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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.

‘Desirable small-capacity bikes are changing the game’

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

ARE WE GOING TO SEE A NEW GENERATION OF BARGAIN BIKES? • With the runaway success of Honda’s CB1000 Hornet and competition from China, will other manufacturers join in the price war?

BEST-VALUE BIKES ON SALE TODAY

Kove engage Rally mode for 800X • New Ténéré troubler set to be the lightest and most capable yet

Dunlop adds MBE to TT honours

New plans to tackle nuisance riding

Brit firm CCM enter administration

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

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‘I’m in for £16,000 for a hire bike I didn’t really need. Do I have to pay?’

‘Do you have any tips that will help me become a smooth rider?’

An even higher class of its own • The RT has no direct rival, but that hasn’t stopped BMW from improving it anyway

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

It’s not just a wistful homage

Home is where the heart is

5 things you need to know about… • …Zontes’ new £7000 three-cylinder adventurer

Q Is the T7 still the best go-anywhere adventurer? • Yamaha have introduced a raft of updates to the Ténéré 700 for 2025, but have they made it too off-road-focused for the road?

Q Is it a good bike for riding as a pillion? • ‘It doesn’t feel designed for a pillion’, says RiDE’s Alison Silcox

The spine of the Dragon • We head up the Cambrian Way – Wales’ longest road and venue for one of its most epic road trips

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH’S BIG RIDE ROUTE

TAKING THE LIGHTER OPTION • The new wave of smaller-capacity bikes look great and are amazing value. But are they really an option for experienced riders? We take three of the most popular to answer the question

‘MY 400 TAKES ME BACK TO MY YOUTH’

‘ENOUGH POKE AND A CRACKING ROAD BIKE’

‘REIGNITED MY LOVE FOR MOTORCYCLING’

SIX OTHER GREAT SMALL CAPACITY BIKES • Brilliant, affordable bikes that prove big power isn’t everthing

5 SKILLS TO NAIL THIS SUMMER • How can you improve your vision? What’s the best way to navigate blind corners? Rapid Training coach Dave Hewson shares tips for practising this and more while enjoying your next summer ride – and the pitfalls to avoid

BRITISH BEEFIER • Two decades ago, Triumph launched the iconic Speed Triple 1050. Editor (and 1050 obsessive) Matt tries the latest model to see if the latest Speed Triple is as relevant and exciting in 2025 as it was in 2005

SPEED TRIPLES THROUGH THE YEARS

FANCY OWNING THE GAME CHANGER? • All you need to know if you’re looking to buy an icon: the Speed Triple 1050

New T33 is an impressive all-rounder

Versatile and sturdy luggage • SW-Motech’s DUSC kit is top value and excellently versatile

Flip-front peaked helmets • The benefits of a peaked lid with the convenience of...