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Practical Sportsbikes August 2017
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This month…
For every project or restoration that makes it off the work bench, then out of the MoT station to start its new life, there are many more that get left at the back of the shed, and forgotten about.
We’ve all been there. Even PS’s prolific project bike builder Alan Seeley. Our Technical Ed’s once brimming enthusiasm for his Ducati ST4-powered 888 replica began to dry up for his homemade Italian twin before he could realise its potential.
Fellow PS contributor Rupert Paul couldn’t bear to see Alan’s hard work go to waste so he’s unearthed the Duke from the back of the shed, dusted it down, and has sworn to finish what Al started. See if he’s bitten off more than he, and indeed Alan, can chew from page 89.
Two men who bit chunks out their competition before coming back for more legendary tuner Pops Yoshimura and his two-time AMA title winning rider Wes Cooley. Pops and Wes showed their sheer class in the late ’70s and early ’80s American rave scene by beating factory backed Kawasaki and Honda teams, and in the process making Suzuki and its GS1000 superbike into racing Legends. Wes tells PS his story from page 48. And what a story it is.

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RiDE September 2017 Issue
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In this months issue…
The Street Triple You’ve Been Waiting For – Why awesome R version of Triumph’s 765 is the one to get
Find out about great rides in England, Scotland and Wales
Plus 145 Great Routes for you to Download!
BMW vs KTM – Clash of the TITANS – Has the best selling BMW R1200GS finally met its match?
The New vs Used debate – Suzuki GSX-R1000 as the new model takes on the legendary K5
Products – The Luggage Olympics -The best ways to pack for a trip…and the worst!
THE KNOW-HOW – Sort your suspension with our quick and easy-to-follow guide!
All this plus loads more in this ISSUE of RiDE!
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Performance Bikes – August 2017
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Welcome…
WITHOUT ANY HINT of exaggeration, I can guarantee you’ve never read a road test like our TT special Rutter Test. We’ve only just got over the fact we pulled it off ourselves: the two current best production sportsbikes, head to head on a closed TT course, ridden by a race winner, fully datalogged. Our regular Rutter Test at Donington already sets the sort of objective testing standard most magazines just can’t match: this time, we’ve raised the bar so high even we’ll struggle to hit the same peak again…
The TT is impressive anyway, but hours poring over the data gathered over a single lap on two ordinary road bikes (plus Michael’s Superstock BMW, as a race bike reference point) have revealed the magic of a proper fast lap in incredible detail. we didn’t know quite what to expect in terms of lap speeds and the ability of the bikes to handle severe punishment. It had Johnny and I simultaneously speculating/crapping ourselves while Rutter was out for each lap. We knew the bikes were good – but even the best race bikes can fail. The only concession we made to the effort was turning off the BMW’s heated grips…
There’s loads of other great stuff in the mag as normal, but I urge you: turn to p30 first, and tape your jaw shut to preventative a repetitive strain injury

Chris Newbigging – Editor
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Classic Bike – July 2017 Issue
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Classic bikes need a fettle every now and again, so we felt it was time to give the mag one, too. We’ve tweaked the front end to cover a wider range of bikes, people and events. We’ve also given more prominence to Rick’s much-loved workshop section – and kept the engine strip and specialist favourites.
Features-wise, we wanted to keep the same wide variety, so we’ve got three-bike Suzuki triple comparison plus a wild girder-forked Gold Star. The classic world is full of characters, and Glen English stands out not just as one of the top classic racers in the world but also one of the most talented model makers in the sculptors of two-wheeled machines.
British bike shops with real history are relatively plentiful in the UK…but in Greece? We found a BSA dealership in Athens that is celebrating its 100th anniversary. and we’ve got events, with comprehensive coverage of the Donington Endurance and the Quail Gathering, which highlight the diversity of the classic world we love so much.
Enjoy the read.
Gary Pinchin, Editor

