21 NEW BIKES TESTED - Road, track and trail on 2017’s best new bikes.

BMW R1200GS - The Exclusive is the latest, and swankiest, version of BMW’s much loved GS. To the Peaks.

THE ULTIMATE ROAD TEST - 6049 miles on Triumph’s fantastical Thruxton R.

INCLUDING - Tech secrets of Triumph’s new 765 | New BMW 1200GS tested two-up | Ducati addict Rupert Paul rides the latest SS.

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.

RACING All change on the British Superbike front, and some good news.

CLASSICS Soaring prices may look like a bad thing but there is a way round them.

TRAVELWhen Mark Holmes’ life hit the buffers, he hit the road to find his solution.

CUSTOMS It’s amazing what you can find in a carpark in Cheltenham.

NEW BIKES Six-page news special: all the latest on the new bikes for 2019.

NEW ROYAL ENFIELDS RIDDEN New Continental GT and Interceptor ridden. Great bikes, amazing prices.

OH NO, NOT THE NIKEN AGAIN… Three riders and three opinions on the year’s most controversial bike

GAME FOR A LAUGH GROUP TEST Brough Superior SS100 v Honda Monkey v Ducati Scrambler Café Racer v Bobber.

FIRST RIDE: HARLEY FXDR The Motor Company mine drag racing’s good looks for their latest.

RIDE WITH BRADLEY RAY Rising star Bradley Ray does not have a bike licence. Bike help out. Sort of…

TRIUMPH MOTO2 PROTOTYPE Triumph at about to unleash chaos in Moto2. Bike ride the reason why.

BMW GRAND AMERICA Munich tick all the options for their latest Gold Wing botherer

NEW BIKES Harley announce 2020 metal, and one of them is a proper adventure bike.

SPEED TRIPLE VS CB1000R+ Triumph and Honda supernakeds throw punches. Gary Inman backs the Trumpet.

AUSTRALIA BY H2 Kawasaki H2 and Ducati 1299 Panigale snapped by drone from on high.

BUYING AIRBAGS Blow-up protection that’s safer than Level 2 body armour

APRILIA RSV4 RR Aprilia down-spec their RSV4 RF, and it works out quite well.

HONDA GOLDWING The world’s supreme super-tourer made even more supreme.

TRAVEL Dutch helpdesk engineer turns his life off, then back on again.

INSIDE DAINESE Italian leather fetishists open new archive. Paul Lang gets sneak preview.

Triumph Tiger 1200 3500-mile road test

Up the creek? South America by old BSA

DUCATI 959 PANIGALE CORSE Ducati’s latest device makes mere mortals look like heroes. However…

APRILIA DORSODURO 900 Aprilia’s re-ignited supermoto finally arrives in the uk.

NEW YAMAHA TRACER 900GT Brilliant Tracer gets a 2018 makeover, and there’s even a GT version.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON 48 Harleys Sportster 1200 family welcomes a new member.

CUSTOMS The winners from this year’s Kickback plus Yamaha’s latest Yard Built.

THE BIKE 5000-MILE TEST 12 countries in a long weekend. The ultimate test for fastest sports tourer ever.

INSIDE BRITISH SUPERBIKES We’ve forgotten just how good BSB is. Julian Ryder issues a reminder.

AMSTERDAM TO TOKY0 Moto Guzzi V7 marooned on an Armenian mountain. There be wolves.

NEW BMW F850GS The R1200GS is a biggun’. Try BMW’s more manageable adventure option.

NEW KAWASAKI NINJA 400 The bike Euro4 tried to kill is back. And it’s bigger and better than ever…

CLASSICS White Helmets’ Triumph TR7 Tigers go under Bonhams’ hammer.

TRIUMPH SPEEDMASTER Classic styling, pillion-friendly, quality Bobber ride. Report from California.

TRAVEL Stonehenge to the Arctic, plus a fouryear adventure ends at the Ace.

NEW KAWASAKI H2 SX Supercharged touring is now a thing. New H2 puts the SX into sports touring.

FIRST RIDE: TRIUMPH BOBBER Double discs and an upgraded fork make new Bobber even better.

CLASSICS 1800-bike barnfind treasure trove, plus Britain’s first motor race celebrated.

NEW DUCATI MULTISTRADA Cornering ABS, wheelie control, quickshifter. With 153.5bhp it needs them.

