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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

The comeback begins • The Manx R is the first all-new Norton since their TVS takeover. Can it truly deliver?

THE BITS THAT MATTER

Adventure gets more X-rated • The DesertX gets Ducati’s 890cc V2 motor, does it help or hinder?

NEED TO KNOW… • Fantic’s funky Stealth 500 is a new A2 roadster has a lust for fun

The people’s champ returns • Big GSX-R makes a comeback - and promises accessible superbike performance

Pocket-friendly explorer • China’s latest small adventure bike is versatile and good to ride

Morini set their sights on Africa Twin • Moto Morini X-Cape 1200 is gunning for £13k Honda - and getting closer on price…

THIS MONTH’S DEALS

Major reductions across MV Agusta range

ASK THE LAWYER • ‘I rode without insurance after a rental company gave me a sham certificate. Can I defend this in court?’

ASK THE RIDING COACH • ‘I need to buy new riding kit but don’t know much about modern gear. Where should I start?’

THREE TOP EVENTS TO RIDE TO THIS MONTH

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

‘A wicked trip to Scandinavia’ • Peter Willis casts a spell with his fifth Norway tour

‘The best of Cambridgeshire’ • Matt on the route he takes when he needs to unwind

TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS

Bigger CAN be better

BIG TRIPS • Life-changing road trips, routes and destinations

Jedburgh to John o’ Groats • Editor Matt travels the length of Scotland in search of amazing roads, great scenery and a break from domestic servitude. Here’s how you can find all three…

3 ESSENTIAL STOP-OFFS

Jedburgh to John o’ Groats

OUR FAVOURITE BIG TRIP DESTINATIONS • Fancy a proper road trip this summer? These are our favourites…

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK • Adventure bike expert Jon Bentman on the joy of heading into the wild for a big trip - and why, with online support networks, it’s not as difficult or as scary you may think…

OUR TIPS

‘Overland adventuring has changed my biking life’

Ducati Monster V2 • The popular naked middleweight is the latest Ducati to migrate to their new, lightweight V2 engine and chassis platform. But is it now more Frankenstein than Monster?

IS IT A TRUE SUCCESSOR TO THE 1993 ORIGINAL?

THE RIDE VERDICT • ‘It’s no Frankenstein - it’s the best new Ducati V2 yet’

AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE? • Yamaha, KTM and BMW have joined Honda and Kawasaki in building fully automatic large-capacity models. We look at why, and discuss what happens next…

THE RIDING EXPERIENCE

So, who does what and how do they work?

DESTINATION Cromer • A Sunday seaside ride for fish and chips on the end of the pier is a great British motorcycling tradition – and there’s none better than the ride around the Norfolk coast to Cromer

THREE BRILLIANT ROADS NEAR CROMER

RiDE PCP GUIDE 2026 • How does a brand new bike for just £39 a month sound? Here are 54 great deals for some of this year’s hottest bikes

Truly real touring • An...