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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.

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WELCOME

Value and credibility • CFMoto’s 1000MT-X has the ability to compete with adventure-bike royalty

THE BITS THAT MATTER

Superbike tourer of our dreams • Ducati’s new Multistrada v4 RS is the epitome of excess all areas

NEED TO KNOW… • India’s biggest-selling budget adventure bike arrives in the UK and costs less than £3k

Global challenger • Italy and China combine for a wallet-friendly A2 adventurer

New Honda CB1000GT hits showrooms • Much-anticipated tall-rounder goes on sale this month following Hornet recall delays

THIS MONTH’S DEALS

0% deals among Yamaha finance plan choices

ASK THE LAWYER • À car driver opened his door while I was filtering and took me out. How can I prove it wasn’t my fault?

ASK THE RIDING COACH • ‘What’s the best way to deal with really bad potholes - or even to avoid hitting them altogether?’

THREE TOP EVENTS TO RIDE TO THIS MONTH

ON THE ROAD • AMAZING PLACES YOU’VE BEEN… AND INSPIRATION FOR THE NEXT RIDEOUT

‘Best roads if you can stand heat’ • Joe Grimes describes his cross-continent adventure

‘A perfect weekend getaway’ • Matt’s fallen for the charms of the Forest of Bowland

TELLING IT LIKE IT WAS

Biking’s broken into ‘factions’

MUST RIDE Cornwall • Perched at the southernmost tip of the British Isles, Cornwall is the home of pirates, pasties and Poldark - and some of the UK’s most scenic riding

QUICK HITS AIM FOR THESE CORNISH ROADS

T33: IT’S A TOP ALL-ROUNDER

The Cornish Pasty

BMW F450GS Trophy • BMW’s new F450GS looks like the missing piece of the range: a smallbore stablemate to the 900 and 1300. Does it live up to the promise of an affordable, versatile mini-GS?

HOW DOES THE F450GS COMPARE TO THE KLE500?

THE RiDE VERDICT • ‘It’s a bit more XR crossover than full GS adventurer’

TEN OF THE BEST • RiDE checks out some serious tackle you can get for less than ten grand – including a big-power naked, a full-on sportsbike and a supreme all-rounder…

FOUR MORE GREAT SUB-£10K BIKES

THREE MORE GREAT SUB-£10K BIKES

THREE OTHER BRILLIANT WAYS TO SPEND £10K • Buying used means you can get some seriously great tackle for the money too…

Ten years of the perfect balance • A decade ago, Honda revived the Africa Twin, blending rugged charm with distance ability. We take the most mile-happy version on a European road trip to see if it wears the years well

A HISTORY OF AFRICA TWINS

DESTINATION Rievaulx Abbey • England’s best-preserved abbey ruin lies slap-bang in the heart of the North York Moors, which offer some of our finest riding

THREE BRILLIANT ROADS NEAR RIEVAULX ABBEY

Sub-£100 summer gloves • Get set for summer with these sporty leather gloves that are high on features but low in price

HOW WE TESTED THEM

- SUB-£100 SUMMER GLOVES THE RIDE VERDICT • Sub-£100 gloves certainly aren't a compromise

IN KIT WE TRUST • Road tester Jim Moore reveals his go-to kit for warm days followed...