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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…

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

HAVE ELECTRIC BIKES FALLEN FLAT? • No major manufacturers have big electric bikes for 2025, and some EV bike firms have gone bust. Has the world given up on them? Industry expert Ben Purvis answers the question…

HOW CLOSE ARE ALTERNATIVE FUELS?

Revamped Tracers set to be best yet • Yamaha announce significant overhaul for their Tracer 7 family

New BMW R1300RS: sportier than ever

Bimota expands British dealerships

Summer launch for Voge adventurer

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

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ASK THE LAWYER • ‘A car wash dropped my bike and my insurer won’t pay. I’m at my wit’s end’

ASK THE RIDING COACH • ‘Any tips for coping with the weight of a fully loaded bike’

Picking up trail where it left off • Suzuki have reintroduced the DR-Z - and with it combined old traits with new tricks

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Cruising to adventure

Speed Triple with added X factor

5 things you need to know about… • …the rugged Rally version of Yamaha’s updated Ténéré 700

Q Is the updated MT-07 enough of an improvement? • Or does the Yamaha still trail Suzuki’s GSX-8S and Honda’s CB750 Hornet?

Q Is it a good bike for riding as a pillion? • ‘It’s better than it looks’, according to Jim’s son Harry

CAN THE R9 HELP US LOVE SPORTSBIKES AGAIN? • Sportsbike sales have bombed as we’ve got older and the bikes have got faster and more pricey. The new R9 is set to redress these issues, but will it attract lapsed sportsbike riders? We ask former TT racer — and now pensioner — Chris Moss

WHICH R-SERIES BIKES ARE LEFT?

THE BIG RIDE The Four Reservoirs Run • Stunning views and a lovely ride that ends in the Peak District. What’s not to like?

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH’S BIG RIDE ROUTE

SPAIN, THE RIGHT WAY • Fancy getting the best value from your next foreign trip? Chris Moss reveals how to make your money — as well as your bike — go further…

THREE ROADS YOU MUST RIDE

MOSSY’S ROUTES

THE RiDE GUIDE TO MOTORCYCLE SECURITY • Information, tips and kit to help prevent you becoming a victim of bike crime

WHAT DO THE SECURITY RATINGS MEANS?

ESSENTIAL KIT TO KEEP YOUR BIKE SAFE • Keeping your motorcycle safe is all about layers. Here is our choice of products that do just that

LOCKS AND CHAINS

GARAGE SECURITY • If you are lucky enough to have a garage or shed to keep your bike in, there are plenty of ways you can improve security to keep potential thieves out. Here is a selection of products that will make your garage a fortress…

STAY SAFE AND SAVE MONEY • Protect your bike and spend less on insurance - here’s how

REAL WORLD

5 GREAT RACE MEETINGS TO RIDE TO THIS SUMMER… • …and great roads to ride on the way

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