Hello and welcome to a slightly sweary, distinctly snowy Front End Chatter Episode 73, supported as ever by nos amis at BikeSocial (wwwbikesocial.co.uk) and Bennetts the bike insurers – and which ignores the current level of white precipitation (sounds iffy) while resolutely chattering on about:
last weekend’s racing season opener, with World Superbike at Phillip Island – was it or wasn’t it dull, and what’s the difference between an exciting race and dull racing? recent MotoGP testes, and what’s the likely outcome of Tech 3 and Yamaha announcing their conscious uncoupling?...and then FEC73 dives headlong into proper motorcycling and confronts pressing issues such as:
the launch of Triumph’s new Speed Triple S and RS, and when is a hooligan not a hooligan? how does Triumph’s Daytona 675R rate against MV Agusta’s 675 and 800 F3s? is it only us thinking this, or have Triumph got some massive holes in their model line-up, and does that presage a completely new, large-capacity engine powering a range of new models in the near future? would we buy a Panigale 959 Corse if a) we wanted it and b) could afford it?Plus there’s loads more of waffle about grid boys, why manufacturers build the bikes they build, and a satisfied FEC customer!
Thanks for listening, and please keep sending us your questions, thoughts and queries... and picking us up on our errors (that should get a few emails).
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