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

WILL CHINA END UP BEING THE ‘NEW JAPAN?’ • China now produces an array of high-tech, great-value bikes. Industry expert Ben Purvis looks at what the future could hold…

‘MY CFMOTO HAS BEEN SO IMPRESSIVE’

New R1300R: more naked aggression • It has extra power and focus, but BMW say it's NOT a supernaked…

Six-year Honda warranty plans

GSX-8R goes yellow for limited edition

Greater X-Cape ready to hit the trails

LETTERS

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ASK THE LAWYER • With Andrew Dalton, White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training Coach Dave Hewson

Ténéré moves the goalposts • Small tweaks to Yamaha's middleweight adventure maestro make it even better

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Delightfully sporty triple

New tech meets retro charm

5 things you need to know about… • …Yamaha's popular and updated fourth-generation MT-07

Q Is the Tiger Sport 800 the ultimate do-it-all? • …or does this new midpoint of Triumph's Tiger line-up fall short of the mark?

Q Do I need any more power?

Q Can I have fun while riding it?

Q Could the tech be better?

Q Is it practical enough to tour on?

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? • ‘It's excellent – as long as it's dry’ – says RiDE's Alison Silcox

Q What are its rivals?

THE STATE OF THE ART • We clock the miles on three of the latest – and very different – sports tourers to see which is best, and to ask whether they really have a place in 2025's biking world

WHICH ONE'S RIGHT FOR ME?

WHERE TO GO SPORTS-TOURING

SPORTS TOURERS ARE BACK! • They were popular, then faded away – and in 2025 they're back and more popular than ever. This is the past, present and future of sports tourers…

SPORTS TOURER HITS & MISSES

4 GREAT USED SPORTS TOURERS • If you want big miles and big smiles at the end of it, you need a sports tourer. Here are four of the best from the past decade…

BMW R1200RS SE • Still modern-looking and punchy, the RS is superb value – and stirs your emotions…

ESSENTIAL MODS

FAMILY ALTERNATIVE

Honda VFR800F • It might be based on a 20-year-old design but the latest bike still feels fresh…

Ducati SuperSport S • Ducati's first sports tourer in years handles sublimely – and is so much fun

Kawasaki Z1000SX • It's the iconic sports tourer of the past decade

Newmarket loop • Who doesn't fancy a steady ride through the heart of England's rolling fields and meadows – flitting between Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex – to get you in the mood for the new riding season? Come this way for tea and cucumber sandwiches

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