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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The Sportster is back • Harley is bringing back the good old Sportster, now powered by the new 1250cc engine shared with the Pan America
2022 Isle of Man TT races confirmed • TT 2022 is on, and it will be broadcast live across the globe. Plus there are some new rules and regulations coming into play, too.
The end of petrol bikes? • Only zero-emissions bikes will be sold from 2035 according to the Government proposal
FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER • Yamaha’s latest sports touring machine goes on the charm offensive from the word go
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NICK SANDERS EXPEDITION CENTRE
Tesi H2 leads Bimota’s return • Bimota is finally back, yet again – confirmed by the arrival in Britain of the exotic Tesi H2. The legendary Italian marque, now part-owned by Kawasaki, is well underway with production of the 250 units it plans to build of the hub-centre-steered superbike, powered by the Japanese giant’s 998cc supercharged four-cylinder engine.
Legal Eagle • Our legal expert answers your questions
Who is Andrew?
OUR TOP FIVE PRODUCTS THIS MONTH…
YAMAHA NMAX 125 • Is the latest version of Yamaha’s best-selling scooter better than ever before?
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BE SHARP, DON’T SWOOP • Mikko is continuing his quest for a cure for his swooping. And little by little, he’s getting there…
SHARP RIDER PRO COURSE
TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC • It’s affordable, capable and comfortable, but has the new 350 from Royal Enfield got the potential to shake up its class like its 650 twins have? Is there a market for old school appearance and old school performance?
CLOSEST RIVAL
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Knock on wood • What a difference a cast wheel could make…
Who is Hershon?
THE ‘F’ WORD… • Shhh… we think Bertie Simmonds is about to swear after riding Honda’s updated X-ADV…
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WIN Weise Stealth Hoodie
SPEED CAMERA ACCURACY
Letters
DO SPORTSBIKES STILL MATTER? • The rise of adventure, retro and all manner of niche bikes has knocked sportsbikes off the top of bike sales charts where they set up camp for years. Now just another type of motorcycle, do they still matter? We asked sportsbike-mad Alex to jump to their defence…
TWO TASTY TWINS • Big bad and beautiful – Germany meets Austria as a pair of big Euro-adventurers go exploring in the Wolds
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BMW R1250GS 40 YEARS EDITION
KTM 1290 SUPERADVENTURE S
1980s overland ride recreated • Sometimes big rides take a long time to finish, but not often this long
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NINE TO FIVE • 200-mile round trip to the Scottish seaside is a good day’s work – artists, old planes and a million cockleshells
BAG A 12-MONTH SUB TO MSL!
POINTS WEST • Cambridgeshire to Cornwall... via Northern Ireland – 1300 miles by Ducati Monster in a Covid summer
Motorcycle rallies • Richard found early on that you can learn an awful lot at motorcycle rallies…
Who is Millington?
WHICH WAY, CHE? • Steve Holmes and Pete Sandford decided to recreate Che Guevara’s epic ride through South America on a pre-war Norton. After riding through Argentina, they crossed the border into Chile. We join them towards the end of their first day in the country.
COVID MADE ME SPEED! • Over 50% of drivers and...