BIKE (UK) - 1 Jun 2025
+ Inside HRC’S secret warehouse + Wild 28-valve Yamaha V4 + New BMW S1000R and Yamaha R9 ridden + Sidecar frolics
1279miles on Triumph’s Tiger Sport 800
‘You jump off the back at 110mph’
20 pages of KNOW HOW
Howling bikes, sunsets, chaos
Make it perfect
BRING IT ON! Glorious new Honda GB350S
Winning wheels at a price that’s right
The best deals for your bike’s wheels are at HPS...
AV TEK for Adventures - On or Off Road
‘Nothing screams summer like endurance racing’
Honda’s sweet 350 takes on its rivals
Tiger Sport 800 on a 120-year-old test
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V4 four-stroke Yam race bike? Here you go...
2025 is go for Rapid Honda
FIVE BIKES THAT MATTER THIS MONTH
THING OF THE MONTH
HERE COMES SUMMER: EXTREME SKILLS
THE MAT OXLEY INTERVIEW
HERE COMES SUMMER: RUN TO THE SUN
HOW MANY VALVES?
PUB AMMO
GROUP TEST: SMALL BIKES, BIG SELLERS
HERE COMES SUMMER: IN IXION’S TRACKS
LETTERS
NEW BIKES
THE VERDICT
AHEAD OF ITS TIME
HERE COMES SUMMER: EVENTS GUIDE
MAN’S BEST FRIEND…
INSIDE: HRC’S SECRET WAREHOUSE
GET IN GEAR
HEAD TO TOE
LIVING WITH
WHY I LOVE MY…
KNOW IT ALL
FROM THE ARCHIVE
NEW RIDER
RACING
OUR BIKES
HERE COMES SUMMER: 52 TOP TIPS
THE BEST TYRES FOR…
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LISTINGS
Honda’s sweet 350 takes on its rivals
Mike Armitage
Having trouble finding Bike?
Team Bike
Martin Fitz-gibbons
Simon Hargreaves
John Westlake
Roland Brown
Jeff Buchanan
Jamie Turner
STYLING
SUSPENSION
ENGINE
Hornet 1000 gets saucy
What was the CB900F Bol d’or?
ELECTRONICS
25 years of jet madness
ENGINE
SWINGARM
WHO ARE MTT?
MAINTENANCE
The slash is back!
Why the slash?
SUSPENSION
ELECTRONICS
ENGINE
Bagger with swagger
ENGINE
SWINGARM
TOURING BITS
‘I rode it more than Foggy!’
ENGINE
WON A BIT
UNTOUCHED
SUSPENSION
GET IN GEAR
Sidi Urbex WP
Givi Trekker Outback EVO SMART
Merlin Gable II
Oxford Filterbuds
‘Good stride towards making bungs far less of a visual jolt’
R&G Apex Protectors
Eleveit Venom WP Boots
Yamaha FZ750
Yamaha FZ750
‘Making life on bikes better’
‘Adventure is what it’s about’
HERE COMES SUMMER!
Be a riding sensation
Make every ride shine
Summer in a bottle
Bike of the season
The must-do events
‘I’ve got the throttle open, the front brake on, and I’m on full lock...’
‘I’ve got the throttle open, the front brake on, and I’m on full lock...’
Sling a road bike sideways
Ride flat out for 24 hours
Brake like a BSB beast
Ski behind a bike at 159mph
Ski behind a bike at 159mph
52 TOP TIPS FOR A PERFECT SUMMER
Your experts
Run to the sun
Your eyewitnesses
Run to the sun
120 years in the making
120 years in the making
Exhilarating, inspiring, unmissable
MAY
Exhilarating, inspiring, unmissable
JUNE
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Popularity contest
Popularity contest
Royal Enfield HNTR 350
Royal Enfield HNTR 350
Pay for your HNTR 350
Triumph Speed 400
Pay for your Speed 400
Pay for your Speed 400
Pay for your GB350S
Honda GB350S
Verdict
Verdict
‘To be a champion you have to be a cannibal’
‘To be a champion you have to be a cannibal’
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Nod, smile and wave...
Nod, smile and wave...
It’s a dog’s life…
HRC’S secret warehouse
HRC’S secret warehouse
Go there…
How many valves is too many?
How many valves is too many?
Hunting for the big three
Hunting for the big three
Thing of the month Classic Two-stroke Engines £30
EXPERTS IN THIS ISSUE
Suzuki V-Strom 800RE Tour
Suzuki V-Strom 800RE Tour
‘Brilliant, but annoying’
‘Brilliant, but annoying’
MY FAVOURITE BITS
THE LAST WORD
Yamaha R9
New bikes
2017 Yamaha MT-10
Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS
BMW S1000R Sport
Buying tips
Yamaha R9
Full marks for perseverance
Billion Euro business
New teeth, please
More of this, please
Everyday leathers
Everyday leathers
Rust prevention
Serious adventuring
Testing times
Jolly nice folk to learn with
In at the deep end
‘A mind of its own’
In at the deep end
‘Talent will shine through’
‘Talent will shine through’
’97 Moto Guzzi V11
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