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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

CAN YOU NOW BUY A KTM WITH CONFIDENCE? • With KTM back from the brink – and now getting the bikes they promised in 2024 into production, we look at the state of the firm…

WHAT ABOUT THE DEALERSHIPS?

More sub-£6k bikes from Triumph • Thruxton 400 and Tracker 400 to hit UK dealers in the spring

Site seeking talent for racing roles

Yamaha mechanic wins world title

Guintoli's marathon effort… in leathers

Industry boss: budget ignores bikes

LETTERS

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ASK THE LAWYER • With Andrew ‘Chef’ Prendergast, White Dalton Solicitors

ASK THE RIDING COACH • With Rapid Training Coach Dave Hewson

Decadence gets more refinement • Ducati has packed its flagship Multistrada V4 Rally with a suite of friendly new tech

BEYOND THE HYPE • The bits that actually make a difference

Automatic for (some of) the people • New Austrian rival to the GS is also the most advanced KTM yet

5things you need to know about… • …the R1300R, BMW’s left-field, boxer-engined naked

Q Is this the new standard for light adventuring? • The 390 Adventure R is spearheading KTM’s revival. Is it the new benchmark, or is still too closely related to the Duke 390 to cut it as a dual-sport traveller?

Q Is it worthy of Adventure moniker?

Q Is it better than the old model?

Q Can it do distance?

Q Is there much in the way of tech?

Q Is the 390 Adventure R well made?

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 equally at home on the loose stuff? • ‘The improvement is impressive – it really delivers on the dirt’

Q What are its rivals?

THE BIG RIDE Oundle Loop • Brilliant, flowing riding through the best that the East Midlands has on offer. No wonder its one of our favourite local routes…

Feed me, feed me, feed me…

Three great places to visit

THIS MONTH'S BIG RIDE ROUTE

SMASH 2026 • The routes, roads, bikes and riding tips that will make next year your greatest motorcycling year yet

A YEAR OF GREAT RIDING • 12 amazing rideout to make 2026 the best biking year in ages

WHY NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY A MODERN CLASSIC • Modern classics aficionado Jim Moore explains why a ’90s legend make sense as a second bike

THREE JOBS THAT' LL MAKE YOUR BIKE FEEL BETTER NEXT TIME OUT • RiDE’s resident spanner-twirler on the mostly cost-free tweaks that’ll give your bike a great star t to the year

THREE ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO NAIL THIS YEAR • Rapid Training’s Dave Hewson talks you through how to make this your best year of riding

HAVE A GREAT BIKING HOLIDAY • Slightly off the beaten track, these three destinations are the perfect basis for a great tour – and three of editor Matt’s favourite places to ride Pictures Bauer Archive

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