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 yourrides@ride.co.uk to tell us about your trip and your bike

WILL WE ALL BE RIDING HYDROGEN BIKES ONE DAY? • Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda are all working on hydrogen combustion engines – but is it a technology that really has a future in bikes?

ARE FUEL CELLS GOING TO BE BETTER?

Honda unveil supercharged V3 vision • Forced-induction triple concept keeps combustion dreams alive

Kawasaki confirm 2026 pricing

ACU in ‘approval’ sticker crackdown

Hero coming to UK

Benda cruiser concept boxes clever

LETTERS

RiDE

ASK THE LAWYER • With Andrew ‘Chef’ Prendergast, White Dalton Solicitors

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training Coach Dave Hewson

Handier Hornet • CB1000GT keeps enough super-naked fizz while adding sports-tourer versatility

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Fun little playmate

S2 gets small-wheel streetwise

5 things you need to know about… • China's answer to the F900R, which offers fun as well as value

Q Is the £3499 BSA Bantam 350 a biking bargain? • Or does the ride match the low asking price?

Q Is it too simple for having fun?

Q Does it have enough grunt?

Q Does it deliver value for money?

Q Does it feel and look like a £3499 bike?

Q How well made is it?

Q What are the best options and add-ons?

Q What will it cost to run?

Q How easy is it to work on?

Q What power does it make?

Q Is it a good bike for riding as a pillion? • ‘Keep the speed down and it's enjoyable’, says RiDE's Caroline

Q What are its rivals?

THE BIG RIDE Run to the Hills • Not all the great rides in North Yorkshire are across the Moors. Here's a great way to spend a mild Sunday exploring a lesser-known part of the county

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

NEW BIK ES 2026 • The no-nonsense guide to the best of next year's metal

HONDA GIVE POWER TO THE PEOPLE • Honda's new CB1000GT adds bodywork, tech and bigger tank to the Hornet's great-value platform

ANY MORE TO COME? • Is that everything squeezed out of the CB1000 Hornet?

ADVENTURE GETS MORE SERIOUS • Yamaha's new Ténéré 700 World Raid is the most advanced T7 yet. But is it all getting a bit much?

LESS IS MORE FOR NEW DESERTX • Ducati's new DesertX V2 will bring the same performance as before, but with less weight

TWO FOR THE ROAD • Fast nakeds don't have to have 200bhp and stratospheric price tags – as the Kawasaki Z1100 and Ducati Monster prove…

MONSTER GETS A NEW HEART • Ducati Monster evolution continues with the new 890cc V2 engine

NORTON GET SERIOUS • Norton finally return with an all-new range of bikes, including the middleweight Atlas and Atlas GT. But will they be a success? We reckon there's a good chance…

Norton Manx and Manx R • Two new superbikes from the...