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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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How the M1 caught Ducati • Hang on, isn’t the Yamaha M1 meant to be rubbish? Yamaha’s MotoGP boss reveals the massive changes that have moved them to the front

Scrapyard genius • Twin-engine Triumph TR6 was built for pennies in a single garage by a bloke who learned to spanner via YouTube

BMW’S RR future • BMW say new M1000RR Concept shows how next-generation RRs will look

It’s a long story • 3.9m-long art deco streamliner is remarkably practical – it’s got a gin cupboard

Tracer 7 back on top? • Slick-looking new Yamaha Tracer 7 gets all the goodies from the 2025 MT-07 as it tries to topple Triumph’s Tiger Sport 660

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

2000 Honda SP-1 • It’s 25 years since Honda took Ducati on at their own game. Steve Westlake recalls our first taste of the big V-twin

What the TT does to your engine • Lapping the Isle of Man isn’t just a huge test of rider-it’s a vast task for their bike. Jamie Turner digs in to see what it does to a BMW M1000RR

‘Hizzy wins and the island goes nuts’

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Isle of Man TT • For two weeks every year a windswept, rain-lashed but beautiful and magical island in the Irish Sea becomes the centre of the bike racing universe. Bike celebrates this year’s action and the people, bikes and stories that make it unlike anything else on Earth

How Honda ruled the Island • The TT started Honda’s obsession with motorsport, provoked the formation of HRC and generated some of the company’s finest motorcycles. Here’s how

‘The TT is tougher than ever’ • Gone are the days when you could pitch up on a factory RVF and blow rivals away. Now it’s a lot more complicated

Why everyone wants to ride for Honda • Having a great bike is a good start. But at the TT, world-class mechanics, super-experienced managers and very deep pockets can make all the difference…

Blimey, I won a TT! • In 1985, Bike contributor Mat Oxley won the Production TT. It was all about momentum, flow, and being a little sly…

[Inside] Inside the TT paddock • The Isle of Man paddock is awash with amazing people and overflows with stories. Bike takes a wander through the awnings to meet the heroes of the island

‘HE WAS A MAN OF TRUTH’ • 25 years after his tragic death, Mark Graham and a host of greats remember the racer who will forever be intertwined with the TT: the incomparable Joey Dunlop

Year of Yer Maun • 25 years ago, Joey Dunlop completed a hat-trick at the TT, including arguably his greatest win: the 2000 Formula 1 at the age of 48. He was killed just three weeks later

Pour toutes les routes • Or, put another way, the latest all-round sports tourers flogged across that there France. The new Triumph Tiger Sport 800 and updated Yamaha Tracer 9 GT and BMW F900XR go on a mini-break

BMW F900XR • Bold colours, pumped-up spec and the promise of being better value than ever. If you’re the right size and...