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

RIDE INVESTIGATES WHY ARE BIKE DEALERSHIPS STRUGGLING? • We've lost plenty of big dealers in the past 12 months, but how are the smaller firms faring and what does the future hold?

WILL FORTUNES IMPROVE IN 2026?

Motorcycle licence set for shake-up • Consultation will consider changes to the tiered testing system

Vintage cruiser in ’40s Chief tribute

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

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ASK THE LAWYER With Andrew ‘Chef’ Prendergast, White Dalton Solicitors • ‘I want to sue judge for their decision - what do you think?’

ASK THE RIDING COACH

Street Triple's true successor • Triumph's new Trident 800 channels original Street Triple's all-round brilliance

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Monster by nature • It may be very different to the original, but it retains the air of specialness associated with the name

5 things you need to know about… • Kawasaki's updated retro roadster, the Z900RS SE

Q Is it worth spending extra for an auto bike? • KTM's 1390 Super Adventure S Evo ditches the clutch lever for a semi-auto gearbox. But is it worth the additional £1700?

Q Is it a good bike for riding as a pillion? • Charlotte King hops over from MCN to find out what the Evo's like

NEW SEASON SPECIAL • Spring is about to spring, so here is everything you need to have a top first ride back, ride some amazing roads, plan a year of great biking experiences, and be ace at working on your bike

BRITAIN'S TWISTIEST ROADS • Bikes love bends, so find out where the UK's best combinations of corners are with RiDE's guide to the ultimate stretches of twisty tarmac

‘THE BENDS GET TIGHTER AND THE AIR GETS SWEETER AS IF YOU CAN SENSE THE ALTITUDE’ • Famously steep, twisty and challenging mountain pass rewards with views so big you can't fit them in your eyeballs

‘57 CORNERS IN 4.5 MILES AND THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT’ • With more corners per mile than any other road in the UK, the A686 is our twistiest road and a must-ride for all of us

SECRETS OF GREAT RIDING • Former police rider Stewart Mackie highlights the techniques you can deploy this summer to become more confident and skilful than ever

SIX TECHNIQUES TO PRACTISE ON EACH RIDE

10 EVENTS TO RIDE TO IN 2026 • We unearth the must-go destinations and amazing roads to make this your best biking year yet

HOW TO WORK ON YOUR BIKE BETTER • …from a world champion mechanic. Yamaha spanner ace Liam Coffey reveals all

FIVE ESSENTIAL TOOLS

THE TIGER FEAT • It's coming up to 15 years since the debut of Triumph's flaghip adventure bike, the Tiger Explorer - and it's been a go-to for mile-loving RiDE readers since. We ride the latest Tiger 1200 uphill to see if its still relevant

TIGER 1200S THROUGH THE YEARS

AYE OF THE TIGER • We learned from our trip to the...