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Front End Chatter

Simon Hargreaves and Martin Fitz-Gibbons

Britain"s best biking podcast, with Simon Hargreaves and Martin Fitz-Gibbons

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01:05:55

Front End Chatter #39

Front End Chatter ·

2016/01/22

HelloAndWelcomeToEpisode39OfBritain'sFavouriteBikingPodcast! And breathe... In the first FEC of 2016, Simon and Martin discuss: - The Dakar Rally, who's winning, who isn't, and who's paying any attention? - All the new rules for MotoGP, whether we can predict anything before anything has happened, and whether that feller who said he doesn't want to race again will, in fact, race again. - What's going on with WSB's barely comprehensible new format, and whether it will detract from what otherwise has

01:03:53

Front End Chatter #38

Front End Chatter ·

2015/12/17

Front End Chatter E38 looks back at 2015: the best bikes, the best races, the best racers, the biggest losers, and Martin and Simon's personal fave moments – plus the absence of British world champs on BBC Sports Personality Of The Year and FEC's New Year Resolutions. Have a merry Christmas, you FECers! Thanks for listening, and please get on touch on email: anything@frontendchatter.com or Twitter: @Mufga@SimonHbikes ...and try our Youtube

01:18:09

Front End Chatter #37

Front End Chatter ·

2015/11/26

Welcome to Front End Chatter E37 in which, now the dust has settled, Martin and Simon discuss the ramifications of that race from the point of view of someone who was in the grandstands at Valencia, and someone who had the benefit of replays on the TV (*SPOILER ALERT* hardcore Rossi fans probably shouldn't listen to this). Oh, and there's something about the NEW BRITISH WORLD CHAMPION... but we sort of forgot to mention it at the start...There's also a load of chat about 2016's most interesting new

01:09:53

Front End Chatter #36

Front End Chatter ·

2015/10/28

Welcome to Front End Chatter, Episode 36 – the Scoop/Meltdown episode – in which Martin and Simon reveal details of Triumph's 2016 range of Bonnevilles, Thruxtons and Street Twin – what they are, why they are, why they've taken so long and why there's no Scrambler. The second half of the podcast is all about who said what to whom at Phillip Island, and who subsequently rode into who at Sepang, and why Keith Huewen had better cut down on his meals for a few days and get used to the taste of Arai. It

01:02:49

Front End Chatter #35

Front End Chatter ·

2015/10/15

Welcome to Front End Chatter E35, which contains details of Kawasaki's forking-great 2016 ZX-10R, BMW's gravity-defying G310 concept bike (and why, if it really does break the laws of physics and hover, it also breaks the law in Britain), the ramifications of the technology-sharing pact between Honda, BMW and Yamaha, and the usual wild MotoGP speculation and gossip. Thanks for listening, and please get in touch: @SimonHbikes @Mufgaanything@frontendchatter.comAnd

01:23:35

Front End Chatter #34

Front End Chatter ·

2015/10/07

Front End Chatter E34 – the Less Than Honest Episode – in which: • Martin and Simon get their riding assessed and ride very sensibly – almost as if their livelihoods depend on it (which they do) • VW are caught cheating on US emissions tests, but are bike manufacturers doing the same? • details of Ducati's 2016 models are accidentally revealed online, by the same US emissions board who 'outed' VW (who own Audi, who own... Ducati) • Suter release a Grand Prix replica two-stroke, with an engine

01:15:32

Front End Chatter #33

Front End Chatter ·

2015/09/21

Back to scotch rumours of its (not our) demise, Front End Chatter E33 sees a lucid Martin and hungover Simon cover a wide range of two-wheeled gossip including: Jonathan Rea’s record-breaking World Superbike title, and whether Danny Kent winning the Moto3 title might be seen as a bigger deal new bike chat about the 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R, Honda’s Africa Twin, KTM's parallel twin, Yamaha's XSR700 and Ducati’s Monster 1200 R (and whether it is really is their most powerful naked bike ever, or if

01:16:40

Front End Chatter #32

Front End Chatter ·

2015/07/21

Coming to you fresh out of last week and looking all the way into next year, Front End Chatter #32 covers: - Speculation, rumour, gossip, semi-educated guesses and, in a few cases, actual established facts about the new motorcycles we can expect to see in 2016 (and 2017). - Whether BMW's new hi-tech flashing brake light gizmo is really such a bright idea. - MotoGP recap from Sachsenring, the battle for championship points still to fight, and the battle for focus Martin found himself fighting during

01:41:02

Front End Chatter #31

Front End Chatter ·

2015/06/30

Britain's original motorcycle podcast is back once again with a hundred minutes of talk, discussion, argument, ill-informed rumour, shameful name-dropping and awful impressions covering: – Everything that happened at the Isle of Man TT races, including asking the question NOBODY IS EVER ALLOWED TO ASK! – All the last corner antics from the Assen round of MotoGP, including Rossi vs Marquez and Niklas Ajo vs his knees. – Whether getting the ’80s and ’90s GP band back together in Spain is a race we'd

01:01:02

Front End Chatter #30

Front End Chatter ·

2015/05/30

Front End Chatter, Britain's best motorcycle podcast, celebrates its 30th episode with a Q&A special. This time we've passed the handlebars over to you, dear listener(s), as Simon and Martin spend a full hour finding, inventing, and in some cases, actually knowing, answers to your questions. Topics include: - Why many riders find life gets in the way of riding, often for years at a time - Are bikes getting taller? And does size (of a bike's seat height) really matter? - Is the Ducati Scrambler

