S ince we spoke last month, I've had the MCN London Bike Show at the Excel Centre, and that was a huge success, with a strong turn-out to the shows I held alongside Allan Millyard and Henry Cole (on Henry's stand). We talked all things two-wheeled, b

With a day in the saddle done and dusted, we sat down for a natter with BSB champ and Honda's new recruit, Tommy Bridewell… “It's weird, really, because I race for Honda now and you'd almost think I've done a million laps on the bike, but today was t

Hi Fast Bikes, My second-hand bike suit was getting a bit tatty, with the leather looking dirty and worn. Tried cleaning it and treating it with leather polish, but it didn't look any better. Found out you can use leather paint to restore the looks.

MICHELIN POWER 6 & POWER GP2 Elsewhere in this issue, and in many other issues of Fast Bikes, you’ll read about the fantastic new and used bikes we celebrate and enjoy. We marvel at their engineering and performance, and how, with the relentless marc

We've had them all on these pages down the years: MotoGP bikes, superbikes, TT racers, endurance weapons… but some of the most fun bikes to look at are the one-make race bikes, like this little Kawasaki ZX-4RR. It's the control bike for this year's S

S ome bikes just sound that little bit naughtier than others, that little more special, but even then, few come close to the audible ecstasy that was booming from the ’24-spec Blade as I rounded Portimao's final corner. Throaty, deep, and suggestive

Ten years ago, I found myself a part of the maddest, baddest, and arguably most illegal motorcycling I've ever put my name to. The gig was called the Dark Dog Moto Tour, crossing from the north to the south of France over seven days, littered with ro

To kick things off, I called up my best mate, Mr Dan Linfoot. He had an incredible season in the British Superstock 1000 in 2023, and it's fair to say he's been in the limelight after his performances throughout the year. He's just signed for the fac

It's only a matter of weeks postcompeting in the coolest motorcycling event I've ever experienced and I’m still absolutely peaking! My brother Tom and I were fortunate enough to be invited to race in Valentino Rossi's La 100km dei Campioni ninth edit

Hi guys, I’m a big BSB fan but have never actually been to a race track to watch the action. I want to change that this year, but the question is what circuit should I go to? I’m based in the Midlands, so there are a few around me. It'd be great to g

Dainese has released its latest top-end D-AIR airbag race suits and they look pretty sweet. The flagship is this kangaroo leather Mugello 3 D-AIR, which the firm claims is the most advanced ever, with even more lightness and protection, plus luxuriou

If you've been a naughty biker, you need some decent legal advice. Get it from mail@whitedalton.co.uk Q A few of us are off to a trackday in the south of Spain. Now that we are outside of the European Union, does it make any difference to us? A Yes.

There's a real fine line between pleasure and pain, as I was reminded first-hand a few days ago at Portimao. Motorbikes are awesome, but highsides aren't. I've come to that conclusion lots of times in my many years of motorcycling, and after a five-y

The all-new 990 Duke from KTM presents a tricky dilemma in more ways than one, which I’ll go into right after I just come out and state that the 990 Duke is bloody brilliant in every single way. If there is any part of you that doesn't like riding bi

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Y ou will all be happy to know that since my last instalment I have successfully completed yet another foreign trackday without any mechanical assistance. Apart from blowing a mahoosive hole in my exhaust, it was one that went pretty much to plan. Th

It's been a bit difficult to know where to place Husqvarna's various recent roadster machinery. As you should all know, the classy Swedish brand is part of the same firm (Pierer) which owns KTM, GASGAS and WP Suspension. And its machinery shares the

TESTED BY: Bruce TIME: Ten months PRICE: From £699.00 WEB: www.shoeiassured.co.uk I'll cut to it… when it comes to my kit, I don't mess around – especially when it comes to helmets. In my younger years I'd have worn a saucepan on my head, but getting

The Fast Bikes Legal Clinic is compiled by Gavin Grewal, and his bikeriding barristers and solicitors at White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors. They deal with personal injury claims and their sister company, Motor Defence Team, deal with any motoring of

Well, my last column was all about just how I'm going to be the most prepared I could ever be for the season ahead. As it goes, I was quite incredibly underprepared for being prepared. I'd done the hard part. Bought the bike, got some tyres, and had

It's that time of year where we wave goodbye to our families and head off to distant lands for the sake of skids, wheelies, and general evaluations of the new metal. As hard as we make this sound to those at home, the truth is it's perhaps one of the

It's safe to say that KTM's image of massive wheelies, huge burn-outs, slogans like ‘Ready to Race’, ‘The Beast’ and ‘No Bullshit’, to name but a few, does make it stand out for being different and edgy. The firm doesn't seem to have a problem projec

Amotorbike chassis is just some metal that's been formed and welded to hold everything the motorbike needs in place, like the engine, suspension, fuel tank and rider, to name just a few things, right? Well, sort of, except that its design, the materi

When it comes to Ducati sportsbikes, there are certain boxes that absolutely must be ticked for them to be classed as true Bologna-built thoroughbreds. One or two of these boxes may be controversial, especially in light of modern trends, but if you a