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Team Bike • This magazine is made by the most talented team of bike journalists, writers and photographers in the universe. Here’s what they’ve been doing this month.

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'It's so, so good to ride' • Peter Hickman explains how he’s managed to keep this Yamaha R7 ahead of the Supertwin hordes

Scrapheap GP Harley • Believe it or not, this gorgeous thing started life as a 1996 Harley Sportster. The builder explains how he turned it into an über-foxy trackday bike

KTM's big dirty auto • Prototype 1390 Super Adventure R makes surprise appearance at the Erzberg Hard Enduro – and comes seventh in class

Ducati's modern Scrambler • New concept café racer hints at fresh addition to Ducati’s perky Scrambler range

132mph KX100 • Well, that’s the plan. This supercharged 99cc two-stroke is off to Bonneville to try to break a world record

Suzuki GSX-8R • Suzuki’s first new sportsbike in yonks is a parallel twin with a focus on usability. So, does it still have the performance to be the modern-day GSX-R? Time to extract answers with the Bike dyno, scales and datalogger…

Yes, this is a bike engine • Small Italian outfit Borile have a brand-new desmodromic engine design. Jamie Turner rubs his hands together and dives in…

GET IN GEAR • The latest word in swanky riding gear, desirable bolt-ons and must-have goodies for your pride and joy

Write Off • Bike, Media House, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA

'Other Laverdas do exist… just'

TT SPECIAL EDITION • For two weeks each year a small rock in the Irish Sea becomes the centre of the biking world. Time to celebrate the bikes, heroes and sheer oh-my-goodness of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy festival

'It was a case of now or never' • In 1999, a young hotshot won the Lightweight TT – and it set him on the way to becoming an Isle of Man legend. On the 25th anniversary, John McGuinness tells the story of his first-ever win

The perfect bike • John’s wife Becky has only ever let two bikes into their house: his 130mph-lap HM Plant Honda Fireblade, and his beloved Vimto Honda TSR250…

THE GREATEST TT BIKES OF ALL TIME • We asked a gaggle of some of the finest TT riders to pick their favourite bikes. And the choices might not be what you’d expect…

94,000 HOURS, 1622 PEOPLE, 260 POSTS… • …and a wide-eyed bloke from Bike. We send Isle of Man virgin Tom to marshal at this year’s TT

Without whom…

'They're looking out for us'

'THEY ARE CONTROLLING THE UNCONTROLLABLE!' • MotoGP’s latest superstar Pedro Acosta is a huge fan of the TT – and caught the bug off Peter Hickman

SO MANY LEGENDS, SO MUCH HISTORY • Few brands have the legacy, cachet and desirability of Norton. We take their latest flagship on a road trip – and get to ride perhaps the most exceptional Norton of all…

Hislop's fairytale win

MOTORCYCLING'S GREATEST HITS • The Picos have the best bits of Wales, Scotland and the Alps condensed into 100 square miles. Is the new Suzuki GSX-S1000GX the perfect bike to explore this tiny patch of Spanish heaven?

Picos facts and wisdom

'It's been a...