RiDE

RiDE helps you get more from your motorcycle. Put together by a team of enthusiastic experts, with help from thousands of committed readers, every issue of RiDE is full of recommendations on bikes, kit, routes, destinations and technique. We speak directly to our readers about their biking lives & use our expertise to steer them towards the good-value option in bikes, trips and kits. We’re famed for our regular Product Tests and eery month provide a comprehensive used-bike buying guide, helping potential owners find the right bike at the right price. Finally... every issue features touring guides and riding advice to help readers explore the world on their bike.

Welcome…

YOUR RIDES • Been somewhere inspirational? Ridden an amazing road? Email ride@ride.co.uk to tell us about your trip and your bike

‘A real test of your riding skills and observation’ • RiDE reader Rich Bentham takes us on a trip through some of the best bits of the Mendips

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

WHAT WILL BIKES BE LIKE IN 10 YEARS’ TIME? • Electric power, airbags and rider assist technology have the potential to change what we ride in the next decade…

ASSISTS

New Kawasaki cruisers

BMW takes wraps off R1300GS • More power, less weight and styling updates for flagship adventurer

LETTERS • Email ride@ride.co.uk Write to us RiDE, Media House, Lynchwood, Peterborough PE2 6EA

RiDE

ASK THE LAWYER • with Andrew Dalton, White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training Coach Ryan Decarteret

Upgraded Ducati will go distance • New Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour is more polished and better value than the V4 S

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Silence, with added oomph

Chinese traillie misses the mark

5 things you need to know about… • Harley-Davidson's Nightster Special…

South West 660 • The first half of this riotous romp around the south-west of England takes us from North Devon to South Cornwall

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

This month's big ride route

PEOPLE'S BIKE OF THE YEAR • RiDE readers give their verdicts on the best new bikes of 2023

6TH Honda Transalp • Our readers love its praticality and comfort, but is it 'fun’ enough?

5TH Suzuki GSX-8S • Suzuki impresses with its pace, value and stonking motor

4th KTM 890 Adventure • Refined and ready for anything, KTM hits the middleweight adventure mark

3RD Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S • The surprise of the test, our readers love its laid‑back mile-munching ability

2ND Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ • Our testers love the Yam's value, motor and space-age technology

1ST Triumph Street Triple R • Outrageous naked bike is fun and comes with a bargain price tag

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN Tirumph's middleweight naked takes top honours • The Street Triple 765 R is amazing value and great fun – and scoops a thoroughly-deserved RiDE triangle

MONEY MATTERS • What our winning bikes cost, finance, run and how much the they will depreciate

THE TAFFY DAKAR • THE TAFFYA spot of motorcycle orienteering is the perfect way to add another dimension of fun to adventure bike ownership. Editor Matt took RiDE's Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Raid to the Taffy Dakar in Wales to find out more…

ESSENTIAL TAFFY DAKAR INFORMATION

Comfortable, but pricey

Impressively flexible bags

Slinky summer layers

Handy phone mount

UNDER £100

‘The smartest sports-touring kit in the market’ • With a racy cut and loads of features, the Carve Master 3 is well suited to distance and rapid riding, says editor Matt

TESTING IN PROGRESS •...