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BIKES:
Yamaha YZF-R1: up-dated, up-rated, the baddest just got badderCOV - world launch report on the planet's best sportsbike
Triumph Sprint RS: The Hinckley crew's new half-faired Sprint, ridden back from the world launch in Spain
Yamaha TW125: first ride on Yamaha's teen-friendly two-wheeled beach buggy. If only it had a DT125 engine...
Bimota V-due Evoluzione: it should have been the ultimate two-stroke screamer, a road-going GP500 racer. It wasn't. Now it's back, but can a set of carbs save Bimota's bacon
The Devil in the details: Kawasaki ZX-9Rs rock, but which conversion rocks the fattest New vs old vs tuned
Moto Guzzi V7 Sport: assistant ed Mick Phillips shows us his wedding tackle. Not quite as smutty as it sounds
Triumph Sprint ST: production ed Jeff Porter prepares his tool for winter. Not quite as dull as it sounds
Suzuki RF900: road tester Steve Westlake's once rapid, now rapidly depreciating, louvre door. Not quite as desirable as he'd hoped
Data: every new bike listed and rated
Class war: Yamaha's YZF-R1 takes on Suzuki Hayabusa, Aprilia RSV Mille and Honda CBR600 in the battle of the class leaders
WORLD OF BIKING:
News: the king is dead, long live the jester! As Doohan retires, Rossi prepares. Plus more 'Rip-off Britain' and Bologna Show news
Showroom: futile and indispensable new kit
Next month: it's war! Honda's big guns ridden at last - world launch reports on the new FireBlade and VTR-SP1, Plus, Triumph Sprint RS takes on Sprint ST, Honda VFR and VTR, Ducati ST4 and Aprilia SL1000. And, Mat Oxley looks back on Mick Doohan's stunning GP career; turbo Hayabusa; Paris-Dakar rally
Says who Bikes vs pushies slanging match continues
No limits world: Gatso-man, your powers are useless here! No speed limits in the Philippines, in the Indian mountains, on Germany's autobahns or on the Isle of Man. Get in while you can!
Winter misery My arse! Part two of the winter hack frostbite Saga'. Teams CBR600, SDR200 and XR600 prepare for the big race - by falling off in car parks and ordering wrong-sized sprockets. The crazy fools
Two-strokes: dead or alive John Robinson marvels at the stinkwheel's ability to survive and progress despite full-on assaults from politicians and OAPs. Includes 'the hairiest strokers of all time'
The greatest racer ever: the finest rider of the 20th century as decided by 30 road-racing world champs, including Doohan, Rainey, Ago and Roberts
Ogri: comic cartoon capers
BETTER RIDING:
Bending... the rules: what is a bend And what makes them so cfflfj difficult to go round Riding editor Kev Raymond talks you and your bike in, round and out the other side of better bending
Essential riding: assistant ed Dave Lillywhite takes the CBR60J on a Cambridgeshire better riding course
WHERE TO RIDE:
Essential touring: Greece on a ZZ-R1100
Fave road: Kendal minter - top route round Cumbria
Sand blasters: 150 Honda Varaderos hit the Moroccan dunes
Yamaha YZF-R1: up-dated, up-rated, the baddest just got badderCOV - world launch report on the planet's best sportsbike
Triumph Sprint RS: The Hinckley crew's new half-faired Sprint, ridden back from the world launch in Spain
Yamaha TW125: first ride on Yamaha's teen-friendly two-wheeled beach buggy. If only it had a DT125 engine...
Bimota V-due Evoluzione: it should have been the ultimate two-stroke screamer, a road-going GP500 racer. It wasn't. Now it's back, but can a set of carbs save Bimota's bacon
The Devil in the details: Kawasaki ZX-9Rs rock, but which conversion rocks the fattest New vs old vs tuned
Moto Guzzi V7 Sport: assistant ed Mick Phillips shows us his wedding tackle. Not quite as smutty as it sounds
Triumph Sprint ST: production ed Jeff Porter prepares his tool for winter. Not quite as dull as it sounds
Suzuki RF900: road tester Steve Westlake's once rapid, now rapidly depreciating, louvre door. Not quite as desirable as he'd hoped
Data: every new bike listed and rated
Class war: Yamaha's YZF-R1 takes on Suzuki Hayabusa, Aprilia RSV Mille and Honda CBR600 in the battle of the class leaders
WORLD OF BIKING:
News: the king is dead, long live the jester! As Doohan retires, Rossi prepares. Plus more 'Rip-off Britain' and Bologna Show news
Showroom: futile and indispensable new kit
Next month: it's war! Honda's big guns ridden at last - world launch reports on the new FireBlade and VTR-SP1, Plus, Triumph Sprint RS takes on Sprint ST, Honda VFR and VTR, Ducati ST4 and Aprilia SL1000. And, Mat Oxley looks back on Mick Doohan's stunning GP career; turbo Hayabusa; Paris-Dakar rally
Says who Bikes vs pushies slanging match continues
No limits world: Gatso-man, your powers are useless here! No speed limits in the Philippines, in the Indian mountains, on Germany's autobahns or on the Isle of Man. Get in while you can!
Winter misery My arse! Part two of the winter hack frostbite Saga'. Teams CBR600, SDR200 and XR600 prepare for the big race - by falling off in car parks and ordering wrong-sized sprockets. The crazy fools
Two-strokes: dead or alive John Robinson marvels at the stinkwheel's ability to survive and progress despite full-on assaults from politicians and OAPs. Includes 'the hairiest strokers of all time'
The greatest racer ever: the finest rider of the 20th century as decided by 30 road-racing world champs, including Doohan, Rainey, Ago and Roberts
Ogri: comic cartoon capers
BETTER RIDING:
Bending... the rules: what is a bend And what makes them so cfflfj difficult to go round Riding editor Kev Raymond talks you and your bike in, round and out the other side of better bending
Essential riding: assistant ed Dave Lillywhite takes the CBR60J on a Cambridgeshire better riding course
WHERE TO RIDE:
Essential touring: Greece on a ZZ-R1100
Fave road: Kendal minter - top route round Cumbria
Sand blasters: 150 Honda Varaderos hit the Moroccan dunes
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