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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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It’s back! • Just when we thought the GSX-8R was the spiciest Suzuki we’d get, along comes a new 192bhp GSX-R1000R. Yay!

Tiger Pro pushes Pol • This 888cc, 228kg Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro came soooo close to beating Pol Tarrés in the Red Bull Romaniacs adventure class

Funkiest Monkey • Many outfits customise Honda 125 Monkeys, but few do it this well…

Perfect #2 • Got a big adventure bike? The Triumph Scrambler 400XC could be your perfect second machine

Enfield Supermono • Humble Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is transformed into a 131kg, corner-speed-addled trackday fiend

1991 Triumph Trophy 1200 • It was Triumph’s first bike of the new Hinckley era, and Bike somehow wangled the world-first ride

The future of engines • Jamie Turner reveals the technology that could mean four-strokes will be with us far longer than the electric brigade believe

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

'Memories of Jefferies winning International Gold Cup'

‘Best article I’ve read for years’

‘People think you just go in faster… they’re almost always wrong’ • Want to ride quicker for free? Five motorcycling masterminds reveal the go-faster tips, tricks and techniques that don’t cost a penny

Don’t call it a comeback • …It’s more like a new dawn. But how do these more civilised supersport bikes compare to their howling 600cc ancestors? We find out by taking the new Ducati Panigale V2 S and Yamaha R9 for a blast with the Honda CBR600RR

Ducati Panigale V2 S • Less power, less weight, variable-valved engine, more comfy. The new Panigale is one for the people… right?

Honda CBR600RR • There was a time when Honda’s CBR600 was a byword for unrivalled all-round ability. A Swiss army knife on two wheels. How times have changed…

Yamaha R9 • Few motors are as versatile and admirable as Yam’s CP3, so to finally see it in a pukka sportsbike is a joy to behold. And ride

Langen • Starting a low-volume motorcycle manufacturer is hard enough, but keeping it going is tougher still – just ask CCM. Here’s how Langen manage it

Anger is an energy! • Anger and aggression play a big part in bike racing. So, who are the angriest riders of all?

We all love an RG500… • …and a big birthday celebration. Bike nabs an invite to the 40th anniversary party of the ultimate race rep at Cadwell Park’s Summer Bash

More replicated genius • The RG500 is arguably the greatest, but here are our favourite contenders for the race rep crown

‘It’s Japanese culture to stick to the rules… the European attitude is to bypass them!’ • An Italian chief engineer at HRC would have been inconceivable just a few years ago, but Romano Albesiano is the man chosen by HRC to get Honda back to the front of MotoGP and design its all-new 850cc racer

Sanders slows down • Nick Sanders has lapped the world as quickly as possible seven times. So...