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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…

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

‘It's a beautiful part of the world and the riding is good’ • RiDE reader Dave Powell takes us on a trip into the Welsh borders

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Fancy riding this route? Listen to Dave's advice

ARE OUR ROADRACING TRIPS SAFE FOR 2023? • Insurance issues and red tape mean road racing is under threat. So what does the future hold?

Big plans for CFMoto

UK bike bosses tackle age problem • Bike industry needs to attract more young people to work, as well as ride

KTM confirms the return of the SMT

A subscriber's view on biking

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

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RIDE NEW BIKES • THE LATEST BIKES RIDDEN AND RATED

Classic Honda name returns • New parallel-twin Transalp does full justice to a historic adventure-bike name

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Multi in it for the long haul • New Multistrada V4 Rally takes on BMW's R1250GSA in the big-mile adventure game

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Better value and ride

Monster gets SPecial treatment

5 things you need to know about… • Triumph's new and improved Street Triple R naked

Q Is Guzzi's new Mandello a proper sports tourer? • Charm and heritage alone won't sell the new V100; does it have the modern ride and features it needs to compete with the best?

Q Just how sporty is it?

Q What's it like over distance?

Q What's the new engine like?

Q Can you feel the active aero?

Q How well-made is it?

Q What are the best options and add-ons?

Q What will it cost to run?

Q How easy is it to work on?

Q What power does it make?

Q How does it feel compared to its nearest rival? • We compare the Mandello to its main Euro rival, the BMW R1250RS

Q What are its rivals?

A The Mandello is the real deal – it's quick, comfy, usable and ultra-sophisticated

UK'S TOP 20 MUST RIDE ROADS • Spring is officially sprung, so get out there and put your tyres on RiDE's favourite UK tarmac

HOW TO FIX BIKING'S MOST COMMON RIDING MISTAKES • The new season means many of us are coming back to regular riding a little rusty. These hints and tips will help any rider get more from those first few rides back – as well as be a refresher for hardened winter warriors

BE HERE NOW • Great places to ride your bike to this spring and summer

RiDE RATED • THE LATEST KIT RIDDEN, TESTED AND RATED

‘Practicality, protection at a cost’

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