Performance Bikes Magazine

Owning, Riding & Modifying Great Bikes

 Britain's Best-Selling Motorcycle Magazine

 The bikes, the life, the obsession

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*******March 1997*******

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

 ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ the Original Detailed exciting New Bike Performance test and Handling Feature, with a comprehensive ‘Fact File’ and all its performance details – the 1997 Honda VTR1000 Firestorm (8 stunning pages)

‘Dead Heat’ an exciting eagerly awaited Direct Comparison Showdown ‘Grudge-Match’ between theses desirable Middleweight Sportsbikes, taking them through a Full thorough road tests, & with all the technical specifications, and opinions about comfort and Practicality. Includes a Performance fact File for each bike – Honda CBR600F vs Suzuki GSX-R600 vs Yamaha YZF600 Thundercat vs Kawasaki ZX-6R (16 exciting pages)

 ‘Bloor Job’ a Detailed & original New Bike Launch Feature & Excellent review of the details provided for this desirable British road bike, with lots of photo’s & full Road Test – the new 1997 Triumph Daytona T595 (9 quite rare pages)

Readers Special Feature & accompanying write up – Tuned & Heavily Modified – Honda CBR600F engine in a Kawasaki KTM125 Frame (2 detailed pages)

Plus :-

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

Motorcycling features of general Interest

Topless or Underwear Model Posters (occasionally)

The very latest products in clothing and gadgets, from that era

Any Grand Prix (or MotoGP), WSB & 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, Dyno .  .  .  & Public Roads

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