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.

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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!

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