issue 257 february 2012

road tests Contents launch Wtf’s going on? CBR1000RR...... 14 Upfront...... 8 The updated 08 & 09 SBOTY winner debuts at New metal, news and reviews from planet Fast Bikes Portimao - is it still radical after 20 years of R&D? geared up first ride Winter Jackets...... 24 Husqvarna TE ABS...... 20 It’s that time of year again, when the mornings are nippy, How about this for interesting? Full-on ABS and so are the evenings for that matter. Comfort is king, developed for off-road use - we grab a handful so wrap up warm and keep riding through winter in one of these great all-weather textile jackets. leftfield get it first H-D Fat Boy Special...... 23 Subscribe...... 74 The surprisingly congenial new 2012 Fat Boy gets Your monthly dose of sportsbike hedonism – subscribe an outing with Moby. So that’s two fat boys. and get it earlier – with a pukka SDoc100 kit, worth £39! group tests Masterclass £8k Used Exotica...... 30 Riding...... 76 When it comes to value for money, it’s hard to beat a Keith Code – more lessons from the CSS mothership secondhand bit of exotica. Huge amounts of bling Legal and talent - but someone else has already swallowed ...... 78 14 The law is not always your friend - but Andrew Dalton is the nasty depreciation. Perfect. cover story ˲˲Ducati 999R ˲˲Aprilia RSV R ˲˲MV Agusta F4 Technical...... 79 Your spannering queries and questions answered Crossovers...... 42 launch Your life on Bikes Need something as an everyday bike, capable of going anywhere and doing anything, but don’t want twenty years after the first one, we test the Chatter...... 82 to be bored shitless on some dull commuter? Well, new 2012 cbr1000RR fireblade at portimao Plenty more tales of the unexpected from your world we have answers to all those needs - read on... the knowledge ˲˲ ˲˲Suzuki V-Strom ˲˲Ducati Multistrada Used Buyer’s Guide...... 84 The Suzuki GSX-R1000 K1 redefined what we expected features from a superbike, and kicked off a decade of insanity private collections Jersey Bunkers Used Bike Guide...... 90 ...... 54 Few things are more evocative than the small of Yet another island with an obsessive bike habit two- in the morning - it’s Aprilia’s iconic RS250 addiction our life on Bikes Ducati 1198S...... 60 Staff Bikes...... 94 Proper ABS on an off- Incredible carbon fibre clad reader special 20ro ad bike? We try it... • Kawasaki ZX-10R • Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP the circle of life • Yamaha YZF-R1 • KTM 990 Super Duke Dymag Lives Again...... 68 • Suzuki GSX-R600 L1 • Honda CB1000R C-ABS After a brief absence Dymag are back in business • Yamaha FZ8 • Suzuki SV650S • Triumph Daytona 675R • Victory Hammer S

Legends Mods, mistakes and miracles from the Fast Bikes fleet 52 t y r e t e s t Carl Fogarty...... 70 We ride the new Michelin Power Cup Exclusive interview with the legend that is Foggy Race section Pit Pass...... 112 We comment on Suzuki leaving MotoGP. Bye then...

Ridden: The 2012 Harley- Strap it in lad! how to 60 a d d i c t i o n WSB Superbike Test...... 114 23 Davidson Fat Boy special 79 move your bike safely A fantasy of gold and carbon. BJ and Alastair, the jammy gits, ride all the WSB bikes Stunning Ducati 1198S special Columnists Chaz Davies...... 129 Chaz is a busy old boy this month - the life of a champ... Steve Parrish.....130 Stavros has another car wrecked by his missus! He really shouldn’t let her out on her own.

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