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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…

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

‘A maze of lovely roads and great places to stop’ • RIDE reader Alan ‘Woody’ Marsh takes on a leafy romp along the Norfolk/Suffolk border

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

RIDE INVESTIGATES CAN WE MAKE BIKING MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY? • What can be done for the bikes we ride and the kit we wear to be greener?

Triumph to go green

ULEZ testing lifeline

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 Trining Coach Ryan Decarteret

New Enfields reach for the sky • Super Meteor 650 proves its worth and look set to build on Interceptor's success

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

FIRST RIDE MONDIAL HBS UBBIALI Small and perfectly formed

FIRST RIDE SYM MAXSYM TL508 SYMply not quite the best

FIRST RIDE YAMAHA XSR125 LEGACY 5 things you need to know about… • Yamaha's smart, stylish yet somewhat pricey new XSR125 Legacy

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q Is the new Gold Star the real deal? • Could the Indian-built BSA replicate Royal Enfield's success story?

Q Will it appeal to a classic-bike owner? • Simon owns 30 classic bikes; what does he make of the BSA?

THE BIG RIDE Northants and Warwickshire • You don't have to head to the Peaks or the Borders for wonderful roads, beautiful scenery and solitude

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

This month's Big Ride route

HOW TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON YOUR NEXT BIKE • Top tips to win the battle of showroom wills

5 TOP BIKES WITH ACE PCP DEALS • For some, buying on PCP allows you to own a great bike for minimal outlay

IT'S LIKE GETTING TWO BIKES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE • A sub-£10k bike that can do lots of different things is value made metal. Here are three of our favourites…

NEW BIKES YOU WON'T LOSE (TOO MUCH) MONEY ON • You don't have to lose a fortune as soon as you ride away from the showroom

BRITAIN'S BEST-VALUE USED BIKE • Unloved and underappreciated in 2010, ace build quality, a stupendous V4 motor and low prices mean few used bikes offer better value than a VFR1200F

THREE OTHER GREAT USED BUYS

THE BEST DEALS OF 2023 • Right now, there are some amazing savings to be had on new bikes

LATEST KIT RATED ‘Impressively warm and dry’

3000-MILE TEST ‘The best compromise for an adventure tyre’ • RiDE's editor Matt has spent the last six months trying Metzeler's latest dual-sport adventure rubber

TESTING IN PROGRESS

THE RiDE PRODUCT TEST Locking-ring tankbags • Which keeps your essentials handy, safe and dry?

What to look for… • When considering a locking-ring tank bag

LOCKING-RING TANKBAGS THE RiDE VERDICT A close thing but a clear...