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 August issue
STAR PICTURE
YOUR RIDES
‘Cracking, quiet B-roads and great scenery’ • RiDE reader Bob Wilson shows us round his favourite Peak District loop
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Fancy Bob’s favourite bimble? He’s got some advice
RiDE INVESTIGATES HOW IS THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS HITTING RIDERS? • We can all feel the pinch of rising prices but how is the crisis impacting motorcycling?
Be part of RiDE’s People’s Bike of the Year • Test the latest bikes with your favourite mag
‘I’m getting people into biking’
LETTERS
RiDE
ASK THE LAWYER
ASK THE RIDING COACH
Iron fist in a velvet glove • The revamped XSR900 is much more than a homage to Yamahas of the 1980s
BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference
FIRST RIDE APRILIA TUONO 660 FACTORY
FIRST RIDE INDIAN PURSUIT
5 things you need to know about… • Norton’s re-engineered superbike
Yamaha Tracer 7 vs Kawasaki Versys 650 • Which of these two tall-rounders offers the best value for your money?
EUROPE BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS • This summer ’s five best European touring destinations
RIDING IN EUROPE IN 2022 • What you really need to know
Q Is the Tiger the bike we should all be buying? • Can Triumph’s new Tigers compete with biking’s best-sellers?
KEEP CALM... AND CARRY ON RIDING • How to keep a lid on the cost of riding this summer
‘Performance justifies the pricetag’
UNDER £100
‘1200 miles in two days with no blisters’ • Alpinestars’ SMX-6 V2 boots have kept Simon Hargreaves’ toes warm and dry through 8000 miles of snow and rain
TESTING IN PROGRESS • RiDE staffers on kit they’ve been using recently
T-handle hex keys • Ditch those old Allen keys for a proper set of T-handled hex keys and enjoy tinkering more
YAMAHA OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE • RiDE art ed and green-lane enthusiast Steve does his best to keep up with the Jonses at Yamaha’s Welsh school
THE YEAR’S BEST KIT • We’ve been busy testing in the past year. Here is what we’ve found that works
Ducati Multistrada 950 & S • How the ‘junior’ Multistrada became Ducati’s affordable all-rounder and makes a superb used buy today
What we’ve learned after 2799 miles* • Honda’s NT1100 is one of the most important new bikes of 2022, plugging Honda’s tourer gap. Here’s what we learned about it
WHAT WORKS WHAT DOESN’T
Jack of all trades • Our Suzuki hits the track following its first major service
Weight a moment… • Jim falls foul of the Interceptor’s deceiving mass…
Big miles, bigger smiles • With great power, comes great irresponsibility
World Raid meets the UK • Big-mile, high-spec Ténéré joins our test fleet
Suspension upgrade transforms CRF • Why upgrading suspension is the best money you can spend
‘It’s a brilliant bike. It just won’t stop’ • Barry Thompson’s Yamaha FZS600 Fazer is a born survivor and has...