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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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Small wonder • After years of false dawns and dubious spyshots, we finally see Triumph's all-new entry-level 400. And there are two of them…

Genius, cubed • Want a massive V8 aero engine from 1910 in your motorcycle? Who doesn't. But first you have to build the motor from scratch…

Chipping away • The CFMoto 800NK is another new Chinese bike that looks bloody good. At this rate we might start buying them

Not sci-fi anymore • Time was hubless wheels belonged only to Tron. But Verge's unique hubless drive changes all of that…

Smokin' • Dutchman transforms BMW's ‘Flying Brick' K1100RS from beardy sports tourer into satanic cafe racer. Marlboro Light anyone…?

Will e-fuels save us? • Synthetic petrol sounds like the ‘pour and play' answer to our internal combustion engine prayers. Great. The problem is, in reality, it really isn't that simple…

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‘Here's a challenge for Bike historians...'

X-ADV: it's rather good

Bike of the Year 2023 • It's been another stellar year for tip-top new machinery. But which really are the best new bikes of 2023? Bike's experts deliver the verdict…

1 Our favourite new bike... • …on our old favourite road. We head to the Yorkshire Moors on the fabulous Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello – our 2023 Bike of the Year

Bike's best bits • So we've dealt with Bike of the Year, but what about all those bits and pieces that help make biking brilliant? Try these for size…

THE TOP TEN GREATEST MOTOGP BIKES • Currently we're enjoying the 75th season of MotoGP. Around fifty manufacturers have contested the series since its birth in 1949. Which begs the question: which are the best bikes of all time?

Inglorious failures

Riding Bazza's bike • This is the Suzuki RG500 XR14 works grand prix racer that took Barry Sheene to the first of his 500cc world titles. We ride the most famous RG of all time…

COCK & BULL STORY • An implausible story used as an excuse, says the dictionary. As the Bike team bunks off and heads on a ride in search of rude place names and cheap laughs, it seems entirely fitting…

HARLEYDAVIDSON MUSEUM • Harley-Davidson are the world's oldest motorcycle manufacturer and they are currently celebrating their 120th anniversary. H-D's dedicated museum in Milwaukee tells the story…

'Some riders say I'm too aggressive -for me, racing is like this' • Marco Bezzecchi is MotoGP's latest superstar – winning races aboard a year-old Ducati and making audacious overtakes that anger some of his rivals. Rubbing's racing…

TALE OF TWO EXPLORES • Two years ago Vincent and Nathalia Weil set off around the world, by motorcycle 18 countries and 30,000km later they are still going strong. Over toyou guys...

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Kawasaki Z900 • Cast aside retro-ism by choosing present-ism

Honda VFR800X Crossrunner • The second generation of Honda's VFR-based all-rounder is the overlooked gem of...