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Upfront ........................................... 10 We take a look at some of the tastiest new bikes for 2020.
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Products.......................................... 15 All the latest, coolest and trickest products.
THE KNOWLEDGE
Used Bike Guide.............................. 72 Everything you need to know when buying a KTM RC8.
Track Craft ......................................84 How to make the most of your trackdays, with ex BSB rider James Ellison.
Master Legal ...................................95 FB’s Legal Clinic with Andrew Dalton.
YOUR LIFE ON BIKES
Addiction.........................................56
Uncle Clive’s bird Debora shows off her RVF400, and it’s a corker.
You & Yours.....................................92 All of your latest adventures!
Chatter ............................................94 It’s only fair we give the best readers in the world a page of their own!
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Know Your.......................................86 …Bike Servicing. What to look out for when servicing your bike.
OUR LIFE ON BIKES
Staff Bikes.....................................102 •Yamaha MT-10 SP
COVER STORY 2020 Ducati Panigale V2................... 20
Frodo has been over to Jerez to get to grips with the new middleweight Ducati.
Life’s a Beach .................................... 62 For some strange reason Bruce, Boothy and Frodo decided to enter Skegness beach race.
Café Racer Cup ................................. 78 Frodo and Boothy went to Lydden Hill to take in the annual Bike Shed Fest Café event, and had a blast.
Motard Mania ................................... 28
We’ve been acting the fool on a trio of supermotos and laughing all the way to the kart track.
Schwantz Suzuki Smoker................. 38
Oliver Lawrence has built a perfect replica of Schwantz’s ’91 RGV500… and he’s let Boothy loose on it.
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Steve Parrish...................................114
Parrish’s take on all things bike-racing and shares a few thoughts on Motocycle Live.
FEATURES
Ultimate Scrubber ............................ 52
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Neave Twins....................................112
Tom’s had a difficult end to a fantastically strong season He gives us the low-down on his battered body and love of hospital food.
Boothy’s been up a volcano on Triumph’s latest massive muscle bike.
2019 No.360 December
We caught up with BSB Champ Scott Redding, and the people who helped him lift the trophy.
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Redd-Hot Scott ................................. 96
The BSB season is over, but Iddon has still got plenty to do and plenty to say, having just signed for a very special team.
Christian Iddon ...............................111
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Bruce has been chatting to Honda Racing boss about their new line-up for the 2020 season.
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Honda Racing......................................88
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hat have you got on your list for Santa? New socks? Beer tokens? Or what about a new bike? There’s something about this time of the year that gets my juices going for a new playmate (of the motorised variety), keeping me up all night as I skim through used bike ads on my phone. What do I want? That’s the big question, being up there with how much I want to spend and how on earth I’m going to get the missus to agree? The truth is there are so many brilliant options on the used market, at prices even my credit limit could afford. Right now I’m hung up between a first generation Aprilia RSV Mille, an ‘04 Fireblade and a 2005 GSX-R1000. With choices like those I guess you could say I’m something of a cliché, but all of these sub-£5k superstars float my boat. On the opposite side of the price spectrum are some brilliantly fancy new bikes. If you went to Motorcycle Live you’d have probably seen the wealth of 2020 talent on show, along with the alluring finance deals that can help you fund your next bit of fun. I had to hold myself back from signing up to a garage worth of fresh metal, with plenty of variety in the mix. Which bike won you over the most? More to the point, have you got a new bike on order for next year, or is there a used machine that’s caught your eye? Either way, let us know what it is and why you’ve bought it. Carl’s had a solid taste of Ducati’s new V2 a week ago, and it looks like his bank account is set to take a kicking. The last time I saw him so excited was after he’d eaten a bag of Jelly Babies (his mum warned us he’s not good with E-numbers). Anyway, he’s smitten, as you’ll grasp if you read his review a few pages on from here. For me, it doesn’t matter what bike we ride, what colour it is, or how much power it makes, it’s all about the enjoyment it offers. All three of us had the best of times battering our bodies on off-road bikes at Skeggy beach race this month, and the same can be said for the supermotard test you’ll also see in this issue. Neither option was the norm for us, but sometimes it pays to open your horizons and taste something a little different. Enjoy the mag and have a great Christmas.
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