BMW BOXERS IN AFRICA Wild gorillas, mad truck drivers, wacky tribal rituals, and dodging Boko Haram.

CLASSICS - Extraordinary competition Vincents up for auction in Las Vegas.

INSIDE UK’S BIKE WORKS - CCM, Ariel and Norton factories, Royal Enfield’s development centre and Triumph’s Thailand plant..

2018 BMW R1200GS ridden to Italy

Blown Kawasaki: why dual-seat SX is the greatest H2

New Triumph Tiger, Honda Africa Twin, KTM 790 Duke AND Royal Enfield 650 twin exclusive

Epic bikes that aren’t new, but that are new. It’ll make sense when you read it.

Indian’s freshly-bobbed Scout and the fun-size version of Suzuki’s V-Strom.

Mr J. Rea gets unprecedented third WSB title. What they call ‘dominance’.

Man rides round world for good cause. Reassuring proof nice people still exist.

In-depth analysis of Ducati’s new engine – the Desmosedici Stradale V4

FIRST RIDES BMW’s K1600 Bagger just under £20k and Suzuki’s 125 single just over £4k.

RACING James Haydon on Rossi’s crash and the maddest BSB ever?

FIRST RIDE: MOTO GUZZI V7 III Third incarnation of Italian retro success story. And it’s good.

CLASSICS In celebration of the late GP legend and Spanish hero Angel Nieto.

TRAVEL Round the world with Ed March and his Honda C90. That’s right… C90.

Harass your dealer now...

2018’s BEST ADVENTURE BIKE TESTED

SPA CLASSIC ENDURANCE Bike’s Peter Boast and TV’s Guy Martin go racing in Belgium. And they do well…

CARBON FIBRE FRAME TECH

TESTED New BMW Urban G/S & R1200GS Rallye THE BEST GS - Two brilliant new takes on BMW’s legend.

196BHP ON SUNNY B-ROADS - How Ducati tamed the Panigale S.

VIETNAM ON A £250 HONDA - Because you don’t always need a BMW.

RETRO TT TEST - CB1100RS, R nineT Racer & Thruxton on the Isle of Man.

10 years of the Street Triple - BRITAIN’S BEST BIKE - How Triumph’s genius triple conquered the world (and the B676)..

ADVENTURE BIKING NIRVANA - New KTM 1090 R on US trails.

5000CC, 1000BHP GROUP TEST - Spanked on road and track by James Haydon and Peter Boast.

KNOW HOW - Kawasaki Z1000SX 2500-mile big test | The 5 best biking roads in Europe | MT-09 buying guide.

VALUE GROUP TEST Triumph’s high-quality Bobber, KTM’s high-spec 1090 Adventure and Yamaha’s do-it-all MT-10 Tourer prove there’s much more to value than just list price.

HIGH MILEAGE EXOTICA Bikes are for riding, be they £500 hacks or, as in this case, £55,000 rarities. Tales of massive miles and high-speed abuse by the owners of some very special bikes.  

R6: KEEPING THE FAITH Yamaha are the only manufacturer still developing a 600cc sportsbike. Good on ’em. We explore why and carry out a 17,000rpm assessment of their new R6.

CLASH OF THE ICONS - Two legendary sportsbikes, back to their blistering best.

NEWSUZUKI GSX-R1000R - More technology,flexible and fast.

DESERTSLED - Ducati’s Scrambler like they should have built it in the first place.

FIREBLADE & GSX-R1000 - The Fireblade and GSX-R are back and bristling with new technology. We ride both of them…



THE BRIT AWARDS - Why the limited production Norton superbike and Triumph’s feel-good factory custom are leading the world for 2017.

PLAYGROUND EUROPE - Great rides and travel tips for this summer.

NEW Triumph Bonneville Bobber - Tested: the antidote to 21st century stress.

NEW Norton V4 SS - Eight pages of pornography (exclusive fairing off shots).

Sensible. Yamaha MT07 used guide + Arctic circle tours + Group riding.

RIDES OF A LIFETIME - From Yorkshire to the Congo - Bumper special issue.

NEW DUCATI MULTISTRADA - AROUND THE WORLD WITH 160BHP

H2 - 15 MAD MINUTES ON KAWASAKI’S MISSILE.

ROUTE 66 BY HAYABUSA.

Budget Honda wins our big tourers test.

NEPAL: ‘Don’t go over the edge... OH!’

