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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.

Welcome…

This month's highlights • What's got the RiDE team excited in the October issue

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

WHAT'S NEXT FOR BIKE KIT? • Technology is evolving all the time. So, what advances are we likely to see in our riding kit over the coming years? RiDE's products editor gets his crystal ball out…

BE AWARE ABOUT BARGAIN HELMETS

Roads in crater crisis • UK's ruined roads could require £16 billion and 10 years to remedy

Norton pension victims paid

Moto Morini bolt-ons

New Ducati Panigale V4

LETTERS

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ASK THE LAWYER With Andrew Dalton, White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors • 'I was hit by tools that fell from a van which carried on. Can I claim?'

ASK THE RIDING COACH With Rapid Training Coach Dave Hewson • 'When cornering, should I move my body or stay put?'

FIRST RIDE KOVE 800X PRO X marks China's adventure spot • Kove's 800X Pro is not only cheaper than rivals, but equals and exceeds their specs

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Well that swings it…

Baby Duke gets big tech

5 things you need to know about… • Royal Enfield's 450 takes off its mud wellies and puts its best suit on to create a neat urban roadster

Q Is Yamaha's XSR900 GP the ultimate retro? • …or is it just a naked in a sporty shell suit?

Q Is it a good bike for riding as a pillion? • 'For a retro sportsbike, it's surprisingly good' – RiDE's Alison Silcox

THE BIG RIDE Cardigan Bay • We hug the coast of the bottom half of Cardigan bay from Aberystwyth to Britain's smallest city, St Davids

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

THE PLANET'S BEST NAKED BIKES • These machines are the most accomplished naked bikes on the market

BEST RETRO NAKED TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 • With bags of attitude, butch styling and a playful nature, it's a wonder fully balanced modern retro

BEST SUPERNAKED YAMAHA MT-1 0 • Yamaha's MT-10 delivers a super-sized shot of adrenaline every time you ride it. But there is also method to its madness…

BEST PREMIUM MIDDLEWEIGHT DUCATI MONSTER

BEST VALUE MIDDLEWEIGHT SUZUKI GSX-8S • A brilliant all-rounder, the GSX-8S combines great handling with proper on-road presence and a great engine

BEST A2 NAKED TRIUMPH SPEED 400

THEY'RE ALL GREAT, BUT THE GSX-8S IS OUR FAVOURITE

GOING FOR GOLD • 50 years ago Honda showcased the first-ever Gold Wing. Editor Matt pays homage by riding one 750 miles in a day, searching for fish and chips and enlightenment. He found one of them…

WELCOME TO THE CHEAP SEATS • Three RiDE readers show off the brilliance of their sub-£2k rides

'Almost as good as a spor tsbike – but comfier' • John hasn't given up on enjoying quick bikes, but his joints did. Thankfully his £2000 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer looks after his back

'It's hard to overstate...