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Fast Bikes

Our bikes are ridden harder, faster and further to give the most reliable tests you will find.

GET IT FIRST!
Subscribe .........................................8
You get the mag first, at a bargain price,
straight through your letterbox. You know
it makes sense.

GEARED UP!
Products.......................................... 14
All the latest, coolest and trickest products.

IT’S THE NEWS!
Upfront............................................ 10
All the juiciest goss.

THE KNOWLEDGE
Used Buyer’s Guide.........................70
Supersport star of yesteryear – Honda’s
CBR600F Sport.

MASTERCLASS
Riding ..............................................76
Coming to your senses.
Legal................................................79
When the wife won’t take your speeding
points, mercifully.
Track Attack....................................90
How to master the best of British circuits.
This month: Oulton Park.
Know Your.......................................94
Forks. We spend some time forking about
with K-tech.

YOUR LIFE ON BIKES
Chatter ............................................80
It’s only fair we give the best readers in the
world a couple of pages of their own!
You &Yours.....................................82
All of your adventures!
Addiction.........................................56
This month we feature a tricked up K6 Gixer
‘thou track weapon.

OUR LIFE ON BIKES
Project Gixer ..................................84
Testing, testing 1,2,3.
Staff Bikes.......................................97

LAUNCHES

COVER STORY

KTM 790 Duke............................... 18
Is it the middleweight murderer we’ve
been waiting for?

COVER STORY
Yamaha MT-07............................... 26
Yamaha let us loose on their best-selling
refined renegade.
Michelin Road 5 tyres................... 34
Are sports touring tyres are your thing,
look no further.

FEATURES

COVER STORY

Britain’s Best Blasts...................... 45
Ten of the best routes the UK has to offer
Charlie gets to grips with his R6 and Beej
enjoys his Gixer.
•Yamaha R6 •Suzuki GSX-R1000R

RACE SECTION
Pit Pass.......................................... 100
The lowdown on BSB, WSBK and MotoGP.

COLUMNISTS
Neave twins...................................111
Can someone call an ambulance?
Gary Johnson ................................ 112
Gaz announces his 2018 signing...
Christian Iddon ............................. 113
A warm welcome to our new columnist.
Steve Parrish................................. 114
Parrish down under.

TESTS

COVER STORY

Ducati Panigale V4........................ 38
Our first UK road test on the all-new
V4 Panigale.
Used MV Agusta F3 800 ............... 62
Fast Bikes reader Trev Johnson tells us why
he loves his Italian stallion.
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