‘Fast Bikes’ Magazine

“The UK’s Biggest Selling Sportsbike Magazine”

“Truth, Knowledge & Knackered Knee-Sliders”

“More Death-style than Lifestyle”

“The Spirit of Motorcycling”

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October 2010

*****Publication Issue No.240*****

‘They don’t print ‘em, like they used to . . . So, buy what they used to Print’

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The bikes, the features and the articles in this issue include:

‘Tax Dodgers’ an exciting eagerly awaited Direct Comparison Showdown between theses desirable Bikes that you could buy – just with the VAT that you’d pay, on a new S1000RR, taking them through a Full thorough road tests, & with all the technical specifications, and opinions also about comfort and Practicality. Includes a Performance fact File for each bike – 1996 Honda VFR750 vs 2003 Suzuki SV650S vs 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R vs 2002 Honda FireBlade 954 vs 2002 Aprilia RSV Mille R (16 exciting pages)

‘The Longest Day’ a Direct Comparison to establish which is the best Adventure Bikes, taking each bike to limit (with all the Specifications, Practicality report, Comfort Opinions & a Performance Fact File) – BMW R1200GS Adventure vs Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere vs Ducati Multistrada 1200S (17 pages long, with a surprising outcome)

‘Kamicarze’ a Car v Bike Head to Head to establish which is the best on Track – BMW S1000RR vs Nissan Skyline GT-R (8 pages long)

Double Poster & stunning Model in Bikini posing on Triumph Speed Triple SE

‘Used Bike Guide’ Everything you should know if you’re considering buying this bike – or everything interesting about this bike, that you need to know if you’re the current owner of one – 2007 Honda CBR600RR (6 pages)

Plus :-

The very latest news from the world of Motorcycling from that year

Motorcycling features of general Interest

Up ’n’ Coming Shows, Rally’s, Events and Exhibitions etc

Latest new Bikes appearing in our showrooms

Topless or Underwear Model Posters (Occasionally)

The very latest products in clothing and gadgets (From that period in time anyway)

Any Grand Prix, MotoGP, WSB & National Level Race round up’s

Recent world Interest articles

Race Reports & interviews with Racers, past & present

Reader’s contributions via the letters pages, with topical matters, relevant at the time

Celebrities and racer’s writing contributions for the Magazine

Stunning Action Photography – on the Drag strip, Off-road, Green-Lanes, Airfields, Race Tracks, sandy Beaches, on the Computer Dyno  .  .  .  & on the Public Roads

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Any ‘Free’ Gifts that are sometimes given away with the magazine (i.e. cloth patches, key-rings, sticker sheets, nude girl & lingerie model calendars, supplements, info booklets, supplementary posters or giveaway ‘freebies’ gifts), are not always still attached anymore, or even with the magazine – if they are, consider it as an added bonus, but please don’t expect them to be included within your purchase of the magazine.

If you wish to purchase more than one magazine - I will happily offer you a discounted postal rate to help out – Not a problem, just ask!

 I literally have thousands more Motorcycle magazines, from many, MANY other publications covering all decades from the 50’s to present day

Please, have look in my eBay shop, you just might find another issue with your bike in  

The Magazine that you buy will NOT have the words pygmalion-effect across the front cover, like it is in the photo above - that is just my shops ‘watermark

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These magazines are impossible to buy as back-issues anymore  

When they’re gone, sadly they’re probably all going to be ‘GONE FOR GOOD’!

a good ol' nostalgic read  .  .  .  . for just a few quid