Fast Bikes

How’s your month been? We’ve had a crazy time here at Fast Bikes, riding more models than Boothy’s had hot women, and clocking sufficient miles to put us on a climate change hit-list (don’t tell them where we live!). It’s been a right laugh. Some stu

Being perhaps the worst kept secret (but most exciting proposition) to emanate from our friends over at Hinckley, the rumours of a swansong Daytona 765 have well and truly found form, as we learned first-hand during its official unveiling at Silverst

Yes, we all knew it was coming, but Triumph have finally uncovered all the details on what they describe as ‘the ultimate edition’ of the legendary Daytona – and it looks like an absolute corker. So we do we start? Well, it’s got to be with that abso

It’s always handy having your phone attached to the ‘bars, whether someone’s pestering you with calls or you need to keep an eye on the old satnav. This is why Oxford’s new Dryphone Pro case is a great shout, being both water-resistant and shockproof

Imagine a motorcycle festival crossed with a German beer festival, with a ton of live music thrown in for good measure –can you conjure it up? Well, if you can’t, you need to get there to see it for yourself. By day there are hundreds of BMW bikes to

Contrary to popular misconception, the German Autobahn isn’t just 10 lanes of tarmac full of supercars doing 150mph. Just like a motorway at home, there are stretches with posted speed limits; there are lorries and people-carrier-drawn caravans crawl

It’s 35 years – 35! – since the first proper modern water-cooled, 16-valve superbike engine appeared. Yep, folk can go on about Honda’s 1969 CB750 and Kawasaki’s 1972 Z1 all they like, but it was Kawasaki’s 1984 GPZ900R Ninja which really brought hig

Spring weights… what are they? Springs weights are crucial to a bike’s feel and performance. They can alter everything from the way a bike turns to how it grips, from how it supports itself under braking to the way it limits using too much stroke wh

Hi, please find attached a picture from a great day me and my speed triple RS had. Nice wee bimble round a bit of Scotland, early departure from Falkirk, heading to Uig (Skye), Applecross, Laxford Bridge, Lairg, Tain, and back via Loch Ness through S

Recently returned back from a 2000-mile trip to do the NC500 in Scotland. Well worth it, the views are amazing. They look even better with a cheeky burnout. FB: Sounds like a great trip, but the photo snatched it for you! Run over the Cairngorms

With margins so close and races won or lost by a matter of tenths, it’s no surprise that test riders and teams are now more important than ever. So, when we got the chance to sit down with Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki Ecstar’s Test Rider, we couldn’t pas

Well, we’re basically at the end of the year already! To be honest I can’t believe it, especially as a lot of the time, on the roads especially, I’ve barely been able to get some good mileage in thanks to the bloody weather… and the classic TT was mu

I guess we had better start with some news then! I’ll be riding with Chaz Davies in the factory Aruba.it WorldSBK squad for 2020. It all came together a few weeks ago after Bautista decided he didn’t really want to sort terms to stay with them for ne

I absolutely love this time of the year – it’s always filled with bikes, racing and sunshine, but it’s always so bloody busy. The last time we spoke I was just getting ready to fly out here, there and everywhere between doing my shows, but the gale f

I didn’t click with the Kawasaki ZX-10RR straight away, but I didn’t give up. It’s a mega-fast bike, but in all honestly I just haven’t gelled with it and this season has felt like a bit of a battle from day one. We were at Cadwell at the weekend and