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BIKE – AUGUST ISSUE 2017
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August 217 Issue… a glimpse at what to expect…
FRONTEND – Hitting the news apex:
NEW BIKES
SWM SUPERDUAl
HONDA CRFA250 RALLY
RACING
CLASSICS
TRAVEL
CUSTOMS
OFF ROAD
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Features and tests
THIS IS THE BEST GS… BMW’s new R1200GS Ralley on the road and axle-deep in the GS Challenge
RETRO URBAN LEGEND – Modern skill, period cool, legendary tag: BMW give the nineT a splash of R80G/S
THE UNSEEN TT – The most famous, evocative and scary race, seen from places you’ve never been
RETRO TT TIME MACHINES – Honda CB1100RS, BMW Race, Triumph Thruxton: Retro racers on the Isle of Man
MEET THE ANCESTORS – From Bray Hill to Memory Lane with the production TTs of the 60s and 70s
INSIDE: THE GUZZI MUSEUM – Iconic bikes, mad engineering, simple furniture: the world’s most stylish stash
DIGITAL SLEDGEHAMMER – Brutal power, electronic finesse and wide eyes on Ducati’s updated 1299 Panigales S
LIFE BEHIND BARS – A two-wheeled tour of Vietnam, as seen from the handlebars of a £250 Honda
All this plus more from the Know How section – Essential Knowledge, and 25+ Bikes in this Issue
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Built Magazine – Issue 6
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In issue six of Built magazine we visit bike builders XTP Pepo, Shaw Speed & Customs and find out how Honda’s concept CB1100TR creates a new motorcycle genre of ‘superbike trackers’.
There’s new T-shirt collections from Urban Rider, plus we launch our own range, and great pictures and a show report from Bike Shed London and Art & Wheels Basel, Switzerland.
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Practical Sportsbikes July 2017
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In the latest issue of Practical Sportsbikes we ride the majestic Roberts replica RD500 that YOU crowned the winner of 2017’s Special Build competition.
Also inside are the 10 most underrated rides from the Triumph Tiger to the BMW K1, a Ducati 748 R reader restoration and all you need to know about the Honda VF1000R.
PLUS X7 Gamma shootout, Yamaha XS1100 resto tips and 20 pages of workshop wisdom.
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RiDE August 2017
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In this issue…
Touring around Europe – tips and tricks
Rugged Retro – BMW Urban G/S – 1st UK ride
Sports Relief – Ducati SuperSport, Suzuki GSX-S1000F and Honda VFR800 – 1300-mile roadtrip
Best cleaners for your bike – 13 tested!

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Performance Bike July 2017
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In this month’s issue of Performance Bikes:
Ducati 1299 Superleggera – PB thrashes the best road-going Ducati ever built.
Superlight Honda SP-2 – Obsessive build of Honda’s WSB twin.
Supernakeds on track MT-10 SP, Monster 1200S and Super Duke R
Competition to win a trackday

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Classic Bike June 2017
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In the latest issue of Classic Bike we celebrate the bikes, people and events from 1967, The Summer of Love.
We take a look at this year’s Red Marley Hill Climb and Harley-Davidson’s Sportster at sixty.
PLUS Bridgestone 350 GTR, Nixon’s Daytona Triumph, BSA Thunderbolt and much more!
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Bike July 2017
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In this issue:
10 years of the Street Triple: Britain’s best bike – how Triumph’s genius triple conquiered the world (and the B676)
The BMW S1000RR, Yamaha YZF-R1, Honda Fireblade and Kawasaki ZX-10R spanked on road and track by James Haydon and Peter Boast
Adventure biking nirvana: new KTM 1090 R on US trails
Know how: Kawasaki Z1000SX 2500-mile big test
The 5 best biking roads in Europe
MT-09 buying guide
2017 TT Preview! 28 page special
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Practical Sportsbikes June 2017
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GSXR1300R Hayabusa – Blast from the past. Still the world’s fastest bike, now a £3000 bargain
YZR500 for the road – Biaggi GP replica build
250TR v FTR223 ; Street trackers head to head
Suzuki GSX-R600. Walker SRAD homage build
Buy a NOS bike | Worst ever paint jobs | Honda CBR1100RS | World’s first GPz305 resto
Plus 20 pages of Workshop wisdom: X7 Gamma shakedown; Repair an ignition coil; Buy a Kawasaki AR125; Never fail an MOT Test again
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