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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

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Upfront • PLANET FAST BIKES - NEW METAL, NEWS & REVIEWS

V4: DESIGNED DOMINATE • One was forgedalegend, the other perfectsit. We pit Honda's iconic RC30 against Ducati's latest Panigale V4 Tricolore to ex plore just howfar the V4 superbike has come in nearly four decades.

RC30:HONDA'S HOMOLOGATION HERO

BRUCE'S BLUFF

SO, YOU WANT TO BUY AN RC30?

You & Yours

V4 TRICOLORE: NEXT-LEVEL…

BRUCE'S BLUFF…

BRILLIANCE OF THE BASICS…

THE RECKONING…

BACK in the GAME • Suzuki's hooligan heroreturns with a full factory revamp for 2025. The DR-Z4SM brings big torque, proper suspension, and grin-inducing antics straight out of the crate…

LEON HASLAM'S MOTO RAPIDO BSB DUCATI V4R

MAD AS A BOX OF FROGS… • In 2013, Yamaha unleashed the hysterical MT-09.

2025 NAKED SPORTSBIKE OF THE YEAR PART 2

HONDA CB1000 HORNET SP: 6th

YAMAHA MT-10: 5th

APRILIA TUONO V4 FACTORY: 4th

KTM 1390 SUPER DUKE R: 3rd

BMW M1000R: 2nd

TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 1200 RX: 1st

PICK YOUR POISON

RATED RUBBER: POWER CUP 2 • Having kitted out our supernakeds with Power 6s for the road test last issue, we decided to step things up a level and fit Michelin's awesome Power Cup 2s for the bikes’ thrashing on track. Here's what you need to know about them…

Legal BE PREPARED • We ride bikes because we love them. They're an extension of our identity and a vessel to building friendships that'll last a lifetime. Only, sometimes fate has other plans…

GAVIN GREWAL • PENAL SERVITUDE PREVENTER

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