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…

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

‘My favourite motorcycle background’ • RiDE reader Shaun Napier takes us for a spin in Wiltshire, ending at the mysterious Stonehenge

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

More rugged DesertX • New Rally gets longer-travel suspension and more attitude

GP-rep XSR900

New road-biased Africa Twin

Toughest Ténéré yet

F900GS breaks cover

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

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ASK THE LAWYER • with Andrew Dalton, White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training Coach Ryan Decarteret

Evolutions lead to GS revolution • The king of the adventure bike market gets its biggest upgrade for a decade

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

43 YEARS OF EVOLUTION

Kawasaki truly goes green • Hybrid-powered Ninja sips fuel and makes commuting cooler, as well as more relaxed

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

An alternative to ICE trailies

Rowdy green dream machine

5 things you need to know about… • Suzuki's new V-Strom ‘Road Explorer’ that lowers the price and seat height, but ups the fun and practicality

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q Is Honda Transalp the most versatile sub-£10k bike? • With an accessible price, great build quality and a can-do attitude, does this £9699 bike offer all the adventure touring ability you need for half the money of a specced-up GS?

Q Can it do distance?

Q How are the electronics?

Q Is the new parallel-twin engine good?

Q Is it too off-road focused for the road?

Q Would Ténéré a 700 owner buy a Transalp? • Ben owns a 2020 Ténéré 700, but does the Transalp turn his head?

9 MORE EXCELLENT BIKES FOR £10K… OR LESS • All these accomplished machines prove you don't need to spend big money to nab yourself an amazing new bike…

WHY THE MT-09 MOTOR IS SO GOOD

THE BIG RIDE South West 660 PART TWO • The second part of our south-western Big Ride takes us along the pirate and Jurassic coasts to finish in Dorset

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

A great compromise tyre

Quiet, cool and tailored

Good-fitting ladies'kit

Highest-rated riding jeans

UNDER £100

‘It can tackle everything and performs brilliantly’ • Editor Matt's impressed with Shoei's sporty helmet

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

Disc locks • The first layer in a security sandwich, we test five disc locks to see which will help you keep your bike

- DISC LOCKS THE RiDE VERDICT • The Squire Defiant is an absolute no-brainer

THE YEAR'S BEST KIT • We've been busy testing in the past year. Here is what we've found that works

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