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

RiDE INVESTIGATES ARE SPORTSBIKES REALLY MAKING A COMEBACK? • Legendary models being dropped, old names back from the dead, and new middleweights that look like pale imitations of the class we once knew. What's going on?

SHRINKING STATE OF SPORTSBIKE SALES

Roads funding lifeline • Cash from defunct HS2 project redirected into sorting road defects

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

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‘Why is my insurer trying to back out of a comprehensive non-fault claim?’

‘Which type of advanced rider training would suit me best?’

FIRST RIDE MV AGUSTA ENDURO VELOCE Veloce by name, veloce by nature • Adventure bike? Not really. MV's Enduro Veloce is more like a sportsbike on stilts

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

FIRST RIDE HONDA CBR650R E-CLUTCH E for efficient • Sporty middleweight has a standout update: Honda's new E-Clutch. And it's decent…

5 things you need to know about… • With the highest spec, lowest price and longest warranty in its class, is CFMoto's 450MT a bargain or too good to be true?

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q: Is the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 the ultimate lightweight adventure bike? • Or has the new liquid-cooled, more expensive Himalayan lost the appeal of the original?

Q Is it a good bike for riding pillion? • What's the Himalayan like for a passenger? Alison Silcox finds out

THE BIG RIDE Blackdown Hills • This undulating corner of Devon may not cover much area but it packs in an attractive array of roads and vistas for bikers to enjoy

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

TWENTY ACE BIKES UNDER 1000cc • Rated for fun, usefulness and value

‘NO OTHER ADVENTURE BIKE IS AS VERSATILE’ • Editor Matt takes Husqvarna's Norden 901 Expedition for its own mini-expedition. It's a reminder of the wonders of a middleweight adventure bike

FIVE BITS OF BRILLIANCE

‘THE SEXIEST MIDDLEWEIGHT EVER BUILT’ • Under the skin of Yamaha's new sports retro – the XSR900 GP triple

‘I've ridden the prototype – and it rocks’

‘BULLETPROOF AND BRILLIANT’ • Five RiDE-reading Honda CB750 Hornet owners tell us why the bargain-priced middleweight is their machine of choice

‘THE DO-IT-ALL MIDDLEWEIGHT’ • Unintimidating and practical yet full of fun and joy: Triumph's Tiger Sport 660 does everything you could ever ask of a sports tourer

16 OTHER GREAT NEW MIDDLEWEIGHTS • All these bikes are proof that bigger isn't always better…

CHAMPIONS THREE ACE USED MIDDLEWEIGHTS • The three best used mid-capacity bikes in showrooms today

YAMAHA TRACER 900 GT • The 2018-2020 model is loaded with kit yet still affordable and fun

THE FACTS

TRIUMPH TIGER 800 • A middleweight adventurer with real spirit and charm

SUZUKI SV650 • The latest version...