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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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Honda adapt to win at TT • This 2023 factory Fireblade will be ridden at the TT by two men: one with 105 TT starts, and one with just five…

‘When you think it can't get harder, it does’ • TT winner James Hillier has just finished his first Dakar, conning 15th in class. He tells Bike how mind-bogglingly tough it was…

Lambo Harley • Yes, there's a new Harley Sportster. But customisers are still doing incredible work on the old one

What Tamburini would have wanted • The MV F4 is credited as a Massimo Tamburini design, but his son says that's not correct. Andrea tells it like this…

‘It's tricking awesome!’ • Race legend Colin Edwards explains why his 2013 MotoGP bike is ideal for some trackday adventures…

Blue is turning green • Battery-powered Suzuki to be launched next year, with a whole range of electric two wheelers set to follow

Kwak's new thrasher's delight

Experience & age count

Less time faffing, more time riding

Next month

Like hot cakes

If it were my money… • Modern classics without a salty price? Mike Armitage picks the ones to buy now

New clobber is a load of rubbish

Perfectly formed

Pay as you go • New cost-per-mile insurance launched

Czech this out

Deals on wheels • New and updated 2023 models mean discounted bargains on remaining stock. Phil West unearths five stout savings…

BMW CE04 • Beemer's electric scoot looks like it's from the Jetsons, promises to be cheaper to run than a moped… and costs a packet. So what does the twist n’ whoosh actually deliver?

The Road • A celebration of UK tarmac

‘The track: “melons under a rug”’

‘No sat nav; no rider aids; head south…’

TIME TO CRACK ON! MISSION: POSSIBLE • Longer days, sunshine, beauty, warmth - Britain bloom is a glorious place, made even better by being on a bike. Test rides, events, soannering, roads - this is your expert guide to the very do-able ways to make 2023 brilliant

BIKES YOU MUST RIDE • Make 2023 the year you broaden your biking horizons by test riding bikes guaranteed to suprise you…

Testing & paying

GET ON THE SPANNERS • Fettling and riding can play an important part in recovering from mental illness, as Mark Betts discovered

Understanding mental health disorders

EVENTS YOU MUST VISIT • We are fortunately blessed with bike sport galore. But it needs our support to flourish…

USE BIKING HACKS • Spend less, save time and maybe even save a life. J. Westlake assesses how to make all our biking lives betterer in 2023…

LEARN ONE NEW SKILL • As we know, when it comes to riding bikes, the learning never stops. And there is nothing quite like the satisfaction of acquiring a new skill…

ACCESS ALL AREAS • With snow-capped peaks, deep ravines, endless vistas and great roads, the Snowdonia 360 is this year's must-ride route. And these all-road all-rounders are the best bikes for the job…

Triumph Tiger 850...