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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.

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

WILL AIRBAGS TAKE OVER BIKING? • Life-saving piece of kit, or just another way of getting more money out of bikers?

OUR FAVOURITE AIRBAG VESTS

Super Duke R gets even more muscle • New 1390 has more power and tech than its 1290 predecessor

Triumph's dirt bike

Ducati unveils Bentley Diavel special

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 Dave Hewson

Light updates, big improvement • Triumph's updated Tiger 900 GT Pro is a step up on an already impressive machine

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Substance mixed with style • Revised Scrambler boasts upgraded components and gets a price cut, too

5 things you need to know about… • Kawasaki's Ninja ZX-6R is rising from the grave like a 15,000rpm zombie. Should we nail the lid back on the coffin, or does it deserve a second chance?

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q: IS it really worth upgrading to the BMW R1300GS? • There's a new version of Britain's best-selling bike. Is it really worth spending your hard-earned for?

Q Can it still do distance?

Q Are the rider aids worth it?

Q How's the new motor?

Q Is the chassis too sporty?

Q How does it compare to the R1250GS? • How does the new machine stack up against the outgoing GS?

BRILLIANT PLACES TO RIDE TO IN 2024 • Great routes, ace destinations and superb roads that will make this year one to remember

RIDE THE BEST ROUTE IN SCOTLAND

TAKE IN THE SOUTH'S BEST VIEW • The wild view over Gwynver Beach, looking out over the Atlantic, takes some beating

RIDE EAST ANGLIA'S PRETTIEST ROAD • RiDE's Norfolk-loving editor says why…

HAVE A GREAT WINTER ESCA PE • The sunnier parts of Europe offer some great chances to carr y on biking when the UK is shivering. Matt drew the short straw…

EXPERIENCE FRANCE'S MOST ICONIC ROUTE • One of the oldest and most traditional rides in France, the N85 is still the best way to get to the Mediterranean on two wheels.

TOUR 24: GREAT RIDES SAMPLE WALES’ BEST-LOVED ROAD • We reckon it's one of the nicest roads in Europe, let alone the UK…

‘THIS IS HOW TO DO IT’ • Planning a big ride in 2024? RiDE's panel of touring experts on the pleasure, pain and practicalities of doing big miles on two wheels

NORMANDY COASTAL TOUR • Beautiful beaches, lovely roads and the weight of history await you after a short hop across La Manche

THREE GREAT PLACES TO EAT

THE ROUTE

HOW TO GET THERE

INTO WINTER • Cold-weather riding can be fun, says editor Matt. You've just got to pick your moments…

IS HIGH-END KIT WORTH IT?

THE WINTER WARMER

ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS FOR WINTER, AS TESTED BY THE RiDE...