Sports Bikes
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New Bikes: Aprilia’s RS 457
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The Italian firm’s looking to snap up sales in the learner legal market, revealing a proper A2-compliant sportsbike in the form of its new RS 457. Here’s what you need to know. Riders of a sporty disposition have got plenty to get excited about next year. There’s some exciting stuff going on at the lower…
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Bridgestone Launches its Next-Generation Sports Motorcycle Tyre
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*The new Bridgestone BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S23 is a sports radial motorcycle tyre for street use engineered to meet the requirements of the ever-evolving modern-day sport bikes.*The latest product in Bridgestone’s premium motorcycle tyre range, BATTLAX, features increased levels of exceptional dry and wet grip performance, employing a newly designed compound and updated pattern design.*The Bridgestone…
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Pricing and availability of 25th anniversary Hayabusa announced
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Suzuki has announced that the special edition Hayabusa, launched to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legendary hyperbike, is available in dealerships now with an OTR price of £18,599 and will also be available on 2.9% APR finance on PCP or HP. The anniversary edition, launched to celebrate a quarter of a century of an icon after the first generation Hayabusa changed…
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First Impressions: Ninja 7 Hybrid
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Alan Dowds has been in Spain, where he’s been running the rule over Kawasaki’s new Ninja 7 Hybrid. Here’s what he has to say! I’m just back from the Kawasaki Ninja 7 Hybrid launch in Barcelona, and it’s fair to say that I’m pretty impressed. It’s an extremely interesting bike with a lot of new…
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Ben Currie Supersport Champion 2023
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Congratulations to Oxford Ducati’s Ben Currie on taking the championship on a high – Two pole positions and two wins, and with a round to spare! Teammate and Fast Bikes Magazine columnist Christian Iddon had a great weekend at Donington too, with two podiums (a second and a third place). A fantastic weekend for the…
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MotoGP announces provisional 2024 calendar
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MotoGP’s provisional calendar for 2024 reveals plans for a record-breaking 22 Grands Prix.
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Ducati DRE: Race Academy
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Mixing Italian exotica with an iconic circuit and a smattering of MotoGP stars, Ducati’s inaugural DRE Race Academy was every bit the success its formula suggested it would be. Fast Bikes Editor Bruce Wilson reveals all… Some days just start better than others… like when you open your bedroom curtains and stare down at one…
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Hayabusa Overhaul, so we’ve heard..
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Leaked documents suggest Suzuki’s planning some serious engine updates to its much-loved Hayabusa It’s been three years since Suzuki last updated the ’Busa, and it looks like the increasingly active Japanese firm has further plans for one of its most iconic motorcycles. It’s great to have confirmation that the bike is going to be sticking…
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HONDA CBR750R? Patents say yes…
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Rumours and patent applications from Japan suggest a motorcycle on the way that uses the same chassis and engine as the new Honda Hornet but with a sporty different styling. Here’s what we know about the CBR750R. At the official presentation, which took place at the Cologne Motor Show in October 2022, Honda revealed the…
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Used Bike Test: Yamaha R6
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If you had a pound for every Yamaha R6 ever sold… you’d have lots of pounds. I don’t know exactly how many of the machines have trundled down the Japanese brand’s production line since the model’s inauguration back in 1999, but the answer is ‘a lot’. R6s are everywhere, and rightfully so because they’ve been…
