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*******November 2008*******
Publication Issue No.427
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The bikes, features, and articles in this issue include:
‘Soft, Strong & Very Long’ Charismatic ‘Used’ Tourers Fully Tested to establish who’s best – Honda Pan European ST1100 vs BMW K1200RS vs Triumph Trophy 1200 (9 interesting pages)
‘NEW’ Bike Full Performance test & 1st Ever Ride – 2009 Yamaha V-Max (4 exciting pages)
Modern Classic Buyers Guide – the 1984 Yamaha V-Max (4 nostalgic pages)
‘Ready, Set . . . Let’s Race’ Giant 125cc Direct Comparison Shootout with all the facts and performance figures – Yamaha YZF-R125 vs Honda XL125V Varadero vs Derbi Mulhacén Café 125 vs AJS Regal Raptor (9 exciting pages)
‘Giant killers’ Amazing Middle-Weight All-Rounders on full test – Ducati Monster 696 vs Triumph Street Triple vs Aprilia SL750 Shiver vs Honda CB600FA Hornet (18 stunning pages)
New Bike test & 1st Ride – the amazing Triumph Street Triple R (3 pages)
‘LEGENDS’ a famous bike re-ridden & reviewed - Ducati TT2 Racer (3 pages)
‘Eyewitness’ the arrival of the 1st ever World Superbike Race and the promise the new ‘Series’ held & stories of the impact it caused (4 nostalgic pages)
New Bike test & preview – 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 (5 exciting pages)
Plus :-
The latest news from the world of Motorcycling from that year
Motorcycling features of general Interest
Occasional Topless, or Underwear Model Posters (especially in the earlier issues)
The very latest products in clothing and gadgets from that period
Any Grand Prix & National Level Race round ups
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, Beaches, on the Computer Dyno . . . & Public Roads
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