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

'It puts you in the zone' • RiDE reader Mike Day takes us for an epic lap of the TT course. No, not that one…

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Fancy riding this route? Listen to Mike

WHAT ARE THIS SUMMER'S BEST NEW-BIKE BARGAINS • We find the best-value motorcycles currently in UK showrooms

NAKEDS ARE IN RUDE HEALTH

Be part of RiDE's People's Bike of the Year • Join us to test the year’s best new bikes on some lovely roads

There is a limit!

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

'RiDE shows why we all love biking'

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ASK THE LAWYER

ASK THE RIDING COACH

RiDE NEW BIKES • THE LATEST BIKES RIDDEN AND RATED

Adventure, made exciting • The updated 890 Adventure R offers huge road and off-road thrills, but at a price

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Still missing the point

CFMoto's A2 sportsbike is A1

5 things you need to know about… • H-D’s £50k blinged-to-the-max limited-edition tourer

Q: Is the new V-Strom the real deal? • Is the new-for-2023 Suzuki V-Strom 800DE good enough to stand out in biking’s most crowded category?

Q How does performance compare?

Q So it's a genuine off-roader?

Q Is it £1200 better than the Transalp?

Q Can I tour on it?

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 What are its rivals?

A 'The V-Strom is a very credible adventure choice'

Treasure Ireland • Take the road less travelled and explore the interior of south-east Ireland with a two-day ride from Dublin to Cork and back

FEED ME, FEED ME, FEED ME…

THREE GREAT PLACES TO VISIT

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

SUPER & NAKED • High-performance nakeds can offer spor tsbike performance but with more fun, a bit more practicality and much less backache – or that’s the theory. We ride two of the UK’s favourites to assess the reality

FOOTLOOSE AND FAIRING-FREE • Five other ways to get your sporty naked kicks

FANCY A USED ONE?

SO, WHICH IS OUR PICK?

THE 10 BEST USED SPORTY NAKEDS FOR UNDER £5K

IN THE KNOW

THROTTLE CONTROL • Correct application of your throttle builds grip, confidence and can make you a cornering master. Here’s how…

PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE

RiDERATED • THE LATEST KIT RIDDEN, TESTED AND RATED

'Great concept but so expensive'

Fold-up bike table

Shaped waterproof bag

Portable compressor

UNDER £100

'Day-long comfortable and plenty protective' • Jim Blackstock finds both in these Oxford riding jeans

TESTING IN PROGRESS • RiDE staffers...