Say hello to Front End Chatter Episode 51, a numerically insignificant episode that nonetheless contains much chatterage about:

 

• the opening round of World Super Brits from Phillip Island – although if you haven’t seen the racing you’ll be none the wiser afterwards because we watched it and still manage to get the race result wrong not once, but twice…

 

• MotoGP testing from the very same Phillip Island at which, it seems, “They’re all going really fast…”

 

Plus!

 

• how Ducati’s new SuperSport is less sports tourer, more sportsbike

 

• why Kawasaki’s new Z900 is a 123bhp entry-level naked bike

 

• and why the new Ninja 650 is, er, an entry-level bike with a full fairing

 

And there’s more:

 

We read out your lovely emails on subjects as wide and wonderful as:

 

• the great hi-viz debate – to yellow or not to yellow

 

• bike security in London

 

• the wisdom of modifying modern sportsbikes

 

• a comparison of the average increase in rider skill v the increase in motorcycle performance

 

• the great Honda Africa Twin underperforming heated grip and corroding spokes problems – BOTH SOLVED! Ish.

 

• why some new bikes are released with obvious problems you’d think the factory would sort during testing

 

• what’s the better choice – a six-grand Triumph Daytona 675 or Suzuki GSX-R750?

 

• why we should argue more often (‘no we shouldn’t’, etc)

 

• why photochromic visors are a good idea

 

• how FEC is ‘helping’ native Spanish-speakers with their English comprehension

 

• Honda’s DCT v quickshifters

 

• what bikes do we prefer – riding older, nostalgic machines or sampling the new stuff, with modern technology?

 

• how oe fitment tyres are completely different to aftermarket tyres with the same name from the same manufacturer

 

As ever, we remain humbly grateful for your continued ears. Thanking youse!

You can get us on:

@SimonHbikes

@Mufga

 And please email anything@frontendchatter.com with whatever thoughts stray across your mind

www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter

Buy merch at www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/front-end-chatter

 

 

 

 

 

Say hello to Front End Chatter Episode 51, a numerically insignificant episode that nonetheless contains much chatterage about:

 

• the opening round of World Super Brits from Phillip Island – although if you haven’t seen the racing you’ll be none the wiser afterwards because we watched it and still manage to get the race result wrong not once, but twice…

 

• MotoGP testing from the very same Phillip Island at which, it seems, “They’re all going really fast…”

 

Plus!

 

• how Ducati’s new SuperSport is less sports tourer, more sportsbike

 

• why Kawasaki’s new Z900 is a 123bhp entry-level naked bike

 

• and why the new Ninja 650 is, er, an entry-level bike with a full fairing

 

And there’s more:

 

We read out your lovely emails on subjects as wide and wonderful as:

 

• the great hi-viz debate – to yellow or not to yellow

 

• bike security in London

 

• the wisdom of modifying modern sportsbikes

 

• a comparison of the average increase in rider skill v the increase in motorcycle performance

 

• the great Honda Africa Twin underperforming heated grip and corroding spokes problems – BOTH SOLVED! Ish.

 

• why some new bikes are released with obvious problems you’d think the factory would sort during testing

 

• what’s the better choice – a six-grand Triumph Daytona 675 or Suzuki GSX-R750?

 

• why we should argue more often (‘no we shouldn’t’, etc)

 

• why photochromic visors are a good idea

 

• how FEC is ‘helping’ native Spanish-speakers with their English comprehension

 

• Honda’s DCT v quickshifters

 

• what bikes do we prefer – riding older, nostalgic machines or sampling the new stuff, with modern technology?

 

• how oe fitment tyres are completely different to aftermarket tyres with the same name from the same manufacturer

 

As ever, we remain humbly grateful for your continued ears. Thanking youse! You can get us on:

@SimonHbikes

@Mufga

 And please email anything@frontendchatter.com with whatever thoughts stray across your mind

www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter

Buy merch at www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/front-end-chatter

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Front End Chatter Episode 50 – yes, you’re not imagining it, it’s really real, and only a week after Episode 49.

 

Anyway, with next to no racing to chatter about, we’ve finally got round to answering all your emails (at least, the ones that had a question) – some from as far back as last September; sorry about that.

So, in some particular order, we natter about:

 

• Sportsbike luggage systems
• What will happen to production racing when there are no more production sportsbikes
• Why sports 600s are dying out
• The best headphones for on bike entertainment
• The perils of Hi-Viz
• An extremely long-winded and rambling piece about girls in bike sport
• Does size matter? (this is a different point)
• Why you only see Ducatis in the Ducati factory car park
• Who’s better – Rossi or Marquez?
• Why Honda’s Deauville is desirable
• The future of electric bikes
• A whole heap of buying advice for several FECers which always seems to end up in the recommendation of a Ducati Multistrada or a BMW R1200GS
• …and much, much – some would say too much – more

 

Thanks for enduring this one – it’s a monster – and look forward to some exciting news regarding Front End Chatter in the near future.

Email:            anything@frontendchatter.com

Tweet:           @SimonHbikes

                     @Mufga

Webshop:       www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/front-end-chatter

Facebook:       www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter/

 

 

 

Welcome to Front End Chatter Episode 50 – yes, you’re not imagining it, it’s really real, and only a week after Episode 49.

