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.

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Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Triumph Street Scrambler updates

MotoGB’s aid for India

Aprilia RS and Tuono 125

News in brief

New V-Strom colours

Husky goes electric with the E-pilen

High-performance ADVENTURES • KTM has updated the 1290 Super Adventure S. It’s big and brash, capable of hair-raising speeds, but surprisingly approachable and easy to ride. And it comes as standard with all the modern tech you could ask for…

KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S

Closest rival

Scheming to enhance riding • Mikko is brushing up on his riding after the lockdown

GET THE SKILLS

OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

Legal Eagle • This time our legal expert answers some bike crash questions

Who is Andrew?

THE BEST JUST GOT BETTER • This is the most sophisticated Tuono to date, and after a day on track at Misano MotoGP circuit in Italy, on sticky Pirelli slicks, Chad is blown away… Aprilia have managed to improve an already excellent bike.

2021 APRILIA TUONO V4 FACTORY

Two models to choose from

WIN Weise Airflow Plus gloves

★ Star Letter

Letters

Satnavs

Big on small

Simple Pleasures • If you’re after a scooter that’s hassle free and easy to ride which won’t break the bank, Yamaha’s D’elight 125 might be just what you’re looking for.

YAMAHA D’ELIGHT 125

Home a week • Long bike trips are not easy. But are they worth doing?

Who is Hershon?

REWRITING THE RULE BOOK • Just when you thought new bikes were getting ever more powerful, complicated and expensive, Triumph's Trident 660 is a welcome breath of fresh air. It makes a modest but ample 80bhp, costs a healthy amount less than the Street Triple S and gets an impressive 10,000-mile service interval. But how does it go on the road? We spent a couple of weeks with one to find out.

TRIUMPH TRIDENT 660

The Rivals

1 or 2-piece: time to get leathered • Whether you’re looking to kit yourself out for the first time or treat yourself to some new riding kit, which should you choose?

SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES…

ELECTRIC Triumph • The bold new TE-1 Project from Triumph is a glimpse into what British electric motorcycles might look like

Sparking an interest

A mini ADVENTURE • There is much said about ‘adventure bikes’ in the press nowadays, and with good reason. Machines such as the BMW GS, Honda Africa Twin and the like are superb for mile-munching treks across continents, and for impressing bystanders with their size, spec and price. But we can’t help but feel that they’re missing something. After all, you can have an adventure on any kind of motorbike, as we set out to prove…

Long Distance Trials

LEXMOTO VENDETTA 250

Ross’ opinion

Specification MASH TWO FIFTY

Dave’s opinion

Can’t travel? Read! • Every motorcycle travel book ever written (possibly) listed in one place

100-mile hop • Circuit del Dorset, taking in chalk downs, heathlands and a chain link ferry

The International Brigade • An out of the blue invite took Chris Prior and friends through the best bits of central Europe

Un-social media • Is social media good or bad? Or a bit of both?

Who is Millington?

Shalalah or bust • Oman is all deserts and camels, right? Not if you ride 750 miles to Shalalah

The...