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Team Bike • This magazine is made by the most talented team of bike journalists, writers and photographers in the universe. Here’s what they’ve been doing this month.

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Outback 1, Tiger nil • 2027 Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer gets radar cruise control, engine tweaks… and a beasting in Oz

Road-legal Alien • Sinister-looking AMB 002 is first ever road bike from Aston Martin and Brough Superior. Yours for £120k…

Mighty H2 returns • Kawasaki Ninja H2 is back thanks to the supercharged engine from the H2 SX SE

£950,000 for a 350?! • Mike Hailwood rode this factory Honda RC173 to the 1966 350cc world title. But that’s not the only reason it’s estimated to sell for just under £1 million

Perfect Monster • What happens when a detail freak spends 16 years finessing a 1999 Ducati Monster? This…

2015 Kawasaki H2 & H2R • With the supercharged sportsbike returning for next year (p13), Mike Armitage recalls riding the original

Six education • With BMW working on a new K1800, Professor Jamie Turner explains why magic happens when you squeeze six cylinders between two wheels

GET IN GEAR • The latest word in swanky riding gear, desirable bolt-ons and must-have goodies for your pride and joy

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What a blast

Magical History Tour • The legacy of the British bike industry can still be found right across the Midlands, if you know where to look. A Triumph Bonneville T100 and a Royal Enfield Bullet 650 set out to see how much of their past remains

Royal Enfield Bullet timeline

Triumph Bonneville timeline

How far have we come? • The golden era of British biking was a special time to be a rider - but surely we’re having way more fun today? Bike jumps from Manx Norton to Norton Manx R at one of England’s most historic circuits

Keeping the past alive

Who needs a 170bhp dirt bike? • Did the KTM 1390 Super Adventure R need a bigger engine and more power?

‘I have many fights inside’ • Marco Bezzecchi’s 2026 season started very, very right and then went very, very wrong. The factory Aprilia rider tells Mat Oxley about the trials and tribulations of riding the razor’s edge and having fun with journalists

Is it just another bargain? • Is there more to the ZXMoto 500RR than its sporty styling and £6049 price tag?

Trail mix • From byway to highway, these 900cc adventurers are all chasing the do-it-all Goldilocks brief. But which delivers? Four bikes, three days, two newcomers - and one clear winner

Triumph Tiger 900 Desert Edition • The Tiger Rally Pro gets a dusty outfit and a few extra off-road bits to turn itself into a special edition. Let's see how special it really is…

BMW F900GS • It might sit between the best-selling R1300GS and the new F450GS in BMW's line-up - but the F900GS is a completely different beast from both of them

Ducati DesertX • All new except for its name, Ducati have followed the original DesertX's recipe but used a different list of ingredients. Does it serve up the same saucy surprise it did four years ago?

CFMoto 1000MT-X • Has this astoundingly priced new big-bore entrant into the...