2012 KTM Duke 690

One half of the Streetfighters Editorial team (the better looking half, or so his mum says) is off to Spain on Sunday night, as a guest (or adoptee) of KTM Motorcycles.

They're launching the 2012 Duke 690, the fourth major incarnation of the Austrian factory's iconic hooligan thumper. Our fearless (feckless?) journalist will test this bike to its absolute limits in order to bring you the most comprehensive roadtest around, before retiring to the hotel to test KTM's bar tab to the absolute limits and, eventually, to puke on his own feet and fall asleep.

This is KTM's own film of the new Duke 690. Make sure you check out SF #218 (on the shelf at the beginning of March) for the full roadtest feature.

Our Favourite Monster

Yup, as we ascertained a few weeks ago, Monster Energy drinks are definitely our favourite...

Got Your Bearings?

Here's a handy link for those of you who're planning a front end swap.
You can check your bearing sizes, and thus work out either what bearing you need to purchase, or whether a swap will be a direct swap or not (as long as the stem is the right length, of course) by checking the list here

Pure Awesomeness

We showed you a teaser for this video a few weeks ago, and now Icon have released the completed vid, featuring Ernie Vigil and Nick 'Apex' Brocha. We need say no more, but for watch it on full screen, with the volume up loud!

Nitro Circus

You've probably already seen this clip, as it's plastered all over Facebook etc, but it's worth another watch anyway...

It's going to be fantastic on the big screen!

It's Not The Size...

... it's what you do with it. As these pics prove.

Cappucino?

It was a while ago when we featured these two cafe racers, as built by one Roland Sands. But, seeing as we'll be featuring another bike built by Roland in the next issue, we'd thought we'd show you this wee video...

SF216

Okay, so Streetfighters issue 216 is, at this very moment, being electronically transferred over to the printers, and will be printed and out to subscribers shortly after Christmas.
So, on that note, we're off to the pub...


Oh, in case you wanted to know, the new issue has feature's on Yantosh's twin turbo GSX-R, a single-sided tuned XJR, a minimalist FireBlade, a spud-munching Gixer, a sweet GSX1400, a rad RZR350, a lightweight FZR Thou, a subtle Triumph, a very trick Blade and all the latest news and updates, plus a report from the NEC 'Motorcycle Live' show last November...

Happy Chrimbo y'all.
Love & peace.

The Full Build

Every so often, we'll be posting links here on our blog relating to build threads of feature bikes that we've featured.
We're starting with the bargain basement Bandit turbo as featured in the current issue - SF215 Jon's turbo Bandit clicky-clicky

Late Chrissie Prezzie?

Here's an idea - meat 'duster

Monster Girls!

We like Monster energy drinks.
Not especially because they taste nice, nor that they help us stay awake when heading home from events like Fighterama and Motorcycle Live.
No, we like them because they sponsor the things, and people, that we like, and that they organise things like this...

This is the Monster Girl line-up for 2012 - the selection of lithesome lovelies that'll be promoting the brand at events across Europe throughout the next year. Wonderful ain't it?
Events covering diverse extreme spoerts such as MotoGP, Superbikes, supermoto, MTB, BMX, surf, snow, skate, WRC, snowmobiles, SX, insane distance jumping, MX, off-road, trials and FMX - you'll be seeing the Monster girls at them all. How did they find such stunning totty?

Fired Up!

Remember Cabbie's Kwikasfaki? From the cover of issue 213?
Well, just for the naysayers that we overheard at the NEC, here's a wee video from when Cabbie first got the stunning little triple fired up and rolling...

SF215

Hot on the heels of the 2011 13th issue, 'Past, Present & Future' is issue number 215 of the regular magazine.

With a report from the tenth anniversary Fighterama bash in Kalkar, a radical two-stroke triple, a bargain basement turbo Bandit, a mini Moriwaki-rep Zed plus heavily-modified examples of Kawasaki's ZX-10R, a Honda CB900, an Aprilia Futura, an R1, a quad and stacks more, it's in newsagents right now! (And if it ain't, ask them why not!)

Triple Treat

The guys at Icon are teasing us again! This time it's with an all-too-brief video clip featuring Ernie Vigil and Nick Apex aboard a pair of Triumph Speed Triples...

Okay, so this vid is rather short, but we're promised that there'll be a longer one along soon.

In the meantime, check out the regular updates on the Icon blog here

13th Issue on sale now!

The Streetfighters Special Edition 13th Issue 2011 is a detailed guide through the world of streetfighters past, present and future, from the original 1950s café racers through ‘classic’ streetfighters, to the present day with stunter street rides, the awesome French Monsters Race series and an interview with the man who designed the T509 Speed Triple, and then into the future with the lowdown on high performance electric bikes, futuristic concepts and even a functional Light Cycle. This Special Edition is priced at £6.99 and is worth every single penny… even if we do say so ourselves. Go get one bought!

Custom Xtreme at Motorcycle Live

On Saturday the 19th November, Motorcycle Live 2011 opened its doors for the first time. Star attraction was, of course, our Custom Xtreme display of the finest customised motorcycles, an assembly of the best bikes as hand picked by Streetfighters and Back Street Heroes staffers to represent their particular styles.

Full coverage of Motorcycle Live and Custom Xtreme will be in Streetfighters #216, which hits the shelves in early January, so for now here's a pic of Best Streetfighter winner Yantosh claiming his trophy from our guest prizegiver Danny John-Jules, formerly the Cat from Red Dwarf.

If you're going to the show, make sure you pop by the Streetfighters/BSH stand and check out Yan's awesome twin turbo GSX-R as pictured, plus a further ten or so of the best streetfighters around. And, of course, check out the awesome creations sourced by the BSH crew, including the Best BSH bike 'Weird Fish' built by Paul Milbourn and the utterly awesome Lamb Engineering 'Son Of A Gun' BSA, which took Custom Xtreme Best In Show 2011 - the highest accolade we can give.

While you're there, check out the Roland Sands VMAX on the Yamaha stand and buy Scary Glyn, our merchandise man, a pint.

Brum Bound

With SF215 almost in the bag, we're about to pack up the SF office and head to Birmingham's NEC for Motorcycle Live and, more specifically, Custom Xtreme.
With a dozen of the UK's best streetfighters, allied to a similar number of radical customs thanks to Back Street Heroes, Custom Xtreme has be regularly voted as being one of the most interesting features at the show. That, in itself, is a good reason to attend, but also remember that the 2011 Streetfighters 13th edition will also be on sale from our stand.

Smoking!

So, we're back after another weekend of lunacy and drunken debauchery at Fighterama in Germany, having had a grand total of about eight hours sleep in five days...

We'll be bringing you a full write-up of the event in the next issue...

SF214

Streetfighters 214 is in the newsgents now!
Featuring not only the gorgeous turbo GSX1100 you can see on the cover, but also a turbocharged, trick-framed Bandit and loads more too (yes, I've already forgotten due to the excitement of this weekend's Fighterama...)

A great tribute video to MotoGP ace Marco Simoncelli, who sadly passed away on Sunday after an accident at the Malaysian MotoGP.

Rest in peace SuperSic, from all at Streetfighters...