Front End Chatter #221
From Front End Chatter by Simon Hargreaves and Martin Fitz-Gibbons
March 11, 2026 · 1h 33m
About this episode
In Episode 221, Simon and Martin discuss various motorcycle topics including bike reviews, MotoGP updates, and listener emails.
Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter, the motorcycling podcast, and none other than Episode 221 – they said we couldn't do it, but we've naysayed the naysayers. His name is Martin Fitz-Gibbons, editor of Bike magazine, and my name isn't but that's not important right now – what's important is we thank Bennetts, Britain's best motorcycle insurers who put more back into biking than insurance companies who put less back into biking, and some of whom put nothing back but merely take take take. Good people one and all. And also uber-thanks to the bikesocial.co.uk, the world of wokecycling on the web and on the YouTubes, with loads of news, views, new bike launches and road tests – all the good stuff. Right, on with the show – and today Martin and Simon, for it is he, opine about, in no particular order... • Suzuki's marvellous DRZ-Z4S and how old can be better than new • the loss of Phillip Island as a MotoGP circuit • Honda Hornet 1000 recall for excessive oil consumption • UK bikes sales stats for YTD up to Feb • fab epic bike doc by FortNine called Yalla Habibi • plus a selection of your fine emails from the FECSack. As ever, please keep your questions and queries coming to…
People in this episode
Hosts: Simon Hargreaves, Martin Fitz-Gibbons
Topics covered
- motorcycling
- bike reviews
- motorcycle news
- bike sales statistics
- MotoGP updates
- listener emails
Keywords
- motorcycling
- Suzuki
- Honda
- MotoGP
- bike sales
- listener questions
- FortNine
Sponsors
Bennetts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bike magazine, bikesocial.co.uk
Products: Suzuki DRZ-Z4S, Honda Hornet 1000
Books & works: Yalla Habibi
Places: Phillip Island
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