In this issue

NEW TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN More than a flat-barred Thruxton. New Triumph modern classic.

FIRST RIDE TRIUMPH… Street Twin and Street Scrambler. Perfect starter bikes and more.

RIDE WITH KRAZY HORSE Taking to Suffolk’s lanes with the boss of the UK’s biggest custom shop.

INSIDE KTM SUPPORT TRUCKS Dakar 2019 is almost upon us. And KTM are ready for anything…

BUYING GUZZI’S GRISO Guzzi’s under-the-radar roadster is under-the-radar money.

Mae Rasys Ffordd Yn Mynd

Look out Isle of Man the Welsh are coming, August 2018…

2 mins

Ready For Take-Off

Bike heads for Bolton to watch the first CCM Spitfires roll off the production line. Expect tales of proper engineering, an if-we-build-it-theywill-come business plan and bacon sarnies…

3 mins

Motorcycling: The Next Ten Years

Imagine a world where bikes know where cars are coming from, and vice versa. A world where there are no traffic jams, far fewer collisions and no filthy smog. In this building a very different future of motorcycling is being created. And it’s got an awful lot going for it, especially for bikers…

6 mins

The Cuba Option

In 1996, adventurer Chris Baker shipped his BMW R100GS to Cuba. He learned a lot in three months and even wrote a book about it. It’s a great place to ride a bike…

3 mins

BMW R1200GS Rambler

Accessory giants Touratech show how far the big GS can really go...

2 mins

Suzuki SX-S750

You have to feel a bit sorry for poor ols Suzuki,they tick all the right boxes with their new GSX-S,but it's still not enough.

2 mins

Ride Like The Wind

Named after a Pyrenean breeze Triumph’s Tramontana tackles the Panafrica Rally and proves it’s more than just a PR stunt…

2 mins

Into The Valley

5 November, snow storms shut the Stelvio Pass for what could be winter. 4 November, Ben Lindley pops through on a 2018 R1200GS Adventure heading for Milan, and EICMA. At least that’s the plan...

7 mins

Ducati Monster 821

Revised middleweight takes style advice from Monster 1200, but is it enough?

4 mins

Honda GL1800 Gold Wing

After four decades at the top of the tourer pile, the legendary Honda Gold Wing gets a thorough reworking for 2018. And Bike have already ridden it...

3 mins

Honda's TT Dream Team

A few weeks ago I caught up with my good friend John McGuinness at the new Fireblade launch. The talk quickly turned to this year’s TT and John’s new Honda team mate Guy Martin…

3 mins

Sam Hits Pay Dirt on Dakar

Exclusive interview: Britain’s first ever Dakar winner on what it takes to win the hardest off-road race in the world…

3 mins

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Bike UK Magazine Description:

BIKE: the definitive motorcycling magazine

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.