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PERFORMANCE BIKES /// MARCH 2018
THE FRONT
08 MONTH IN BIKES
Return of the BMW Boxer Cup, plus
stunning Ducati X-Diavel special.
14 NEW STUFF
Yoshi exhaust for KTM’s Super Duke,
plus other fresh goods for show and go.
16 YOUR BIKES
Yamaha FZ6 wins ‘Slimmer of the Year’,
plus other readers’ bikes we love.
18 MAILBOX
Youwrote,weread,weevenprintedsome
ofthethingsyousaid.Becausewecare.
BIKES AND PEOPLE
20 McWILLIAMS COLUMN
Jezza on the non-stop whirwind of
motorcycle research and development.
22 DUCATI PANIGALE V4 S
It’s every bit as good as we all hoped it
would be. And then some...
32 DUCATI V4 RACE WISDOM
Shakey’s crew chief on how the new
bike trumps the V-twin Panigale.
34 YAMAHA MT-09SP
Can sorted suspensionturnagreatbike
into a really greatbike?(Spoiler:it’sayes)
39 GP CHASSIS DESIGN
MotoGP’s most successful frame engineer
on what it takes to build a winner.
47 PATON SR-1 LIGHTWEIGHT
PB rides Rutter’s TT-winning 96bhp 650,
and the road-going version, too.
59 YAMAHA YZR
Reader’s tribute to Niall Mackenzie’s
GP bike gets our lipstick out.
LEAN INTO IT
39
Secrets
of MotoGP
chassis design
59
Reader’s
home-made
YZR
THE GARAGE
68 360° GARAGE
The man cave of PB’s YouTube superstar
(OK, that’s pushing it) John Bennett.
74 THE MOD SQUAD
Toptweakstomakea2007-
Honda CBR600RR even better.
79 MASTER CYLINDER TECH
Giveittwofingers:PB’sin-depthguide
to the science and art of braking.
84 OUR BIKES
2008 Honda Fireblade, 2016 BMW
S1000RR,2018YamahaYZF-R3,
KTMSuperDuke,2005YamahaYZF-R1.
96 LONG-TERM TEST BIKES
Ya m a ha M T- 0 9, Ya m a ha Y Z F-R6,
Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
104 USED STUFF
PB’s latest riding kit and
garage gadgets rated.
106 CHEAP THRILLS
WhyyouneedaTriumph
Tiger 1050. And a beard...
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