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BIKE is packed with road tests of new bikes and inspirational riding stories, with fantastic places, amazing races and extraordinary people. Created by a passionate and expert team of motorcycle riders, Bike makes you feel part of the amazing motorcycling world. Our three main areas of content are... Road tests: We ride and test all the latest bikes, from tourers to retros. Riding: We take motorcycles to the four corners of the UK, and the four corners of the world Extraordinary travel stories: amazing races, extraordinary events and astonishing bike people.

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The world’s fastest GS • BMW’s R1300GS: built to bimble for coffee, tour leisurely and smash hillclimb records. Sorry, what?

Return of the 750 four • This new four-cylinder CFMoto 750SR-S takes Chinese manufacturers into new territory. But not the UK… yet

Compact café racer • The Triumph Thruxton 400 has been unveiled in India – and it’s expected in the UK soon

Nice and SE • Suzuka 8 Hours provides our first look at the upcoming Honda CB1000F SE retro

Hiding in plain sight • The 2026 Ducati Panigale V4 R hasn’t been announced yet. But here it is – complete with twin-sided swingarm and curious fairing scoop

2010 Honda VFR1200 • It might not have lived up to the hype, but the shaft-driven V4 could still hustle in the hands of Ron Haslam…

Will cooler heads prevail? • Professor Jamie Turner peeks inside some modern retro engines to consider whether air cooling could become a thing of the past

GET IN GEAR • The latest word in swanky riding gear, desirable bolt-ons and must-have goodies for your pride and joy

‘Riding pillion to Thruxton 500, wearing wellies, using exhaust as footrest…’

‘It’s every bit Ducati enough’

Adventure on anything • You don’t need a tourer to reach the Arctic Circle. You don’t need a new enduro to attempt the Trans Euro Trail. You don’t need an adventure bike to have an adventure. Whatever you ride, just get out there and make some memories

Low miles, high times • Adventures need not involve big miles, vast motorcycles and many motorways. John Westlake takes the trail less travelled

What is the TET?

How many miles a day?

How to rut

The 7 golden rules for adventure happiness • Andy and Alissa have been riding around the world for nearly eight years, covering more than 80,000 miles riding from the UK to Japan, through Southeast Asia, Australasia and the length of the Americas, and are now somewhere in Africa. Here’s what they’ve learned…

‘How hard can it be?’ • You don’t need an adventure bike to have an adventure, reckoned Jason Steane, before he set out to explore the wild side of Cyprus on his 25-year-old Fazer. But things didn’t go to plan…

7500 miles down, 12,500 to go… PART 2 • Having ticked off France, Spain and Portugal on his epic European adventure, Nick Sanders points his Royal Enfield Bear 650 north and heads for the Arctic Circle

‘It’s not so easy being Marc’s brother’ • Alex Márquez has spent much of his career in his older brother’s shadow, but now he’s a MotoGP winner and the pair are making history together

Instant gratification • Madder than a box of frogs, more flickable than your best mate’s ears and more unbridled pleasure than an elasticated waist: welcome to the madcap world of sporty street bikes…

Ducati Streetfighter V2 S • All-new engine and chassis platform dressed for maximum visual stimulation, but the ride is an acquired taste

Triumph Street Triple 765 RS • The oldest bike here, but still a...