01:12:20

Front End Chatter #29

Front End Chatter ·

2015/05/20

After six weeks of sponsored silence, Britain's least-consistent motorcycle podcast is back. In episode 29, Simon and Martin discuss: - Why watching MotoGP racing is a bit like watching two walruses fighting, or a Shakepearean play, or something. - Will Valentino win the title, will Ducati win a race, and will Melandri win a point? - The North West 200 race that was won by a movie star. - The new Honda Africa Twin, and whether it would have been much, much better or much, much worse if it was more

01:37:34

Front End Chatter #28

Front End Chatter ·

2015/04/02

Welcome to Front End Chatter episode 28, in which Martin and Simon: • discuss the drama of the 2015 season-opening MotoGP race from Qatar • preview (just) the upcoming 2015 season-opening British Superbike race from Donington • interview BSB Series Director Stuart Higgs in the back of a van and talk about what’s in store this year, why BSB is a success, whether the rules on electronics and the Showdown are a good thing or a bad thing, and what he regrets most after seven years in charge • ruminate

01:39:11

Front End Chatter #27

Front End Chatter ·

2015/03/21

Front End Chatter, Britain's best motorcycle podcast, considers joining The 27 Club and contains: - A 30-minute preview of the 2015 MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 seasons with respected journalist and racer Mat Oxley (@matoxley), including: whether Ducati really has turned a corner in turning corners; whether Jorge Lorenzo will fit into his leathers; why Moto2 isn't as exciting as it was; and why the young Spanish rider who could dominate Moto3 is slightly less Spanish than MFG thinks. - All the

01:03:03

Front End Chatter #26

Front End Chatter ·

2015/02/25

Episode #26 of Front End Chatter includes: - Britain's best motorcycle podcast celebrates its one-year anniversary by being ignored at the London Motorcycle Show. And Martin finally fulfils a four-year promise. - World Superbikes recap from Phillip Island, including the record-breaking (not in a good way) return of Troy Bayliss, why the podiums resembled the setup to a rubbish old pub joke, and the frank confessions and bruised buttocks revealed by social media. - More intrigue from MotoGP

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Front End Chatter #25

Front End Chatter ·

2015/02/08

Episode 25 of Front End Chatter, Britain's best and most superlative biking podcast, returns from a lengthy absinthe to discuss the first stirrings of a MotoGP season from testing at Sepang, Malaysia, and whether anything can be inferred from said performances other than some bikes and riders will definitely be on the grid at the start of the season, and some will be faster than others (the chances of a dead heat involving the entire field in every race are slim). Episode 25 also features the FEC

01:20:05

Front End Chatter #24

Front End Chatter ·

2015/01/25

Episode 24 of Front End Chatter does not, sadly, contain Kiefer Sutherland defending the world from a series of increasingly improbable terrorists. Instead, Simon and Martin discuss: - The two-week, 5000-mile Dakar Rally compressed into 10 minutes - A pre-pre-season preview, as MotoGP prepares to start testing, World Superbikes prepares to start racing, and the internet prepares to start using the c-word about Casey Stoner - Why the 2015 Isle of Man TT has turned into the world's fastest group test

01:10:55

Front End Chatter #23

Front End Chatter ·

2015/01/12

The first Front End Chatter of 2015 covers such diverse subjects as: - Simon enters a race through a village on his FireBlade, only to find out that's it's not really a race. - The first (and last) Front End Chatter 2014 Manufacturer Countdown, pop-pickers. - Listeners' problems solved (or at least answered), from trials clubs to tourism advice. - Does racing sell road bikes? - Do tall-rounders make sportsbikes look silly? Plus, Front End Chatter's off-road correspondent JP (@Jonpe23) returns to

01:15:27

Front End Chatter #22

Front End Chatter ·

2014/12/21

This year's final episode of Britain's best biking podcast comes to you from the jungle... no, Andorra... no, Benidorm. And Sicily. In this hour-and-a-bit, Ant and Dec - sorry, Simon and Martin - cover: - Is Britain officially in love with Foggy once again (the stats suggest so), or did he just surf a wave of cult nostalgia (the stats suggest so...)? - Marquez moves out of his parents' house, cries, then proves he's the greatest rider on the planet even in the off-season. Plus, a review of his new

01:23:38

Front End Chatter #21

Front End Chatter ·

2014/12/06

Welcome to Front End Chatter episode 21 v2.0 (apparently the dog ate episode 21 v1.0). This week Martin and Simon visit Motorcycle Live and wave a microphone at Kawasaki’s H2R, use the word ‘artisan’ twice, dissect Carl Fogarty MBE’s stellar performance on a reality TV show and whether drinking a puréed kangaroo testicle really is tougher than winning four World Superbike titles, discuss air-bag protection, lament the passing of the thrust curve, and Simon reveals how talking out loud while you’re

01:32:52

Front End Chatter #20

Front End Chatter ·

2014/11/14

Front End Chatter, Britain's best (and original) biking podcast celebrates its vigintennial anniversary by remembering about the good old days. Actually, it doesn't. Instead, it gets totally lost in the seemingly bottomless pool of brand new bikes and their impenetrable acronyms. Opinion and analysis abounds, including attempting (or not) to answer: - Might Kawasaki's new H2 be a tiny weeny bit of a porker?- Will Honda's road-going RC213V really happen?- Is Yamaha's new R1 deceptively good looking?-

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