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Exploring the Wild: Two Days Riding Triumph’s Tiger 900s – GT Pro and Rally Pro Review
If you like your bikes big, pokey and dirty minded, Triumph’s new Tiger 900s should be on your radar. We clocked a couple of days in the saddle of the 900 GT Pro and 900 Rally Pro to see what they’re all about.
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February 2024
As always, our February edition of Fast Bikes magazine is packed with product guides, columns, and fantastic features. If you’d like to read Fast Bikes, then you can order yourself a print copy, save the trees and download the digital version, or better yet bag a saving and subscribe! Here’s what to expect this month… Kawasaki’s other 400…
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TOP GEAR: Kriega OS-32 Pannier
When it comes to motorcycle luggage, Kreiga’s right at the top of its game. Over the years it’s become the go-to choice for bikers in the know. If you’ve never tried their gear before, and you’re in the market for some soft panniers to kit out your adventure bike for your next expedition, the new…
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TOP GEAR : Shoei Neotec 3 System Helmet
Top Japanese crash-hat maker Shoei has released the latest version of its flip-front system helmet, the Neotec 3. It’s fully homologated to ECE 22.06 regs, with dual approval for open and closed use. The outer shell uses a new Advanced Integrated Matrix (AIM) composite fibreglass material with even better performance than before. The flip- front…
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Top Gear: Weise ION Heated Gloves
Now that we’re experiencing some more refreshing climatic conditions, it isn’t time to park up the bike for the winter, but rather equip ourselves to carry on riding through to the spring. The Weise Ion gloves are made with a combination of textile and full-grain leather – dual layered over critical zones – with KP1…
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Long Termers: Indian Challenger
Motorcycle Sport & Leisure Magazine Editor Dave Manning feeds back on his five months with the Indian he intercontinental ballistic cruise missile that is the Challenger has now returned to Indian. There are a few things that I’ll not miss, as I slide my weary behind on to any one of a number of significantly…
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Suzuki GSX-8R- big for 2024?
Off the back of its recently-released GSX-8S, Suzuki’s launched a new middleweight sportbike – and it looks the business. Will this be one of THE bikes for 2024? Back in the 1970s, journalists came up with the ‘Universal Japanese Motorcycle’ or ‘UJM’ moniker to describe the huge number of inline-four air-cooled DOHC 8-valve engines in…
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Long-Termers: Suzuki V-Strom 800DE
Chris Moss reports back on his 5 months so far on the ‘Strom… Life was going well. Riding my V-Strom in lovely weather en route to see my Dad, I couldn’t have been more content. And then the joy was suddenly put on hold. After clocking over 90 miles of the 100-mile journey, I heard…
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Honda CBR600RR
The Japanese factory has rolled out a new version of its iconic 600 sportbike… and it’s loaded with electronics. The best Xmas presents are the ones you don’t expect. And we really didn’t expect this one… We’ve been writing about the death of the 600 sportsbikes for years now, but Honda’s clearly decided to make…
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Hybrids and upgrades for Kawasaki
Kawasaki was fairly quiet at Milan: it had already released its interesting new Ninja 7 hybrid model, and the ZX-4RR and ZX-6R models were also already out. We did get a new Z7 naked version of the new hybrid bike, which looks a little less chunky than the Ninja, and uses exactly the same cunning…
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A decade of Ducati’s 749R
Just under a decade ago, Ducati pulled the covers off a very special supersport bike. Here’s Timmy’s take on the iconic 749R.
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Semi-Auto Sportsbikes?