 

Anyway, with next to no racing to chatter about, we’ve finally got round to answering all your emails (at least, the ones that had a question) – some from as far back as last September; sorry about that. So, in some particular order, we natter about:

 

• Sportsbike luggage systems
• What will happen to production racing when there are no more production sportsbikes
• Why sports 600s are dying out
• The best headphones for on bike entertainment
• The perils of Hi-Viz
• An extremely long-winded and rambling piece about girls in bike sport
• Does size matter? (this is a different point)
• Why you only see Ducatis in the Ducati factory car park
• Who’s better – Rossi or Marquez?
• Why Honda’s Deauville is desirable
• The future of electric bikes
• A whole heap of buying advice for several FECers which always seems to end up in the recommendation of a Ducati Multistrada or a BMW R1200GS
• …and much, much – some would say too much – more

 

Thanks for enduring this one – it’s a monster – and look forward to some exciting news regarding Front End Chatter in the near future. Email:            anything@frontendchatter.com

Tweet:           @SimonHbikes

                     @Mufga

Webshop:       www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/front-end-chatter

Facebook:       www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter/

 

 

 

Welcome to FEC49, finally – at least in the sense it’s been a long time coming, not in the conclusive sense. And, despite no actual racing to talk about, we find enough to fill half a podcast:

• Why MotoGP team launches are fake news – and, worse, they even have fake soundtracks

• Why testing is a pointless guide to the outcome of the season, but it’s worth taking notice of because it’s some motorbikes going round a track

• Crazy new World Superbike rules

• How BSB should fill a Supersport-sized gap with naked bikes and Moto2

• Who will be the busiest Aussie racer in 2017

• Why this year’s TT will be the best ever

• What that crazy Guy Martin has been saying about his TT comeback and why modern bikes are rubbish

PLUS! We have a few mini-reviews of some 2017 bikes, including:

 

• Kawasaki’s Z1000SX and why it’s better than before but has odd steering
• Ducati’s 950 Multistrada and why comparisons are odious
• Ducati’s sportier-for-2017 Monster 1200 S
• Suzuki’s perfectly nice but slightly ordinary GSX-S750
• Ducati’s properly off-road Desert Sled Scrambler

 

Thank you for bearing with us always, please keep emails coming, and we’ll read them out in FEC50…

 

…WHICH WE’RE RECORDING NEXT WEEK, WE PROMISE!

 

@SimonHbikes

@Mufga

anything@frontendchatter.com

www.frontendchatter.com

Welcome to FEC49, finally – at least in the sense it’s been a long time coming, not in the conclusive sense. And, despite no actual racing to talk about, we find enough to fill half a podcast: • Why MotoGP team launches are fake news – and, worse, they even have fake soundtracks

• Why testing is a pointless guide to the outcome of the season, but it’s worth taking notice of because it’s some motorbikes going round a track

• Crazy new World Superbike rules

• How BSB should fill a Supersport-sized gap with naked bikes and Moto2

• Who will be the busiest Aussie racer in 2017

• Why this year’s TT will be the best ever

• What that crazy Guy Martin has been saying about his TT comeback and why modern bikes are rubbish

PLUS! We have a few mini-reviews of some 2017 bikes, including:

 

• Kawasaki’s Z1000SX and why it’s better than before but has odd steering
• Ducati’s 950 Multistrada and why comparisons are odious
• Ducati’s sportier-for-2017 Monster 1200 S
• Suzuki’s perfectly nice but slightly ordinary GSX-S750
• Ducati’s properly off-road Desert Sled Scrambler

 

Thank you for bearing with us always, please keep emails coming, and we’ll read them out in FEC50…

 

…WHICH WE’RE RECORDING NEXT WEEK, WE PROMISE!

 

@SimonHbikes

@Mufga

anything@frontendchatter.com

www.frontendchatter.com

Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter E48, which you’ll be pleased to hear has no racing at all apart from a brief discussion about the merits of being called Danny Kent but not actually coming from Kent, unlike Danny Webb who does come from Kent. 

Anyway, this one’s all about 2017’s new bikes you *can* buy, and 2016’s bikes you can’t any longer.

Thanks for listening, hope you like it, and see you at Motorcycle Live at the NEC. 

Email: anything@frontendchatter.com
Twitter: @SimonHbikes and @Mufga

 

Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter E48, which you’ll be pleased to hear has no racing at all apart from a brief discussion about the merits of being called Danny Kent but not actually coming from Kent, unlike Danny Webb who does come from Kent.  Anyway, this one’s all about 2017’s new bikes you *can* buy, and 2016’s bikes you can’t any longer.

Thanks for listening, hope you like it, and see you at Motorcycle Live at the NEC.  Email: anything@frontendchatter.com Twitter: @SimonHbikes and @Mufga

 

Hello and welcome back to Front End Chatter E47 – it’s been a while, so we’ve come back with an episode purely about racing – who’s won what, why, how, and what will happen next year – and we introduce a new word to the English language: disrespeculation. 

Thanks for bearing with us – more episodes will follow soon, about 2017 new bikes, and reading your emails and answering your questions. 

Email: anything@frontendchatter.com Twitter: @SimonHbikes and @Mufga FB: www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter/

 

Hello and welcome back to Front End Chatter E47 – it’s been a while, so we’ve come back with an episode purely about racing – who’s won what, why, how, and what will happen next year – and we introduce a new word to the English language: disrespeculation. 

Thanks for bearing with us – more episodes will follow soon, about 2017 new bikes, and reading your emails and answering your questions. 

Email: anything@frontendchatter.com
Twitter: @SimonHbikes and @Mufga
FB: www.facebook.com/FrontEndChatter/