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.

Staycation summer • For most of us, this is the summer of riding locally rather than touring abroad, but there are plenty of reasons to be happy with that.

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Yamaha reveals the new R7 • Borrowing the engine from the MT-07, the R7 is ready for road or track

The original R7

Team Classic Suzuki unveils Katana project build

California Superbike school goes green

One book – dozen countries

The new face of ADVENTURE • Harley has entered the adventure bike market with a bang. Is this the end of the beaked Euro and Japanese bikes ruling the roost?

Specification

Commuter of the future - now • It was always going to happen, wasn’t it? At some point I was going to have a go on an (whisper it) electric bike…

Legal Eagle • Our legal expert answers your questions

Who is Andrew?

OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…

KEEPING IT SIMPLE (and rather rapid) • The SP version of the MT- 09 turns everything up to eleven. But does that make it better than the base model?

Specification

Accessories

SUMMER TOURING TEXTILES • The sun has made an appearance and we’re finally able to head out on adventures, but what to wear?

OTHER ITEMS TO CONSIDER…

Road craft on track • On a mission to improve his road riding skills, Mikko heads on track. No, wait… it makes perfect sense, honest!

Yamaha Track Experience

Coffee with Jerry • Maynard has strong views about careless drivers...

Who is Hershon?

None more BLACK • Although it has been 37 years since Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnal said of the band’s Smell The Glove album, “There’s something about this that’s so black. It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black…”it really does seem appropriate to the new special edition Honda CB1000R

HONDA CB1000R BLACK EDITION

Closest rival

WIN Weise Scout jacket

DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER

Letters

Back to the FUTURE for historic sporting brand • Alan Cathcart catches up with Norton supremo John Russell as the British marque gears up for a bright new beginning

Who is Maria?

The flat earth track society • How on earth can a sport where you only turn left help you become a better road rider? MSL sent Maria Knights to find out at the Royal Enfield Slide School

Behind the CANDELABRA • The Suzuki GSX-S1000 is a surprising bike in many ways. The radicalnew looks with the stacked headlights are just the beginning…

SUZUKI GSX-S1000

The Rivals

Underwater Roads • Tidal roads could make an interesting UK destination, but check the tide timetables first

Castles, cakes and cheese • Cardiff to Shropshire and back – 215 miles of Anglo-Welsh wonder stuff

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Who needs Euro-touring? • Had to cancel that European tour? Head north instead for a 600-mile loop through the Cairngorms

Green list • What does 2021 look like for touring?

Who is Millington?

Chasing Che • 8000 miles across South America on a pair of Norton ES2s

Think your bike control and road craft is ace? • Join one of Bennetts’ Rider Confidence Days and find out for real. Mike Cowton did, and… whoops!

Tube-type tyres • Most new bikes run on tubeless tyres. Does the old tube-type tyre still matter, and how does it work again?

MAGIC in the air • With its angular styling,...