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…

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

‘A better riding holiday than the TT’ • Chris Newbigging, RiDE's newly converted Northern Ireland riding advocate, went to the North West 200 and found the surrounding roads are among some of the finest in the UK

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Fancy a North West 200 trip next year? Know this…

ARE BRITISH BIKERS GOOD ENOUGH? • With so few UK motorcyclists taking post-test training, many argue that advanced riding sessions could make the two-wheeled world a safer place

TOP THREE MOST COMMON MISTAKES

Yamaha unveils automatic revolution • Thumb-operated semi-auto gearbox to feature on next gen-models

More automatic arrivals on horizon

Triumph's tribute to the King

Day out for Dave

Norton scores with ex-football boss

LETTERS

RiDE

ASK THE LAWYER • with Andrew Dalton, White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training Coach Dave Hewson

New GSA is one for the tarmac • Updated F900GSA offers everything you could need in a long-distance adventurer

A ‘proper’ off-roader

Iron fist, velvet glove

5 things you need to know about… • …Yamaha's new road-friendly – and a little bit lower – T7 Explore

Q Is the Moto Guzzi Stelvio the real deal? • …or is it too old-school to be a genuine adventure contender?

Q How does it handle?

Q Is it well-equipped for touring?

Q Does it retain some Guzzi soul?

Q Do I need to tick the PFF option?

Q Is it a good bike for riding as a pillion? • ‘It's disappointing’: RiDE office manager Alison Silcox expected more

Q What are its rivals?

Worcester to Aberystwyth • From the fields of middle England to the valleys of Wales, we head west to Cardigan Bay

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

THE SWEETSPOT • Amazing used bikes that combine modern features with top value

Still the apex of sports tourers • BMW's R1200RS offers outstanding A-B ability and the capacity to cover miles without noticing them. And it is also stunning value.

The Blade at its very sharpest • Honda's 2017-2019 Fireblade was overlooked at the time, but now makes a great used buy – provided you can squeeze on to it, that is

SP makes most of MT promise • The 2018-2020 Yamaha MT-09 SP realised the naked's full potential with addictive midrange heft and sweet handling

Perfectly balanced • For many, the Multistrada 950 is an unbeatable blend of tidy handling, manageability, usefulness – and fun

MORE SWEET DEALS • Six late-plate bikes that also offer ace value

WHY LIGHT IS RIGHT • After years of battling hefty adventure bikes, Matt samples some proper lightweight off-roaders with the Alex Snow Off-Road experience. It's an eye-opener…

SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS AN ENDURO BIKE?

ALEX SNOW OFF-ROAD

MORE LIGHTNESS AND RIGHTNESS • Three more...