Fast Bikes UK - June 2025

In this issue

Kawasaki ZX-10R Buyer’s Guide
Ever fancied a 2006 ZX-10R? Well, before buying one, here’s what you need to know.

Ten minutes with… Leon Haslam
He’s one of the UK’s best-known and experienced racers who’s still putting it to the youngsters. We can up with him ahead of the BSB season opener.

Project Corner: Petronas FP1
Ever wondered what it’s like to live with an FP1? Paul tells all…

FIGHT FORMULA

If you thought this bike was audacious before, the 2025-spec Streetfighter V4S has just blown the ceiling off of the sector... unapologetically.

10+ mins

MID-WEIGHT MAESTRO

For more than a decade, Yamaha's MT-07 has proven a staple choice for those in search of a naughty middleweight naked at real-world prices. To keep that case the same, the brand's cranked up the spec and tech of this much-loved protagonist.

7 mins

AND THEN THERE'S THE YAMT VERSION...

While the notion of bike having auto gearboxes might seem as alien as your mates paying for beer all night, Yamaha is one of a number of brands now pioneering such technology, finding it a home on a few of its MT models.

3 mins

NAKED AMBITION: BMW S1000R

In a bid to keep at the pointy end of supernaked sales, BMW's kitted its S1000R with a raft of tasty updates.

10 mins

WHAT ABOUT THE M1OO0R?

BMW has also given the M1000R a very tiny going over and had some available for me to ride alongside the more heavily updated S1000R.

5 mins

SECOND CHANCE SUPERBIKE

Is Kawasaki's unpopular 'wheelbarrow' Ninja ZX-10R now worth considering?

4 mins

RETRO BY NAME, SPORTS BIKE BY NATURE

Fancy a sports bike that's technically not a sportsbike? Well, these two reprobates could be right up your street...

2 mins

YAMAHA XSR900 GP

I'm not gonna lie, the look of the XSR900GP is right up my street, which shouldn't really come as a surprise given that the era of GPs on which the XSR's paint scheme is based on was when I grew up watching.

7 mins

TRIUMPH SPEED- TRIPLE 1200RR

As the yin to the Yamaha's yang, the Triumph Speed Triple RR plays the same game, but in a different way.

8 mins

ROUNDING OFF

By the end of the day, both of us were well and truly satisfied with our day’s riding, having spent it buzzing around my local roads and messing about on a runway.

1 min

LEON HASLAM: THE ELDER STATESMAN

Now aged in his 40s, Haslam is one of the most experienced riders on this year's BSB grid. We sit down for a natter about the year ahead and his desire to win...

5 mins

PAUL LEE'S PETRONAS FP1

Welcome to our project-themed paradise. A place where readers like you take a few snaps, tell a few tales, and get to show us what they've been grafting away at in their garages. This month we're getting to know Paul Lee's iconic Petronas FP1...

7 mins

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