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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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Team Bike • This magazine is made by the most talented team of bike journalists, writers and photographers in the universe. Here’s what they’ve been doing this month.

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The ultimate ultimate • New £130,000, 225bhp Ducati Superleggera V4 Centenario road bike may be utterly irrelevant, but ye gods the technology is impressive

No ordinary Hayabusa • This Suzuki Hayabusa does 0-60mph in one second and hits 160mph in four. But all is not what it seems…

400 Four returns! • Honda reveal CB400 Super Four E-Clutch Concept that looks promisingly production ready

Café racer tease • Harley concept powered by 150bhp Pan America engine raises our hopes – again

Bambino Bimota • New Bimota KB399 adds dash of top-end glamour to the blossoming 400cc sportsbike sector

2005 Triumph Speed Triple • To celebrate British bikes hitting new heights, only one image would do… as Luke Brackenbury remembers

Coming at it from a different angle • Another month, another new parallel-twin middleweight - but BMW’s F450GS motor is unlike any of its rivals. Professor Jamie Turner explains what makes it uniques…

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

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Ride the World • From Perth to the Picos, from Malibu to Malawi, and from Iceland to Indonesia – there’s a mind-boggling variety of riding to be found on Earth. Here’s just a taste of what’s out there

How to ride around the world in 17 days (PART 2) • Having crossed the US and most of Europe in less than a week, the FortNine trio of Ryan, Connor and Edwin are on track to break biking’s round-the-world record. But there’s still a long way to go…

Brits abroad • Exploring the world by bike sure sounds tempting - but what kind of person actually drops everything and hits the road? Does the reality live up to the fantasy? Do they have regrets? Meet the Brits who are living the dream…

THINK TANKS • BMW’s R1300GS Adventure and Ducati’s updated Multistrada V4 Rally go tank-to-tank in a battle of big comfort, big miles, technical toys and globe-conquering luxury

Is this really a true GS? • BMW’s new F450GS is good, but it can’t crunch miles like its larger siblings

Bears, beers and Balkans • Eight days of incredible riding, mechanical failure, heart monitors and extraordinary kindness in North Macedonia. Sorry, where?

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Does the KLE bring more to the trail? • Kawasaki’s KLE500 SE costs more than many of its rivals. Is it worth the extra?

How to 24-hour • Dan Linfoot has won both the Le Mans and Bol d’Or 24-hour races in the past couple of years, so there’s no one better to guide you through the highs and lows of the long-distance slog as he gears up for Le Mans 2026

Norton • With full production of the new Manx R superbike just weeks away, the Solihull factory is a hive of high-tech activity. Bike gets an exclusive look round as the first Manx Rs hit the all-new production line

Is this the acceptable face of electric? • Could the...