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

HAS SPEEDING BECOME A CASH COW FOR COPS? • The number of vehicles speeding is dropping but profitable speed awareness courses are on the rise. Ben Purvis looks at the crazy figures behind getting a tug…

104MPH ON THE M1 IN 2024? NO TICKET…

Norton prepare for their new dawn • British brand discontinue full line-up ahead of new range reveal

Imps Display Team closes down

Dealership’s lifeline for RTW biker

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

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ASK THE LAWYER • ‘I won my case but my insurer wants me to pay medical costs. Should I?’

ASK THE RIDING COACH • ‘What can I do to improve my terrible tank range?’

Tougher Tuareg • Aprilia filter their rally-winning knowledge into a top-spec adventure middleweight

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Beezer balls-up

An urban oddity like no other

5 things you need to know about… • …Benda’s bizarre new cruiser, the laid-back LFC 700

Q Is the latest Speed Triple the super-naked for proper road riders? • It’s more powerful and cleverer than before, but does it really work better where we need it the most?

Q What’s it like to ride as a pillion? • RiDE veteran Caroline Barrett finds out how the RS fares two-up

THE BIG RIDE The North Norfolk Loop • This near 100-mile lap takes in Nelson's County coastlines, the Broads and much history. And now, with the tourists gone, this is the perfect time to do it

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

THE UK’S 10 BEST NEW BIKE DEALS • Brilliant box-fresh bikes that bring ballistic bangs for your bucks

1 HONDA CB1000 HORNET SP • Six pieces of brilliance that make the CB1000 Hornet SP Britain’s best-value new motorcycle

HOW IT SHOOK UP THE MARKET

THE TURNING POINT • Over the past few years, we’ve seen Chinese bikes get evermore popular and undercut their rivals. But this one is not only one of the cheapest, Matt reckons it’s one of the best in class, too. It’s a game changer…

KNOW YOUR CHINESE MIDDLEWEIGHT ADVENTURERS • Four other interesting options for cut-price expeditions

‘They just feel like normal jeans’

‘Brilliant value all-round textile suit’ • After a year’s use, the ARMR jacket and trousers are a low-cost triumph of modern motorcycle kit, says Simon H

Fit to waterproofing: how we tested them

30-litre rucksacks • The best big-capacity rucksacks that are all set for either a daily commute or a trip away

30-LITRE RUCKSACKS THE RiDE VERDICT • Two rucksacks stand apart for their sheer ability

THE YEAR’S BEST KIT • We’ve been busy testing in the past year. Here is what we’ve found that works

2013-present | £3250-£7850| 140mph | 113bhp Yamaha MT-09 • The MT-09 is everything a modern,...