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Seepage 30

JULY 2019 | 3

This month WHAT THE REST OF THE TEAM IS EXCITED BY IN THE JULY ISSUE...

... to a celebration of awesome roadtrips

I BLOODY LOVE luggaging-up and
disappearing for a few days, especially
if there are twisty roads and amazing
scenery as the reward at the other end.
This issue of RiDE is designed to
inspire with suggestions of great
places to ride and help when you get there.
Pulling together the mag brought up the debate
about what exactly is a sports tourer, as the rise of

the adventure bike means the traditional faired sports

tourer is in decline. Bikes like the Kawasaki Z1000SX

and Honda VFR800 are now joined by a multitude of

machines and I reckon a sports tourer is any bike you

can do a decent distance on and still enjoy when you

get to your destination. So I reckon that means we all

own them in one form or another.

MATT WILDEE Editor

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