Front End Chatter #216

Front End Chatter #216

From Front End Chatter by Simon Hargreaves and Martin Fitz-Gibbons

September 8, 2025 · 1h 14m

About this episode

The episode discusses various motorcycle models and industry insights from the hosts.

Aye, wotcha, marnin', welcome to Front End Chatter, wiv him, Simon Fitz-Martin, and him Hargreaves Gibbons, a reet pair of motorcycle journalists speaking into a wizardy recording device for the 216th time of asking, except nobody is. You get what you deserve. Massive thanks to Bennetts, Britain's Best bike insurers, and bikesocial.co.uk, for their support of this podcast, and seemingly limitless reserves of patience and understanding at this most trying of times (and we really are trying). And on this week's FEC (which week is that exactly?) we have: • why Triumph's 2025 Speed Triple RS has got us so excited we're figuratively and, in Simon's case literally, standing to attention • why Kawasaki's Ninja 1100SX SE Tourer is a genuine contender for 'Sports Tourer of 2025" as if that's an actual thing, which it isn't, really • why Yamaha's Tracer 7 GT is a genuine contender for "Sports Tourer of 2025 under 1000cc" as if that's also an actual thing, which it also isn't, also really • why BMW's R1300 RT is more like a sports tourer, with a longer tank range and as long as you don't do more than 400 miles in a day • how journalists have tested the patience of manufacturers (how many…

People in this episode

Hosts: Simon Hargreaves, Martin Fitz-Gibbons

Topics covered

  • motorcycle reviews
  • sports tourers
  • motorcycle journalism
  • motorcycle manufacturers
  • motorcycle industry news

Keywords

  • motorcycles
  • Triumph
  • Kawasaki
  • Yamaha
  • BMW
  • CFMoto
  • sports tourer
  • motorcycle journalism

Sponsors

Bennetts, bikesocial.co.uk

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Triumph's 2025 Speed Triple RS, Kawasaki's Ninja 1100SX SE Tourer, Yamaha's Tracer 7 GT, BMW's R1300 RT, CFMoto's 450 MT

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