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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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WELCOME

Super-wild Adventure • Why the 1390 Super Adventure R is the sort of bike you’d only see from KTM…

THE BITS THAT MATTER

ZX arrive with 500RR firecracker • High-revving junior supersport thrills, Fireblade looks, Chinese RRP

Giant trailie gets stronger • Here’s what you need to know about KTM’s £10k, 78bhp dual-sport monster

Scratching electric itch • Royal Enfield’s first electric bike is packed with tech for £5300

KTM launch all-terrain 690 Rally single • Long-awaited model looks to cash in on growing off-road aftermarket

THIS MONTH’S DEALS

‘My bike’s frame has cracked, I believe due to the poor surface in a pub car park. Can I claim?’

‘Not all car drivers are out to get you – but you must build a safety margin to allow for their mistakes’

THREE TOP EVENTS TO RIDE TO THIS MONTH

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

‘A paradise for motorcyclists’ • Mark Tinsley’s stress-busting Morvan tour

‘Destination in its own right’ • Editor Matt Wildee on why Kent has plenty to offer

TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS

‘Keep riding late into the year’

MUST RIDE The Valleys • This loop around South Wales has the lot: riding challenge, spectacular scenery and great corners

QUICK HITS AIM FOR THESE WELSH ROADS

The velocity of the Valleys

CFMoto 1000MT-X • CFMoto’s new 1000MT-X costs just £8898. Does this make it the best-value adventure bike on the market? Time to find out…

CAN THE 1000MT-X REALLY CUT IT OFF-ROAD?

THE RiDE VERDICT • ‘Buying the 1000MT-X is almost impossible to refuse’

CAN YOU REALLY TRUST WHAT MANUFACTURERS CLAIM? • Browsing manufacturers’ specs is as old as motorcycling itself – but how close to reality are they? We get the tape measure out to find out.

SPORTS-TOURING THE NEXT GENERATION • These two bikes represent a revival in the sports-tourer. Aiming at different parts of the market, both are great value, fun, and well worth your consideration…

MATT’S ROAD TEST NOTES

SPORTS TOURING KINGS • Don’t fancy the CB1000GT or SV-7GX? These are our three favourite sports-tourers, as nominated by our sportiest, most-touring road-tester

DESTINATION Finchingfield • This Essex village is a magnet for riders from across East Anglia and further. Here’s why you should make it a late summer must ride

THREE BRILLIANT ROADS NEAR FINCHINGFIELD

Dual-purpose adventure lids • Want a great road-going adventure helmet that also likes it a bit rough? You’ve come to the right place…

HOW WE TESTED THEM

– DUAL-PURPOSE ADVENTURE HELMETS – THE RiDE VERDICT • Peaky blinders are available for every occasion

IN KIT WE TRUST • The gear Simon Hargreaves, RiDE’s most prolific mile-muncher, cannot do without

Beefy locks make bike theft a grind • Oxford’s lock range is certified to highest standards and undercuts some rivals, too

Spada begin a new adventure with Vanguard

Quad Lock go fully adjustable with the Pro

THIS MONTH’S...