Q is the rt still the best tourer?

Made even better for 2025, BMW’s R1300RT is the ultimate tourer

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Celebrating the best tall-rounders in the business – machines that combine adventure ergonomics with sports-tourer performance

2025 BMW R1300RS

Are middleweight tourers your perfect way forward?

…or ‘modern classics’, as they’re also known. A growing market of motorcycles that blend modernity with the charm and aesthetics of yesteryear. And the options are increasing in shape and size – as RiDE discovers by heading out on three bikes that fulfil the mantra