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...

This month’s highlights • What’s got the RiDE team excited in the June issue

STAR PICTURE

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

‘You can often get a clear run up on the moors’ • RiDE reader Lee Parsons shows off his favourite Denbighshire roads

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Fancy a bit of Denbighshire delight? Take Lee’s advice…

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH BIKE THEFT? • Should we all be living in fear of having our bikes stolen? We look at the figures

What can you do?

New entry-level Harley

MONTH IN BIKES

UK’s Langen to launch a four-stroke

‘Biking DOES need to change’

LETTERS

RiDE

ASK THE LAWYER

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training Coach Ryan Decarteret

New Versys is lacking in vice • The Versys 650 gets fresh looks and more tech but has Kawasaki done enough?

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Tweaks transform CRF300

Excellence comes at a price

CFMoto 700CL-X Sport v Kawasaki Z650RS • Can the latest, Chinese-built CFMoto beat Kawasaki’s new Z650RS as the best middleweight retro twin?

MONEY MATTERS

Lakes loop • From snow-capped mountain tops to vast stretches of open water, getting lost in the mystical splendour of the Lake District – the most impressive scenery in England – is a special motorcycling journey

Feed me, feed me, feed me...

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH’S BIG RIDE ROUTE

BRITAIN'S BEST ADVENTURE BIKES • From blisteringly fast, sophisticated all-rounders and road tourers to brilliant rally-raid replicas and fun-packed first timers. These are the best adventure bikes for British roads, rides and trails…

BRITAIN’S BEST USED ADVENTURE BIKES • Can’t afford or don’t fancy new? These are our top used adventure bikes

OUR FAVE ADVENTURE KIT • After years of adventure touring and testing, this is the kit that goes the distance

NORDEN: IT’LL BE ALRIGHT INTO THE NIGHT • Husqvarna’s new Norden 901 promises to encapsulate all the best bits of an adventure bike into one do-anything package. Editor Matt rides into the sunset to see how good it is on the road and trail

‘It’s what adventure bikes were made for…’ • Got an adventure bike but haven’t got its wheels muddy yet? RiDE joins four trail-riding novices on their first trip down a green lane

6 NOVICE OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE-BIKE TIPS

WHERE TO RIDE

LATEST KIT RATED

Expensive but effective

UNDER £100

'Brilliant... until last weekend' • Now 4000 miles in and the leaks have started...

TESTING IN PROGRESS • RiDE staffers on kit they’ve been using recently

Sneaker-style riding boots • We put six low-rise sneaker-style boots to the test

What to look for… • When considering a pair of sneaker-style boots

THE RIDE VERDICT • Spadas are a ride – or run – away winner

DOROTHY’S ROYAL ENFIELD EXPERIENCE • We...