sees more new bikes
– and some sensational developments!

GEARED UP

Products .......................................... 16
A watch special, plus lots more new gear...

GET IT FIRST

Subscribe ...................................... 120
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LAUNCHES

Kawasaki Z1000SX ........................ 20
Kawasaki performs nip and tuck surgery to
the Essex, and also donates an IMU...

Ducati Monster 1200 S .................. 24
A cute new look, more power, less weight
and more brains are in store for 2017...

TESTS

The Class Divide .............................34
We take two of 2016’s new Triumphs, both
with an R at their end, to see which wins!

Comfort and Chaos.........................34
BMW’s S 1000 XR ruled the comfortable
roost last year, but what will the KTM Super
Duke GT have to say about that?

Levelling the Playing Field.............. 50
Our 2016 SBOTY winner, the BMW S 1000 RR,
takes on a ZX-10R with a few little extras up
its sleeve to make the fighting fairer.

Prize Fight ....................................... 70
We declare a winner of our 2016 New Bike of
the Year award, and also have a hoot finding
out if it’s better than the current class king
– the incredible Aprilia Tuono 1100 Factory...

THE KNOWLEDGE

Used Buyer’s Guide.........................84
Suzuki’s 2004 GSX-R750 is one of the best
used buys out there. Find out why here!

MASTERCLASS

Riding .............................................. 86
Keith Code uncovers the secrets of corners!

Technical ......................................... 88
Hoses aren’t sexy, but they are necessary...

Legal ................................................ 99
Another legal pickle is considered...

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES
Chatter .......................................... 100
You’d think sitting down would be easy...

Travel and Tracks .......................... 102
We uncover the best bits of the world!

OUR LIFE ON BIKES

Staff Bikes..................................... 104
It’s getting cold, but the action is hotting up!
! Kawasaki ZX-10R ! Yamaha MT-10
! KTM SD-GT ! Ducati Monster R
! Triumph Speed Triple ! Suzuki GSX-S1000F

RACE SECTION

Race Feature ................................. 110
We round up the best bits of the 2016
season – and it’s been an amazing year...

Pit Pass.......................................... 118
Testing for 2017 gets underway worldwide!

COLUMNISTS

Dangerous Brod ............................ 122
Brod rounds off his year the same way he
started it. It was the middle that was crap!

Chaz Davies .................................. 129
Chaz on being the winningest rider in WSB

Steve Parrish................................. 130
Stavros lets us in on a few secrets...