Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Motorcycle Sport & Leisure is a monthly 116 page full colour magazine covering all aspects of modern leisure bike riding. New bike reviews, product news and events add to the unique mix of touring features and long term road tests.

Don’t look back in anger • Despite all the doom and gloom, this year had its moments

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Motorcycle sports & leisure

Multistrada V4’s got your back • The world’s first motorcycle equipped with front and rear radar technology

Aprilia’s RS 660 is here • The vital statistics are: 100bhp, 183kg, £10,149

Honda reveals Forza 750 • New maxi-scooter and smaller offerings coming for 2021

More Forza

Honda CB650R and CBR650R updated

Dakar colours for Honda Africa Twin

Honda MSX125 Grom

Teenage years revisited • The lean, green, mean machine takes to the streets…

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Legal Eagle • Legalities of motorcycling can be a real maze. Our in-house expert helps you navigate it all

Who is Andrew?

Jack of all trades • Touring bikes are marathon machines. Naked bikes are sprinters. So, what do you get when you turn a naked into a tourer?

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OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

Star Letter

Triumph gearchange issues

WIN Gear Gremlin Classic Neon Cover

Letters

BIKE THEFT

BMW goes Rock ‘n’ Rolling • Considering this is a standard production bike, it’s stunning – like it’s just rolled out of a museum – but is 345kg simply too much bulk? Has BMW managed to make 1802cc as rideable as it is desirable? We head to Germany to find out

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Competition

A little green Honda • Some motorcycles make a bigger mark than others…

Who is Hershon?

BMW R 1250 RT has active cruise control

Kawasaki’s new Versys 1000 range

Best of Three • Downsizing is all the rage at the minute. We look at three adventure bikes that might appeal to those giving up their 1200s

Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro • The Tiger may be an old dog, but it has mastered some new tricks

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Suzuki V-Strom 1050 XT • Updated looks have given the Suzuki a new lease of life

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Moto Guzzi V85TT • It may be the odd one out in many respects, but the Guzzi has a lot to offer

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Verdict

Leather gloves • Your hands are pretty much the first line of defence when riding a motorcycle. Whether it’s the weather or the impact of a crash, it’s important to keep them protected.

OTHER LEATHER GLOVES TO CONSIDER…

On the road again • IMTC – the International Motorcyclists Touring Club – emerges from lockdown

Adventure Bike Rides

Ride the Wight • Next October, the Isle of Wight will host a closed roads ‘TT’. In the meantime, it’s a great day ride destination

Riding home • Maja Kenney has lived in the UK for 20 years, but for her first big trip rode home to Slovenia

Down Under, Bottom Up • Jeremy’s Torr’s epic cross-Australia ride – this month, north to south, from Queensland to Tasmania

Bushfires

An uncertain future • As we approach the end of what has to be one of the strangest years any of us have experienced, we are starting to look forward to 2021. But can we?

Who is Millington?

Conquering the HIMALAYAS • What do you get when you take a bunch of Nepalese riders and a couple of IAM RoadSmart trainers? The only trained bikers in the country, that’s what!

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

Euro 5 – the facts • Next year all new bikes must be Euro 5 compliant. But what does that mean?

Ana Carrasco • World Champion at the age of 21, Ana is...