Angry elephants, scary bears and BMW GSs

NEW DUCATI MONSTER IN MONACO V OLD DUCATI MONSTER IN SCARBOROUGH.

A GRAND TOUR? - Riding with Richard Hammond and inside his amazing collection.

Norton V4 to retro BMW G/S + Z1000SX tested.

KNOW HOW - BMW S1000RR Used buying tips/KTM Super Duke GT Big Test/Swiss Alps Best roads revealed/Scotland By Ducati Scrambler.

Carl Fogarty's supercharged Triumph ridden.

NEW BIKES 2017 and more....

DIRTY GREAT RETROS - Weekend japes on scramblers from BMW, Triumph, Ducati and Guzzi.

NEW FIREBLADE - Honda's 2017 masterpiece in detailed glory.

NEW HONDA FIREBLADE - The most exciting CBR since 1992. Honda build a high-tech Blade true to the original's revolutionary values.

NEW SUZUKI GSX-R1000 - Yes, it's got traction control, modes and flashing lights. Suzuki's new flagship also brings genuine engineering and engine cunning, however. This is big.

SCRAMBLER GROUP TEST - BMW's new R nineT Scrambler bounds down Bs and frolics in the rough with rivals from Triumph, Ducati and Moto Guzzi. Dirty great retros indeed.

New upright sports-bikes tested - RIDE FASTER, GO FURTHER - TRIUMPH Tiger Sport, Super Duke GT and S1000XR ridden on road & track.

GUY'S TRIUMPH - Inside the fastest British bike of all time.

HAYABUSA ACROSS THE USA - RIDING AMERICA'S BEST BIKING ROAD.

70mph leathers crash test -  Brecon Beacons’ best routes.

James Haydon’s top track tips - THE adventure bike bargain.

BIKE OF THE YEAR - 2016’s greatest new bikes, as chosen by the most expert of biking experts.

A RIDE WITH TRIUMPH - Tooling about on a Thruxton R and Street Twin with the blokes who created them.

HONDA IN THE MOUNTAINS - Africa Twin strides out across Europe and wades deep into the Pyrenees.

USED BIKE OF THE YEAR - This year’s finest pre-loved motorcycles.

INSIDE ROMANIACS - First-hand accounts from the world’s craziest race, from Bike’s loon on the spot.

HAYAB-USA - Part one of our new Stateside adventure with Suzuki’s intergalactic GSX1300R.

First test of the GS's cooler cousin - NEW BMW SCRAMBLER

YAMAHA 700 TRACER - Beat that! Riding biking's new benchmark

32 PAGES OF ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE KNOW HOW - Kawasaki ZX-10R: 3000-mile test

To the Taj Mahal by Enfield - Buying a used Tiger 800

Trackday gloves guide - North West USA ridden

FEELGOOD TRIUMPHS  - Thruxton R v Thruxton and more.....

February 2019

Bike UK  - February 2019

January 2019

Bike UK  - January 2019

December 2018

Bike UK  - December 2018

November 2018

Bike UK  - November 2018

October 2018

Bike UK  - October 2018

September 2018

Bike UK  - September 2018

August 2018

Bike UK  - August 2018

July 2018

Bike UK  - July 2018

June 2018

Bike UK  - June 2018

May 2018

Bike UK  - May 2018

April 2018

Bike UK  - April 2018

March 2018

Bike UK  - March 2018

February 2018

Bike UK  - February 2018

January 2018

Bike UK  - January 2018

December 2017

Bike UK  - December 2017

November 2017

Bike UK  - November 2017

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.

Download your favorite titles and read them offline, anytime and anywhere

Gift your loved ones with a Magzter Gift Card instantly and give them the freedom to read their favorite magazines and newspapers from thousands of best-selling titles.

Gift your loved ones with a Magzter Gift Card instantly and give them the freedom to read their favorite magazines from thousands of best-selling titles.

Gift your loved ones with a Magzter Gift Card instantly and give them the freedom to read their favorite magazines from {{magCount}}+ best-selling international titles.

Name

Please fill out this form if you need any help regarding publishing your content on Magzter

Since we launched, Magzter has been committed to partnering with global organizations to provide the greatest possible newsstand technology & service to our customers. Whether you are looking to offer magazine subscriptions to your customer database or just want to learn more, Magzter is committed to helping your business grow. To find out more, please fill out the questionnaire below:

Bike UK - May 2017

Bike UK - May 2017

In this issue

Bike UK Magazine Description: