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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 amazing road? Email ride@ride.co.uk to tell us about your trip and your bike

RIDE INVESTIGATES WHAT RISK DO DRIVERLESS • Autonomous cars could be coming in 2026, but how do we know they will be safe around motorcycles?

COULD BIKES ALSO BE AUTONOMOUS?

BMW unveils big-tank GS Adventure • R1300GSA gets 30-litre fuel capacity and semi-auto gearbox option

Royal Enfield’s new sub-£5k roadster

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

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ASK THE LAWYER • ‘I ran into the back of a car that braked suddenly ahead of me. Can I claim?’

ASK THE RIDING COACH • ‘I’m looking to build my overtaking confidence. Can you help me?’

FIRST RIDE YAMAHA MT-09 SP A much SPortier production • It’s third time lucky for Yamaha as it finally nails the design brief for the MT-09 SP

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Big up the little GS

Ready to smoke some trails

5 things you need to know about… • …the tempting spec and competitive pricing of CFMoto’s 800NK Advanced - and the biggest dash known to motorcycling kind

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q Could hybrid tech be the future of motorcycling? • We ride Kawasaki’s 27 HEV - the first production hybrid petrol/electric motorcycle on the planet

Q Is it a good bike for riding as a pillion? • ‘It is horrible, even for short journeys,’ says RiDE’s Alison Silcox

The Ring of Kerry • We visit the Emerald Isle to ride the Ring of Kerry, encircling the Iveragh Peninsula and bordering the North Atlantic

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH’S BIG RIDE ROUTE

‘More fun than first-gear hairpins’ • Chris Newbigging likes his French tours a bit faster than the typical Alpine pass. This is his guide to enjoying the Massif Centrale

USEFUL INFO

The perfect biking break • Bored of our unpredictable weather? Treat yourself to a fly/ride break in the sun

THE ROUTE

The scenic way • For when the UK’s furthest end-to-end route by road just isn’t far enough…

Adventure on adventure bikes • Matt and Damian head to France to take in parts of the Trans Euro Trail - a massive off-road adventure route

8 TESTED TET ESSENTIALS

THE ROUTE

This is the way • How do you create your dream route then follow it easily? We look at the main ways to stay on track

LATEST KIT RATED ‘Impressive and rugged’

‘Good value and great protection’ • Matt’s been impressed with the performance of these gloves, but they won’t last forever…

TESTING IN PROGRESS • RiDE staffers on kit they’ve been using recently

THE RiDE PRODUCT TEST Adventure touring helmets • Which peaked helmet works best for a road-biased adventure bike?

ADVENTURE HELMETS THE RIDE VERDICT • ‘A very tricky test to call’

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

USED BUYING GUIDE...