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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 July issue

STAR PICTURE

YOUR RIDES

MY FAVOURITE RIDE CAT AND FIDDLE LOOP ‘I’m so lucky to have all this on my doorstep’ • RiDE reader Emma Heywood shows us some of her favourite roads in the Peaks

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Fancy a bit of Cat and Fiddling? Emma knows the score...

RiDE INVESTIGATES HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS FAKE RIDING KIT? • After some high-profile cases recently, how can you be sure you are buying genuine riding gear?

LABELS TO LOOK FOR

WE BOUGHT FAKE KIT (DELIBERATELY)

Bikers win anti-tampering battle… for now • Mad plans to ban aftermarket mods get a major rethink after petition forces government debate

New bike sales booming

‘In praise of Hargreaves’

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

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ASK THE RIDING COACH

The best of both worlds • Ducati’s DesertX offers a brilliant blend of off-road thrills and road-going confidence

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

The World is more than enough • Yamaha’s World Raid is the best Ténéré 700 yet but is £11,800 too much?

BEYOND THE HYPE

FIRST RIDE HARLEY-DAVIDSON NIGHTSTER

FIRST RIDE KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE GT

5 things you need to know about… • Royal Enfield’s stripped-back scrambler-style Himalayan

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q Is this really the ultimate mile-muncher? • It’s £23k, has six cylinders and 158bhp and weighs 367kg. Is the new BMW K1600GTL LE a case of too much?

Lincs high jinks • From the gently rolling hills of the Wolds to the flat lowlands around Lincoln, the network of mid-Lincolnshire’s crafty B-roads offer such an unrivalled lesson in riding technique and roadcraft, everyone should try them at least once

Feed me, feed me, feed me...

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH’S BIG RIDE ROUTE

THE PRICE IS RIGHT • You don’t have to spend mega-money on a new bike to get something fun, practical or truly desirable. These four bikes offer something for everyone – for half the price of a well-spec’d GS…

FOUR OTHER GREAT £8K PICKS

10 AMAZING BIKES FOR 8K... OR LESS • Eight bags of sand is enough for some seriously good used tackle… these are our picks

THAT’S SUMMER SORTED THEN • Want to make the most of the best part of the year? These brilliant summer events are well worth a ride-out to…

High quality and waterproof

Cool and comfortable

UNDER £100

‘What you get for the money is impressive’ • When editor Matt bought this workbench in 2007, he didn’t think it would still be going strong 15 years later…

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

Flip-front helmets • What’s the best dual-purpose lid for flexibility and safety?

What to look for… • Key points to consider when buying a flip-front helmet…

THE RIDE VERDICT • Shoei is the best...