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

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A bit of light relief • New BMW F450GS plays a very different game to its bestselling big brother’s excess

THE BITS THAT MATTER

KLE makes a classy comeback • Kawasaki’s little adventure bike returns, with plenty of plus points

NEED TO KNOW… • Triumph’s third-generation Trident gets more go and retains its simplistic charm

Cornering masterclass • New Street Triple is sharper than ever

Better, but just a little • The World Raid gets a few tweaks, but they don’t shift the big-tank Ténéré on much

DesertX gets more advanced • Neo-retro leaves trellis frames and Testastretta motors in its past

THIS MONTH’S DEALS

Suzuki slash thousands across their range for good

ASK THE LAWYER • With Andrew ‘Chef’ Prendergast, White Dalton Solicitors

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training coach Dave Hewson

THREE TOP EVENTS TO RIDE TO THIS MONTH

ON THE ROAD • AMAZING PLACES YOU’VE BEEN… AND INSPIRATION FOR THE NEXT RIDEOUT

‘Drama began in mountains’ • RiDE reader Matthew Jones on his blast to Valencia

‘Distils the best of Scotland’ • RiDE contributor Jim Moore’s must-do Borders blast

TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS

THE INBOX

MUST RIDE Shropshire • Home of the industrial revolution, Shropshire also has a rural, bucolic side, with dramatic hills and deep valleys ripe for exploring on two wheels

The Shropshire Figure of Eight

Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally • Ducati’s flagship adventure bike costs almost £30,000 in full-spec Full Adventure guise. Is it full value? A full-on, near-1000-mile round trip from Norfolk to Scotland reveals the full picture

MOST EXPENSIVE IN CLASS – BUT IS IT WORTH IT?

DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 RALLY ESSENTIAL DATA

ARE WE FACING A FAKE KIT EPIDEMIC? • The internet and social media have opened up a world of bargain riding kit. But can it be trusted?

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? • The ‘bargain’ online goods that raise an eyebrow…

THE 16 BEST NEW BIKES ON SALE TODAY • Our pick of the best-buy machines in UK showrooms

TWO MORE FOR DISTANCE

HONDA CB1000 HORNET SP • Oil consumption woes might have tarnished it, but when it comes to sheer horsepower versus showroom price, nothing else gets close

TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 765 RS • Smooth, sophisticated, demon handling, ace engine, looks great. Where do we sign?

BMW R1300GS • Britain’s bestselling adventure bike is the ultimate do-it-all – bar none

WORTH A TRY TOO…

KTM 390 ADVENTURE R • KTM’s reinvented 390 R isn’t just an amazing A2 machine, it’s an outstanding adventure bike in its own right

KTM 990 RC R • It doesn’t look like it, but the latest KTM is a surprisingly practical sportsbike

CFMOTO 800MT-X • Just £7000 but with more kit, power and poise than its £10,000 contemporaries, the MT-X offers outstanding value.

SUZUKI DR-Z4S • It may be £8000, but it’s worth every penny

TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 RS • Rocking retro delivers a spud-pummelling, bare-knuckle blast of...