Fast Bikes

Every issue of Fast Bikes is fuelled with high-octane definitive sportsbike tests, hardcore riding and invaluable 'regulars' too.

In depth insider news, behind the scenes race features, practical and usable advice in the Riding, Bike and Legal Masterclass sections, and exclusive columns from current MotoGP, World and British Superbike racers. It’s an unmissable package

Old bike, new home

NEW NINJA ON THE WAY • Early release for 2024 ZX-6R supersports machine

KAWASAKI ELIMINATOR 450

NORTON V4 CR PRODUCTION VERSION RELEASED

2024 M1000 XR • BMW unveils prototype M-Sport version of its excellent super-adventure tourer

2024 KYMCO AK 550 PREMIUM

BIKE SHED SHOW • Hate London? Hate The Bike Shed? Well, you're not alone, but you're also wrong…

YAM XSR900 RD500 LC COPY

MV AGUSTA

YAMAHA TÉNÉRÉ 700 RAID

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TRIUMPH RECORD

Geared up • ALL THE LATEST, COOLEST & TRICKEST PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

SPLASH THE CASH • If you play your cards right, you can buy that bike you've always wanted and actually make money from it. Here's why…

HEDGING YOUR BETS…

BIKES THAT HAVE BOOMED…

ON THE UP…

WORTH A PUNT…

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT…

THE Fairy-tale • The dust might only just be settling on this year's epic TT, but we want to take you back to 2017 and one of the most magical wins around the Island ever. To a Senior TT victory that could, and maybe even should, have gone very differently. It's time to talk about Michael Dunlop and the Hawk Suzuki GSX-R1000R…

2023 MCAMS YAMAHA BSB R1

HIDDEN TREASURE • Remember the 2005 YZF-R6? This one-hit wonder is worth searching out…

MID-SIZED MAESTRO 2023 KTM RC 8C • The second-generation KTM RC 8C took all of two minutes to sell out its 200-unit production run. Cathcart was not lucky enough to have bought one, but he bagged another golden ticket – to try one out for size around Valencia.

JEZZA'S TAKE

THE MAN WHO MADE IT…

WORD FROM THE TOP…

BRUCE LONGTERMER DUCATI PANIGALE V4 SP2

Chatter

WINNING AT TRIAL? • Beware of hire bikes… they are not always the golden ticket you might think them to be.

GAVIN GREWAL

ROAD TO THE TT YAMAHA R7 PROJECTT • Now the dust has settled, it's time to tell the tale of how Rutter's R7 cut it around the 2023 Isle of Man TT.

WIN A TRACKDAY COMPETITION • THE PRIZE: ONE UK TRACKDAY OF YOUR CHOICE FOR ANY UK CIRCUIT WITH NO LIMITS TRACKDAYS.

You & Yours

Kyle Ryde

Heal like Wolverine • Unfortunately, crashing is part of the job when it comes to racing motorcycles, and completing an entire season without copping for the odd spill is relatively unheard of… even the most successful riders get a little too intimate with the tarmac every now and then.

Tim Neave

Christian Iddon

Steve Parrish