Honda’s been banging on about its automatic DCT dual-clutch transmission for years now, and while it’s got its benefits in bigger bikes, it’s a bit too heavy, complex and pricey to suit smaller machines. So for 2024, the Big Aitch has developed a new E-clutch semi-automatic gearbox set up, and is trying it out on…
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More Honda Middleweights
Honda is continuing to make the most of its massively popular 500 twin platform It might not set your pants alight, but Honda’s 500 twin range has done cracking business over the past decade or so. You can have the same compact A2-licence friendly engine in a choice of naked CB500, sporty CBR500R or light…
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Triumph TF 250-X: What you need to know
The arrival of Triumph’s new MX machine hasn’t come as a surprise, but there’s no doubt it’s a pretty big deal. The British factory does solid business right across the motorcycling spectrum, and has its fingers on the pulse of many riding disciplines – and yet when it announced its ambitious plans to get into…
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January 2024
The January issue of MoreBikes is out now and FREE to read online! Packed full of great motorcycle stories, photos, and terrific motorbikes.
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KTM unveils new Super Duke 1390 R
The Austrian factory has whipped the covers of its new top-of-the-range super naked. Introducing KTM’s pair of bonkers 187.4bhp 1390 Super Duke Rs KTM’s Duke has been a massive success for the factory. Its range of brilliant naked bikes has won the hearts and minds of riders of a certain sporty disposition, thanks to their…
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Trails, Trials & Roads of the Northumberland 250 (And FOUR great bikes!)
Continuing the theme of ‘Adventure motorcycling on Anything’, the MoreBikes and MSL team headed into Northumberland to sample the 250, whilst also participating in a Long-Distance Trial. With four very different motorcycles to choose from, including the Fantic XEF 250 Trail, Voge 300 Rally, Royal Enfield Himalayan and Honda CRF 300 Rally, each left the…
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Review: Roadskin Easyrider Hoodie
I’m a month in with this new Easyrider hoodie from Roadskin, the well-known British armoured clothing company, and it’s turning out to be a real go-to for any day when it’s not absolutely pi… err, tipping it down. A lot of Kevlar hoodies’re heavy, protective, yes, but heavy, but this one’s made from a single…
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Gerbing Xtreme XR Heated Gloves
These excellent Gerbing Xtreme XR heated motorcycle gloves’re just the thing you need if you’re riding through the winter. They have short cuffs so they can be worn under the sleeves of most jackets, and’re connected through a long Y-cable to the battery of your bike, heating the entire length of each finger, including the…
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Roadskin Munro Armoured Shirt
Named in tribute to legendary motorcycle rider Burt Munro, this armoured shirt offers AA-rated protection while remaining lightweight and comfortable. With its Kevlar lining, it’s meticulously crafted to safeguard you against unforeseen mishaps, allowing you to fully relish the joys of life on two wheels, all the while looking stylish and turning heads. It’s made,…
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Bikers Paradise Douglas Wax Jacket
This new waxed cotton jacket from Bikers Paradise is fully lined in 100% genuine DuPont Kevlar, and has a smart 100% soft cotton lining, takes optional fully adjustable CE armour, has a YKK main zip with press studs, a Mandarin-style collar, double-zipped cuffs that work as both cuff openings and air vents, zipped air vents on…
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Cost-Effective Classics: Yamaha Thundercat
Bargain-basement fun has never been so good! Steve Cooper explains… Want a practical classis that will tour, scratch, commute and maybe even cope with a track day with a few upgardes? Then look no further than the Yamaha YZF600R. It’s the perfect platform from which to tailor an accessible, cost-effective, relatively modern middleweight that still…
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Summer Gloves (no, we’re not potty, read on!)
It’s winter. That might seem like a strange time to tell you about our favourite summer riding gloves. But actually, it’s the perfect time to bag a bargain while dreaming of the warmer weather returning and the roads drying out. Here’s what you need to know: E-Numbers The all-important E-number is EN 13594:2015. There should…
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Time to change? A First Ride with surprising results
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? We’re told not. But if you can convince an ex-racer with a penchant for petrol, who’s only ever ridden sportbikes, that there’s a load of fun to be had on electric off-roaders, anything’s possible. WORDS: Andy Bell PHOTOS: Motocom / Surron UK I’m not an off-road rider.…
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